CECIL ALDIN: THE STORY OF A SPORTING ARTIST. By Roy Heron.

1981 1st edition. 4to (179 x 240mm). Pp208. Colour & b/w plates, b/w illustrations & photographs, excellent bibliography. Pictorial cloth.

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.