First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 18cm), 208pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Original decorated green cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in near-VG condition (minor sunning to the spine panel). ISBN 0906671469.
Richly illustrated (of course) biography of an English artist whose paintings, sketches, cartoons and caricatures characterised his period and made him a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. His work in infused with wit and warmth and largely inspired by aspects of sport, as was his life. Top page edges speckled o/w the book is clean and sound throughout. All our UK orders are sent by First Class post. All profits to Amnesty International. Size: 18cm - 24cm with 208pp
Cloth, 208 pages, illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with a sunned spine (bold & legible titles), protected in a mylar cover. A biography of Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin (1870-1935), English sporting artist. Profusely illustrated with posters, illustrations. Size: 8vo
This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards decorated by the artist, with bright black titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some mild edge wear to the head of the spine but is still in near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin (28 April 1870 â 6 January 1935), was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. Aldin executed village scenes and rural buildings in chalk, pencil and also wash sketching. He was an enthusiastic sportsman and a Master of Fox Hounds, and many of his pictures illustrated hunting. Aldin's early influences included Randolph Caldecott and John Leech. Ref A4 1
Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 208 pages: illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits; 24 cm. Contents: Early days -- The bohemian and sketch club period -- Hunting life -- Coaching roads and exmoor -- The artist's models -- The closing years -- Aldin's works. Subjects: Aldin, Cecil 1870-1935. Artists England; Biography. Animals in art. 1 Kg.
Webb & Bower, 06/07/1981 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 3.2995 in x 23.6041 in x 18.2741 in. Webb & Bower, 1981. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy - tight Harcover binding with clear and complete text. Includes a fine original Dust Jacket.
Webb & Bower, 1981. 9780906671467. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original green pictorial cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 208, illus with coloured and b&w drawings and plates throughout (previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper).
Published by Webb & Bower, 1981. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Aldin, Cecil. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A detailed biography of the famous illustrator of dogs. Green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7". A little bumping to spine. Front board is a little bowed. Pale page edge browning and some foxing otherwise contents are clean. Wrapper is edge worn and a little chipped. Uneven fading to spine and both panels. Foxing to verso.
***BOOK in very good clean tight and unmarked condition. Pictorial boards with black title on spine. 209 pages including index and bibliography and a list of his major works. Masses of period photographs and full colour reproductions of Aldin's art. *** DUST JACKET in very good condition, Small tear at the back, not price clipped. Now Trimsleeve protected. Size: 240x180mm
1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original green pictorial cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 208, illus with coloured and b&w drawings and plates throughout (previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper).
1st 1981. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A detailed biography of the famous illustrator of dogs. Green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7". A little bumping to spine. Front board is a little bowed. Pale page edge browning and some foxing otherwise contents are clean. Wrapper is edge worn and a little chipped. Uneven fading to spine and both panels. Foxing to verso. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Fine copy in decorated cloth, in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 208p. : ill.(some col.), facsims.,ports. ; 24cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p190-197. - List of works: p197-205. Photograph of artist with his dogs on frontispiece. Subject; Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor 1870-1935. Artists - England - Biography. English graphic arts - Aldin, Cecil - Biographies. Genre; Biography, Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Exeter: Webb & Bower , 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 208 pages: illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits; 24 cm. Contents: Early days -- The bohemian and sketch club period -- Hunting life -- Coaching roads and exmoor -- The artist's models -- The closing years -- Aldin's works. Subjects: Aldin, Cecil 1870-1935. Artists England; Biography. Animals in art.
Exeter : Webb & Bower, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in decorated cloth, in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 208p. : ill.(some col.), facsims.,ports. ; 24cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p190-197. - List of works: p197-205. Photograph of artist with his dogs on frontispiece. Subject; Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor 1870-1935. Artists - England - Biography. English graphic arts - Aldin, Cecil - Biographies. Genre; Biography, Illustrated.
Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 208 pages: illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits; 24 cm. Contents: Early days -- The bohemian and sketch club period -- Hunting life -- Coaching roads and exmoor -- The artist's models -- The closing years -- Aldin's works. Subjects: Aldin, Cecil 1870-1935. Artists England; Biography. Animals in art. 1 Kg.
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