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Exeter : Webb & Bower, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in decorated cloth, in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 208p. : ill.(some col.), facsims.,ports. ; 24cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p190-197. - List of works: p197-205. Photograph of artist with his dogs on frontispiece. Subject; Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor 1870-1935. Artists - England - Biography. English graphic arts - Aldin, Cecil - Biographies. Genre; Biography, Illustrated.

Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; 1st edition hardcover with B/W illustrated boards. Corner crease on the foot of rear board from a hard knock. 208pp text is bright and clear with no markings inside. Frontispiece present. Original unclipped dj shows 2 small chips and spine shows some color loss, displays well in new mylar. Cecil Aldin's life story lavishly illustrated with his own drawings and paintings, some in color including charming family photographs.

Exeter, Devon, UK: Webb & Bower. Bound in illustrated cloth, featuring Aldin sketch of Clerical period gent fishing from punt, this dated 1981 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjacket(unclipped). 208pp with spotless green endpapers, frontis sepia photo of Aldin with dogs Cracker & Mickey (Wolfhound and Bull Terrier), Preface, Six Chapters, Numerous illustrations, Bibliography, The Prints, Periodicals, Posters, Ephemera and Index. Condition VG/VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1981.

Bound in illustrated cloth, featuring Aldin sketch of Clerical period gent fishing from punt, this dated 1981 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjacket(unclipped). 208pp with spotless green endpapers, frontis sepia photo of Aldin with dogs Cracker & Mickey (Wolfhound and Bull Terrier), Preface, Six Chapters, Numerous illustrations, Bibliography, The Prints, Periodicals, Posters, Ephemera and Index. Condition VG/VG

208 pages. Dustjacket has colour change to spine and hinges, light creases to rear, light wear to spine-ends and upper edges, unclipped. Clean illustrated hardback book covers have light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Page-edges and margins lightly/moderately age-yellowed o/w pages clean and sound.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). 1981 1st edition. 4to (179 x 240mm). Pp208. Colour & b/w plates, b/w illustrations & photographs, excellent bibliography. Pictorial cloth. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Signed on the half-title, "For Stan Peacock from his ole mate and cricketing companion. Roy Heron." A good biography and reference on the best-known painter of hunting scenes and dogs. Includes an exhaustive bibliography of works illustrated by Aldin, and equally exhaustive lists of his prints, advertisements and other published works. Chapters include: Early days; The Bohemian and Sketch Club period; Hunting life; Coaching roads and Exmoor; The artist's models; The closing years; Aldin's works. Appendices include: Bibliography; The prints; Periodicals; Posters; Ephemera. .

Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1981. 1st Edition. Pictorial Hard Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 208pp. A beautifully illustrated book with Cecil Aldins drawings throughout the text, in colour and b/w, including a frontispiece of Aldin with Cracker and Micky. A well written biography of his life. Light shelf wear to the tail of the spine, under the wrapper. Fresh and clean. Dust wrapper is price clipped. Light fading to the spine There is a little creasing to the edges of the wrapper, most noticeable to the tail of the front of the wrapper. A very good copy.