 |
MOTTRAM J.C. |
Fly Fishing Some New Arts And Mysteries
1913.
1sr Edn,.
The Field Press.
xxii 272 pages, adverts to end papers, b/w illus of flies, text diagrams, bookplate of Lionel Cresell Burley Wharfdale to FEP, small 4 x 1cm fade mark to top front outer corner, o/w vg- in publishers blue cloth, title to upper cover, some darkening to the cloth, includes a chapter on fly fishing in New Zealand, a new outlook on fly fishing.
[19671] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
MOTTRAM J.C. |
Fly Fishing Some New Arts And Mysteries
1994.
rewprint 1915.
Fly Fishers Classic Library.
Newton Abbot.
xxii 272 pages, colour frontis + text drawings and diagrams, 1/4 faux leather binding, a fine copy in slipcase limited to 950 copies. With a new introduction by David Burnett.
[23646] |
£26.00 |
|
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MOTTRAM J.C. |
Sea Trout Fishing and Other Fishing Studies
circa 1922.
1st Edn,.
The Field Press.
157 pages, 3pp adverts, text illus. vg.
[17153] |
£20.00 |
|
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MOUILLESSEAUX Harold R. |
Ethan Allen, Gunmaker His Partners, Patents & Firearms
1973.
1st Edn,.
Museum Restoration.
Ottawa, Canada.
xiv 170 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs. Single ownership stamp to front end papers and title page for Herbie Woodend, vg in dj. . Herbie Woodend MBE was custodian of the Pattern Room Museum
[23328] |
£25.00 |
|
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MOULE Thomas |
Heraldry Of Fish Notices Of The Principle Families Bearing Fish In Their Arms
1842.
John Van Voorst.
XV 250 pages, illus with 205 engraved text illus, vg. Various fish are covered with history, distribution etc.
[12720] |
£95.00 |
|
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MOULE Thomas |
Heraldry Of Fish Notices Of The Principle Families Bearing Fish In Their Arms
1842.
XV 250 pages, illus with 205 engraved text illus, vg. Various fish are covered with history, distribution etc.
[9833] |
£95.00 |
|
 |
Mowbray, S |
BRITISH MILITARY SWORDS 1) 1600-1660 THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR TO THE BIRTH OF THE STANDING ARMY
2013.
1st.
Andrew Mowbray Publishing.
Woonsocket U.S.A.
302 pages, Landscape 4 illustrated featuring more than a thousand full colour photographs. Publishers pictorial binding in DJ, a fine copy. A very detailed work with excellent illustration of the swords.
[23750] |
£52.00 |
|
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Mowbray, Stuart C. and Heroux, Jennifer |
Civil War Arms Makers and Their Contracts A Facsimile Reprint of the Report by the Commission on Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 1862
1989.
reprint.
Andrew Mowbray Publishers.
Lincoln U.S.A.
(6) -595 ? (4) pages, Illustration of two of the factories. Publishers' pictorial laminated binding, a fine copy.
[22810] |
£35.00 |
|
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MOYSE BARTLETT Lieut Col H |
The Kings African Rifles A Study Of Military History Of Easy And Central Africa 1890-1945
1956.
1st Edn.
Gale of Polden.
Aldershot.
xiv 727 pages, b/w illustrations from photographs, 11 folding maps, text maps etc., publisher's black cloth, gilt regiment crest to upper board, cloth clean and bright, a vg+ copy in likewise dj. Although a regimental history the book is an insight to the area of Uganda, Kenya, Somaliland during a formative period.
[22951] |
£120.00 |
|
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Muckel, Gary B |
Early Shotgun Concentrators and Spreaders: The first one hundred years of invention to control the flight of Shot
nd Circa 1990.
the author?.
USA.
Unpaginated ,60 +pages 4to illustrated from colour photographs, line drawings, old adverts, many of the pages are copies of earlier works. Pictorial printed card a fine copy .
[23042] |
£25.00 |
|
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MUIRHEAD James Patrick editor |
Winged Words On Chantrey's Woodcocks
1857.
1st Edn,.
John Murray.
VI 120 pages, 6 etched plates, light spotting to contents, armorial bookplate to front paste down, publishers green cloth, gilt vignette of 2 shot woodcock to upper board, cloth clean and bright. Sir Francis Chantrey a sculptor shot two woodcock with 1 shot at Holkham, Norfolk on November 20 1829. It was sufficiently well regarded to merit this delightful anthology of verse on the subject. A monument to the 2 woodcock was presented to W.Coke of Holkham in 1834. An etching of the monument is used as the frontis and part for the gilt vignette to the upper cover. A scarce title and more so in this condition. Chute 461
[19856] |
£180.00 |
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MULES P.H. |
George Doggett Keeper, A Story Of A Devonshire Manor Thirty Years Ago
1887.
1st Edn,.
Manchester & London.
115 pages, advs, square 8vo., full page and text illus by PJ Antoine and J Thomas, original cream cloth with vignette in black of the keeper's door to upper board, some darkening to cloth as often found with this binding. Chute 462.
[19767] |
£45.00 |
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MULES P.H. |
George Doggett Keeper, A Story Of A Devonshire Manor Thirty Years Ago
1887.
1st Edn,.
Abel Heywood and Son , Simpkin Marshall.
Manchester & London.
115 pages, advs, frontis, Keepers Barn Door and 14 full page plates + text illustrations by P J Antoine and J Thomas, armorial bookplate to the front paste down. The contents clean a nd tight. Publishers cream cloth with vignette in black of the keeper's door to upper board. The cloth soiled and some marks but tight with no splits or chips. The story of a keeper hears of a boy he taught to shoot and fish has earned the Victoria Cross (shooting three of the enemy). Chute 462.
[22966] |
£25.00 |
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MULLARKEY & SONS |
Anglers Tackle Guide
1975-1976.
9th Edn,.
Burton On Trent.
175 pages, illus throughout, card covers. A comprehensive catalogue gives good description of tackle.
[16727] |
£20.00 |
|
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MULLIN Timothy J |
Colts New Service Revolver "A Particularly Strong, Heavy Weapon"
2009.
Collectors Grade Publications.
Coburg, Ontario.
xxii 272 pages, 4to., illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc., pictorial end papers, publishers faux brown leather binding, fine in likewise dj. A study of the Colts New Service Revolver from 1898-1943.
[23443] |
£100.00 |
|
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MUNITION DESIGN COMMITTEE |
Munitions Design Commitee, Small Arms Section December 1915 to August 1917
.
4to., unpaginated 200+ pages, 228 minutes recorded, some just a paragraph others several pages with a 4 page index and 6 page manuscript additions. A variety of weapons are designed and covered including Lewis machine Guns, ammunition, sights mountings, rifles, bayonets, Vickers guns etc., (A digital photograph of the index can be sent on request). The whole is bound in the original cloth binding, paper title label to upper cover, head and tail of spine worn and rubbing to corners. The name Colonel G.H.SD. Brown written on top margin of many of the reports and occasional notes and numbers written to margins. Colonel Browne was chairman of many of the meetings. A rare and important research item of the weapons of WWI
[19873] |
£480.00 |
|
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MUNSON H.Lee |
The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753 - 1923
1992.
Andrew Mowbray.
Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA.
ix 313 pages, illus from photographs, 4to, bound in black cloth, title in silver with vignette of a sportsman in silver to upper board, fine in dj. Includes a biographical sketch of Henry Mortimer, marking on the guns, fakes and forgeries, trade labels, bill heads and of course the gun.
[21790] |
£200.00 |
|
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MURDOCH W. |
More Light On The Salmon Fresh Facts What A Dee Salmon Sees, Hears, And Does On Its Journey From The Grey North Sea To The Mountain Pool In The Cairngorms
nd 1921.
1st Edn,.
The Fishing News.
Aberdeen.
50 pages, adverts, text and full page illus from photographs, pictorial card covers with silver salmon leaping, a vg+ copy of a scarce title.
[19329] |
£120.00 |
|
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MURPHY Elizabeth C. |
Raising, Showing And Breeding The Irish Wolfhound
1976.
1st Edn,.
privately printed,.
Dublin.
305 pages, illus with b/w photographs and pedigrees on Irish champions to 1974, vg in rubbed dj.
[11137] |
£25.00 |
|
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Murray, Douglas |
The 336 A collector's reference on the Model 336 Marlin
1983.
1at.
the author.
Westbury Long Island.
4to illustrated in b/w from photographs old adverts etc. Publishers pictorial card covers VG.
[23318] |
£60.00 |
|
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Murray Douglas. P |
The Ninety-Nine: A History of the Savage Model 99 Rifle
1985.
revised 3rd.
Douglas P Murray.
Westbury Long Island, U.S.A.
Illustrated in b/w from photographs, line drawings old adverts etc. Publishers pictorial printed card covers a fine copy.
[23601] |
£35.00 |
|
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MURRAY Hilda |
Echoes Of Sport
1911.
second impression Edn,.
T.N.Foulis.
XII 167 pages, TEG adverts, illus from photographs, brown cloth with gilt title and ornate sporting vignette to upper board, a vg+ copy. Stalking, salmon, fishing, grouse shooting etc.
[7496] |
£35.00 |
|
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MURTHA Gary |
The Samurai Sword, An American Perspective
1980.
1st Edn.
H.S.M. Publications.
USA.
4to, 126 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings. the original errata slip taped to front paste down with ownership name and details inked out on front paste down. Publishers red pebbled cloth binding in dj, dj lightly rubbed on edges and corners, head of spine chipped, well illus. The book includes index of artists and schools, characters in sword signatures, care cleaning etc.
[21736] |
£35.00 |
|
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MURTON R.K. |
The Wood Pigeon
1965.
1st Edn,.
Collins.
256 pages, illus, vg in dj, a major work on the natural history etc of the pigeon. Published in the Collins New Naturalist Monograph Series.
[5022] |
£30.00 |
|
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MUSGRAVE Daniel D., OLIVER Smith Hempstone |
German Machine Guns
1971.
1st Edn,.
Washington, USA.
457 pages, 4to., illus from photographs and drawings, couple of offset marks on EP's from sellotape, o/w vg in dj.
[13008] |
£35.00 |
|
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MUSGRAVE Daniel D., OLIVER Smith Hempstone |
German Machine Guns
1971.
1st Edn,.
Mor Associates.
Washington, USA.
457 pages, 4to., illus from photographs and drawings, bookplate to front paste down, vg in dj, dj has plastic laminted cover.
[19309] |
£30.00 |
|
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MUSKETRY INSTRUCTIONS |
Extracts From Regulations For Conducting Musketry Instructions Of The Army
1972.
abridged facsimile rep of the 1859 Edn,.
Parker Hale Ltd.
Birmingham.
42 pages, illustrated with line drawings. Publishers decorative red hard covers titled"Instruction Enfield Rifles Of Musketry" vg. Includes a new introduction andAn Historical Survey of Enfield Muzzle Loading Rifles by Dr C.H. Roads.
[22723] |
£22.00 |
|
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MUSKETRY INSTRUCTIONS |
Extracts From Regulations For Conducting Musketry Instructions Of The Army
1972.
abridged facsimile rep of the 1859 Edn,.
Parker Hale Ltd.
Birmingham.
42 pages, illustrated with line drawings. Publishers decorative red hard covers titled"Instruction Enfield Rifles Of Musketry" vg. Includes a new introduction andAn Historical Survey of Enfield Muzzle Loading Rifles by Dr C.H. Roads.
[22724] |
£22.00 |
|
 |
Musselwhite, Arthur |
Behind the Lens in Tigerland
1933.
1st Edn.
Thacker, Spink & Co,.
Calcutta, India.
Small 4to illustrated throughout in b/w of photographs. Publishers slate blue cloth with tiger head vignette to upper board and title to spine in black. A collection of photos taken over 15 years of studies of big game and life. Include scenes from hunting with accompanying text.
[22082] |
£70.00 |
|
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Musson, Jeremy; Allen, Terry photographer |
In Pursuit of the Best Gun: Westley Richards 1812-2012. A Bicentennial History
2012.
1st Edn.
Westley Richards Co.
Birmingham.
335 pages, Large 4to illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photographs by Terry Allen also old photographs documents etc, pictorial end papers. Limited to 200 numbered and signed copies, finely bound ? white cloth over green cloth paper title label to the upper cover. In purpose made white cloth covered drop over box, the title in black to upper cover, a fine copy. A finely produced book, covering the history, the guns, and their production the people. One of the great English gun making companies. which has been based in Birmingham since it was founded and has played an important role in the development of the shotgun and the sporting and military rifle.
[23706] |
£235.00 |
|
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NALL G.H. |
The Life Of The Sea Trout Especially In Scottish Waters, With Chapters On The Reading And Measuring Of Scales
1930.
1st Edn,.
335 pages, illus, stamp on closed page edges "File copy not to be taken away", the book came form the publishers, vg+ in dj.
[2740] |
£70.00 |
|
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NALL Sir G.Herbert |
The Life Of The Sea Trout Especially In Scottish Waters, With Chapters On The Reading And Measuring Of Scales
1930.
1st Edn,.
Seeley Service and Co.
335 pages, illus, vg in dj, head and tail of spine chipped.
[14766] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
NEAL Keith W. |
Spanish Guns And Pistols
1955.
1st Edn,.
G. Bell and Sons.
x 102 pages, 100 illus, bookplate to front paste down, end papers browned, vg in dj, dj chipped at head opf spine, light rubbing to edges. Includes a list of gunmakers and their marks, from their origin until the present day.
[21873] |
£25.00 |
|
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NEAL Keith W. |
Spanish Guns And Pistols
1955.
1st Edn,.
G. Bell and Sons.
x 102 pages, 100 illustrations from photographs armourers marks, bookplate to front paste down, the end papers browned from DJ offset , vg in dj,. Includes a list of gunmakers and their marks, from their origin until the present day. And a historical account of the gunmakers of Madrid from their origin until the present day by Isidro Soler.
[22752] |
£30.00 |
|
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NEAL Robert J., JINKS Roy G. |
Smith And Wesoon 1857-1945
1966.
1st Edn,.
A S Barnes and Co.
South Brunswick, USA.
360 pages, 4to., illustrated from photographs and drawings, a vg copy in dj.
[14486] |
£30.00 |
|
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NEAL Robert J., JINKS Roy G. |
Smith And Weston 1857-1945
1966.
1st Edn,.
A S Barnes and Co.
South Brunswick, USA.
360 pages, 4to., illustrated from photographs and drawings, a vg copy in dj.
[15203] |
£30.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
British Gunmakers Messrs Griffin & Tow And W. Bailes 1740-1790
1989.
1st Edn,.
Historical Firearms.
Norwich.
183 pages, 4to., Illustrated with colour plates, and b/w photographs throughout. Publishers cloth gilt vignette to upper as new in DJ and the publisher postal box. Chapters include: Introduction; Family trees of Griffin and Tow; Sources of information etc with detailed photos of the guns.
[18966] |
£55.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases And Equipment 1760 - 1860
1980.
1st Edn,.
The Compton Press, Warminster.
166 pages, Large 8vo with Illustrations of the trade cards, gun cases, tools etc in b/w from photographs, ownership name to verso of the front-end paper. Very good copy in dust jacket. The authors having collected and photographed trade cards for over 40 years, moved inevitably towards a study of the development of the gun case and its equipment. An essential work of reference for the authentication and dating of firearms during the period.
[23592] |
£180.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases And Equipment 1760 - 1860
1980.
1st Edn,.
Compton Press,.
Warminster.
166 pages, Large 8vo with Illustrations of the trade cards, gun cases, tools etc in b/w from photographs. SIGNEND by W. Keith Neal and David Back on the title page AS very good copy in dust jacket. The authors, having collected and photographed trade cards for over 40 years, moved inevitably towards a study of the development of the gun case and its equipment. An essential work of reference for the authentication and dating of firearms during the period. A difficult title to find and more so SIGNEND by both authors. ?225
[23771] |
£225.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740
1984.
1st Edn,.
Historical Firearms.
Norwich.
479 pages, limited edition of 750 numbered copies, this copy numbered 116.Sporting bookplate to front paste down of L. P Unsworth (author and gun collector), Large 4to., finely illustrated from photographs in colour and b/w, gilt gunlock vignette to upper board, a fine copy in DJ. A detailed book on the subject by 2 leading experts
[23558] |
£95.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740
1984.
1st Edn,.
Historical Firearms.
Norwich.
479 pages, limited edition of 750 numbered copies, this copy un numbered, large 4to., finely illus from photographs in colour and b/w, gilt gunlock vignette to upper board, a mint copy in dj. A detailed book on the subject by 2 leading experts
[19146] |
£70.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
Great British Gunmakers 1740 - 1790, The History Of John Twigg And The Packington Guns
1975.
1st Edn,.
Sothebys.
196 pages, 4to. illustrated in colour and b/w, sporting bookplate to front paste down of L. P Unsworth (author and gun collector). Signed by KEITH NEAL on front end paper to Pat Unsworth, pencil note below by Unsworth noting when he purchased the book and visit to Keith Neal. Bound in the publisher's emerald, blue cloth with gilt gun lock vignette to the upper cover. DJ present and complete but old offset marking to top and lower edge from a DJ sleave (now removed) A vg copy with good provenance of a detailed work with excellent detailed photographs of the guns and some photographs of the original bills and accounts. With a comprehensive list of all known examples of the works of John Twigg.
[23553] |
£100.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
Great British Gunmakers 1740 - 1790, The History Of John Twigg And The Packington Guns
1975.
1st Edn,.
Sothebys.
196 pages, 4to. illus with 12 colour and 545 mono chrome illus, a vg+ copy in similar dj, a detailed work on the family and the works of John Twigg and his guns.
[23666] |
£110.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, The History Of John Twigg and Packington Guns
1975.
1st Edn,.
Sothebys.
196 pages, 4to. illus with 12 colour and 545 mono chrome illus. vg in dj, the dj has small loss and chipping to head of spine and part of rear flap top edge. A vg copy of a detailed work on the family and the works of John Twigg and his guns.
[21944] |
£85.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
The Mantons Gunmakers And The Mantons Supplement
1967,1978.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins, Compton Press.
London And Tidsbury.
2 Vols, xv 300 + 279 pages, lge 8vo, well illus in colour and black and white, publishers blue cloth vg+ in price clipped dj. The supplement is a fine copy in likewise dj.
[21563] |
£150.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
The Mantons Gunmakers And The Mantons Supplement
1967,1978.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins, Compton Press.
London And Tidsbury.
2 Vols, XV 300 + 279 pages, lge 8vo, well illus in colour and black and white, vg in dj.
[19640] |
£140.00 |
|
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NEAL W.Keith, BACK D.H.L. |
The Mantons Gunmakers, The Mantons Supplement
1966, 1978.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins, Compton Press.
2 Vols, xv 300, 279 pages, 4to., b/w and colour illus from photographs, the supplement is a fine copy in similar dj. Vol 1 dj price clipped and small chip to head of spine. The definitive work on the Mantons development with excellent photos of the guns, trade cards etc., .
[21868] |
£130.00 |
|
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NEEDHAM Paul R. |
Trout Streams Conditions That Determine Their Productivity And Suggestions For Stream And Lake Management
1938.
1st Edn,.
Comstock.
Ithaca, New York.
X 233 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[13899] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
NELSON William |
Fishing In Eden, A Record Of Fifty Years With Rod And Line In The Valleys Of The Eden And Eamont; To Which Are Added Some Practical Notes On Flies And Tackle
1922.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
208 pages, coloured frontis of flies + other full page plates, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to FEP, occasional light discolouration to green cloth, a title often found heavily foxed. Fishing in the upper Eden valley in Westmoreland
[16992] |
£80.00 |
|
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NELSON William |
The Laws Concerning Game of Hunting, Hawking, Fishing and Fowling, and of Forests, Chases, parks, Warrens, Deer, Dove-Cotes, Conies
1762.
6th Edn,.
E Richardson and C Lintot.
XVIII 255 pages, + 27pp index, XVIII appendix, original full calf, red label, rubbing to edge, cracking to front joint but tight. The 6th was the last edition to be published.
[13428] |
£140.00 |
|
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NEVILL Ralph |
Old English Sporting Books
1924.
1st Edn,.
XI 34 pages, TEG, large 4to., 107 plates many in colour, decorated EP's. A limited edition of 1500 copies, original orange cloth, gilt title and vignette to upper board, the cloth is clean and bright still retaining the original dust jacket, repair to head of spine of dj, o/w apart from a small tear, no other defects, rare to find in this condition.
[12982] |
£120.00 |
|
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NEWALL Captain J.T. |
Scottish Moors And Indian Jungles Scenes of Sport In The Lews And India
1889.
1st Edn,.
Hurst & Blackett.
ix - 320 pages, 12 full page plates, ownership inscription to the inner blank. Publishers' dark green cloth, rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and corners. The author, paralysed after a pig-sticking accident, recounts his tales of deer stalking, grouse shooting and fishing on the Scaliscro estate in the Isle of Lewis, mostly from an improvised sedan chair. His Indian sport - hog-hunting, tiger and bear shooting, pre-date his accident. Czech 148, Chute 469
[23719] |
£130.00 |
|
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NEWLAND Rev Henry |
The Erne Its Legend And Its Fly Fishing
1999.
new Edn,.
Fly Fishing Classic Library.
Ashburton.
xxxii 395 pages, adverts, coloured frontis and title page showing flies + 1 other colour plate of the river taken from a watercolour + full page and text b/w illus. This is number 24 of a special edition of 45 copies bound in full dark green morroco, all edges gilt with "Jack the giant killer" fly tied by Frankie McPhillips in sunken mount inside the front cover. The book is housed in a silk lined green cloth drop over box. A fine copy, this edition has a new introduction by Kevin McKenna.
[19245] |
£420.00 |
|
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NEWTON George William |
Rural sports, and how to enjoy them : with an appendix, comprising memoirs and characteristics of eminent sportsmen
1867.
1st Edn.
J H and Jas Parker.
vi,(ii) errata -90B ?(ii) pages. Pages uncut, 4to,10 plates 8 being mounted photographs within ornate borders. Faint part tide mark more noticeable to blank margin of a few plates. Bound in a later ? calf over green cloth covered boards. The contents in 5 parts part 1 is on Winged Game, part 2 Hunting, part 3 Fishing part 4 Vermin and Poachers, and part 5 Memories. A Derbyshire man's description of 30 years of sport. Only 3 holdings in UK libraries Chute 471
[22075] |
£240.00 |
|
 |
NEWTON Ian |
Population Ecology Of Raptors
1979.
1st Edn,.
Poyser,.
Berkhamstead.
399 pages, illustrated by Jim Gammie, fine in dj.
[21320] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
NEWTONENSIS |
Handbook Of Shooting
1868.
1st Edn,.
George Routledge And Son.
vi 61 pages, 4pp adverts and advert end papers, engraved frontis, original brown pebbled cloth, upper board showing shooting scene and title within decorative borders in red and black. Chute's copy is in printed paper boards. A very good copy in an attractive binding. A scarce title, copies held in British Library and the Royal Library of Scotland and Cambridge, they give no indication to binding or author etc., The author comments on breech loader versus muzzle loader. "The author was one of the first to recommend grouse driving" Chute 472
[23521] |
£250.00 |
|
 |
NIALL Ian |
A Fowler's World An Account Of Days On The Marsh And Estuary
1968.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
163 pages, illus by C.F. Tunnicliffe, vg in dj
[20057] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
NIALL Ian |
A Fowler's World An Account Of Days On The Marsh And Estuary
1968.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
163 pages, illus by C.F. Tunnicliffe, vg in dj
[16948] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
NICHOLAS Ken |
Pollack And Coalfish How To Catch Them
1960.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
95 pages, 12mo., text drawings, spotting to end papers and closed page edges, vg in price clipped dj, small crease to dj spine, strengthened to verso.
[16748] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
NICKSON Geoffrey |
A Portait Of Salmon Fishing
1976.
1st Edn,.
Rugby.
112 pages, illus, painting by Tim Havers, oblong 4to, limited to 1500, this being no. 4, the first 200 were signed by both the author and artist, and bound in full burgundy morroco, gilt leaping salmon vignette to upper board, contained in slip case, some light rubbing to edge. An anthology of salmon fishing recording their views and experiences accompanied with paintings of well known rivers in England, Scotland and Wales.
[19045] |
£180.00 |
|
 |
NIMROD [JAMES APPERLEY] |
The Life Of A Sportsman
1914.
reprint Edn,.
Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd.
XI 401 pages, large 8vo., 36 coloured illus by Henry Alken, later 1/2 dark red morroco, spine in 6 panels with gilt central decoration with decorative corner pieces. A vg clean copy. First published in 1842 a "half true half ficticous story". The sports vary from boxing, dog fighting, hunting, shooting, angling etc., Schwerdt Vol 1 p36.
[16528] |
£160.00 |
|
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NIVEN R. |
The British Angler's Lexicon
nd Circa 1892.
W.J.Cummins.
Bishop Auckland.
270 pages, advs, frontis illus of the grayling + 10th plate of the trout, text illus throughout many of tackle. A vg clean copy. Many of the adverts are for W.J.Cummins, scarce.
[9794] |
£95.00 |
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NOBBES Robert |
The Complete Troller, Or The Art Of Trolling With A Description Of All The Utensils, Instruments, Tackling and Materials Requisite There To, With Rules And Directions How To Use Them. As Also A Brief Account Of Most Of The Principle Rivers In England
1682.
Circa 1792 facsimile Edn,.
78+2 pages, 12mo., 2 woodcut illus to text, the illus face a different way to the 1st edition, neatly placed before title, a note dated 6/1/12 (1900) giving details of the book, recent tan calf spine matching the original boards, a vg copy. "Nobbs is commonly called the father of trollers" Westwood 156. The 1682 1st and the 1790 rep are particularly difficult to find.
[12614] |
£380.00 |
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NOBBES Robert |
The Complete Troller, Or The Art Of Trolling With A Description Of All The Utensils, Instruments, Tackling and Materials Requisite There To, With Rules And Directions How To Use Them. As Also A Brief Account Of Most Of The Principle Rivers In England
1682.
1st Edn,.
T James for Theo Helder.
10 prelims + 1-78 + 2 pages, 12mo., 9x15cm., text engraving to page 37 & 38, pages closely trimmed occasionally touching running title, small single 4mm worm hole at very bottom margin of 8pp., some spotting and age browning, contemporary calf, double gilt ruled borders rubbing to edges. the true first is very scarce. there is a 1790's facsimile Nobbes commonly called "The Father Of Trollers" was not the first to write on the practice but was the earliest that discoursed at large, and in substantial shape, on it. W.S 156, Wing N1193, Heckscher 1445
[17037] |
£1200.00 |
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NOBEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
Clay Target Shooting (Front cover title A Handbook On Clay Target Shooting)
nd Circa 1930.
1st Edn.
Nobel Industries Ltd.
71pages, illustrate with photographs showing the traps including hand held. Shooting competitions, also diagrams in the text Printed card covers, vg. A scarce book, published to help regularise the conduct of clay target shooting, hints to running clubs and how to promote the sport. VG. Quite scarce no copies held in UK holding libraries. ?80
[22458] |
£80.00 |
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NOBEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
Sporting Ammunition Manufactured By Eley Brothers Limited And Kynoch Limited & Sporting Gunpowders Manufactured By Curtis's & Harvey Limited And Nobels Explosives Co Limited
1925.
Nobel Industries Limited.
119 pages, large 8vo., illustrated throughout, grey printed paper covered boards, The first part covers shotgun cartridges, 2 to the page with illustration of the cartridge, 4 pages are in colour, includes bullet cartridges, paradox also lead bullets, shot wads, percussion caps, shot tables etc. approx. 39 pages followed by centre fire ammunition from .22 to .600, nitro express also pin fire and rim fire ballistic tables, air gun pellets, gun oils, powders, clay traps etc., mostly with accompanying illustrations . The last 5 pages show tins and a page on black powder The illustrations are to a high standard. Some browning to the end papers, the grey printed paper covered binding VG. There is also a lose 4 page supplement on cartridges and a lose 4 page flyer relating to clay pigeon traps including The "Mitchell-Henry" Portable Clay Pigeon Thrower.
[23441] |
£180.00 |
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NOBEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
Sporting Ammunition Manufactured By Eley Brothers Limited And Kynoch Limited & Sporting Gunpowders Manufactured By Curtis's & Harvey Limited And Nobels Explosives Co Limited
nd circa 1980.
Nobel Industries Limited.
+ loose 4-page supplement Facsimile reprint of the 1925 catalogue. Illustrated with 4 pages in colour and numerous b/w illustrations from photographs. Grey paper covered boards printed in black to the upper cover. A fine copy. Shows the cartridges, bullets cases, etc. A fine copy of a well-produced facsimile reprint.
[23220] |
£30.00 |
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Nobel Industries Ltd |
Game Register
nd Circa 1925.
48 pages, 13.5cm 8 cm card covered booklet for recording game shot.The fist 8 pages give details on game bird speeds, ballistics, range, allowances etc. The last 4 pages refer to licenses, names cartridges with factory loads etc, a very good copy. A booklet for carrying in the pocket on shoot days the name of C.Hall. Market Place, Knaresborough printed on the front cover, Hall was a gunamaker until circa 1938
[23065] |
£30.00 |
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NOBILI Marco |
Fine European Gunmakers. Best Continental European Gunmakers And Engravers
2002.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
297 (4), Landscape 4to full page and text illustration from colour photographs throughout, Limited to 500 copies numbered an signed by Marco Nobili, this is number 399.Publishers red cloth with gilt title within gilt borders, in slipcase a fine copy. Covers the great European gunmakers with some high-quality photographs of the guns and the engravings.
[23697] |
£90.00 |
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NOEL Capton John |
How To Shoot With A Revolver
1940.
1st thus.
thw author.
24 pages, Small 8vo Staple bound maroon card covers, printed title to upper cover with a revolver vignette, vg. First published in 1918 Noel reprinted this abridged and revised edition in 1940 "to give further impetus to the present military task of making thousands of young soldiers trigger conscious". The Captain Noel was formerly an instructor in revolver shooting, Riling 1865 lists the 1918 edition but not this edition, only 3 copies located in U.K libraries of this edition.
[22903] |
£75.00 |
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NORDEN H |
White And Black In East Africa
1924.
1st Edn.
304 pages, 34 illus + 2 folding maps, small pare label to front paste down with the Witherby vignette, (the book is from the Witherby's file copies) publishers light red cloth, gilt shield to the spine, vg. Although not really a hunting title there are episodes of hunting plains game, the book covers the Kenya Colony and Uganda before WWII
[20677] |
£50.00 |
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NORDEN Henmann |
White And Black In East Africa, A Record Of Travel And Observations In The African-American Crown Colonies
1924.
1st American Edn.
Small Maynard & Co.
London.
304 pages, illus with b/w photographs + 2 folding maps, publishers green cloth, title in black and white. A vg+ copy. A travel account by an American in Kenya and Uganda includes a chapter on "A wet safari".
[20307] |
£35.00 |
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NORROY |
The Strange Adventures Of A Carp
nd 1884.
1st Edn,.
Dean & Son.
19 pages, a comic tale written in verse with humorous illus of carp to page margins and full page pictorial card covers, a vg+ copy of a fragile book. The tale ends tragically "I gave him to the cook and she boiled him without delay!"
[21390] |
£240.00 |
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NORTON Charles B. |
American Inventions And Improvements In Breech-Loading Small Arms, Heavy Ordnance, Machine Guns, Magazine Arms, Fixed Ammunition, Pistols, Projectiles, Explosives And Other Munitions Of War Including A Chapter On Sporting Arms
1880.
Chaplin and Gould.
Springfield, Mass, USA.
407 pages, 4pp adverts, full page + text illus and diagrams, 3 chromo lithograph plates and 3 steel engraving of factories, slight damp mark to lower margin edge of the plates also to previous page not affecting any other page or plate, recased in the publishers red cloth, spine showing loss relayed, cover evenly faded, gilt vignette of cannon to upper board. 2 bookplates for William Courtney Overstreet and Malcolm F Macfarlane to FEP. Much on American breech loading small arms also a sketch on the rise and progress in the manufacture of heavy ordnance and projectiles.
[15409] |
£380.00 |
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NUTTING AND COMPANY |
Rods And Tackle
nd circa 1930.
89 pages, illus, paper covers, covers and contents dust soiled, g+.
[6900] |
£30.00 |
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NYSCHENS Ian |
Months Of The Sun: Forty Years Of Elephant Hunting In The Zambezi Valley
1997.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
410 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, colour map end papers, publishers blue cloth with gilt title and elephant jungle scene to upper cover. limited to 1000 copies numbered and signed by the author, a fine copy. The author spent many years as an elephant poacher in Rhodesia finally becoming a game officer, he shoot over 1000 elephants. A modern classic and fairly scarce. Czech 209.
[19603] |
£250.00 |
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NYSCHENS Ian |
Months Of The Sun: Forty Years Of Elephant Hunting In The Zambezi Valley
1997.
2nd Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
410 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, colour map end papers, publishers red cloth, a fine copy in dj. The author spent many years as an elephant poacher in Rhodesia finally becoming a game officer, he shoot over 1000 elephants. A modern classic.
[23256] |
£60.00 |
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OAKESHOTT Ewart |
European Weapons And Armour From Renaissance To The Industrial Revolution
1980.
1st Edn,.
Lutterworth Press.
XVIII 288 pages, lge 8vo, illus from photographs and drawings, vg in dj.
[16197] |
£45.00 |
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OAKESHOTT R.Ewart |
The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry
1981.
revised Edn,.
156 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[8551] |
£30.00 |
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OATES Capt W.Coape |
Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them
1905.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green And Co.
IX 80 pages, 4 photogravure plates from drawings by G.E.Lodge and 12 illus from photographs, original blue cloth, gilt title to upper boards, vg. All the Edwardians needed to know from rearing to shooting mallard. Chute 480.
[20095] |
£20.00 |
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OATES Capt W.Coape |
Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them
1905.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green And Co.
ix 80 pages, 4 photogravure plates from drawings by G.E.Lodge and 12 illus from photographs, original blue cloth, gilt title to upper boards, vg. All the Edwardians needed to know from rearing to shooting mallard. Chute 480.
[21144] |
£20.00 |
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OATES Capt W.Coape |
Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them
1905.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green And Co.
IX 80 pages, 4 photogravure plates from drawings by G.E.Lodge and 12 illus from photographs, original blue cloth, gilt title to upper boards, vg+. All the Edwardians needed to know from rearing to shooting mallard. Chute 480.
[19787] |
£30.00 |
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OATES Frank |
Matabele Land And The Victoria Falls, A Naturalists Wanderings In The Interior Of South Africa
1889.
2nd Edn.
Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
xlix 433 pages, + 8 pages at rear of press notices of the first edition, frontis portrait of Oates on card, 6 chromolithograph hand-coloured plates and a further14 hand-coloured plates in the Appendix showing ornithological entomological and botanical subjects also woodcuts throughout the text + 4 folding maps the large folding map of South Eastern Africa coloured in outline. Bound in the publisher's olive-green cloth gilt and brown scene of a sunrise with 2 zebras to upper board, gilt title, and vignette of antelope horns to spine and gilt bustard to rear. An exceptional copy the contents free of foxing or marks. The cloth clean and fresh with no chips or splits. Oates hunted elephant, kuon, lion, buffalo etc. on his expedition to explore the region of the Victoria Falls late in 1874. On his return journey he was stricken with fever and died shortly after. C.G. Oates edited his brother's notebooks and published them in 1881, many of the first editions were destroyed by fire. The second edition included updated information not found in the 1st + a six-page preface by C.G. Oates explaining the nature of a second edition,"his account of Matabeleland is one of the best of the earlier modern works of the country" Mendelssohn Vol 2 112. Czech 210.
[22253] |
£2500.00 |
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O''CALLAGHAN Sir Desmond |
Guns, Gunners And Others
1925.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
XI 261 pages, illus, vg+ in dj. dj worn at head of spine. The author was one of the chief reformers of the English artillery services, he was also an accomplished actor and sportsman.
[14054] |
£20.00 |
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OCONNOR Jack |
The Big Game Rifle
1952.
1st Edn,.
Alfred A Knopf.
New York.
XIII 370 XI pages, illustration from photographs, bookplate and signature of Henk Visser to FEP, publishers white cloth green lettering, a vg clean copy in dj, dj worn at head of spine, some rubbing and chipping to edges. A definitive work on the subject when published.
[14317] |
£120.00 |
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OCONNOR Jack |
The Big Game Rifle
1994.
reprint.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xii 370 xi pages, illustrations in b/w from photographs, slight spotting to closed page edge o/w fine in dj. A definitive work on the subject when published.
[19507] |
£26.00 |
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O''CONNOR Jack |
Hunting In The Rockies
1988.
revised Edn,.
Safari Press.
Longbeach, California, USA.
297 iii pages, b/w illus from photographs + maps, fine in dj. Includes the game, equipment, the guns etc.
[19595] |
£40.00 |
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O''Connor, Jack |
Sheep and Sheep Hunting: The Definitive Book on Wild Sheep
1974.
1st.
Winchester Press.
New York.
xii ? 308pp., illustrated throughout with b/w photographs drawings and map, photographic end papers. Publishers' blue cloth in DJ, DJ has a small chip to the head of the spine of DJ, now in a clear removable sleeve. A vg+ copy of the 1st edition of a classic title. This is the first book by a hunter-naturalist to be devoted exclusively to North America's most coveted trophies. It thoroughly covers all aspects of the game and hunting methods in every kind of sheep country, from the parched Mexican deserts to the mountain pastures of the Yukon." ?100
[23528] |
£100.00 |
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OFFICERS OF THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT |
Report Of Experiments With Small Arms For The Military Service
1856.
1st Edn,.
Washington,USA.
117 + 35 pages, illus, 2 folding diagrams, original cloth with gilt ordnance dept. crest to upper board, covers faded and marked, g+. Riling 664. Experiments with the rifle A Tige, Th Minie Bullets, barrels etc.,
[10836] |
£90.00 |
|
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OGDEN James |
Ogden On Fly Tying
1995.
new edition.
Flyfisher''s Classic Library.
Bovey Tracey.
xvi 89 pages, frontis illus of the author + full page and text illus, No 117 of a limited edition of 125 copies bound in full brown morocco, AEG, in cloth slipcase, mint. This edition has a new introduction by David Burnett, 1st published in 1879, Ogden fished in Derbyshire and later Cheltenham.
[19234] |
£85.00 |
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OGDEN James |
Ogden On Fly Tying
1995.
new.
Fly Fishers Classic Library.
Bovey Tracey.
xvi 89 pages, b/w illus, No 33 of a special limited edition of 55 numbered copies bound in full brown morroco, all edges gilt with an Ogden Fancy Fly tied by Annie Douglas in sunken mount inside the front cover. The book contained in silk lined cloth drop over box. A fine copy, this edition includes a new introduction by David Burnett
[19116] |
£160.00 |
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Ogilvie-Grant, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al |
The Gun At Home And Abroad; Volume I, British Game Birds And Wilfowl. Volume II, British Deer And Ground Game. Volume III, The Big Game Of Africa And Europe. Volume IV, the Big Game Of Asia And North America
1912-1915.
The London And Counties Press Association Ltd..
xii 443, xvi 345, xix 408, xix 433 pages, title pages printed in red and black TEG, large 4to., illustrated throughout with colour plates by leading artists after G. Lodge, A. Thorburn, V. R. Balfour-Browne, and E. Caldwell; + photogravure, monochrome and half tone plates, and numerous illustrations and tables in the text. Bound in the publisher's full brown leather bindings. 3 of the volumes having some scratch marks to the rear boards. A very good complete set of the monumental work, 500 copies were produced as sets, this being a consecutive numbered set 142. Individual volumes were also issued in various limitation numbers and not numbered on the spine as this set is. Leading hunters and sportsmen of the day contributed to the volumes including F.C.Selous, J.G.Millias, Frank Wallace, D Carruthers etc. encompassing all aspects of shooting, stalking and big game hunting. A lavishly produced and richly informative work documenting a bygone sporting age. Czech Asia 45, Africa 252, Chute 482.
[22477] |
£1200.00 |
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O''GORMAN James |
The Practice Of Angling Particularly As Regards Ireland
1993.
Flyfisher''s Classic Library.
Bovey Tracey.
2 volumes, xxx 320 pages + vi 260 pages, TEG, frontis portrait to Volume 1 + illus of flies, limited to 1000 copies, bound in 1/4 green bonded leather in cloth slipcase. VG set, this edition has a new introduction by Kenneth McKenna
[23625] |
£36.00 |
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OKE George C. |
A Handy Book Of Fishery Laws
1903.
3rd Edn,.
Butterworth and Co.
XXIV 369 pages, brown cloth, vg. Includes Bund's salmon fishery acts.
[15504] |
£20.00 |
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OLIVER Stephen |
Scenes And Recollections Of Fly-Fishing In Northumberland, Cumberland, And Westmoreland
1834.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall.
212 pages, Engraved title, text illus, pencil note on verso of front blank noting Oliver was the pseudo name of William Chatto with notes on his life and writing also occasional pencil margin notes to the text relating to the book, original blind stamped cloth even fading to spine.
[15928] |
£110.00 |
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OLIVER Stephen |
Scenes And Recollections Of Fly-Fishing In Northumberland, Cumberland, And Westmoreland
1834.
1st Edn,.
212 pages, Engraved title, text illus, bookplate to front paste down, top corner of 2nd blank front end paper small piece missing, publisher's cloth, bottom of spine chipped, vg-.
[14139] |
£90.00 |
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OLIVER Stephen |
Scenes And Recollections Of Fly-Fishing In Northumberland, Cumberland, And Westmoreland
1834.
1st Edn,.
212 pages, Engraved title, text illus, some spotting to last few pages, book plate to front paste down, recased in the original cloth, some fading vg-.
[6200] |
£70.00 |
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OLSON Ludwig |
Mauser Bolt Rifles
1957.
1st Edn.
Fadco Publishing Company.
Beverley Hills, California.
xv 296 pages, 4to., illustrated from photographs and drawing, gun breakdowns, Publishers tan cloth titled in brown, vg in worn dj large section missing from upper flap, now in clear removable sleeve. The first edition of what has become a classic title on the Mauser Rifles. Giving details on the history, the guns production, variations in detail.
[23354] |
£40.00 |
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OLSON Ludwig |
Mauser Bolt Rifles By Ludwig
2002.
3rd Edn,.
Brownell & Son,.
Montezuma, Iowa, USA.
372 pages, 4to illustrated with colour and b/w photographs gun breakdowns line drawings etc. A fine copy in DJ. This edition updated & expanded and includes Bibliographical References. The classic and definitive study on the Mauser bolt rifle.
[23565] |
£50.00 |
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OMMUNDSEN H., ROBINSON E.H. |
Rifles And Ammunition And Rifle Shooting
1915.
1st Edn,.
Cassell and Company Ltd.
xvi -335 pages, TEG, 65 plates and many other illustrations in the text, some occasional spotting to the contents. Publishers' green cloth with gilt title and ruling in gilt to upper board, gun and bullet vignette in black, the cloth clean and bright. Tipped in before the dedication page a printed note on Ommundsen and his death in action in Flanders in 1915. An account of the history, design, manufacture and use of military and sporting weapons, and their ammunition from the earliest time to date with an emphasis on military rifles with excellent illustrations. Riling 1799
[22800] |
£110.00 |
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OMMUNDSEN H., ROBINSON E.H. |
Rifles And Ammunition And Rifle Shooting
nd Circa 1915.
1st Edn,.
Waverley Book Co Ltd.
XVI 335 pages, 63 plates and many other illus, foxing to end papers and occasional foxing through the book, attractive pictorial covers showing a standing rifleman to upper cover within ornate borders including gilt target and bullet vignette, decorative spine with 2 rifles within similar borders. The publishers of the 1st edition were Cassell and the cover design differed. the 2nd edition had added material and a note on Ommundsen who died in 1915.
[18194] |
£120.00 |
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OMMUNDSEN H., ROBINSON E.H. |
Rifles And Ammunition And Rifle Shooting
1915.
1st Edn,.
Cassell and Company Ltd.
xvi 335 pages, TEG, 63 plates and many other illus, bookplate to front paste down, some occasional foxing, publishers green cloth, gilt title and ruling in gilt to upper board, gun and bullet vignette in black, slight bumping to corners, cloth clean. Account of the history, design, manufacture and use of military and sporting weapons, and their ammunition from the earliest time to date with an emphasis on military rifles. Riling 1799
[19313] |
£90.00 |
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ORCHARD-LISLE Jo |
Fishing Huts The Anglers Sanctuary
2008.
Excellent Press.
Ludlow.
192 pages, 4to illustrated with colour photographs. A fine copy in similar dj, In 3 sections, Scotland, England and Wales. A history of dozens of huts including Walton's temple hut on the Dove, Halford's on the Test etc. Details of rivers and illustrated with 270 colour photos.
[23613] |
£80.00 |
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Ordnance Department U.S.A |
Artillery And Small - Arms Targets And Equipment Of Target Ranges
1904.
Government Printing Office.
Washington U.S.A.
22 pages, 12 folding plates, faint tide mark to the title page and lower margin of text pages not affecting plates. Crossing out in black pencil to "Shot Marks" 5 lines of text. Presumably done at publication. Staple bound in the original printed rust brown paper covers. Some faint marking to the upper cover corresponding with the mark on the title page. Quite scarce only one copy located on WorldCat at US Army War College. The plates show line drawings of revolving rolling, static, skirmish, artillery, rapid fire targets.
[23584] |
£95.00 |
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ORDNANCE SCHOOL |
Ordnance School Text Ammunition General Volume 1 Parts 1-11, pages 1-79, Military Explosives, Small Arms Ammunition
1942.
3rd Edn..
Ordnance School.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.
79 pages, b/w illus from photographs, drawings etc., printed card covers, vg.
[19427] |
£30.00 |
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ORDNANCE SCHOOL |
Ordnance School Text Shotguns
1941.
The Ordnance School.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.
99 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drawings etc, printed card covers vg. Covers the Remington and Winchester shotguns.
[19426] |
£30.00 |
|
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O''Reilly (Tom), Compiler. |
WILLOW PITCH: VOLUME II. BY VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS
2012.
1st.
The Little Egret Press.
St Germans, Cornwal.
ii ? 293 pages, All edges gilt, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, drawings and vignette chapter headings and tail pieces. Number 16 of a limited edition of 25 copies bound in full brick red oasis goat skin leather with carp head in relief to the upper cover, in slipcase. A fine copy.
[23617] |
£200.00 |
|
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ORME Andy |
Barbel Mania
1990.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Swindon.
144 pages, text and full page illus from photographs including some in colour, a fine copy in dj. A scientific approach to locating, hooking, playing and landing barbel in a variety of conditions.
[16118] |
£25.00 |
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ORME Andy |
Barbel Mania
1990.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Swindon.
144 pages, text and full page illus from photographs including some in colour, a fine copy in dj. A scientific approach to locating, hooking, playing and landing barbel in a variety of conditions.
[15059] |
£25.00 |
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ORME Andy |
Barbel Mania
1990.
1st Edn,.
Swindon.
144 pages, text and full page illus, vg+ in dj.
[12257] |
£25.00 |
|
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ORME Andy |
Roving For Barbel Part 1 Theory
1994.
1st Edn,.
Seer Rods.
Bromyard.
72 pages, b/w illus from photographs, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. Orme concentrates on the technique and skills, fish location, bait presentation, bite detection etc.
[18407] |
£25.00 |
|
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ORME Andy |
Roving For Barbel Part 1 Theory
1994.
1st Edn,.
Seer Rods.
Bromyard.
72 pages, b/w illus from photographs, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. Signed by Andy Orme on ther first page. Orme concentrates on the technique and skills, fish location, bait presentation, bite detection etc.
[22160] |
£30.00 |
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OSBALDISTON William Augustus |
The British Sportsman, or Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer's Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement, including a most improved System of modern Farriery, and anatomical Dissections of a Horse, with concise Rules for Chusing good Horses, and the Secrets of Training them with Wind and Vigour for the Course, Field, and Road, particular Instructions for Riding, Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Hawking, Shooting, Setting, & Fishing, with the most approved Methods of Breeding, Curing, and Managing all Sorts of Cattle, particularly Oxen, Cows, Deer, and Sheep, and for Breeding, Training, and Managing Dogs, Hawks, Cocks, Doves, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c., with a new and interesting Description of all the Traps, Nets, Engines, Baits, and magical Contrivan
1812.
3rd Edn,.
W Lewis.
iv 672 pges, 4to 42 engraved plates 1 plate part strengthening to verso along inner margin not affecting the image. Ownership name to front paste down and repeated on first page blank margin. Original ? brown calf over marbled boards red title label, 3cm crack to lower front spine edge, rubbing to lower outer corners. A tight copy first published in 1792 "The pleasure and convenience of being well informed in the Recreations and Amusements of a Country Life, are objects of themselves sufficiently interesting, to justify the Author in presenting this Work to the Public.". Chute 491 Schwerdt vol 2 54, Swift 442 -01/02 (1st)
[22472] |
£280.00 |
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OSMASTON B.B. |
Wild Life And Adventure In Indian Forests From The Diaries Of B.B. Osmaston C.I.E. Imperial Forest Services 1888 1923
1977.
1st Edn,.
178 pages, privately printed, 4to., frontis of the author + 1 other plate and map, map EP's, presentation inscription signed by Gordon Osmaston. A scarce work limited to 125 copies, Osmaston arrived in India in 1888, bagging his first tiger near Mundali, he spent much of his career as a forest officer in various regions and recounts numerous encounters with big game; much of the book is related to the birds and fauna of India, Czech 155
[13055] |
£300.00 |
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O.T.C |
Team-Training and Teamcraft. With a chapter on Ashburton Shield teams
Circa 1914.
1st Edn.
W.W.Greener.
102, (4) pages of adverts for Greener Guns, some occasional spotting to contents. Publishers ice blue cloth. Title to upper cover small scratch mark to base of the spine. Quite scarce only 2 copies located in UK libraries giving the date of 1914 not recorded by Riling, VG-. A guide to the forming, selection, team training, methods etc of a rifle shooting team.
[22834] |
£100.00 |
|
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"OTTER" [ALFRED H JERVIS] |
A Complete Guide To Spinning And Trolling Shewing Hoe & Where To Take Pike & Jack With Instructions In The Art Of Spinning For Trout & Perch
nd circa 1878.
2nd Edn,.
Alfred & Son.
75 pages, 2 pages adverts for Alfred and Son Fishing Rods and tackle, 10 full page plates many of tackle and title page, printed on blue tinted paper + text illus, publishers printed paper covered boards with angling scene to upper cover, advert for Alfred and Son to rear, dust soiled and chipping to spine. First published in 1859 "written from actual experience" W.S.165
[18094] |
£100.00 |
|
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"OTTER" [H.JERVIS ALFRED] |
A Complete Guide To Spinning And Trolling
nd 1878.
new Edn,.
Alfred And Son.
84 pages, full page and text illus many showing tackle, ownership signature top margin of half title John J Bramidge 16/10/00, with neat ownership stamp to top blank margin of 1 plate, some spotting to prelims. FEP removed, publishers blind stamped green cloth, gilt title to upper board, first published in 1859 and running to several editions. The new edition reflects the new tackle and patterns with some new illustrations. This was the last edition Hampton Rev 25 WW165.
[18097] |
£100.00 |
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OVERFIELD T.Donald |
G.E.M. Skues, The Way Of A Man With A Trout
1977.
1st Edn,.
Ernest Benn Ltd.
288 pages, illus, fine in dj. A compilation of Skues works with Overfield's appreciation and comments.
[20054] |
£20.00 |
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OWEN Ieuan D. |
Trout Fisherman's Saga
1959.
1st Edn,.
89 pages, illus by BB Watkins Pitchford, browning to FEP, vg in dj, light browning to dj. Fishing in Welsh streams
[15885] |
£60.00 |
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OWEN Ieuan D. |
Trout Fisherman's Saga
1959.
1st Edn,.
89 pages, illus by BB Watkins Pitchford, browning to FEP, spotting to closed page edges, vg in dj. Fishing in Welsh streams
[5158] |
£60.00 |
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OWEN Ieuan D. |
Trout Fisherman's Saga
1959.
1st Edn,.
Putnam.
89 pages, illus by BB Watkins Pitchford, spotting to closed page edges and edge folds of dj, vg in price clipped dj. Fishing in Welsh streams
[14322] |
£50.00 |
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OWEN Ieuan D. |
Trout Fisherman's Saga
1959.
1st Edn,.
Putman.
89 pages, illus by BB Watkins Pitchford, fishing in Welsh streams
[15684] |
£75.00 |
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PAGE Martyn, BELLARS Vic |
Pike In Pursuit Of Esox Lucius
1990.
1st Edn,.
Calderwood Press.
272 pages, 4to., illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings, a fine copy in dj.
[18376] |
£20.00 |
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PAIN C.Ernest |
Fifty Years On The Test
1934.
1st Edn,.
Phillip Allan.
xi 198 pages, 8 illus, cloth evenly faded with light rubbing to head of spine, vg-.
[19774] |
£25.00 |
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PAISLEY Tim |
Carp fishing
1988.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Marlborough.
176 pages, illus with drawings and photographs many in colour, vg+ in dj.
[15022] |
£20.00 |
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PAISLEY Tim and friends |
Carp!
2002.
1st Edn,.
Angling Publications Ltd.
Sheffield.
4to, 352 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings, fine in dj.
[19210] |
£20.00 |
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PAISLEY Tim and friends |
Carp!
2002.
1st Edn,.
Angling Publications Ltd.
Sheffield.
4to, 352 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings, signed on FEP "very best wishes Tim Paisley", fine in dj.
[21677] |
£25.00 |
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Paisley Timothy & friends. |
MEMORIES OF CARP.
2004.
1st.
Angling Publications..
Sheffield..
368 pages, 4to illustrated with colour photographs throughout, and colour illustrated maps by Gareth Fareham. A Fine copy in DJ.
[23668] |
£22.00 |
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PALMER Bill |
Dimples To Wrinkles
1997.
1st Edn,.
Basildon, Essex.
178 pages, published by the author, colour and b/w illus from photos and drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. Largely pike fishing in the south east England.
[18383] |
£60.00 |
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PALMER Hackle, BLAKEY Robert |
Hints On Angling With Suggestions For Angling Excursions In France And Belgium To Which Are Added Some Brief Notices On The English, Scottish and Irish Waters
1846.
1st Edn,.
W W Robinson.
XVI 339 pages, half title has loss to inner margin, (where tightly bound), contents clean, later not recent plain cloth, leather title label. 1st part deals with description of fish, 2nd part materials for angling, the 3rd and 4th deals with fishing localities, rivers and how to fish them. WS 32
[9840] |
£50.00 |
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PALTUSOVA I.N.editor |
Royal Hunting
2002.
Khudozhnik i kniga.
Moscow.
431 pages, large 4to., finely illustrated with colour and black and white illus mostly from photographs, pictorial covers. A lavish production of an exhibition held at the State Historical Museum from 20 September 2002 to 20 February 2003. the exhibition embraced the period from the 16th to the 20th century showing the significance of hunting in Russian and German society. The large number of exhibits show the weapons, clothing, equipment, art etc. Bookplate on front paste down of Henk Visser, a fine copy.
[14968] |
£200.00 |
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PAM David |
The Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield And Its Workers
1998.
1st Edn,.
The author.
Enfield.
213 pages, small 4to., b/w illustrations from photographs, line drawings + maps, crease mark to page 121 otherwise fine in dj.
[22823] |
£22.00 |
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Pardal, Jose |
Elephant Hunting In Portuguese East Africa
1990.
1st English.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, CA, USA.
xi 285 illustrated in b/w from photographs with pictorial coloured end papers. Bound in dark green bonded leather gilt title to the upper board with elephant vignette. Limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Jose Pardel. A fine copy lacking the slipcase. "Pardal details his numerous experiences hunting big ivory in Mozambique spanning 32 years, as well as note of hunters killed by elephants. He also includes an interesting chapter regarding his views of rifles and cartridges". Czech 212
[22201] |
£90.00 |
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PARKER A.C. AND CO LTD |
Parker's Trade Price List Of Service Rifle Accessories Illustrated In catalogue No 2a
nd Circa 1950.
Birmingham.
12 pages, price list.
[14818] |
£20.00 |
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PARKER Capt L.A. |
Roach How To Catch Them
1954.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
95 pages, 12mo., text drawings, vg in dj, dj lightly browned, slight rubbing to head and tail of spine.
[16747] |
£40.00 |
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PARKER Carroll G |
Japanese Arisaka
nd Circa 1970.
privately printed.
unpaginated, (6) 16 pages + (4), 23 pages of b/w illus, diagrams, copies of articles etc. printed yellow card covers, ring bound as issued, some light dust soiling. A description of the guns, types, repairs, ammunition etc + bibliography.
[21621] |
£50.00 |
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PARKER Edna Rosalind |
A Century Of Sights And Sighting Aids
1984.
1st Edn,.
Edna Rosalind Parker.
Birmingham.
46 pages, large 8vo., illus in colour and b/w, showing sighting equipment, old adverts etc. publishers blue faux leather binding, with gilt title to upper board, fine in dj.
[22290] |
£45.00 |
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PARKER Edna Rosalind |
A Century Of Sights And Sighting Aids
1984.
1st Edn,.
Edna Rosalind Parker.
Birmingham.
46 pages, large 8vo., illustrated in colour and b/w, showing sighting equipment, old adverts etc. signed by Edna R Parker, on title page, publishers blue faux leather binding, with gilt title to upper board, Vg in dj. Parker managing director of Alfred J. Parker Ltd, she has carefully preserved family records old documents and photographs, related accumulated information, and has built up a rare collection of sights which are illustrated here.
[23583] |
£50.00 |
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PARKER Eric |
Field River And Hill
1927.
1st Edn,.
Phillip Allan & co Ltd.
ix 280 pages, with 8 dry point illus by Winifred Austin, publishers slate blue cloth, gilt woodcock vignette on spine, a vg clean copy. Shooting in England, Scotland and Ireland, grouse, partridge, wildfowl etc. + some fishing. Chute 499
[21172] |
£25.00 |
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PARKER Eric |
Hesketh Prichard A DSO, MC, Hunter, Explorer, Naturalist, Cricketer, Author, Soldier
1924.
1st UK Edn,.
T Fisher Unwin Ltd.
271 pages, pages uncut, 8 plates, a vg clean copy. Parker notes Prichards great achievement was the setting up of a British Sniping Corps.
[18270] |
£70.00 |
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PARKER Eric |
Hesketh Prichard DSO MC Hunters, Explorer, Naturalist, Cricketer, Author, Soldier
nd circa 1920.
1st Edn,.
271 pages, illus from photographs, some foxing to contents, original red cloth, vg. A memoir of Prichard with much on his sporting activities and his service in the 1st World War where he established a sniper school.
[7359] |
£95.00 |
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Parker F C |
The Anglers Map Of The Thames
1889.
1st.
Land And Water Limited.
(iv) - 63 pages, xxviii pp of adverts, landscape 8vo, following the title page index of the maps each with description. 36-line drawn maps "starting from Oxford proceed by short sections ? lined on a scale far larger than has yet been attempted". With text pages "describing in my course every likely swim for various kinds of fish and giving all the requisite information in connection with the towns and villages en route". Two pages giving distances from place to place. There is also an index to the adverts ,the adverts are fishing tackle , boating, local hotels etc. Bound in the publisher's violet cloth with gilt title to the upper cover, some old marking to the cloth, light rubbing to corners and head and tail of the spine. A scarce title not listed by Westwood or Hampton revised bibliography; one copy held in UK libraries at Bishopgate Institute. The map originally appeared in "Fishing".
[23301] |
£750.00 |
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PARKER HALE |
Sporting Section
1938.
pagination runs from 177 to 353, shotguns, rifles, pistols including air weapons, cartridges etc. card covers, vg.
[16671] |
£55.00 |
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PARNELL Richd |
Prize Essay On The Fishes Of The District Of The Firth Of Forth
1838.
Wernerian Natural History Society.
161 to 460, 515 to 520 pages, 28 plates, 4 are folding, some spotting to plates, 1 with old margin damp stain bound in later but not recent 1/2 tan calf, ornate gilt decorated spine contrasting labels, light rubbing to edges. Dean Sage 156
[14344] |
£85.00 |
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PARRY Gareth, PUTMAN Rory |
Birds Of Prey
1979.
1st American Edn,.
New York.
120 pages, lge 4to, illus including 35 coloured reproductions of paintings by Gareth Parry. vg.
[1563] |
£20.00 |
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PARRY JONES Jemima |
Training Birds Of Prey
1996.
reprint Edn,.
David Charles.
159 pages, 4to., full page and text illus many in colour, vg in dj.
[13437] |
£16.00 |
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PARRY-JONES Jemima |
Falconry, Care, Captive Breeding and Conservation
1988.
1st Edn,.
David Charles.
Newton Abbott.
228 pages, illus in colour and b/w, vg in dj. the 1st edition of a popular title.
[13436] |
£20.00 |
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PARRY-JONES Jemima |
Falconry, Care, Captive Breeding and Conservation
1988.
1st Edn,.
Newton Abbott.
228 pages, illus in colour and b/w, vg in dj. the 1st edition of a popular title.
[4082] |
£20.00 |
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PARSONS John E. |
Smith And Wesson Revolvers, The Pioneer Single Action Models
1957.
1st Edn,.
William Morrow and Company.
New York.
242 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, old adverts line drawings etc. contents clean, light blue cloth, slight fading in part along top front edge, VG in DJ some chipping and closed tear to dj.
[23392] |
£25.00 |
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PARTINGTON J.R. |
A History Of Greek Fire And Gunpowder
1960.
1st Edn,.
W.Heffer & Sons.
Cambridge, England.
XVI 381 pages, illus, lge 8vo, vg in dj. A comprehensive and detailed survey.
[3712] |
£25.00 |
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