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Author: W. J. George Gunmaker The Armouries

The Special Continental Gun Most Extraordinary Value for The Money

nd circa 1910.  W J George Gunmaker.  Dover.  Single advert 22 cm x 19 cm printed on one side. Showing the gun illustrated and specification below. [23163]
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Author: W. Jeffery & Co Ltd

Jeffereys "Sharpshooter" Cartridge

nd circa 1950.  W. Jeffery & Co Ltd.  Promotionalfolding card order sheet 20cm x 9.5cm folded, unfolded 28.5cm x 20cm. Printed in red and balck, one side devoted to the Jeffereys "Sharpshooter" cartridge. The reverse alternative Jeffery cartridges in Ley branded cases, company order card etc. [23086]
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Author: W W GREENER

The Greener Empire Gun

Circa 1920.  7+ pages, booklet, illus of the gun and parts, card covers printed in red and green. [20957]
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Author: W W GREENER

W.W.Greeners Sporting Guns And Accessories Catalogue No 41 Season 1920

nd Circa 1919.  Birmingham.  large 8vo., 36 pages, includes notes on the guns, one gun to a page with details, guns and ammunition cases, cartridges, accoutrements etc. Includes a page of equipment for the big game hunters, green card cover printed in black. This is the first list provided by Greeners since the First World War. [20958]
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Author: W W GREENER

W.W.Greeners Sporting Guns And Accessories Catalogue No 51

Circa 1926.  Birmingham.  64 pages, illus throughout, green pictorial card covers showing sportsman and loader at a grouse butt, some light dust soiling. Notes on the guns, loads, mechanisms etc., the gun with testimonials including "combined punt and shoulder gun", cartridge + related equipment, a section on Greener knives, gun cases etc. [20955]
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Author: WADE Henry

Halcyon, or Rod Fishing With Fly Minnow And Worm To Which Is Added A Short And Easy Method Of Dressing Flies With A Description Of Materials Used

1861.  1st Edn,.  Bell and Darby.  XVI 212 pages, 8 being hand coloured of flies and equipment, spotting to half title and title page, light spotting to first two plates, publishers green cloth, light rubbing to head of spine, vg-. " The author a skillful fly dresser and angler has but one hand" Westwood Satchell 216. [11012]
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Author: WADE Henry

Rod Fishing In Clear Waters By Fly Minnow And Worm With A Short And Easy Method Of Dressing Flies

nd circa 1860.  Dell and Dolby.  XVI 212 pages, 12 hand coloured plates of flies, tackle and fish, 2 of the fish plates have slight chipping to very outer edge of margin, recased in the original green cloth with gilt and fairy fly to upper board, vg-. [3381]
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Author: WALBRAN F.M.

Grayling And How To Catch Them And Recollections Of A Sportsman

1895.  1st Edn,.  The Angler''s Co.,.  Scarborough.  XII 142 pages, text illus, contemporary inscription to upper margin of title page, neatly tipped in onto front paste down early newspaper cutting relating to grayling fishing, similar loose page from Country Life to rear end paper, the original publishers green cloth, printed in black title within decorative borders to upper board, spine professionally restored. A vg+ copy of a scarce title. [13990]
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Author: WALBRAN F.M.

Grayling And How To Catch Them And Recollections Of A Sportsman

1895.  1st Edn,.  The Angler''s Co.,.  Scarborough.  XII 142 pages, text illus, publishers green cloth, printed in black title within decorative borders to upper board. A vg+ copy of a scarce title. Walbran is looked upon as the greatest grayling angler. [15811]
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Author: WALBRAN F.M.

Grayling And How To Catch Them And Recollections Of A Sportsman

1895.  1st Edn,.  The Angler''s Co.,.  Scarborough.  xii 142 pages, text illus, recent end paper, publishers green cloth, printed in black title within decorative borders to upper board. A vg+ copy of a scarce title. Walbran is looked upon as the greatest grayling angler. [20042]
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Author: WALBRAN F.M.

Grayling And How To Catch Them And Recollections Of A Sportsman

1895.  1st Edn,.  The Angler''s Co.,.  Scarborough.  XII 142 pages, text illus, front hinge paper cracked but a tight copy, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper cover, head and tail of spine rubbed, cloth a little dull. Walbran is looked upon as the greatest grayling angler. [19958]
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Author: WALKER Adrian

The Encyclopedia Of Falconry

1999.  1st Edn,.  Swan Hill.  Shrewsbury.  151 pages, 4to., illus many in colour, fine in dj. [18722]
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Author: WALKER Adrian

The Encyclopedia Of Falconry

1999.  1st Edn,.  Swan Hill.  Shrewsbury.  151 pages, 4to., illus many in colour, fine in dj. [14332]
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Author: WALKER C.F.

Riverside Reflections

nd circa 1952.  1st Edn,.  143 pages, illus by Roy Beddington vg in dj, some Irish interest [7357]
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Author: WALKER C.F.

Riverside Reflections

nd circa 1952.  1st Edn,.  Oliver and Boyd.  143 pages, illus by Roy Beddington vg in dj, some Irish interest [17962]
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Author: WALKER Charles Edward

Old Flies In New Dresses, How To Dress Dry Flies With The Wings In The Natural Position And Some New Wet Flies

1898.  1st Edn,.  Lawrence and Bullen Ltd.  X 116 pages, TEG, 3 full page plates of flies + text illus, a vg clean copy. Hampton Rev 286. [16573]
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Author: WALKER Charles Edward

Old Flies In New Dresses, How To Dress Dry Flies With The Wings In The Natural Position And Some New Wet Flies

1898.  1st Edn,.  Lawrence and Bullen Ltd.  x 116 pages, 3 full page plates of flies, some foxing to plates, text illus, bookplate of the Manchester Anglers Assoc, to front paste down. Publishers green cloth gilt vignette to upper board. [5461]
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Author: WALKER Richard

Fly Dressing Innovations

1974.  1st Edn,.  Tonbridge.  111 pages, illus 5 in colour, pictorial laminated board, vg. [7393]
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Author: WALKER Richard

How Fish Feed

nd 1959.  1st Edn,.  Angling Times Publication.  Peterborough.  48 pages, illus, some spotting to end papers, pictorial card cover, a vg copy. [16128]
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Author: WALKER Richard

How Fish Feed

nd 1959.  1st Edn,.  Angling Times Publication.  Peterborough.  48 pages, illus, some spotting to end papers, pictorial card cover, a vg copy. [20239]
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Author: WALKER Richard

No Need To Lie

2001.  reprint Edn,.  Little Egret Press.  St Germans.  107 pages, illus by Tom O'Reilly., publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper board, a fine copy in dj, dj has 2 3cm closed tears. No 5 of a limited edition of 500 copies signed by Tom O'Reilly, this edition has 2 new chapters and new illustrations. [21428]
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Author: WALKER Richard

Walkers Pitch

1959.  1st Edn,.  George Allen and Unwin.  146 pages, advs leaf, illus, original cover, title in silver, vg+ in original dj, dj has light rubbing to head and tail of spine, no splits or loss. [20693]
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Author: WALKER Richard

Walkers Pitch

1959.  1st Edn,.  George Allen and Unwin.  146 pages, advs leaf, illus, original cover, title in silver, vg+ in original dj, dj chipped at head and tail of spine, 3.5cm closed tear lower front edges of spine, small chip to spine edge. [18838]
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Author: WALKER Richard

Walkers Pitch

2003.  The Little Egret Press,.  St. Germans, Cornwall..  184 pages, advert leaf, illustrated in b/w from photographs, and drawings by Tom O'Reilly. Publishers' black cloth with title and vignette in silver to the upper cover, a fine copy in dust-wrapper. A new edition with a new foreword by Fred Buller and further notes by Pat Marston Walker with drawings by. A new edition, with a new foreword Fred Buller and further notes by Pat Marston Walker, and drawings by Tom O'Reilly limited to 980 copies, numbered, and signed by the illustrator and publisher, Tom O'Reilly. A selection of Walker's best articles from "Angling Times" in the 1950s. [22674]
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Author: WALKER Richard

Walkers Pitch

2003.  new.  The Little Egret Press.  St Germans.  xiv-186 pages, Illustrated and designed by Tom O'Reilly, a LIMITED edition, of 35 copies bound in full black leather with gilt title and reed vignette to the upper cover, all edges gilt signed by the illustrator Tom O'Reilly and Fred Buller who wrote the forward, this being number 20. In publishers' green cloth slipcase, a fine copy. ?120 [23628]
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Author: WALKER Richard, INGHAM Maurice

Drop Me A Line Being Letters Exchanged On Trout And Coarse Fishing

1953.  1st Edn,.  Douglas Saunders.  xii 295 pages, illus with photographs and drawings by the authors, ownership blind stamp to front end paper, publishers ice blue cloth binding, title in yellow, dj chipping to head and tail of spine, chip to centre front edge of spine, o/w vg. A classic carp fishing title, letters exchanged by Richard Walker and Maurice Ingham mostly on carp fishing also references to the Carp catchers Club. [21742]
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Author: WALLACE H. Frank

A Highland Gathering Being Leaves From A Stalkers Diary 1936

.  1st Edn.  Eyre and Spottiswoode.  xiii 192 pages, illustrated with 8 colour + drawings by the author and Millais. Personal inscription to the front-end paper, small bump to front upper corner of the binding, VG. Reminiscences of stalking over 30 years. [23704]
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Author: WALLACE Harold Frank

Stalks Abroad Being Some Account Of The Sport Obtained During A Two Year Tour Of The World

1908.  1st Edn,.  Longmans and Co.  XI 269 pages, illus, bookplate removed from front paste down, publishers green cloth, gilt title and buffalo horn vignette to upper board, gilt armorial crest for Bridlington Grammer School to rear board, bump on top edge of rear board o/w vg. An account of sport obtained on a 2 year tour of the world includes 5 chapters on hunting in East Africa for rhino, buffalo, hippo, onyx etc., Czech Africa 169, Asia 221 [23705]
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Author: WALLACE Robert

Heather And Moor Burning For Grouse And Sheep

1917.  1st Edn,.  Oliver and Boyd.  Edinburgh.  88 pages, frontis illus of red grouse + 15 other plates, publishers green cloth, titles in black, vg. [21141]
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Author: WALLACK L.R.

American Shotgun Design And Performance

1977.  1st Edn,.  New York.  184 pages, illus, 4to. vg in dj. [6506]
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Author: WALSH J.H.

The Dogs Of The British Islands With A Series Of Articles On The Points Of Their Various Breeds And The Treatment Of The Diseases To Which they Are Subject

1878.  3rd Edn,.  The Field.  XVI 252 pages, large 8vo, frontis + 47 full page woodcut illustration, spotting to end papers o/w a clean copy. Bound in full contemporary black morroco with gilt ruled boards and spine with gilt dog vignette to spine compartments. [16594]
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Author: WALSH J.H. ("Stonehenge")

The Modern Sportsman's Gun And Rifle, Including Game And Wildfowl Guns, Sporting And Match Rifles, And Revolvers 2 volumes

1882,1884.  1st Edn,.  Horace Cox.  xvi 504, xvi-584 pages, each volume with numerous related adverts some with illustrations. Frontis to each volume, illustrated throughout with full page plates including folding plates, and numerous text illustrations including line drawings, targets, guns, gun parts, bullets etc. Bound in the publishers matching dark green cloth, gilt title within ruled borders to upper covers some light rubbing to head and tail of the spines. A vg clean set so often found in a poor condition. Volume 2 appeared 2 years after Volume 1. A major work on the subject, Walsh was editor of The Field for 25 years, he details all aspects of construction, powder, ammunition etc in detail. "The most detailed and up to date description of the guns used for sporting since Greeners Gunnery in 1858". Chute 654, Riling 1114 [23483]
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Author: WALTER John

Central Powers Small Arms of World War One

1999.  1st Edn,.  Crowood Press.  Ramsbury.  208 pages, Large 8vo illustrated throughout from photographs diagrams maps etc. A fine copy in DJ. A detailed study covering all weapons from pistols to heavy machine guns. [22279]
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Author: WALTER John

The German Bayonet, A Comprehensive Illustrated History Of Regulation Patterns 1871-1945

1976.  1st Edn,.  Arms and Armour Press.  128 pages, small 4to., illuys in b/w from photograph and line drawig, makers marks etc, vg in dj. A detailed and well illustrated book on the subject. [22576]
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Author: WALTER John

The German Rifle A Comprehensive Illustrated History Of The Standard Bolt-Action Designs, 1871 - 1945

1979.  1st English Edn,.  Arms and Armour.  160 pages, illus., from photographs and line-drawings, lge 8vo, vg in dj. [22109]
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Author: Walter John

Guns Of The Gurkhas The Lost Arsenal: Pistols, Rifles and Machine-Guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816-1945

2005.  1st Edn.  Tharston Press.  Godstone.  128 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in colour from photographs, publishers pictorial laminated cover, fine. A comprehensive coverage of the military equipment of Nepal from the early 19th Century to after the second world war. [22748]
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Author: WALTER John

Hints To Young Sportsmen On The Gun, Saddle, And Rod

1871.  1st Edn.  A.H.Bailey & Co.  46 pages, some spotting to blank end papers, presentation inscription to H Lubbock from the author to front blank, armorial bookplate to front paste down, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper cover, rubbing to edges, head of spine chipped. "Gives some advise on buying a gun and using it" Chute 657 [19860]
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Author: WALTER John

Luger, An Illustrated History Of The Handguns Of Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger 1875 to the present day

1977.  1st English Edn,.  Arms and Armour Press.  256 pages, numerous b/w illus showing the guns etc from photographs + drawings, inscription to FEP, 4to, vg in dj. [22100]
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Author: WALTER John

Luger, An Illustrated History Of The Handguns Of Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger 1875 to the present day

1977.  1st English Edn,.  Arms and Armour Press.  256 pages, numerous b/w illus showing the guns etc from photographs + drawings, 4to, vg in dj. [18518]
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Author: WALTER John

The Luger book The Encyclopedia Of The Borchardt And Borchardt-Luger Handguns 1885 - 1985

1986.  1st Edn,.  Arms and Armour Press.  287 pages, 4to illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings, gun breakdown's armourers' marks maps etc. VG in DJ. A classic work on the pistol. [23564]
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Author: WALTER John

THE SWORD AND BAYONET MAKERS OF IMPERIAL GERMANY 1871-1918

1973.  1st Edn.  Arms & Armour Press.  Illus with line drawings of the bayonets etc and armorers marks. vg in dj. list some 220 names together with details on when and where the companies worked. [22584]
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Author: Walter, John editor

Guns of the First World War: Rifles, Handguns and Ammunitions from the text Book of Small Arms, 1909

1988.  1st thus.  Greenhill Books.  xii 295, 65 full page plates and drawings in the text. A fine copy in DJ. A facsimile reprint of the Text Book Of Small Arms 1909, with an introduction and bibliography by John Walter. [23230]
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Author: WALTHER

Malther Semi-Automatic Pistol Mod.PPK Kal. 7.65 mm Ready To Fire

nd Circa 1960.  landscape 12mo, 47 pages, b/w illustrations of the guns and gun parts, drawings etc. pictorial card covers, text in English, German, French [20048]
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Author: WALTHER

Selbstlade-Pistole P38 Kaliber 9mm Parabellum

nd 1960.  21 pages, landscape 8vo., illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings showing the guns, gun breakdown etc., printed paper covers, some creasing to cover, text in German. [20045]
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Author: WALTHER

Self loading Pistols

nd circa 1930.  22 pages, small oblong 8vo, illus, vg. [3105]
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Author: Walton, Izaac

The Complete Angler, Waltons Lives

1825/1827.  1st OPickering.  William Pickering.  xvi 314 (i) + xix 442 pages, 2 volumes all edges gilt engraved frontis and title page, with woodcuts of fishes in the text and page of music, to the angler. Engraved frontis to the lives, both titles bound in matching contemporary dark brown leather. A very good matching set of the first Pickering edition of Walton's two classic; published as part of Pickering's Diamond Classic series printed in diamond type. Coigney 30, 388pp(lives) Keynes 94 [22670]
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Author: WALTON Izaac

Songs from the Compleat Angler

1929.  1st thus Edn,.  The De La Mare Press.  20 pages, illus with b/w drawings by Miss A G Holman, pict card cover, vg. [21419]
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Author: WALTON Izaac

Songs from the Compleat Angler

1929.  1st thus Edn,.  The De La Mare Press.  20 pages, illus with b/w drawings by Miss A G Holman, bound in the original paper covered boards still retaining the glassine dj, vg+. There was also a limp paper covered edition. Coigney 301 [21420]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1760.  1st Hawkins Edn,.  Thomas Hope.  lvi + xxii + 303 + xlviii + iv + 128 pages, + index, full page and text engravings, lacking FEP. Recased using the original full calf binding with later matching spine. A clean tight copy. Hawkins reproduced the two parts of the 1676 edition ignoring most of Moses Brownes changes, he disagreed with Brownes editing. Coigney 9 [19854]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1760.  1st Hawkins Edn,.  Thomas Hope.  lvi + xxii + 303 + xlviii + iv + ii + 128 pages, + index, full page and text engravings, contemporary ownership name to top margin of title page "John Harris", armorial bookplate of Edward Harris to front paste down. Original full calf binding 4cm split to lower front edge of spine also loss to base of spine, small chip to leather top edge of front board, lacking part of the label. Generally a clean tight copy in the original state. Hawkins reproduced the two parts of the 1676 edition ignoring most of Moses Brownes changes, he disagreed with Brownes editing. Coigney 9 [18314]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1760.  9th edition 1st Hawkins Edn,.  ivi 303+ 128 pages, + index, full page text illus, ownership inscription in ink for "Tho Bowles 1765"to FEP, contemporary ink marks to margin on title and a few pages, bound in the original full calf with gilt decorated spine, cracking to joints and spine edges, front board holding on ties, in the original state. Coigney 9 [13143]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1775.  3rd Hawkins Edn,.  John and Francis Rivington.  ixxviii 303 + iviii 128 - (8) pages, Engraved frontis and title page to each part 14 full page plates including 2 of music, + text engravings. Inner lower blank margin of frontis title page and first 20 pages single worm hole. Early inscription dated 1830 to verso of frontis, armorial bookplate to front paste down. Later 19th century 1/2 calf, head of spine rubbed. Coigney 12. [9978]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1775.  3rd Hawkins Edn,.  John and Francis Rivington.  ixxviii 303 + iviii 128 - (8) pages, Engraved frontis and title page to each part 14 full page plates including 2 of music, + text engravings. Original full tan calf, red title label, light rubbing to head of spine. Coigney 12. [20913]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1784.  4th Hawkins Edn,.  John Hawkins.  ixxxii 267, xxiv + 111 + 10pp, index pages, 2 vols in 1, 2 frontis + 14 plates to include 2 plates of music and 2 of tackle + numerous text engravings, advert leaf, an uncut unpressed copy bound in recent 1/2 plain brown calf, paper covered boards. Coigney gives a size of 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches, this copy 7 11/16 x 5 3/4 inches. Coigney 13 [19968]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1808.  1st Bagster Marcier co quarto Edn,.  Samuel Bagster.  x 516 pages, TEG, frontis illus + plate of portraits of the five Walton biographies + 12 plates + 2 plates of music and 3 plates of tackle and flies, text engravings of fish to contents. This copy has been interleaved with an extra 70 plates added includes portraits, also plates by Howlett, Barlow, plates and music from an earlier edition of the complete angler occasionally 2 to 3 per page, some browning to frontis, and the first few pages, small chips to lower corner margin of 1/2 title, bound in Circa 1870, 1/2 green morroco with raised bands and gilt ruled frames to the spine compartments, spine evenly faded. Collation as Coigney 19 copy A but pages trimmed, the 3 Coigney copies are untrimmed hence size 8 1/4" x 10 5/8". Westwood notes this edition as very rare because a great part of Bagster's stock had been lost in a warehouse fire. In this quarto edition the typeset is different with more words per line and fewer lines per page than the octavo edition proving that this is a different edition and not merely a larger paper edition. Coigney 19 Horne 18 [19959]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1808.  1st Bagster Edn,.  Mercier and Chervet.  vi 512 pages, TEG, advert leaf, pages uncut and partly unopened, engraved frontis of Walton, Cotton and Hawkins, full page engraved plates 2 of music, 3 of tackle 17 text illus of fish, opposite each illus is a full page proof of Audients, engravings of the fish all hand coloured. Finely bound in a later half burgundy morroco, ornate decorated spine compartments within gilt ruled borders. Coigney 18 Copy C but different size to Coigney 8 1/4 x 5 1/16, this being 8 3/4 x 5 1/2. [21021]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1810.  Bagster so called facsimile Edn,.  S Bagster.  (iv) (xvi) 246 pages + advert leaf on books published by Samuel Bagster, top edge gilt, edges uncut, title page engraved portrait of Walton, facsimile of the title page of the 1653 edition, 6 silver engravings of fish in the text on heavier paper, 2 plates of music, the 2nd bound upside down, extra illustrations with 17 finely hand coloured plates of fish. Horne notes that the engravings are identical with the 17 by Philip Audinet that are in the Bagster 1808 1st edition. He also mentions the portrait of Walton inserted in some copies was not made for this edition. Coigney 20 does not list a copy with 17 plates or a portrait. Bound in 1/2 tan calf by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. A vg complete copy of the first attempt at an exact reprint of the 1653 1st Horne 20, Coigney 20. [20243]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1823.  1st Major Edn,.  John Major.  LX 411 pages, TEG, frontis portrait of Walton to part 1, portrait of Cotton to part 2, 12 full page copper engraved plates includes 2 plates of music, text woodcuts, amorial bookplate of Robert Chambers Priestley to front paste down, retirement presentation palte to FEP, pencil note relating to the presentation dated 1954, later not recent fine brown straight grained morroco by Sotheran. A tight clean copy of the first Major edition. Coigney 23. [18833]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1824.  2nd Major Edn,.  IVIII 416 pages, full page and text engravings, bound before the Complete Angler Thomas Zouch, The Life of Izaak Walton; including notices of his contemporaries 1823. 1st edition ii 93pp., engraved title and 18 full page engraved plates, recased in the original full calf binding, spine relayed with blind stamped and gilt ruled borders, new spine with old spine relayed, vg. Coigney 25 [12406]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1824.  1st Tegg Edn,.  2 Vols, VI 267 + 284 pages, portrait frontis to each volume, woodcut vignette to title page, bound in near contemporary green watered silk binding, some heavy spotting to 1st few pages o/w vg. [9854]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1824.  1st Tegg edition Edn,.  Chiswick.  2 Vols, VIII 267 284 pages, adv, 12mo, foxing to prelims of Vol 1, old damp mark to title, frontis and half title of Vol 2. o/w a clean set in a late 19th century, 1/4 leather binding, the spine decorates with gilt flower decorations. Coigney 27. [2308]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1825.  1st Pickering Edn,.  1 Vols, XVI 314 pages, 12mo, 3.5" x 2.75" AEG, engraved frontis and 1/2 title, woodcut text illus of fish, some dust soiling to contents, spotting to prelims, contemporary green full calf binding, bottom of spine small chip light surface rubbing to edges of spine, few scuff marks to boards, label missing. Coigney 30. [17076]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Angler

1826.  2nd Tegg Edn,.  Chiswick.  IXXIV 291, 264 pages, 2 volumes in 1, frontis illus of Walton and Cotton, woodcut illus to text, browning to portraits, bound in contemporary 1/2 red leather, gilt tooling to corners of spine compartments, light rubbing to edges. [12837]
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1826.  Tegg 6th Edn,.  Chiswick.  IXXIV 291, 264 pages, 2 volumes in 1, small 8vo., frontis illus of Walton and Cotton, text illus, some browning to contents, recased in the original brown cloth, spine relayed, black and gilt label, as Coigney 33 but brown cloth. [12102]
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1826.  2nd Tegg Edn,.  Chiswick.  2 Vols, IXXIV 291, 264 pages, frontis illus of Walton and Cotton, text illus, later full brown morroco, raised bands, vg Coigney 33 [11999]
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1833.  Edinburgh.  VI 328 pages, decorative frontis portrait of Walton woodcut, illus to text, foxing to contents, original dark green cloth, small chip to head of spine, vg. This copy is bound without the list of illustrations published by the British Library before the frontis as Coigney 36 third copy without the list of illustrations before title but list at VI. [15392]
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1835.  Third Major.  J Major.  lviii 416 pages, 15 full page engraved plates, 77 text woodcuts, old tyed mark to frontis of part 1, some occasional age browning to contents on page edges. A partially uncut copy, recased in the original plain green ribbed cloth, original spine relayed, new end papers. Coigney does not note any binding. Oliver notes a copy at Yale in a different style of binding. Coigney 43, Oliver 42 [21352]
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1837.  Tilt Edn,.  Charles Tilt, 86 Fleet Street, J.Menzies of Edinburgh and T.Wardle of Philadelphia.  2 Vols, xi 152 149 pages, 6pp adverts, 12mo, AEG, 1/2 title, wood engraved frontis to each volume. Yellow end papers, armorial bookplate of Edwin F Snow to front paste down of each volume, publishers brown blind stamped cloth with gilt spine with lavish display of fish and fishing tackle with title and author's name in a cartouche at head, small chip at head of volume 1, bound as Coigney 1st 2 volumes in green cloth this brown cloth edition not recorded by Coigney, Horne does record a copy, a vg+ copy published in Tilt's Miniature Classics. Coigney 48, Horne 47. [21418]
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1844.  The 6th (titled 4th Major) Edn,.  D Bogue.  IX 418 pages, 12 full page steel engravings and text woodcut illus, some occasional spotting to contents, publishers brown cloth, gilt Walton cartouche to upper board within blind stamped border, blind stamp Walton cartouche to rear board within blind stamped border, spine with gilt illustrated title, showing gilt fly, a cluster of fish hanging from the lower frame, gilt rod and neck and basket to base of spine. this binding is not noted by Coigney it also differs from Coigney in that there are no adverts, some light rubbing to head and tail of spine with some fading to cloth, a vg copy of an unrecorded binding Coigney 56 [19048]
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1844.  The 6th (titled 4th Major) Edn,.  D Bogue.  IX 418 pages, 12 full page steel engravings and text woodcut illus, spotting to FEP, large paper copy bound in pale pink paper covered boards, printed paper label noting large paper, dust soiling to boards, boards showing wear to spine edges and corners, head and tail of spine chipped with loss as Coigney 62. [10060]
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1851.  4th Mosses Brown.  Henry Kent Causton.  lxviii 418 pages, 12 engraved full page plates and 72 text woodcuts, some spotting and age browning to contents, publishers blue cloth with 2cm split to spine edge, light rubbing to corners and spine edges. As Coigney 67 light blue cloth but this copy is dark blue. [21878]
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1864.  XVI 304 pages, AEG, frontis + text illus, full red morroco with gilt school crest to upper board, light rubbing to spine edges, Coigney 83 [11419]
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The Compleat Angler

1869.  1st Murray Edn,.  106 pages, advs, limp blue cloth, Coigney 91. [10389]
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1869.  1st Murray Edn,.  106 pages, advs, spotting to contents, limp blue cloth, Coigney 91. [13981]
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1876.  1st Stock facsimile Edn,.  Elliot Stock.  X 246 pages, original brown paper covered boards, lightly rubbed to edges. This binding is not recorded by Coigney. Coigney 99. [15515]
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1876.  1st stock facsimile Edn,.  X 246 pages, recased in the original brown paper cover binding, spine relayed, some loss to original spine, Coigney 99 does not note having this binding. [9661]
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1877.  2nd Stock Edn,.  X 246 pages, foxing to EP's, original 1/4 white parchment over blue paper covered boards, foxing to parchment front, hinge broken but holding, head of spine pulled, Coigney No 2, Horne does not note this binding to the 2nd Stock Coigney 1877 [12500]
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1880.  3rd stock facsimile Edn,.  X 246 pages, text illus, full parchment binding, ruled and decorated in red, some marking to the parchment as often found. Coigney 110 5th copy. [12185]
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1883.  The Nimmo and Bain Edn,.  J.C.B.Nimmo and Bain.  xv 445 pages, TEG, illustrations consist of 8 etchings with two impressions of each oone on India paper + 74 text woodcuts on India paper, publishers blue green cloth, gilt Walton cartouche to upper board, gilt title and 3 fish vignette to spine with date to bottom of spine, head and tail of spine chipped and pulled, lower front outer corner rubbed through cloth. Coigney 118 does not note this binding, nor Oliver 114, it corresponds to the 1/4 parchment which Coigney mentions Martsons supplement to Bibliotheca Piscatorial notes 8vo 31s 6d and crown 8vo 8s 6d, the parchment and this cloth edition are identical and size. Coigney notes a full calf bound copy by Tilt which he assumes is the expensive issue, whether this is so is open to question possibly this or the parchment copy is. [18264]
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1883.  The Nimmo and Bain Edn,.  J.C.B.Nimmo and Bain.  xv 445 pages + (4)pp advs, TEG, illustrations consist of 8 etchings with two impressions of each on different paper + 74 text woodcuts on India paper, publishers blue green cloth, gilt Walton cartouche to upper board, gilt title and 3 fish vignette to the white parchment spine with date to bottom of spine, some mottling to the spine, lower front outer corner rubbed through cloth. Martsons supplement to Bibliotheca Piscatorial 8vo 31s 6d and crown 8vo 8s 6d. This book would therefore be the expensive issue, if the smaller edition existed it is probable that the plates did not have duplicates and that the woodcuts were on India paper. [21272]
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1888.  Lea and Dove 1st Marston Edn, being the 100th edition of the Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man Recreation.  Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.  2 Vols, xcvii A to T 118, Vol II 119 to 357 pages, Errata, top edge gilt the pages uncut, illustrated with 54 photogravures and about 100 woodcuts, 27 of the photographs are by P H Emerson. Limited to 250 copies in Royal Quarto edition deluxe, this being No 167 signed by R.B Marston, with illustrations on India. Bound in full green morroco with the Walton – Cotton cipher in gilt on the front covers. The "so-called 100th edition is a reissue of the first two parts of the fifth-edition of 1676, with the addition of a reprint of the 1883 edition of The Chronicle of the Complete Angler by Westwood and Satchell, and a list of Works referred to in The Compleat Angler after G.W. Bethune." this edition is particularly sought after for the fine Emerson photogravures. Ownership signature to inner blank of both volumes a few faint scratch marks to the upper cover of volume 1 . A very good clean set. Westwood & Satchell Supplement, p. 255; Coigney 139; Horne 136; Oliver 125; [23099]
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1889.  2nd Nimmo Edn,.  XV 445 + 16 pages, TEG, illus, 6 original etchings, 2 portraits and 54 wood engravings, bound at rear is John Jackson - The Practical Fly Fisher And More Particularly For Grayling Or Umber, a list of dressings for 62 flies, ten plates coloured by hand representing 120 flies natural and artificial, 1/2 green morroco, light rubbing to edges, vg. Coigney 141, Coigney also notes a copy in 1/2 green morroco, marbled boards, five bands to spine, as is this copy. [15521]
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1889.  2nd Nimmo Edn,.  XV 445 + 16 pages, TEG, illus, 6 original etchings, 2 portraits and 54 wood engravings, bound at rear is John Jackson - The Practical Fly Fisher And More Particularly For Grayling Or Umber, a list of dressings for 62 flies, ten plates coloured by hand representing 120 flies natural and artificial, 1/2 green morroco, vg. Coigney 141, Coigney also notes a copy in 1/2 green morroco, marbled boards, five bands to spine, as is this copy. [11481]
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nd 1893.  10th Ephemera.  George Routledge.  XII 314, 6pp advs, text illus, some browning to contents, dark red cloth, spine with floral decorations, covers darkened, some surface rubbing. This is the last ephemera edition. Coigney 162 [19021]
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1893.  1st Edn, Tercentenary edition, Harting Edition.  Samuel Bagster.  2 Vols, xix 245 243 pages, TEG, small 4to., illustrations including etchings by Percy Thomas + drawings etc, limited to 350 numbered copies, bound in the original 1/4 velum binding over green cloth boards, gilt fish vignette to spines and flying heron in gilt to upper board, in the original cloth DJs, some offsetting to EPs from DJs. This edition is edited with notes from a naturalist's point of view J.E. Harting who was librarian of the Linnear Society. There are 45 illus these consist of 43 full page engravings on Japon paper, the plates engraved by Audinet Linnel, there are 12 engravings in the text after drawings by G.E.Lodge. A very clean bright fine set in the original DJs [22943]
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1896.  9th Jesse Edn,.  George Bell and Sons.  XIX 496 pages, 32 pages advs, illus with woodcuts and 26 full page steel engravings, browning to 1/2 title, pebbled green cloth. Coigney 176. [18158]
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1896.  8th Jesse Edn,.  XIX 496 pages, advs, illus with woodcuts and 26 full page steel engravings, green cloth As Coigney 176 apart from Coigney last 12 pages of adverts. [11352]
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1896.  8th Jesse Edn,.  XIX 496 pages, advs, illus with woodcuts and 26 full page steel engravings, green cloth As Coigney 176 apart from Coigney last 12 pages of adverts. [14646]
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1896.  5th Nimmo Edn,.  John C Nimmo.  XV 445 pages, 4pp adverts, TEG, frontis portrait of Walton + 7 other full page plates, numerous woodcuts within text, publishers brick red cloth, gilt title to upper board beneath gilt vignette of Walton's house, publishers cypher to lower corner as Coigney 178 copy 1. A vg copy, cloth and gilt clean and bright, no defects. [15715]
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The Compleat Angler

1897.  1st Le Galliene Edn,.  The Bodley Head.  IXXXIV 427 pages, 2 portraits illus by Edmund H New + advert leaf, spotting to EP, green cloth with title in black within borders to upper board as Coigney 182, 4th copy but a variant where the vignette of Cotton's fishing house is present on rear cover, a vg copy. [8419]
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1897.  2nd Le Gallienne Facsimile.  Elliot Stock.  Facsimile X 246 pages, text engravings, bound in publishers green cloth, title in brown with "the breakfast" reproduced on the front cover, some light dust soiling to the cloth. Coigney 180, notes no other bibliography has recorded this edition [19793]
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1900.  The Oxford Thumb Miniature Edn,.  Henry Frowde.  Oxford University Press.  xix 587 pages, TEG, miniature approx 2 1/16 x 1 3/4 ", illus frontis of Walton, 2 plates of music, woodcuts of fish in text bound in dark maroon morroco , front board faded to brown with gilt title to centre of front cover and top of spine. Coigney does not record this binding, vg+. Coigney 203. [21409]
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1902.  1st Dewar Edn,.  Winchester.  2 Vols, 1 XIV 169 + IX 232 pages, 4to, TEG, the de luxe edition on hand made paper, edited by George A.B.Dewar, illustrated by William Strane, D.Y.Cameron. The full page etchings are in 2 states, the second one on Japan paper, the smaller illus are on India paper bound in the original publishers stained dark brown vellum with gilt crest to upper boards, limited to 150 signed copies, this one is for presentation, no indication who to but neatly written in volume I on FEP Ian Strane, possibly one of William Strane's children, Strane had 4 sons and 1 daughter, Coigney 215, this is a vg+ copy of a sought after edition. [12178]
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1904.  IXXXIV 454 pages, TEG, advs, illus by Edmund H New, small ink splash spot o closed page edges, gilt medallion to front boards, Coigney 222 2nd copy. [6848]
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1904.  2nd Le Gallienne Edn.  John Lane.  ixxix - 454 pages, 14vpage angler calendar compiled by Hi Regan, top edge gilt pages uncut, edited by Richard Le Gallienne, illustrated by Edmund H New, some offset from the frontis portrait to title page. Ownership presentation inscription from Eton school to inner blank. Bound by Riviere and Sons, in a 1/2 dark green morroco, the spine evenly faded to brown. The spine with gilt standing bull rushes and flying insects with swimming fish below, the title within decorative borders and a single raised band. A fine binding, bound without half title and adverts. Coigney 222 . [23119]
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nd 1905.  Routledge Dutton Edn,.  XV 445 pages, 8 etched plates + wood engravings to text, illus, vg in original cloth with gilt title and three fish in gilt to upper boards, Coigney 228 [10329]
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1909.  4th Burt Edn,.  Cassell and Company Ltd.  344 pages, 4pp adverts, facsimile of 1st edition, title page, text illus of fish, publishers black cloth, paper title label, Coigney 245 3rd copy. [18217]
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nd Circa 1909.  1st Asprey Publication.  Asprey & Co Ltd.  (1 to 6) 9 ? 344, All edges gilt illustrations a facsimile of the title page of the 1st edition 17 woodcuts of 18 species of fish and a salmon fly in the text. In the appendix 3 pages ie natural flies' artificial flies and fly making. At the foot of page 335 imprint Printed By Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd at foot page 344 Printed By Cassell & Company Limited. Bound in a dark brown pebbled calf the boards with ornate gilt corner pieces within double ruled borders, the spine in 5 compartments with gilt title, 4 leaf centerpieces within decorative borders to remaining compartments. With inner gilt rolled tooling to the boards within double ruled borders. The head of the spine chipped light surface rubbing to spine edges. A A reprint of the 19th Cassell edition as Coigny 245. The Asprey edition NOT SEEN BY COIGNEY. Horne notes a copy examined at Virginia State Library in a different re backed binding lacking the original spine. Coigny visited Asprey's and no information 0n the book was available. Coigny 246 Horne 238 [23455]
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1911.  1st Thorpe Edn,.  Hodder Stoughton.  XV 166 pages, large 4to., illus by James Thorpe with 25 full page colour plates each with tissue guard with letter press and fish vignette is printed in green. A vg copy in the publishers cloth with gilt title and large vignette of an angler to upper board within gilt border, an attractively produced book. Coigney 250 [16094]
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1911.  1st Thorpe Edn,.  Hodder Stoughton.  XV 166 pages, large 4to., illus by James Thorpe with 25 full page colour plates each with tissue guard with letter press and fish vignette is printed in green, browning to end papers. A vg copy in the publishers cloth with gilt title and large vignette of an angler to upper board within gilt border, an attractively produced book. [16874]
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1913.  1st Hankey Edn,.  T N Foulis.  Edinburgh.  232 pages, 6pp adverts, frontis by Jacob Hoysman, 12 tipped in colour plates by W.Lee Hankey and text drawings, evenly faded to green cloth, gilt title to upper board, vg. differs from Coigney' s 2 copies in that the top edge is gilt and EP's are grey. [15549]
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1913.  1st Hankey Edn,.  T N Foulis.  Edinburgh.  232 pages, 6pp adverts, frontis by Jacob Hoysman, 12 tipped in colour plates by W.Lee Hankey and text drawings, green cloth, gilt title to upper board, vg. differs from Coigney' s 2 copies in that the top edge is gilt and EP's are grey. [15165]
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1915.  3rd Marston Edn,.  Humphrey Milton.  Oxford University Press.  XLIV 340 pages, vg. Coigney 264 [11732]
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1921.  4th Marston Edn,.  Oxford.  XLIV 340 pages, illus, original light blue cloth lightly rubbed on spine edges, Coigney 272, as Coigney' s 3rd copy. [10402]
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nd 1923.  4th Le Gallienne Edn,.  IXXXIX 454 pages, + The Anglers Calendar by Hi Regan + advert, Illus by Edmund H New, vg. Coigney 275 [9798]
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1925.  6th Thorpe Edn,.  T N Foulis Ltd.  XVI 221 pages, portrait and 20 plates in colour by James Thorpe, original green cloth backed paper covered boards, a vg copy. Coigney 282, this edition is the first published by Foulis of the Thorpe illustrations [4852]
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1925.  1st Navarre Society Edn,.  XV 445 pages, illus with 8 original etchings by Damman + woodcuts, original cloth with gilt Walton motif to upper boards, a vg bright copy in the original dj, Coigney 285 2nd copy, dj differs in colour, this one being pale blue and no adverts to rear flap. [7771]
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1927.  1st Daglish Edn,.  367 pages, 4to., 16 full page wood engravings by E.Fitch Daglish, 1/4 2 tone cream cloth, vg. Coigney 295 [11018]
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1927.  1st Daglish Edn,.  367 pages, 4to., 16 full page wood engravings by E.Fitch Daglish, vg in the publishers 1/4 tone cloth, paper covered boards, rear board darkened on edge, vg in dj, unusual to find in dj. Coigney 295 [11484]
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1928.  1st Black Facsimile Edn,.  246 pages, text illus, bound in brown sheepskin without slipcase, th1s is the so called 1st impression with the spelling mistake "churcheyard" on title page, when the error was noted the edition was withdrawn and the error corrected. Coigney 298, Horne 287, Oliver 266 all note this is the best of the facsimiles. [12186]
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1928.  1st edition 2nd issue Edn,.  246 pages, text illus, bound in brown sheepskin, a vg copy in the original dj and publisher's slipcase, chipping to slipcase. Coigney 298, Horne 287, Oliver 266 all note this is the best of the facsimiles. [16976]
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1928.  1st Black Facsimile Edn,.  246 pages, text illus, bound in brown sheepskin, a vg copy in the original dj and publisher's slipcase, chipping to slipcase. Coigney 298, Horne 287, Oliver 266 all note this is the best of the facsimiles. [15537]
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The Compleat Angler

1931.  2nd Rackham Edn,.  George C Harrap and Co Ltd.  223 pages, TEG, small 4to., 12 colour plates + drawings within the text, pictorial end papers by Arthur Rackham, grey cloth, gilt title and fish designs to upper cover, vg in dj. Press cutting pasted to verso of dj, not visble to front, 2 small chips to dj, head of spine and lower back edges a couple of small closed tears. The 1st Rackham edition was limited to 775 copies Coigney 313. [17133]
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1931.  1st Rackham Edition,.  George Harrap and Co Ltd.,.  224 pages, small 4to., top edge gilt pages uncut handmade paper some pages remain unopened. 12 colour plates with captioned tissues, numerous black and white illustrations throughout, pictorial end papers by Arthur Rackham. The deluxe limited edition, number 110 of 775 copies signed by the artist. Publishers' full vellum binding, with gilt title to the upper board within ruled borders, gilt title, and fish vignette to spine. In the original card slipcase. A very good + copy with no foxing to the contents the vellum binding clean with no marks. Also includes the loose bookplate of Walter,De,La Mare. Coigney 312 [22267]
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The Compleat Angler

1993.  quartercentenary Edn,.  Fly Fishers Classic Library.  367 pages, illus by E. Fitch Daglish, 1/4 bonded leather, fine in slipcase. Published to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary using the 1823 John Major text with Daglish 1927 wood engravings. [13280]
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The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers

1905.  1st Cardoc.  155 pages Top edge gilt printed in red and black, illustrated with engraved portrait frontispiece facing a cartouche facsimile of the first edition title, a river scene, six small engravings of fish and two pages of music, the second printed upside down as called for. Presentation inscription to the front paste down. Elkin Mathews folded page bound at rear printed in red and black with their motif in red. Limited to an edition of 350 copies this copy un-numbered. Bound in ? dark red morroco Coigney 230 [22499]
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The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers

1905.  1st Cardoc.  155 pages Top edge gilt printed in red and black, illustrated with engraved portrait frontispiece facing a cartouche facsimile of the first edition title, a river scene, six small engravings of fish and two pages of music, the second printed upside down as called for. Number 113 of an edition of 350 copies. Finely bound in full green morroco by Bayntun of Bath gilt fish motifs to spine compartments. The spine light even fading and edges of the boards. Coigney 230 ?250 [22510]
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The Compleat Angler, The Lives Of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert & Sanderson

1929.  1st Nonesuch Edn,.  X 631 pages, text and full page illus by Thomas Boulter and Charles Sierist, and edited by Geoffrey Keynes, limited to 1600 copies, full tan morroco binding in slipcase. Coigney 303. [9111]
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The Compleat Angler, Waltons Lives

1825, 1827.  1st Pickering Edn,.  2 Vols, XVII 314, XIX 442 pages, 12mo, engraved frontis and 1/2 title to The Complete Angler and woodcut text illus, engraved frontis to The Lives. The Complete Angler is mostly an unopened copy, both volumes bound in publishers cloth with paper labels, The Lives showing slight chipping to top of spine, o/w a vg set. Coigney 30. [8478]
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The Compleat Angler, Waltons Lives

1825 1827.  1st Pickering Edn,.  2 Vols, XVII 314, XIX 442 pages, 12mo, engraved frontis and 1/2 title to The Complete Angler and woodcut text illus, engraved frontis to The Lives. The Complete Angler is mostly an unopened copy, both volumes bound in publisher's cloth with later paper labels. The Angler some chipping to top of spine of rear The Lives showing chipping to top of spine, edges o/w a vg set. Coigney 30. [ref: 8478 ] [22210]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Compleat Walton, The Lives Of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert & Sanderson

1929.  1st Nonsuch Edn,.  X 631 pages, illus by Thomas Boulter and Charles Sierist, limited to 1600 copies full published leather binding in slipcase, vg. Coigney 303 [14645]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Complete Angler

1823.  1st major Edn.  John Major.  2 Vols in 1, xi 152, 149 pages, 12mo, engraved frontis to each volume, browning and spotting to title pages and frontis, also some browning to contents. Bound without 1/2 title or adverts in a contemporary full tan calf, gilt decorated spine, red title label, some darkening and light rubbing. The first edition with an American imprint. Coigney 48 Horne 47. [21363]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Complete Angler

1893.  1st Edn, Tercentenary edition, Harting Edn.  Samuel Bagster.  2 Vols, xix 245 243 pages, TEG, small 4to., illus including etchings by Percy Thomas + drawings etc, limited to 350 numbered copies, bound in the original 1/4 velum binding over green cloth boards, gilt fish vignette to spines and flying heron in gilt to upper board. This edition is edited with notes from a naturalist's point of view J.E.Harting who was librarian of the Linnear Society. There are 45 illus these consist of 43 full page engravings on Japon paper, the plates engraved by Audinet Linnel, there are 12 engravings in the text after drawings by G.E.Lodge. A vg clean copy. [21360]
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Author: Walton Izaak

The Complete Angler

1893.  1st Edn, Tercentenary edition, Harting Edition.  Samuel Bagster.  xix 245 243 pages, Two volumes TEG, small 4to., illustrations including 45 illus these consist of 43 full page engravings on Japon paper, the plates engraved by Audinet Linnel, there are 12 engravings in the text after drawings by G.E.Lodge, limited to 350 numbered copies, this being number 71 bound in the original 1/4 velum binding over green cloth boards, gilt fish vignette to spines and flying heron in gilt to upper board. A partly unopened copy, a very clean bright set in the original green cloth DJs in a cloth covered slipcase. The slipcase UNRECORDED by Coigney, Oliver and Horne. The thick card slipcase is covered in the same green cloth as the DJs and the boards of the binding, the title in gilt and imprint is on the short edge rather than on spine backed edge, a few old marks to the cloth. This edition is edited with notes from a naturalist's point of view J.E.Harting who was librarian of the Linnean Society.. A very clean bright fine set in the original DJs and rare slipcase. ?420 [22274]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Complete Angler + The Lives

1844, 1847.  D Bogue - Henry Washbourne printed at the Shakespeare Press.  2 volumes, 1x 418, xiv 453 pages, TEG, 12 full page plates + text illus to The Angler, 6 full page + text illus to The Lives. Bookplate of Herbert S Snarbey and tipped in signature dated 1847 to each volume. Bound in full tan calf, blind stamped clover leaf to spine edges, typical of an art and crafts binding, base of spine stamped 1874, stamped to rear board lower margin possibley binders initials 19L.K.02. A vg matching set, the Walton is the 6th (titled 4th) Major edition. Coigney 56 [20519]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy The Perusal Of Most Anglers

1930.  Eyre and Spottiswoode.  124 pages, TEG, small folio illus by Frank Adams with coloured frontis and nine coloured chapter headings, framed with piscatorial pen and ink drawings + 4 pen ink chapter headings and ten tail pieces, limited to 450 copies signed and numbered by the artist, this copy is unumbered, bound in the original marbled paper covered boards, vellum spine, vg. Coigney 308 [21153]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy The Perusal Of Most Anglers

1930.  Eyre and Spottiswoode.  124 pages, TEG, small folio illus by Frank Adams with coloured frontis and nine coloured chapter headings, framed with piscatorial pen and ink drawings + 4 pen ink chapter headings and ten tail pieces, limited to 450 copies signed and numbered by the artist, this copy is No 342, bound in the original marbled paper covered boards, vellum spine, vg+, in the original card box worn on corners. Coigney 308 [10950]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Lives Of Wotton, Hooker, Herbert And Sanderson

1827.  rep Edn,.  William Pickering.  XIX 442 pages, 16mo., AEG, browning to engraved frontis illus,, full brown morroco, cg. Coigney 388. [15992]
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Author: WALTON Izaak

The Lives Of Wotton, Hooker, Herbert And Sanderson

1827.  1st Pickering Edn,.  XIX 442 pages, 12mo., frontis illus, bookplate, original red pebbled cloth, paper label chipped with loss. [565]
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Author: WALTON Izaak & COTTON Charles

The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Mans Recreation

1815.  2 volumes in 10 mixed editions of the 1815 Bagster and 1824 2nd Major edition. Also including small section from The Sporting Magazine, 4 pages the angler's poem, 14 pages mounted two to the page of Thomas Gosdens sporting buttons. The first 5 volume have an engraved title with Walton cartouche and volume number. The plates of various subjects including portraits views etc many of angling , sporting, fish and river related. Including 8 coloured engraved prints of various fish with a river, angling background with printed titles no imprint 4 comical angling watercolours circa 1820 in the style of Robert Frankland. 8 coloured lithographs drawn on stone by J Hitchens of angling resorts round London published by W.J Huggins marine publishers 105 Leadernhall Street, 7 in similar style by C. Bigot no imprint other than the address "3 Ball Alley Lombard St". A four-page strip panorama 2 strips to the page showing hunting shooting and angling scenes with fine contemporary colouring. Many coloured views of river scenes where an angler or anglers have been neatly added to the scene. Includes sporting engravings by Barlow Howlett Seymour Alken etc. Bound in a circa 1860s in a full red morroco by Eedy Binder 257 Tavistock St, some darkening to spine with light rubbing to edges. Tipped onto verso of the FEP of Vol 1 a hand written note describing the set and stating, from the library of Frederic Ouvry. Ouvry's Library was sold by Sotheby's in 1882 The Walton being lot 1460 described as very tastefully and extensively illustrated with rare portraits, views, plates of fish birds, insects, fishing and sporting subjects etc. Bound in a circa 1860s in a full red morroco by Eedy Binder 257 Tavistock St, some darkening to spine with light rubbing to edges. Tipped onto verso of the FEP of Vol 1 a hand written note describing the set and stating, from the library of Frederic Ouvry. Ouvry's Library was sold by Sotheby's in 1882 The Walton being lot 1460 described as very tastefully and extensively illustrated with rare portraits, views, plates of fish birds, insects, fishing and sporting subjects etc Vol 1-105 plates Vol 2- 132 Vol 3 129 plates Vol 4 152 plates Vol 5 136 plates Vol 6 123 plates Vol 7 131 plates Vol 8 116 plates Vol 9 130 plates Vol 10 154 plates [20196]
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Author: Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton

The Complete Angler. Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of River Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing... and Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton. With original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas.

1860.  second Nicholas Edition.  Nattali And Boyd.  New York.  ccxii (8) 129 - 436, 32pp index 2 volumes large 8vo with 61 plates and vignettes. Using the illustrations of the first Nicolas edition (1836) for which the publisher William Pickering used 27 of the most prominent artists of the time. Bound in the publishers grained red cloth as Coigney (78 first copy). Spotting to the frontis and title page to volume one, rubbing to head tails of the spines and lesser so to edges. [23514]
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Author: WAR DEPARTMENT

Description And Rules For The Management Of The United States Rifle Caliber .30, Model of 1917.

May 1918.  revised Edn,.  Washington USA.  80 pages, 2 large folding plates and full page and text illus of the gun compartments, original printed paper covers. Riling 1846 notes the earlier 1918 edition of January with 62 pages [13509]
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Author: WAR DEPARTMENT

Description And Rules For The Management Of The United States Rifle Caliber .30, Model Of 1917

1918.  revised Edn,.  Washington War Publications.  USA.  80 pages, full page and text illus + 3 folding plates, browning to title pages, small brown stain? to top margin on first 36 pages 1" x 1/4", bound in recent green buckram, gilt title to upper board. [5406]
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Author: WAR DEPTARTMENT

Shotguns All Types

.  Washington USA.  illus throughout in b/w from photographs, publishers printed card covers, vg. The repeating shotgun, Winchester, Remington, Ithala, savage assembly, operation, cleaning, use etc. [21382]
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Author: WAR OFFICE

Infantry Training Volume 1, Infantry Platoon Weapons pamphlet No. 6, The Light Machine Gun (all Arms 1948)

1948.  70 pages, illus, card covers, 3 punch holes to spine edge. [12085]
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Author: WARD Donovan M.

The Other Battle, Being a History Of The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., With Special Referance To The War Achievments Of BSA Guns Ltd. BSA Cycles Lts., And Three Other Subsidiary Companies Directly Administered From the Head Office Of The Parent Company At Small Heath Birmingham

1946.  1st edn.  Ben Johnson And Co, York.  179 pages, Illustrated in colour and b/w 2 are folding. Publishers' blue cloth with title in red with crossed guns vignette to upper board and spine. [23324]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Horn Measurements and Weights of the Great Game of the World

1892.  1st Edn,.  viii 264 pages, 2pp adverts, small 4to, text illus throughout from drawings showing the heads and horns, 6 full page illus from photographs light spotting to inner blank and 1/2 title. Original publisher zebra skin pattern loth with gilt buffalo to upper board. A very good copy of the first in the horn measurement series. A hard to find edition and more so in very good condition [23047]
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Author: WARD Rowland

A Naturalist Life Study In The Art Of Taxidermy

2002.  reprint Edn,.  Johanesberg.  224 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs, drawings etc. publishers brown cloth. gilt insert with title and elephant head to upper board. A facsimile reprint of the 1913 edition, originally printed for private circulation. [18458]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game

1922.  8th Edn,.  Rowland Ward (Publication) Ltd.  527 pages, small 4to., b/w illus throughout, some foxing to verso of end paper name H.E.James and P 187 to 1/2 title, page 187 notes James records for Uganda Defassa, a vg copy in the original maroon cloth, with some rubbing to edges. [16650]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records Of Big Game (Africa) First Addendum List

1964.  11th Edn,.  Rowland Ward (Publications) Ltd.  60 pages, 4to., Rowland's Ward stamp to front paste down with ink note for reference use Kentish Town, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper board. [16641]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records Of Big Game (Africa) Third Addendum List

1968.  11th Edn,.  Rowland Ward (Publications) Ltd.  80 pages, 4to., publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper board. [16642]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game African and Asiatic Sections, Giving African and Asiatic Sections, Giving the Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights, and Horn And Tusk Measurements

1935.  10th Edn,.  Rowland Ward Ltd.  xii 408 pages, (6) pages of Rowland Ward advert, illus, lge 8vo, contents clean and tight, publishers brown cloth, gilt title to the upper board, the cloth clean and unfaded, a vg+ copy. The last in the original series. [21471]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game With Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights And Horn And Tusk Measurements

1922.  8th Edn,.  Rowland Ward (Publication) Ltd.  527 pages, small 4to., 4 pages of adverts, illus from photographs and drawings throughout, publishers maroon cloth, gilt title to upper board, light rubbing to corners, vg [22098]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game With Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights And Horn And Tusk Measurements

1928.  9th Edn,.  Rowland Ward Ltd.  xiii 523 pages, advs, illus, 4to., pencil ownership name "Paul Munster 1929" to front end paper and top blank margin of half title, a vg clean bright copy. [21468]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game With Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights And Horn And Tusk Measurements

1928.  9th Edn,.  Rowland Ward Ltd.  xiii 523 pages, advs, illus, 4to., later plain end papers, contents clean, publishers light blue cloth, cloth clean and bright. [20875]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game With Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights And Measurements of Horns Antlers, Tusks & Skins

1899.  3rd Edn,.  Rowland Ward and Co., Limited.  xvii 504 pages, 12 pp of Rowland Ward adverts. Small 4to "with about 217 illustrations" from drawings photographs. Light spotting to the title page and frontis tissue card, armorial bookplate of C.T. Anstruther to front paste down. Publishers green cloth with gilt title to upper board and spine the cloth clean and fresh. Includes "A new feature in this edition is the introduction of a short description of the leading characteristics and the exact geographical distribution of each species and race." [22412]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Records of Big Game With Their Distribution Characteristics Dimensions Weights and Horn And Tusk Measurements

1910.  6th Edn,.  Rowland Ward.  xiii 531 pages, advs, small 4to., illus throughout, some occasional spotting to contents, rear end paper hinge cracked but still a tight copy in the original simulated zebra skin end papers and covers [20904]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Sportsman's Handbook To Collecting And Preserving And Setting Up Trophies And Specimens

1923.  11th Edn,.  X 74 pages, 13pp advs for Rowland's Ward Products, illus including a folding plate of a tiger skin, + supplement, original mustard yellow cloth, vg, the supplement in some copies was published loose, in this copy it is bound in as issued and shows various heads and horns. The book was published posthumously and edited by J.Burlace, the general manager of Rowland Ward. [15929]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Sportsman's Handbook To Collecting And Preserving And Setting Up Trophies And Specimens

1923.  11th Edn,.  X 74 pages, 13pp advs for Rowland's Ward Products, illus including a folding plate of a tiger skin, + supplement, original mustard yellow cloth, vg, the supplement in some copies was published loose, in this copy it is bound in as issued and shows various heads and horns. The book was published posthumously and edited by J.Burlace, the general manager of Rowland Ward. [15930]
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Author: WARD Rowland

Sportsman's Handbook To Collecting And Preserving And Setting Up Trophies And Specimens

1923.  11th Edn,.  X 74 pages, 13pp advs for Rowland's Ward Products, illus including a folding plate of a tiger skin, + supplement, last blank page has written notes in ink in a legible hand, "tanning" original brown cloth, vg, normally found in the mustard yellow cloth where the supplement was published loose. The book was published posthumously and edited by J.Burlace, the general manager of Rowland Ward. [1627]
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