Inscribed and Specially Bound
The Beagle in America and England.
H.W. Prentice and W.A. Powel, 1920.
Price:
$750.00
Illustrated. 246; [2], 213, [1], [9, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in full brown pebbled morocco, upper board with gilt vignette, a.e.g., for Harry C. Phipps (name in gilt on upper board). Spine toned, minor traces of rubbing. Very good. Not in Jones.
Item #245394
Inscribed by the author, "With my compliments and appreciation of courtesies extended, H.W. Prentice." With photo of the Wheatley Beagles owned by H.C. Phipps on p. 173, notes at p. 193. An article by Arthur Little, Huntsman, Wheatley Kennels, Roslyn, N.Y., entitled Bench Shows: Condition and Handling, begins at p. 189.
Harry C. Phipps was a member of the prominent Long Island Phipps family, a family whose other deep sporting ties included ownership of the Phipps Stables.
Item #245394
Inscribed by the author, "With my compliments and appreciation of courtesies extended, H.W. Prentice." With photo of the Wheatley Beagles owned by H.C. Phipps on p. 173, notes at p. 193. An article by Arthur Little, Huntsman, Wheatley Kennels, Roslyn, N.Y., entitled Bench Shows: Condition and Handling, begins at p. 189.
Harry C. Phipps was a member of the prominent Long Island Phipps family, a family whose other deep sporting ties included ownership of the Phipps Stables.
