Beckford, Peter "Thoughts on Hunting" G. Denholm Armour, illus

Peter Beckford.  Thoughts on Hunting.  G. Denholm Armour, illus. 

London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1911].  Copy no. 280 of 350, deluxe limited edition, signed by the illustrator.  4to.  xxiii, 1 – 155 pp. 25 tipped-in color plates (one plate lacking).  Original full morocco with pictorial gilt; teg., others uncut.  Very good condition overall.

This book is a handsome reissue of a sporting classic published in 1781.  According to the introduction by E. D. Cuming, “What Iszak Walton is to angling, that Peter Beckford is to fox-hunting; each is the father of the literature of his sport…(Beckford) made a study of fox-hunting in its every aspect; and his Thoughts were penned only after many years of experience.”  With evocative illustrations after the original watercolors by Armour, this is a very attractive volume in excellent condition.