Webber, Charles W. (Charles Wilkins), 1819-1856, The hunter-naturalist , c1851
- Title(s):
The hunter-naturalist : romance of sporting, or, Wild scenes and wild hunters / by C.W. Webber.
- Published/Created:
- Philadelphia : J.W. Bradley, c1851.
- Physical Description:
- 6, 8, 17-610 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. (part col.) ; 28 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsSporting 2407Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1505789
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BEIN Zc10 839wec: Bookplate: John Stuart Groves.
Part of the plates from drawings by A.J. Miller.
Vol. 1 of a projected series of seven volumes. No more published?
Published later with title: Wild scenes and wild hunters.
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 186
BAC: British Art Center copy: Original fine rib-grain black cloth; stamped in gilt on spine, blind stamped on front and back covers and spine. In black cloth slip-case; red leather label with gold lettering on spine. The title page and wood engraving on page 247, reproduced. Frontispiece, title-page, 10 plates of color lithographs, 33 wood-engravings in text, 1 wood engraving on title-page. Illustrations by Joseph T. Brightly and A. Woodside. Color plates by Mrs. E.M. Webber. Nine colored scenes by Alfred J. Miller. Spine height: 11 3/8 inches. Note: The illustration on page 247 is considered to be the first depiction in a book of a fox-hunt in America. - Subject Terms:
- Groves, John Stuart -- Bookplate.Hunting -- South Africa.Hunting -- United States.Natural history -- Outdoor books.
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