ELDER, Frank The Book of the Hackle

ELDER, Frank The Book of the HackleELDER, Frank The Book of the Hackle Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. 1979. 8vo. Full red morocco, titled in gilt to covers and spine, all edges gilt, in slipcase; xii, 140 (1, limitation page), 5 plates containing a series of 29 individual hackles; a near fine copy, with only a little mild surface wear to slipcase. Limited edition, this being copy 61 of 85. A rare and lavish book on the subject of hackles, the feathers wound around a fishing fly

armorial bookplate of Sir John P

John and Elizabeth Gould Sardinian Starling Sturnus unicolor 530 x 360 mm approx

Bevis Hillier

or the Haggard of Love

published November 4

and later became internationally famous as the producers of picture postcards was founded in 1851 by James Valentine (1815-1879)

internally remarkably fresh and clean

both volumes with chromoxylographic title-page vignettes by Baxter and lithographic in-text illustrations

SKU: 2084780

Book based on the 2011 drama which ran for three series

SKU: 2083062

Original engraving from a picture at Magdalane College