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LACY Captain |
The Modern Shooter Containg Practicle Instruction And Directions For Every Description Of Inland And Coast Shooting
1842.
1st Edn,.
Whittaker and Co.
xvii (i) 548 pages, , engraved frontis and half title, and 3 full page plates + text illustrations. Ownership name to front paste down and dated 1883 with corresponding armorial bookplate to end paper There is also a faint signature with date to upper blank margin of the ? tile. To verso of front-end paper an early handwritten copy of Col Hawkers reference to the book taken from the ninth edition of his work. Both inner hinges were neatly strengthened with cloth. Bound in the publishers blind stamped olive-green cloth, showing rubbing to head tail of the spine and part spine edge a vg ? copy. Much on practical instructions for every description of inland and coast shooting. Hawker believed Lacy plagiarized his work. Lacy did spend some time with Hawkers puntsman. Riling 522, Chute 377.
[23523] |
£180.00 |
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LACY Captain |
The Modern Shooter Containing Practical Instructions and Directions for every Description of Inland and Coast Shooting
1842.
1st Edn,.
Whittaker and Co.
xxvii - 548 pages, engraved frontis and half title some browning and spotting, text woodcut illustrations including 3 full page, some occasional spotting, Recased in the original cloth, spine relayed but showing some loss to head tail Much on practical instructions for every description of inland and coast shooting. Hawker believed Lacy plagiarized his work. Lacy did spend some time with Hawkers puntsman. Riling 522, Chute 377.
[23194] |
£220.00 |
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LANCASTER Charles |
The Illustrated Treatise on the Art of Shooting
1889.
2nd Edn,.
IV 223 pages, adverts many for Lancasters including 1 in colour, illus of guns and 1 double page colour for sporting suits, various full page and text illus, lacking front fly leaf advert, vg in the publisher's red cloth with black lettering.
[1042] |
£65.00 |
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LANCASTER Charles |
The Illustrated Treatise on the Art of Shooting
1889.
2nd Edn,.
IV 223 pages, adverts many for Lancasters including 1 in colour, illus of guns and 1 double page colour for sporting suits, various full page and text illus, small bump splitting cloth lower bottom edge rear board, o/w vg- in the publisher's red cloth with black lettering.
[16282] |
£65.00 |
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LANCASTER Charles |
The Illustrated Treatise On The Art Of Shooting
1891.
3rd Edn,.
IV 232 pages, adverts including many sporting, 1 double page in colour for Burberry sporting suits, full page drawings and text illus and diagrams, corner of margin of front end paper removed, some foxing to contents, ownership name in ink to inside front cover, head of frontis and top margin of title page. Original violet cloth printed and decorated in black, rubbing to edges and some wear to head and tail of spine, vg-.
[13042] |
£45.00 |
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LANCASTER Charles |
The Illustrated Treatise On The Art Of Shooting
1891.
3rd Edn,.
IV 232 pages, advs some in colour, illus, some occasional spotting, vg in publisher's cloth, title to upper board, spine darkened, rubbing to head and tail of spine.
[4201] |
£45.00 |
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LANCASTER Charles |
Illustrated Treatise On The Art Of Shooting
1898.
6th Edn,.
266 pages, advs, illus, grey cloth, vg. Contains some excellent adverts many illustrated for sporting goods.
[3254] |
£45.00 |
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LANIER Henry W. |
The Sporting Art Of Arthur Burdett Frost
1994.
1st Edn,.
Live Oak Press, The Sporting Heritage Collection.
Columbia.
141+ pages, AEG, full page b/w and colour plates. A fine copy bound in full leather, gilt title and sporting scene to upper board in slipcase limited to 450 numbered copies. The two volumes of Frost book, Henry W Lainers, A.B.Frost The American Sportsman's Artist, and a Book of Drawings by A.B.Frost.
[16835] |
£95.00 |
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LAWRENCE John |
The Sportsman's Calendar, or Monthly Remembrance of Field Diversions by the author of The British Field Sports
1818.
1st Edn,.
172 pages, 4 pages advs, 12mo, engraved title page, head and tail piece woodcut illus by Bewick, original blue printed paper covered boards showing dog vignette to upper board, 1 tie on front boards broken but holding, most of paper to spine lacking. The first 144 pages cover the months September to August giving details of shooting, coursing, hunting, racing etc., 48 unnumbered pages for sporting engagements, notes, memorandum and remarks, pages 145 to 148 a view of the Game Laws, 8pp The Fishing Table + 12pp appendix treatment of animals + index. Schwerdt Vol I 305 a useful epitome, Chute 384 " a very scarce little book"
[11405] |
£380.00 |
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LAWRENCE John |
The Sportsman's Calendar, or Monthly Remembrance of Field Diversions by the author of The British Field Sports
1818.
1st Edn,.
172 pages, 4 pages adverts, 12mo., engraved title page, head and tail piece woodcut illus by Bewick, bound in later but not recent 1/2 burgundy morroco, original blue paper wraps bound in. The first 144 pages cover the months September to August giving details of shooting, coursing, hunting, racing etc., 48 unnumbered pages for sporting engagements, notes, memorandum and remarks, pages 145 to 148 a view of the Game Laws, 8pp The Fishing Table + 12pp appendix treatment of animals + index. Schwerdt Vol I 305 a useful epitome, Chute 384 " a very scarce little book"
[13045] |
£280.00 |
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Leng Sam |
Experiences and Reminiscences of a Cliff- Climber with Descriptions of Flanborough, Bempton & Septon Cliffs, and the Birds that inhabit them
nd Circa 1930.
1sr Edn.
Steel Adams & Co.
Manchester.
31 pages, Illustrated with full page and half page photographs. Publishers pictorial card covers printed in red and black, staple bound. Some light dust soiling to the card covers, red cloth spine marked where the staples are the binding and contents tight printed. The cliff climbers as they were known who scaled the cliffs at Bempton, Flamborough and Speeton in the search for sea birds' eggs. Many egg collector would purchase the rare eggs collected. Quite scarce no copies located in UK holding Libraries.
[23060] |
£135.00 |
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LENNOX Lord William |
Merrie England Its Sports And Pastimes
1857.
1st Edn,.
T C Newby.
VI 361 pages, dark blue blind stamped pebbled cloth, rubbing to edges, vg. Includes chapters on the life of pheasants, the shooting season, fishing, hunting, archery, coursing etc. A collection of stories in the authors life mostly field sports. Chute 390, WS 153
[15740] |
£50.00 |
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LESLIE A S |
The Grouse In Health And Disease Being The Final Report Of The Committee Of Inquiry On Grouse Disease
1911.
1st Edn,.
Smith Elder and Co.
2 Vols, xxiii 512, vii 150 pages, 4to., 58 full page plates many in colour + 41 maps, full page colour map of mean rainfall for 25 years in Scotland, TEG, a remarkable fine set with no foxing or inscription to contents, the green cloth binding is clean and bright with no bumping to corners, still in the original dj's. dj's have a few small closed tears to edges but there is no loss to the djs Chute 394. A survey giving life history of the grouse, weight, causes of mortality, diseases, management, economics of grouse moors.
[21458] |
£550.00 |
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LESLIE A S, GROUSE INQUIRY |
The Grouse in Health and Disease Being the Popular Edition of the Committee of Inquiry on Grouse Disease 2 Volumes
1911.
1st thus Edn,.
Smith Elder And Co.
2 Vols, xxiii - 512, Ivii - 150 pages, Top edge gilt pages uncut4to. 58 full page plates many in colour + 41 maps, including a full page colour map of mean rainfall for 25 years in Scotland in the supplement. Browning to the blank end papers and light spotting to the first few pages. Publishers' green cloth. A very good set of an important and in-depth survey of the life history of the grouse, and the economics of the grouse moor. Chute 394
[23106] |
£220.00 |
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Live Pigeons |
Business Card for J. Smith Dealer in all kinds of Fancy Pigeons
Curca 1840.
Printed business card 8.5 cm x 6 cm, for J.Smith "Rabbits, Fowls, Ducks, Geese etc Bought , Sold , or Exchanged. Gentlemen supplied with Pigeons for Shooting. Orders supplied on Reasonable Terms". His address 47, Hare Street Brick Lane and at Ships Tavern Passage, Leadenhall Market. With handwritten in ink Bethenal Green. Very good example
[22629] |
£40.00 |
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LLOYD-PRICE R.J. |
Practical Pheasant Rearing with an Appendix on Grouse Driving
1888.
1st Edn,.
Hoirace Cox.
xii 173 pages, 32pp advs, + advert end papers some spotting to prelims and adverts. Publishers' cloth with gilt title to upper board, vg. Fifty pages cover grouse driving and shooting. Chute 395
[22241] |
£30.00 |
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