(Ref.V1+) Red cloth bound to grey paper covered boards. Gilt spine titles. Yellowed page edges. A few small marks to covers. Moderate shelfwear to edges. Owner's inscription to front endpaper. Light foxing to prelims. Small dent to foredge. Contents otherwise good.
1st edition, 4to, 110pp, colour frontis and further line illustrations by Gilbert Holiday, edges dusty & spotted as are prelims, paper-covered boards rubbed and showing light wear to all extrems with the makings of a short split beginning to appear at the lower end of upper spine hinge o/w G Copy, no DJ Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Publisher: Published by Country Life Limited, London First Edition . London 1933.
Date published: 1933
Format: Hardcover
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the red cloth spine. Quarto 10'' x 8''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Front cover top spine edge torn, rubs to the edges, some dust marking to the closed pages and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. HUNTS & GAME SHOOTING
1933. Country Life. First. Hard Cover. Book- Good, gilt titles on red spine, paper title label on front board, grey boards, foxing throughout. 10x7. 110pp. Colour frontis and 12 b/w plates by Gilbert Holiday.
Hardback, no dust-wrapper. xvi, 110pp. Colour frontis. Illustrated by Gilbert Holiday. 1st edition 1933. Gilt titles to spine. Boards a little marked. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper with label to half-title. Slight foxing to first few pages with occasional slight marginal foxing thereafter. A decent copy. (bs48)
SPORT IN SILHOUETTE. By Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday.
Jelf (Wilfrid).
SPORT IN SILHOUETTE. By Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday.
Jelf (Wilfrid).
Publisher: Country Life. London. 1933.
Date published: 1933
Format: Hardcover
(Hardcover, 1933). 1933 1st edition. 4to (186 x 250mm). Ppxviii,111. Colour frontispiece painting and b/w illustrations by Gilbert Holiday, introduction by Major-General Geoffrey White. Red cloth-backed grey paper boards, white title-label to front board, spine titled in gilt. Slight fading to boards, pre-war Christmas card illustration pasted to front end-paper, slight use and foxing, good. Lacks dust-wrapper. Two dozen sporting tales, mostly equine - racing, fox hunting, polo, with just a few on deer stalking, partridge and pheasant shooting. .
1st edition, 4to, 110pp, colour frontis and further line illustrations by Gilbert Holiday, edges dusty & spotted as are prelims, paper-covered boards rubbed and showing light wear to all extrems with the makings of a short split beginning to appear at the lower end of upper spine hinge o/w G Copy, no DJ.
Hardback, no dust-wrapper. xvi, 110pp. Colour frontis. Illustrated by Gilbert Holiday. 1st edition 1933. Gilt titles to spine. Boards a little marked. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper with label to half-title. Slight foxing to first few pages with occasional slight marginal foxing thereafter. A decent copy. (bs48)
Illustrated by Gilbert Holiday. Some scattered foxing throughout; small dent in edge of front board; dj foxed on verso, with some wear & chipping & short tear. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket
The first edition of Wilfrid Jelf's collection of articles on hunting, illustrated throughout, including a colour frontispiece. The first edition of this work.A collection of entertaining articles by Wilfrid Jelf, all dealing with hunting.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twelve monochrome plates.Collated, complete.Written by Wilfrid Jelf, a British Army officer and cricketer.Illustrated by Gilbert Holiday.With an introduction by Major-General Geoffrey White.Bookplate of Sir Philip Brocklehurst to the front pastedown. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. A little discolouration to the front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small tidemark to the fore edge. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
The first edition of Wilfrid Jelf's collection of articles on hunting, illustrated throughout, including a colour frontispiece. The first edition of this work. A collection of entertaining articles by Wilfrid Jelf, all dealing with hunting. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twelve monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Written by Wilfrid Jelf, a British Army officer and cricketer. Illustrated by Gilbert Holiday. With an introduction by Major-General Geoffrey White. Bookplate of Sir Philip Brocklehurst to the front pastedown. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. A little discolouration to the front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small tidemark to the fore edge. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.
Sport in silhouette / by Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday
Jelf, Wilfrid (1880-1933)
Sport in silhouette / by Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday
Jelf, Wilfrid (1880-1933)
Publisher: London : Country Life
Date published: 1933
Format: Hardcover
Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 110 p. : illus. ; 25 cm. Subject; Horsemanship. 1 Kg.
Sport in silhouette / by Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday
Jelf, Wilfrid (1880-1933)
Sport in silhouette / by Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday
Jelf, Wilfrid (1880-1933)
Publisher: London : Country Life
Date published: 1933
Format: Hardcover
Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 110 p. : illus. ; 25 cm. Subject; Horsemanship. 1 Kg.
Sport in silhouette / by Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday
Jelf, Wilfrid (1880-1933)
Sport in silhouette / by Wilfrid Jelf. Illustrations by Gilbert Holiday
Jelf, Wilfrid (1880-1933)
Publisher: London : Country Life
Date published: 1933
Format: Hardcover
Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 110 p. : illus. ; 25 cm. Subject; Horsemanship. 1 Kg.
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