Buy this book on-line RICHARD JEFFERIES : The Amateur PoacherSmith, Elder & Co., London, 1881
The fourth impression of the first edition (here designated a 'New Edition' on the title page but in fact the final impression from the standing type used for the original 1879 edition). 8vo. 240pp. Original brown peddled cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt and black stamped rules and decorations to the upper board (repeated on the rear board without the gilt). Some quite notable fox-spotting to a score or preliminary leaves, and also to four of five concluding leaves, with a little further quite light spotting elsewhere. Armorial bookplate of Egerton Winder Ruck to the front pastedown. A good copy. The third of Jefferies' country books, originally serialised in the 'Pall Mall Gazette' in twenty-two instalments between March-July 1879 before appear in bookform three months later. 500 copies ere printed. Miller & Matthews B10.5.. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover 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 RICHARD JEFFERIES : The Amateur Poacher. 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, livres anciens, incunabula, first editions and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |