Cecil Aldin The Story of a Sporting Artist
by Heron, Roy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Exeter, England: Webb & Bower. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped tan dust jacket with red and black lettering to front and spine, and color reproduction of a hunting scene by Cecil Aldin to front; not price-clipped; corners slightly bumped; spine slightly faded; else fine; pale green boards printed with B&W drawing of a man fishing from a boat wrapping around front, spine and back; black lettering to spine; corners slightly bumped; else fine; card w/ previous owner name and inscription affixed to first free end paper; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page: "All good wishes - Roy Heron"; else interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W illustrations throughout. Roy Heron was a British journalist, author, and avid collector of Cecil Aldin's books and prints. Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) was a British artist, illustrator, sportsman, and member of the Royal Society of British Artists, renowned for his paintings of sporting scenes, dogs, and old buildings. ; B&W & Color Illustrations & Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 208 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023913
- Title
- Cecil Aldin The Story of a Sporting Artist
- Author
- Heron, Roy
- Illustrator
- Aldin, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Webb & Bower
- Place of Publication
- Exeter, England
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sport Hunting, Hunting Art, Hunting Dogs
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About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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