thornton colonel thomas (7 risultati)

, 7 uniform volumes, each illustrated with numerous coloured and black & white plates, including lithographs and engravings, complete with 122 illustrations in total New Edition , small piece of leather chipped at front cover of one volume, cloth just slightly faded at upper edge of a few covers, all nice tight bindings, gilt bright at spines, small part missing at edge of one title label, previous owner's bookplates at front pastedown of each volume, all internally clean, with nice bright plates, the books are in very good condition , half red calf with red cloth sides, raised bands, gilt titles and floral designs at spines, top edge gilt Octavo, 26 x 19 cm Hardback ISBN:

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First. A RARE SURVIVAL IN BOARDS. Two volumes. London: James Cundee at Albion Press for Longman, Hurst, Reese, and Orme; and C. Chapple; 1806. "First and only edition." Quarto (12 1/8" x 9 ½", 307mm x 242mm). [Full collation available.] With 57 plates in toto: an etched portrait frontispiece, 2 etched title-pages and 54 pictorial plates, of which 1 is woodcut, 7 engraved and 46 aquatint, of which 11 are folding (as well as several aquatint and woodcut culs-de-lampe). Bound in the publisher's drab boards backed in blue tape. With octagonal paper labels to the front of each volume. On the spines, author, title and number in ink manuscript. All edges of the text-block untrimmed. Worn, with chips and losses along the spine. Fore-corners bumped, with chipping. The front hinge of vol. II starting. A little soiling generally, with rubbing and wear to the paper-labels. Foxing to the portrait and engraved titles, and occasionally at the plates, but altogether quite clean with excellent margins (including unopened gatherings at I.b1-2 and II.P3-4). Vol. II quire S and its three plates starting, and quire 2L (pp. 257-260) laid in. A wholly unsophisticated set. The relationship between France and Britain, traditional foes, realigned over the course of the XVIIIc, first from the losses of the large parts of their American empires (the French in the Seven Years' War ending 1763, the British from 1776), and then from the French Revolution. These forged a connection between the aristocrats (or former aristocrats, in the case of France) of the two nations, such that the Napoleonic Wars were set against an oddly chummy relationship between belligerents. Colonel Thomas Thornton (1751/2-1823) inherited his father's Yorkshire estates when still a teenager, and became an accomplished, indeed renowned sportsman (a blurry term, but referring to hunting and shooting, as well as to gentlemen's other outdoor pursuits). From George III's second son Prince Frederick, ("The Grand Old") Duke of York, Thornton bought the estate of Allerton Park in 1789 and renamed it Thornville Royal. Court-martialed after a dispute with his regiment's officers, he resigned his colonelcy and set off for the Continent during the Peace of Amiens (March 1802-May 1803), which marks the break between the Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Thornton was the archetypal Regency sporting gentleman; he reintroduced falconry into the modern era, and was a crack shot -- indeed, he presented a pair of Durs Egg pistols to Napoleon, and commissioned volley guns, including a 14-barrel rifle. On this basis he toured France (mostly in the north) and corresponded with the Earl of Darlington (William Henry Vane, later first Duke of Cleveland) about his varied experiences, from hunts and shoots on estates including the Châteaux of Versailles and Chantilly, to experiences in French restaurants, including wine lists and evaluations of the handsome women serving at Parisian coffee-houses. The epistolary format must surely have been a mere conceit, as Thornton had with him the British artist Joshua Bryant as well as the French Monsieur Lucas (among others), whose drawings of sporting scenes, buildings, landscapes, events, fashions and types found throughout France have been translated to engravings and, more notably, into aquatints. It was asserted as early as Schwerdt's Hunting, Hawking, Shooting (1928-1937) that this 1806 imprint was the "first and only edition" of the work. The British Library, however, held a set -- destroyed in the Blitz -- with 1805 title-pages, although the dedication is dated 31 March 1806. Abbey opines that some sets were issued before the Earl of Darlington agreed to the dedication, but that the presswork is uniform; the whole work is on wove paper, and the plates do not appear to be watermarked, but some of the letterpress is watermarked 1804. Abbey, Travel I.84; Schwerdt II.259-261; Tooley, English Books 488.

First Edition. [Travel] FIRST EDITION, in two volumes. Quartos (30 x 24cm), pp.lxvi; 168; [6], pp.xii; 260; [12]. With numerous in-text engravings and 51 engraved plates across the two volumes, some of them fold-out. Both with frontispieces and vignette title pages, frontispiece of volume II is fold-out. Brown half calf, borders gilt-ruled. Newly re-backed spines gilt-lettered in six compartments with further gilt embellishment. Marbled paper over boards. All edges marbled. Both volumes still mostly bright and clean, some infrequent marking/spotting/offsetting. A few pencil annotations to both. Armorial bookplate to both pastedowns. Rubbing to paper boards. Wear to extremities. Very good.

hardcover. Condizione: Buono (Good). Due volumi legati in uno di cm. 28, pp. lxvi, 168 (8); xii, 260 (12). Ritratto dell'autore, primo frontespizio illustrato a ciascuna delle due parti + 54 belle tavole all'acquatinta di cui alcune ripiegate (tutte protette da velina). Solida ed elegante legatura d'amatore novecentesca in piena marocchino verde scuro, dorso a nervi con titoli in oro. Piatti inquadrati da duplice filetto decorativo, dentelles interne, sguardie marmorizzate e tagli dorati. Ex libris nobiliare ed un paio di etichette di librerie antiquarie. Entro custodia rigida marmorizzata. Qualche arrossatura sparsa, perlopiù marginale, peraltro complessivamente esemplare marginoso e ben conservato. Opera munita di un affascinante apparato iconografico riguardante la descrizione di luoghi, modi e costumi di caccia del popolo francese. Belle vedute di ricerve e parchi di caccia. Cfr. Souhart (460-461). Book.

Leather. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, with 1804 to title page & no later printing dates. Embellished with 16 engravings, by Messrs. Medland, Pouncy, Landseer, Peltro, etc., from paintings made on purpose, by Mr. Garrard. Contains all 16 full-page plates (copper engravings), as issued, including frontispiece. Two of the plates have been misplaced at the wrong page (p.29 plate at p.256, p.105 plate at p.161). "Colonel Thomas Thornton (1757-1823), of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire was a zealous sportsman, and revived falconry. In 1786 he undertook a sporting tour in the Scottish highlands. He chartered the sloop Falcon, and partly by sea and partly by land proceeded through a great part of the northern and western highlands, dividing his time between hunting, shooting, angling, and hawking. In 1804 he published 'A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland'. Thornton was perhaps the most flamboyant sportsman and falconer of Britain's 18th century. The stories of his sporting exploits are legend and chronicled in his books of his sojourns to Scotland, England and France." With old dealer's typed description slip laid in. Full contents as follows: endpaper, blank, frontispiece, title page, advertisement (2pp), table of contents (unpaginated 18pp), errata, main text (p.1-312), index (4pp), list of plates, blank, endpaper. Bound in contemporary full calf leather, gilt-ruled boards & gilt design to board edges, gilt lettering to spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. NOTE: Front board detached (but present), slight handling wear, mild offsetting from plates, otherwise a VG nice clean tight solid leatherbound copy of a scarce title. 21pp (advertisement & table of contents) + 312pp + 5pp (index & list of plates). Heavy volume (over 1.5kg), extra shipping may be required. RARE.

Leather. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. TWO VOLUMES in a FINE BINDING. Please NOTE: With 6 text pages & 2 plates LACKING in volume 2, see below for details. Full title as follows: "A Sporting Tour Through Various Parts of France, in the Year 1802: Including a Concise Description of the Sporting Establishments, Mode of Hunting, & Other Field-Amusements, as Practised in That Country. With General Observations on the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, Husbandry, & Commerce: Strictures on the Customs & Manners of the French People; With a View of the Comparative Advantages of Sporting in France & England. In a Series of Letters to the Right Hon. The Earl of Darlington. To Which is Prefixed, an Account of French Wolf-Hunting, in Two Volumes". FIRST EDITION. "Illustrated with upwards of eighty correct & picturesque delineations from original drawings from nature, by Mr. Bryant, & other eminent artists." Contains engraved portrait frontispiece in Vol. 1, & two engraved title pages with vignettes. With a total of 52 (of 54) aquatint/engraved plates (10 folding, with 5 folding in each volume; vol. 1 frontispiece; & with 2pp of musical manuscript), & several small vignette engravings in the text. Rear of volume 2 contains binding list, & front section of volume 1 contains full description of plates. NOTE: Volume 2 LACKS two preliminary leaves - BOTH the folding frontispiece plate, & half-title page preceding this plate; plus also LACKS 6 internal TEXT PAGES (pages 39-44 inclusive), PLUS the plate which should've been opposite p.43 (roughly torn, stubs & inner portions of all pages remain). Former owner's tiny/neat detailed pencil notes on first blank of volume 1, which read (in part): "Thomas Thornton of Thornville-Royal Yorkshire - revived falconry - well known sportsman made a sporting tour in the highlands of Scotland in 1786 & published an account of it in 1804. Born 1757, died 1823 in Paris. Seems to have been very rich. William Henry Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington, of Raby Castle Co., Durham, 5th Baron & 2nd Viscount Barnard K.G. Lord Lieut of Durham was born 1766 & died 1842. His first wife was the daughter of the 6th & last Duke of (Betton). Lord Darlington's great grandmother was a daughter of the 1st Duke of Cleveland (son of Charles II by Barbara Villiers) & Lord Darlington was in 1827 created Mayor of Cleveland & in 1823 Duke of Cleveland & Baron Raby. He was a whig & a great patron of the Turf & was Master of the Raby hunt from 1800 to 1838. The Raby hunt composed the area now hunted by the Zettard, the Bedele, & the Bodsworth. Lord Darlington got his Dukedom in return for his support of the Reform Bill. His great wealth came from coal. This Dukedom of Cleveland of the 2nd creation became extinct in 1891 on the death of the 4th Duke. Raby Castle went to his kinsman Lord Barnard & is now owned by the 10th Baron Barnard" (pencil notation continues with details regarding Colonel Thornton, also marginal pencil notations to a few pages). With matching bookplates of former owner (Archie Loyd) affixed to front pastedowns. Archie Kirkman Loyd (1847-1922) was a British barrister & twice Member of Parliament for Abingdon. In 1892 Loyd was appointed a Queen's Counsel. FINE BINDING. Beautifully bound in matching red morocco half-leather over marbled boards, bright gilt lettering & elaborate gilt design in compartments to spines, raised bands, gilt-ruled boards, top edges gilt, fore-edges untrimmed, marbled endpapers. Binding is NEAR FINE. Overall condition of the two volumes is VERY GOOD. Volume 2 lacking 2 plates & 6 text pages (as noted), varied foxing (including to plates, mostly margins), offsetting from plates, some faint marginal staining, bookplates to front pastedowns (as noted), otherwise a nice clean tight solid leatherbound set. lxvi + 168pp + index (6pp); xii + 260pp + index/errata/directions to binder (8pp). Wide margins. No ads. Heavy set of volumes (over 3kg), extra shipping may be required. RARE.

Full Calf. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 4to, 29.5 by 23 cm. lxvi, 168, [6], xii, 260, [6 -- including errata page] pp. Volume One has 24 plates, of which 5 are folding. Volume 2 has 30 plates, of which 6 are folding. Also two page plate of music score. Most plates are aquatints, with some being engraved. Plates are beautiful, many evocations of pastoral scenery, in addition to sporting related. Also costume plates depicting people of unsual professions. Also engraved vignette illustrations throughout. Full calf with Greek motived blindstamped band and gilt edge ruling. Minor starting and rubbing of joints. Calf has scuffs and a few tiny abrasions. Gilt rubbed on spine. Still an attractive contemporary binding. Scattered light foxing but mostly clean within. Also included are two bookseller invoices, one from 1846, the other, from 1876, for this book. Bookplate of Thomas Grahame in both volumes. Marbled endpapers.