Old Man and Other Colonel Weatherford Stories.
by Grand, Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1934. First edition of the third book in the great sporting writer's Colonel Weatherford series. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with paintings by William J. Hays influding tissue-guarded frontispiece. One of 1450 copies printed for Eugene V. Connett at the Derrydale Press. Bookplate. In near fine condition. Gordon Grand, a successful New York business magnate who rode with the Millbrook hunt is widely considered one of the very best and most accomplished sporting writers. Featuring Colonel Weatherford and his Millbeck hounds, Old Man and other Colonel Weatherford Stories includes Colonel Weatherford in Spain, The Hound Trail at Dykeman Center, and Sound Mules among other stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116018
- Title
- Old Man and Other Colonel Weatherford Stories.
- Author
- Grand, Gordon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Derrydale Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Gordon Grand First Edition, Old Man and other Colonel Weatherford Stories First Edition
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