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Creator:
Beckford, Peter, 1740-1811
Title(s):

Thoughts on hunting : in a series of familiar letters to a friend / by William Beckford, Esq. ; illustrated by plates, from original paintings, engraved by Mr. John Scott.

Published/Created:
[London] : Albion Press, printed for James Cundee, Ivy-Lane; and Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 31, Poultry, 1810.
Physical Description:
vi, 314 pages, [10] leaves of plates, ([1] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
SK285 .B39 1810
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Added engraved title page dated 1809.
Engravings by John Scott; after James Barenger.
Written by Peter Beckford, cousin of William Beckford; author statement in other editions is Peter Beckford.
BAC: British Art Center cop bound in half calf and marbled boards. Armorial bookplate: Richard Hopton.
Subject Terms:
Coursing.
Fox hunting.
Hopton, Richard -- Bookplate.
Hunting.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1810.
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Contributors:
Beckford, William, 1760-1844.
Scott, John, 1774-1827, engraver.
Barenger, James, 1780-1831, illustrator.
Cundee, J. (James), publisher.
Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, publisher.
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