Buy this book on-line Thomas Thornton : A Sporting Tour through Various Parts of France, in the Year 1802: including a concise description of the Sporting Establishments, Mode of Hunting, and other Field-Amusements, as practiced in that country. With general observations on the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, Husbandry, and Commerce: Strictures on the Customs and Manners of the French People; with a view of the Comparative advantages of Sporting in France and England. In a Series of Letters to the Right Hon. the Earl of Darlington. To which is prefixed, an account of French Wolf-HuntingLongman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, c. 1806
Late 19th century full attractive morocco, boards with double straight lined gilt border. Spine with 6 densely gilt compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four. All edges marbled, marbled paste down and free end papers. , An excellent and handsome copy, text and plates are clean and crisp in attractive period binding. , Small folio., Volume 1. P. half-title, blank, frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, (1), vii-lxvi, 1-168, index (6); Volume 2. P. half-title, blank, frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, v-xii, 1-260, index (5), (3), Complete with 56 plates (50 aquatints; 6 etchings/engravings), of which 49 are hand-coloured, including the two frontispieces and two engraved titles. 10 of the plates are folding., Volume : 2 Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Thomas Thornton : A Sporting Tour through Various Parts of France, in the Year 1802: including a concise description of the Sporting Establishments, Mode of Hunting, and other Field-Amusements, as practiced in that country. With general observations on the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, Husbandry, and Commerce: Strictures on the Customs and Manners of the French People; with a view of the Comparative advantages of Sporting in France and England. In a Series of Letters to the Right Hon. the Earl of Darlington. To which is prefixed, an account of French Wolf-Hunting. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, collectables, libri antichi, livres illustrées and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |