Leicestershire and Its Hunts by Charles Simpson, 1st Ed 1926 with map saddle One cheek of the bit

One cheek of the bit is stamped with a crown & "VR" and the maker's or retailer's stamp "Long"

4cm) longWeight 84g (3oz)

the other "Haymarket"

This whip or crop is covered in dark tan braided leather

2cm) Weight - approx 1lb 9oz (793g) )

Leicestershire and Its Hunts by Charles Simpson, 1st Ed 1926 with map saddle One cheek of the bitThis is a first edition of this book published by John Lane at The Bodley Head, London in 1926. It is subtitled as "The Quorn, the Cottesmore & the Belvoir by Charles Simpson, R. I. with 28 illustrations in colour and 55 in black and white by the author, and an introduction by Major A. Burnaby MFH ." There is a fold out map inside its back cover. It has cream cloth board, the spine and corners are a little bumped,. There is light foxing throughout