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DANIEL The Rev William B. |
Rural Sports
1801, 1802.
1st Edn,.
Bunney and Gold.
2 Vols, (x) 383+(5) (iv) 520+(iv) pages, small 4to., 26 x 21cm 8.5" x 10.5", engraved title, 64 engraved plates, later not recent 1/2 calf marbled boards, gilt decorated spine by Fletcher of Norwich. Rubbing to spine edges and corners, 2 corners leather chipped with loss, Volume I chipped at head of spine. Overall a vg tight copy A comprehensive work descriptive of every conceivable type of game, wildfowling, fish and fishing, gamekeeping, game laws, guns etc etc" Chute 152, Schwerdt did not list the first edition.
[15979] |
£465.00 |
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DAVIE Oliver |
Methods In The Art Of Taxidermy
1894.
1st Edn,.
Columbus, USA.
XIV 150 pages, 4to., 7 page index, XIII subscribers list, TEG, large 8vo., frontis, 89 full page plates exhibiting 500 figures chiefly drawn by Theodore Jasper, original grey cloth, gilt title and decorative borders to upper board, light surface rubbing to edges.
[1228] |
£70.00 |
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DAVIES G.Christopher |
Mountain, Meadow and Mere. A Series Of Outdoor Sketches Of Sport, Scenery, Adventures And Natural History
1873.
1st Edn,.
Henry S King & Co.
VIII 226 pages, 36 pages of adverts, full page and text illus, green decorative gilt cloth, 1 small chip to cloth of spine edges, vg. A collection of articles on field sports includes carp fishing, the Shropshire meres, the tench pool, a days pike fishing in Norfolk etc. also wildfowling, rabbiting, etc.
[13844] |
£120.00 |
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DELACOUR John |
The Pheasants Of The World
1984.
reprint.
Spur Publishing.
Hindhead.
395 pages, 4to., with 32 plates by J.C.Harrison + maps and diagrams, red cloth, gilt title to upper board, vg in dj.
[19467] |
£35.00 |
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Dewar, Douglas. (wood engravings by E. Fitch Daglish) |
Game Birds
1928.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
ix ? 256 pages, 4to top edge gilt pages uncut. Tipped in frontis, vignette engraving to the title page, and 18 other full page tipped in wood engravings and 3 text engravings.Large paper edition limited to 50 copies signed by Douglas Dewar and Fitch Daglish printed on hand made paper, the plates on Japanese vellum, includes the loose extra plate "Awaiting The Flight" signed by Fitch Daglish. Bound in the publisher's brown pig skin over grey cloth. A VG+ copy of a finely produced book, detailing the natural history of all the game birds, characteristics classification, colour, hybrids etc. Chute 171
[22588] |
£680.00 |
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DOWNING Graham |
A SPORTING CENTURY: THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SHOOTING AND CONSERVATION
2007.
1st Edn de luxe Edn.
Quiller Press..
Shrewsbury, Shropshire..
192 pages, All edges gilt small 4to, illustrated in colour & b/w from photographs throughout. Bound in a half tan leather over green cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt, in a green cloth slipcase. Edition limited to 200 copies, signed & numbered 194 by Graham Downing. Fine copy of a comprehensive history of the Wildfowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland as it celebrates its 100th anniversary as the British Association for Shooting and Conservation.
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£85.00 |
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Duck Decoy |
Original sepia photograph of a Duck Decoy
Circa 1870.
20.5 cm x 15.5 cm shows the entrance to the decoy, pencil note to rear "Decoy On Norfolk Broads"
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£15.00 |
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