Hunting Sketches, Anthony Trollope — 1st Edition

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Hunting Sketches, Anthony Trollope — 1st Edition

Name: Hunting Sketches, Anthony Trollope — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5824
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Publication: London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1952

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 141.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book maintains its structural integrity, firmly bound in its original red cloth with bright, unoxidised gilt titling to the spine, and has no major flaws such as tears to its binding or pages. The boards are sharp and clean, showing only the faintest signs of careful storage. The top edge of the text block exhibits slight, expected age-toning and dust-soiling, though the internal pages remain exceptionally clean and crisp throughout, free from foxing or prominent marks. The original dust jacket remains fully intact and vibrant; it shows only minor shelf-wear, including slight rubbing to the corners and small chips and nicks along the spine extremities, but nothing that detracts from the book's highly attractive overall presentation.

Catalogue Note: This 1952 issue represents the first edition thus, notable for being the first to feature the lively illustrations of the celebrated British sporting artist Lionel Edwards (R.I., R.C.A.). Trollope’s equestrian classic was originally published serially in the Pall Mall Gazette before its first book-form appearance in 1865, but Edwards’s introduction and sixteen full-page black-and-white plates give this mid-century iteration a distinct visual charm.

The presence of the original dust jacket, preserving its striking wrap-around pictorial cover and period advertisements for other hunting titles on the rear panel, significantly enhances this copy's collectability. Featuring handsome illustrated endpapers, this well-preserved copy remains an excellent collector's item.

While reading copies of Trollope's essays are relatively common, this specific Edwards-illustrated edition, complete with a well-preserved wrapper, has become increasingly scarce on the open market.

Originally penned by one of the Victorian era's most prolific novelists, Hunting Sketches offers a vivid, wry, and affectionate portrait of the nineteenth-century hunting field. Rather than focusing merely on the mechanics of the sport, Trollope brings his keen sociological eye to the vibrant cast of characters that populate the pursuit, from the formidable Master of Hounds and the daring lady rider, to the hunting parson and the steadfast farmer. Elevated by Lionel Edwards's evocative sketches, this work remains a charming and essential study of British country life and sporting tradition.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Anthony Trollope

Book Publisher: Ernest Benn Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Criticism & Essays

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 141

Book Publication Year: 1952

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Lionel Edwards

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Southampton, United Kingdom

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