"A Sporting Tour Through France" Two-Volume Set by Thomas Thornton, 1806
Item Details
Title: A Sporting Tour Through Various Parts of France, in the Year 1802 (2 Volumes)
Author: Colonel Thomas Thornton (of Thornville-Royal, Yorkshire)
Publisher/Date: Printed by James Cundee for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme (London), 1806
Provenance: Features the custom bookplate of Henry & Louise Yeiser, depicting a stylized tree and architectural elements with the text ‘Sycamore’ and ‘1608’.
Context: Colonel Thornton (1757-1823) was a renowned sportsman, and this work is a key title in early 19th-century British sporting literature, appreciated for its aquatint views of France during the brief Peace of Amiens (1802).
Description:
First Edition / 2 Volumes / Sporting Art / Aquatint Plates.
A first edition set of Colonel Thomas Thornton’s Sporting Tour Through Various Parts of France (1806). Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London. Quarto. Illustrated with upwards of eighty plates, including a stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author with a hawk, engraved title pages, and numerous aquatint scenic and architectural plates. Notable plates include the fold-out Chateau de Jaegersbourg, Chateau at Versailles from the Terrace, and View of Rouen, as well as sporting subjects like the French Diligence.
The text is presented as a series of letters to the Earl of Darlington. Bound in 19th-century half-leather over marbled paper boards with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Provenance: From the library of Henry and Louise Yeiser, bearing their pictorial bookplate.
| Title and Author/Editor | A Sporting Tour Through Various Parts of France, in the Year 1802 (Thomas Thornton) |
| Genre | Hunting and Fishing, Travelogue |
| Type of Illustration | Engraving |
| Binding | Half leather with marbled boards |
| Publisher or Printer | Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme |
| Publication Year | 1806 |
| Period | Early 19th Century, Antique |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Language | English |
| Complete Set | Yes |
| Volumes | I–II |
| Number of Books | 2 |
Condition
- tight bindings and hinges; light red rot, peeling, bowing, discoloration, and wear to boards and backstrips; bumped spines and corners; page toning, foxing, tears, and wear; bookplates.
Dimensions
- measures set.
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Item #
ITMGS43342
