REEVE, J. Stanley.
Red Coats in Chester County.
First edition of J. Stanley Reeve's Red Coats in Chester County
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1940.
$250.00
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Item Number: RRB-116317
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First edition of Reeve's collection of fox hunting reminiscences. Octavo, original boards decorated in gilt, pictorial title page, engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Miss Katharine R. Reeve, illustrated. One of 570 numbered copies, this is number 224. In near fine condition.
One of the leading figures of the Radnor Hunt in the early 20th century, J. Stanley Reeve was a seasoned sportsman and sharp dresser celebrated for his colorful straw bowlers and occasional orange suit. Married to a cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, Reeve was once described by Town & Country magazine as “the leading foxhunter of the leading foxhunting city in the country.” With its excellent hounds, elegant balls, social buzz, and splendid grounds and clubhouse, the Radnor Hunt Club was the place to be in the 1920s.
Red Coats in Chester County.
$250.00
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