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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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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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PATTERSON A. |
Rambles In Birdland
nd 1896.
1st Edn,.
Thomas Mitchell.
127 pages, full page and text drawings, publishers brown cloth with gilt title within black decorated borders with silver bird vignette, an extremely clean bright copy. Although not a shooting title Patterson describes 20 song birds. A scarce Patterson title more so in this condition.
[15981] |
£200.00 |
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PATTERSON A. |
Rambles In Birdland
nd 1896.
1st Edn,.
Thomas Mitchell.
127 pages, full page and text drawings, contemporary prize inscription to front paste down. publishers red cloth with gilt title within black decorated borders with silver bird vignette, vg. Although not a shooting title Patterson describes 20 song birds. A scarce Patterson title more so in this condition.
[16597] |
£160.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur |
Sea Side Scribblings For Visitors; or How To Make The Most Of A Holiday Jaunt
nd 1887.
1st Edn,.
Jarrolds and Sons.
139 pages, 5pp of adverts, frontis + numerous text drawings mostly by the author. Ownership signature to the front-end paper some light spotting to the end papers the contents very clean. Publishers pictorial printed cream and black paper covered boards, showing a seaside scene with wherry and fisherman, paper spine chipped at very bottom edge of the spine. A very good + copy. Patterson's second book, with 15 chapters which include local celebrities i.e. The Bird catcher, The Shore Gunner, The Punt gunner, The Angler etc and 5 chapters for visitors A scarce title by this celebrated local author and naturalist and difficult to find in this condition. Not listed by Chute.
[23128] |
£420.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur |
Wildfowlers And Poachers Fifty Years On The East Coast
1929.
1st Edn,.
Methuen and Co.
xiv - 284 pages, 8pp advs., illus with photographs and drawings by the author, map end papers of Breydon Water, publisher olive green cloth, a little foxing to page edges. A very good copy in the dj, the dj has a few small chips to the head of spine. Unusual to find in vg condition and with the dj. The book deals with the disappearing class of "outlanders" men and women who specialize in fishing, wildfowling and poaching with a variety of sidelines. Chute 508
[22304] |
£120.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
In Norfolk Bird Haunts In AD 1755
1930.
1st Edn,.
Rouncs and Wortley.
Holt.
103 pages, pen and ink sketches by the author, publishers blue cloth with title in black to the upper cover, vg+. The experience and life of a fictional fowler in 18th century Norfolk portraying Breydon Water as it must have been, Chute 509
[22661] |
£40.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Man And Nature On The Broads
nd circa 1895.
1st Edn,.
Thomas Mitchell.
143 pages, numerous full page and text illus, original blue cloth with gilt title and silver circular boat vignette to upper board. A vg copy of one of Patterson's scarcest titles.
[7519] |
£240.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Man And Nature On Tidal Waters
1909.
1st Edn,.
XIV 315 pages, 47pp adverts, 4 plates from photographs + drawings by the author, slight foxing to contents, blue cloth clean and bright. Includes a chapter on guns and gunners + many references to shooting including puntgunning not in Chute.
[13950] |
£75.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Man And Nature On Tidal Waters
1909.
1st Edn,.
XIV 315 pages, 47pp adverts, 4 plates from photographs + drawings by the author, inner joint paper cracked but a tight copy, pen and ink drawing on FEP of a sandpiper, looking up at a sign standing in grass, written on the sign from author A.H.Patterson Nov 1909, the drawing is approx. 10x10cm, (4"x4"), publishers cloth, gilt title to upper cover evenly faded. Includes a chapter on guns and gunners + many references to shooting including puntgunning not in Chute.
[18239] |
£160.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Nature In Eastern Norfolk
1905.
1st Edn,.
Methuen.
352 pages, 47 pages adverts, 12 colour plates from paintings by Frank Southgate, original brick red cloth, gilt title to upper board, cloth clean and bright. Chute 506
[867] |
£30.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
A Norfolk Naturalist Observations On Birds, Mammals and Fishes
1930.
1st Edn,.
Methuen.
xii 209 pages, frontis photo, 35 illus with pencil sketches by the author, green cloth gilt bird vignette to upper cover in dj, neat strengthening to rear, some loss to head of spine, unusual to find in dj.
[18128] |
£55.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
A Norfolk Naturalist Observations On Birds, Mammals and Fishes
1930.
1st Edn,.
Methuen.
xii 2098 pages, 35 illus with pencil sketches by the author. Publishers slate blue cloth, vg in dj, chipping to head of spine small piece missing to top edge of front flap and similar loss to top edge of the rear flap of the dj. Unusual to find in dj, a series of nature notes and observations selected from Patterson's diaries "covering the last quarter of a century"
[22653] |
£50.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Notes Of An East Coast Naturalist
1904.
1st Edn,.
Metheun.
X111 304 pages, 40 pages advs, 12 colour illus by Frank Southgate, some foxing to prelims and closed page edges.
[14687] |
£30.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Notes Of An East Coast Naturalist
1904.
1st Edn,.
Metheun.
40 pages of advs, 12 colour plates by Frank Southgate, some foxing to contents, o/w vg in the publisher's green cloth Signed on the front pastedown A Patterson.
[870] |
£38.00 |
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PATTERSON Arthur H. |
Through Broadland By Sail And Motor
1930.
1st Edn,.
Blakes Ltd.
vi 141 pages, frontis illus + text illus by author, vg in dj, dj has loss at head of spine.
[5251] |
£25.00 |
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PAYNE GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
The Book of Duck Decoys Their Construction, Management And History
1886.
1st Edn,.
John Voorst.
x 214 pages, small 4to, text illustrations and 14 full page colour plates 2 folding, some occasional spotting to blank verso of the plates the plates virtually free of spotting, pages partly unopened. as often found affecting this title. Publishers' slate blue cloth with gilt title to upper cover within decorative frame. A very good + copy, a title often found with heavy foxing. The first detailed description of duck decoys, their construction, system of catching and decoy men. Chute 511.
[23025] |
£320.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
The Book of Duck Decoys Their Construction, Management And History
1886.
1st Edn,.
John Voorst.
xi- 214 pages, 2pp of adverts 4to 14 full page colour plates 2 of which are folding, +text drawings and plans, bookplate of C.J. Anstruther to front paste down. Publishers' cloth binding with gilt title to upper cover within decorative frame. Some old fading and marking to the cloth in places. The first detailed description of duck decoys, their construction, system of catching and decoy men. Chute 511.
[22414] |
£120.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
The Fowler In Ireland Or Notes On The Haunts And Any Habits Of Wildfowl seafowl including Instructions In The Art Of Shooting And Capturing Them
1882.
1st Edn,.
Van Voorst.
XIII 503 pages, 16 page wildfowl register + 2 page publishers advert, 16 full page plates, frontis + text illus, contents clean and free of foxing, publishers blue cloth clean and fresh, a vg+ copy. A title seldom found in this condition, "the most authorative book by an acknowledged expert, since Folkard (1859). It contains more than merely fowling in Ireland, there are the fullest details of all species, duck decoys, records of bags, punts and punt gunning all expertly illustrated by Whymper" Chute 510
[19845] |
£80.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
The Fowler In Ireland Or Notes On The Haunts And Any Habits Of Wildfowl seafowl including Instructions In The Art Of Shooting And Capturing Them
1882.
1st Edn,.
Van Voorst.
XIII 503 pages, 16 page wildfowl register + 2 page publishers advert, 16 full page plates, frontis + text illus, light spotting to 1/2 title, publishers blue cloth, vg. "The most authoritative book by an acknowledged expert, since Folkard (1859). It contains more than merely fowling in Ireland, there are the fullest details of all species, duck decoys, records of bags, punts and punt gunning all expertly illustrated by Whymper" Chute 510
[20626] |
£70.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
The Fowler In Ireland Or Notes On The Haunts And Any Habits Of Wildfowl seafowl including Instructions In The Art Of Shooting And Capturing Them
1882.
1st Edn,.
Van Voorst.
xiii 503 pages, 16 page wildfowl register + 2 page publishers advert, 16 full page plates, frontis + text illus, top edge gilt. Some browning to blank prelims, armorial bookplate to front paste down. Finely bound in a later half tan calf by Henry Sotheran Ltd ,spine in 6 compartment with gilt titles on contrasting leather and ornate gilt tooling to remaining compartments. "The most authoritative book by an acknowledged expert, since Folkard (1859). It contains more than merely fowling in Ireland, there are the fullest details of all species, duck decoys, records of bags, punts and punt gunning all expertly illustrated by Whymper" Chute 510
[23714] |
£140.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
The Fowler In Ireland Or Notes On The Haunts And Habits Of Wildfowl And Seafowl Including Instructions In The Art Of Shooting And Capturing Them
1882.
1st Edn,.
John Van Vorst.
XIII 503 pages, 12 pages adverts, wildfowl records, lists of birds killed, 17 full page plates + text illus, ownership name to top margin of title page, W.P.H.L. Vaughan 1997, notes on verso of half title not relating to book, also notes to verso of last page of index ducks shot with punt gun, some browning to half title and title page, recent blue cloth binding.
[10857] |
£65.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
Letters To Young Shooters, 1st Series: On The Choice And Use Of A Gun. 2nd Series: The Production, Preservation and Killing Of Game. 3rd Series: A Short Natural History Of British Wildfowl And Complete Directions In Shooting On The Coast And Inland
1895, 1892, 1896.
4th, 1st, 1st.
Longmans Green and Co..
3 Vols, xii 274; xiii 524; xxix 630 pages, + game registers to series 1 & 2, full page and text illus throughout, bookplate to volumes 1 and 2 bound in uniform publishers' green cloth, gilt title to upper covers, foxing to all volumes a title often found with foxing, The most comprehensive shooting instruction covering every possible detail on guns, how to shoot game etc. The third series covers wildfowl shooting, with much on punt gunning and the building of a punt gun. This was the last in the series and never reprinted unlike series 1 and 2. Chute 512.
[11254] |
£100.00 |
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PAYNE-GALLWEY Sir Ralph |
Letters To Young Shooters, 1st Series: On The Choice And Use Of A Gun. 2nd Series: The Production, Preservation and Killing Of Game. 3rd Series: A Short Natural History Of British Wildfowl And Complete Directions In Shooting On The Coast And Inland
1899, 1902, 1896.
5th, 3rd, 1st Edn.
Longmans Green and Co.
3 Vols, xiv 278; xiii 544; xxix 630 pages, + game registers to series 1 & 2, full page and text illus throughout, bound in uniform publishers' green cloth, gilt title to upper covers, Series 2 is the revised and enlarged 3rd edition. Foxing to all volumes with ownership name to front end papers. Volume 3 showing rubbing to corners and head tail of the spine. A G+ set, the most comprehensive shooting instruction covering every possible detail on guns, how to shoot game etc. The third series covers wildfowl shooting, with much on punt gunning and the building of a punt gun. This was the last in the series and never reprinted unlike series 1 and 2. Chute 512.
[22234] |
£60.00 |
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PEARSON ROGERS H.W. |
Guns This Way
1962.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
X 85 pages, 4to. Illus with photographs many in colour and drawings by BB, vg in dj, the author visits and takes part in various shoots shooting in East Anglia, Yorkshire and Wales, including Bolton Abbey, Chatsworth, Euston, Holkham etc.,
[13374] |
£40.00 |
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PEEL C.V.A. |
Wild Sports In The Outer Hebrides
1901.
1st Edn,.
F.E. Robinson.
xvi133 pages, TEG, advs, frontis illus by G.E.Lodge, numerous full page and text illus, spotting to prelims. Original red cloth bevelled edges with gilt title to upper board and gilt vignette of a standing sportsman shooting from rocks. A vg copy of an attractive book, includes chapters on snipe and woodcock, rock doves, seals and seal shooting, and sea-trout fishing. PEEL C.V.A. Chute 517.
[22395] |
£80.00 |
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PEEL C.V.A. |
Wild Sports In The Outer Hebridies
1901.
1st Edn,.
F.E. Robinson.
xvi-133 pages, TEG, advs, frontis illus by G.E.Lodge, numerous full page and text illus, spotting to prelims armorial book plate of C.T.Anstruther to front paste down. Original red cloth bevelled edges with gilt title to upper board and gilt vignette of a standing sportsman shooting from rocks. A vg copy of an attractive book, includes chapters on snipe and woodcock, rock doves, seals and seal shooting, and sea-trout fishing.. Chute 517.
[22409] |
£80.00 |
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Pigeon Shooting |
Woodpigeon Shooting/ Come and Shoot Woodpigeons/ Shooting Woodpigeons
Circa 1933/circa 1950/circa 19.
1st Edn.
British Field Sports/ ICI / Eley Kynoch Press.
12-7-16 pages, 3 pamphlets on woodpigeon shooting illustrated with photographs and drawings. The, Woodpigeon Shooting with printed card covers the other 2 with pictorial card covers, very good copies. Brief guides and tactics which seem to always be changing.
[23140] |
£25.00 |
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POLLARD H B C |
The Sportsman's Cookery Book
1926.
Country Life Ltd.
vii 156 pages, 1/4 blue cloth backed boards, title label to upper cover and spine. A comprehensive guide to cooking game.
[21151] |
£20.00 |
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POLLARD H.B.C. |
Game Birds Rearing, Preservation, And Shooting
1929.
1st Edn,.
Eyre and Spottiswoode.
XI 185 pages, 4to, 12 colour plates by Philip Rickman, publisher's green bevelled cloth, fade mark to rear boards, the colour plates are particularly fine, apart from the frontis the plates show the bird in flight with pencil drawing vignette. "A practical guide with much common sense" Chute 523.
[14962] |
£28.00 |
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POLLARD Hugh B.C. |
The Gun Room Guide
1930.
1st Edn,.
Eyre Spottiswoode.
IX 183 pages, 4to, illus in colour by Phillip Rickman And H Frank Wallace, limited to 225 signed copies, bound in 1/4 vellum, small nick to edges of spine, vg.
[9055] |
£240.00 |
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POLLARD Hugh B.C., BARCLAY-SMITH Phyllis |
British and American Game Birds
1945.
1st Edn,.
Eyre and Spottiswoode.
X 48 pages, illus, 20 fine coloured plates by Philip Rickman. 4to. vg in dj, dj dust soiled.
[3617] |
£25.00 |
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POLLARD Hugh B.C., BARCLAY-SMITH Phyllis |
British and American Game Birds
1945.
1st Edn,.
Eyre & Spottiswoode.
X 48 pages, 4to, 20 coloured plates by Phillip Rickman, limited to 125 copies on handmade paper, this being numbered 46 with a pencil remarque sketch of a whooper swan signed by Rickman, bookplate to front paste down, bound in 1/4 tan, gilt title to upper cover, contents and cover in fine condition.
[18588] |
£300.00 |
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POLLARD Hugh B.C., BARCLAY-SMITH Phyllis |
British and American Game Birds
1945.
1st Edn,.
Eyre and Spottiswoode.
X 48 pages, illus, 20 fine coloured plates by Philip Rickman. 4to. vg in dj, dj chipped at head of spine, includes chapters on shooting on English and America.
[18743] |
£25.00 |
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Pollard Major Hugh. Bertie. C |
Game Birds and Game Bird Shooting
1936.
1st Edn,.
Eyre & Spottiswoode.
xv 284 pages, illustrated with 6 colour plates by Phillip Rickman and 8 half tone plates from photographs. Personal inscription to verso of the front blank. Publishers red cloth binding in DJ a very good copy with no loss to the DJ. Covers the choice of a shoot, the guns and ammunition all game vermin, game bird rearing and disease. Chute 525
[22383] |
£36.00 |
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PORTER Alexander |
The Gamekeepers Manual Being An Epitome Of The Game Laws Of England, Scotland And Of The Gun Licences And Wild Birds Acts
1889.
2 nd Edn,.
David Douglas.
Edinburgh.
xiv 140 pages, pp advs,12mo., green paper covered boards in the style of a leather binding, gilt dog vignette to upper cover, rubbing to head and tail of spine and edges.
[19719] |
£30.00 |
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PORTLAND DUKE OF |
Fifty Years And More Of Sport In Scotland: Deerstalking, Salmon Fishing, Grouse Shooting And Other Pleasant Memories. 1880 - 1932
1933.
1st Edn,.
Faber and Faber Ltd.
174, ix 190 pages, top edge gilt small 4to, bound with The Red Deer of Langwell and Braemore 1880-1934, with a brief account of the flora of Caithness 1935. Both volumes have numerous photographs, 2 folding maps, to the first part 5 tipped in colour plates by W. Eggington, to the second part with numerous photographs of deer heads with accompanying details on size where and when etc the publishers edition of this title (Blackie and Son) the colour plates are on thick paper, the flora of Caithness is part of the book rather than loose as in the Blackie edition. Bold pencil inscription to front end paper, "From Portland 1937 two books bound in one volume". Blue cloth binding gilt title to upper board. Some surface rubbing to the cloth on the rear board Both volumes were originally published separately. I believe this is one of a limited number of copies which were for the family and presentation, no copy of this edition in any of the holding UK libraries.
[22368] |
£220.00 |
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PORTLAND DUKE OF |
Memoirs Of Racing & Hunting
1935.
1st Edn,.
Faber Faber Ltd.
XVI 364 pages, 4to., illus throughout, a vg+ copy in the original silver dj, unusual to find in dj, predominately horses but Portland was a keen stalker and shooter.
[13469] |
£70.00 |
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POTTINGER Sir Henry |
Flood Fell And Forest
1905.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
2 Vols, xi - 288 + vii - 286 pages, 16pp of adverts, frontis to volume one and 32 full page plates, some browning to the blank end papers . Armorial bookplate of the author Sir Henry Pottinger to front paste downs. Publishers' dark blue cloth bindings gilt titles to the spine. The author recounts sport in Norway including trout fishing, hunting elk bear stag etc. THE AUTHORS COPY
[23722] |
£160.00 |
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POWELL Bill |
My Wild Goose Chase George Allen and Unwin
1954.
1st Edn,.
208 pages, frontis + b/w illus from photographs. Signed on the front-end paper by "Bill Powell". Publishers' blue cloth titled in silver vg in worn but presentable DJ. A classic wildfowling title, the author's experiences with much on wildfowling particularly for geese on the Solway. With an Introduction by Peter Scott.
[22418] |
£40.00 |
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PURPLE HEATHER Adams W.A. |
Something About Guns & Shooting
1891.
6th thousand.
Alexander Shephard.
vii 180 pages, includes adverts mostly for guns and shooting, first few pages "opinions of the press", written to top margin of title page "with the authors compliments" light green cloth, title in black, dust soiling to covers and corners rubbed, vg-. Chapters on fashion in game guns and their loads, the advantages of good guns etc. Riling 1271, Chute 007
[20593] |
£30.00 |
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PURPLE HEATHER Adams W.A. |
Something About Guns & Shooting
1893.
3rd revised and enlarged.
Alexander Shephard.
vii 154 pages, 22 pages of sporting adverts for guns and shooting, part removed bookplate of Charles Lancaster to front paste down, armorial bookplate of Henry A.A Thorn to front end paper. Presentation inscription on ? title to Thorn "with the authors compliments 1893" Publishers red cloth titled in black. Uneven fading and marking to the cloth, the binding and contents tight with no chips or splits. Chapters on fashion in game guns and their loads, the advantages of good guns etc. In 1878 the firm of Lancaster was take over by Henry. A. A. Thorn. Thorn, interestingly, styled himself 'Charles Lancaster' for business purposes and even used Lancaster's name when writing on the subject of guns and shooting. He helped develop and instruct on the guns. Riling 1271, Chute 007
[22956] |
£40.00 |
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PYE Henry James |
The Sportsman's Dictionary Containing Instructions For Various Methods To Be Observed In Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farrier, Hawking, Breeding And Feeding Horses For The Road And Turf; The Management Of Dogs, Game And Dunghill-Cocks, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Doves, Singing Birds, Etc; And The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents
1807.
5th Edn,.
John Stockdale.
547 pages, 4to., 17 copper engraved plates many of traps nets etc, old damp mark to plates not affecting text, bound in recent 1/2 tan calf, vg. The title states this edition was improved and enlarged by Pye, Chute 532 noted that the 5th edition is the only one signed by Pye, he was thought responsible for the editions of 1778, 1782, 1792, 1809.
[4390] |
£180.00 |
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PYE Henry James |
The Sportsman's Dictionary Or The Gentleman's Companion For Town And Country Containing Full And Particular Instructions For Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking Hawking etc., With The Various Methods To Be Observed In Breeding And Dieting Of Horses Both For The Road And Turf; Also The Management Of Dogs, Game Cocks, Dunghill Fowls, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing Birds, Etc; And The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents Collected From the Best Authors With Very Considerable Additions And Improvements By Experienced Gentlemen
1778.
3rd Edn,.
Fielding and Walker.
VIII 300+ pages, 4to., engraved frontis of the anatomy of a horse and 15 copper plates representing all the different kinds of nets, snares and traps that are now made use of, some age browning to contents, small armorial plate of R.A Caldwell, recased in the original binding with part of the old spine relayed, original boards rubbed on corners. The original end papers retained Chute 599 and Chute 532.
[16181] |
£300.00 |
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PYE Henry James |
The Sportsman's Dictionary Or The Gentleman's Companion For Town And Country Containing Full And Particular Instructions For Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking Hawking etc., With The Various Methods To Be Observed In Breeding And Dieting Of Horses Both For The Road And Turf; Also The Management Of Dogs, Game Cocks, Dunghill Fowls, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing Birds, Etc; And The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents Collected From the Best Authors With Very Considerable Additions And Improvements By Experienced Gentlemen
1778.
1st edn.
Fielding and Walker.
viii, [472] pp, 4to., engraved frontis of the anatomy of a horse by T. Cook and 15 copper plates representing all the different kinds of nets, snares and traps that are now made use of original full tree calf with the original gilt decorated spine neatly relayed. A very good + copy of the first quarto edition ffirst published in 2 volumes octavo in 1735, and again in 1744, Chute 599, Schwerdt Vol. II, Schwerdt notes 2 early editions with similar titles, Chute notes this as the first Pye edition Swift 529 01
[22471] |
£300.00 |
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