Estimate: | £150 - £250 |
Hammer price: | £100 |
PAGET, Guy (1886-1952). The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley (1782-1860). Leicester: Edgar Backus, 1931. 4to (273 x 215mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, title and initials printed in red and black, 6 coloured plates, 8 photogravure plates and 66 sepia plates, illustrations (some very light mainly marginal staining and browning). FINELY BOUND in green crushed morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, the covers with a single ruled gilt border and small central fox head stamped in gilt, the spine with 5 raised bands and with hunting motifs stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut.