Fifty years of my life . in the world of sport at home and abroad by Sir John Dugdale Astley, ... in Two volumes ...
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet Astley (1828-1894)
Category
Books
Date
1894
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038621
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., plates . ports.. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: G.2.13-14. Copy no. 39. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 635.. Provenance: Bookplate: Richard Myddelton of Chirk Castle [i.e. Richard Myddelton (1837-1913)]; Chippendale armorial, after 1899. Author's presentation inscription on vol. 1 initial leaf: "R. M. Biddulph (Dick) from his old pal "The Mate" J. D. Astley".. Binding: Quarter-bound buff cloth, buff cloth over boards with gilt embossed coat of arms.
Makers and roles
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet Astley (1828-1894)