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HUTCHINSON Horace G. |
Big Game Shooting
1905.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
2 Vols, XIV 301 X 356 pages, Illustrate throughout from photographs and drawings, some occasional foxing to contents, Bound in the publisher's brick red cloth, with gilt title to upper covers. A comprehensive contemporary guide to big game hunting. Volume one covers Europe and North America. Vol two Africa and Asia, contributions from Abel Chapman, H.A. Bryden, C.S. Cumberland etc., also includes a chapter on rifles. Czech 136
[23595] |
£90.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Horace G. |
A Fellowship Of Anglers
1925.
1st Edn,.
Longmans.
XII 210 pages, 19 full page plates, vg. Angling episodes and discourse on the problems connected with the finest modes of fishing followed on the chalk streams
[19647] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Lieut Col G.S. |
Machine Guns, Their History And Tactical Employment (Being Also A History Of The Machine Gun Corps 1916-1922)
1938.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan Co Ltd.
XVI 349 pages, adv leaf, illus, red cloth light fading to edges.
[15789] |
£80.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Lieut Col G.S. |
Machine Guns, Their History And Tactical Employment (Being Also A History Of The Machine Gun Corps 1916-1922)
1938.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan Co Ltd.
xvi 349 pages, adv leaf, illus, red cloth some fading to boards
[20919] |
£85.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Rod |
Carp Now And Then
1988.
1st Edn,.
Wonderdog Publishing.
Louth, Lincs.
299 pages, illus including colour, vg+ in dj.
[15897] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Rod |
Carp Now And Then
1988.
1st Edn,.
Wonderdog Publishing.
Louth, Lincs.
299 pages, illus including colour, vg+ in dj.
[18308] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Rod |
Rod Hutchinson's Carp Book
1981.
1st Edn,.
Hudson Chadwick.
Nottingham.
viii 152 pages, illus from photographs and drawings, signed o the FEP "Have fun Rod Hutchinson", neatly written on rear plate paste down top edge previous owners name? A vg copy in dj, dj complete, no chips or loss. The 1st edition of a carp fishing classic, scarce in hard back.
[21481] |
£360.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Rod |
Rod Hutchinson's Carp Book
2005.
new Edn.
The Little Egret Press.
St Germans.
180 pages, full page and text illuys from photographs and drawings by Tom O'Reilly, pictorial end papers, publishers blue cloth with gilt title and carp vignette to the upper cover. A fine copy in DJ a limited edition of 600 copies signed by illustrator Tom O'Reilly.A new edition of a classic title with an introduction by Bob Buteux and drawings by Tom O'Reilly.
[22676] |
£50.00 |
|
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HUTCHINSON Rod and Friends |
The Carp Strikes Back
1983.
1st Edn,.
Wonderdog Publications.
Louth, Lincs.
271 pages, Illustrated in colour & b/w from photographs, line drawings. A VG + copy in un faded DJ. The dust-wrapper spine on the hardback issue is quite often found faded. Rod Hutchinson's classic work on modern carp fishing, and difficult to find in this condition
[22639] |
£200.00 |
|
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HUTCHINSON Rod and Friends |
The Carp Strikes Back
1983.
1st Edn,.
Wonderdog Publications.
Louth, Lincs.
271 pages, Illustrated in colour & b/w from photographs + line drawings. A VG copy in G + DJ. The dj has a small chip to the head of spine and small paper loss 3 cm on top rear edge light rubbing in places to lower edge of dj the spine un faded DJ The dust-wrapper spine on the hardback issue is quite often found faded. Rod Hutchinson's classic work on modern carp fishing,
[22931] |
£100.00 |
|
 |
HUTCHINSON Rod and Friends |
The Carp Strikes Back
2006.
1st thus Edn,.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans.
397 pages, b/w illus from photographs and drawings by Tom O'Reilly, green cloth with gilt title and carp vignette to upper cover. A fine copy in dj limited to 795 copies signed by Tom O'Reilly also presentation inscription on limitation page signed by Rod Hutchinson
[19212] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
HUTSLAR Donald A |
Gunsmiths of Ohio 18th & 19th Centuries Volume I Biographical Data
.
George Shumway Publisher.
York, USA.
444 pages, 4to., illus in b/w + maps, fine in dj.
[20201] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.A. |
7 pamphlets reprinted from The Salmon and Trout Magazine. Salmon Scales from the Aberdeenshire Dee; Salmon Scales from the Aberdeenshire Dee 1923,The Salmon of the Derwent 1923; The Salmon of the Derwent 1924; Salmon Scales from the Aberdeenshire 1924; Salmon Scales from the Aberdeenshire Dee 1925; The Work of Mr. H.W.Johnston
1923-1925.
all published by Sherratt and Hughes, Manchester between 1925 and 1928 and retaining the original card covers and recently bound in a plain green cloth. The first item signed on front cover with compliments AHE Wood, the second with a compliments stamp on front cover as 3rd and 4th, this also has printed on top edge with J.A.Hutton's compliments, 5th, 6th and 7th with stamp from J. Arthur Hutton.
[11820] |
£200.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.A. |
Fishing Ways And Fishing Days
1930.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
XI 179 pages, illus, decorative spine, some spotting to contents, hints and suggestions for the pursuit of the migratory fish and low water fishing.
[17934] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.Arthur |
Our Fishing Diary Hampton Bishop 1908-1933
1942.
1st Edn,.
Sherratt and Hughes.
Altricham.
XIII, 156 pages, illus, lge 8vo, limited edition, some occasional spotting, vg-.
[4085] |
£50.00 |
|
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HUTTON J.Arthur |
Our Fishing Diary Hampton Bishop 1908-1933
1942.
1st Edn,.
Sherratt and Hughes.
Altricham.
XIII, 156 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs, text diagrams, maps etc., limited edition, this being number No 132, vg in dj, dj chipped at head of spine and dust soiled, price torn out.
[11998] |
£90.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.Arthur |
Our Fishing Diary Hampton Bishop 1908-1933
1948.
rep Edn,.
Altricham.
XVI 156 pages, lge 8vo, illus, lacks rear end paper, vg in chipped dj.
[9412] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.Arthur |
Rod Fishing For Salmon On The Wye With Fly, Minnow, Prawns, etc
1920.
1st Edn,.
The Fishing Gazette.
XII 160 pages, b/w illus from photographs + drawings, 4 folding plates in rear pocket, 12mo. brown cloth backed paper covered books some rubbing to corners of board and edges.
[16688] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.Arthur |
Rod Fishing For Salmon On The Wye With Fly, Minnow, prawns, etc
1930.
new Edn,.
The Fishing Gazette.
x + 178 pages, sml 8vo, 4 folding plates in rear pocket, rear hinge paper cracked but a tight copy, this addition has a new appendix.
[20066] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
HUTTON J.Arthur |
Rod Fishing For Salmon On The Wye With Fly, Minnow, prawns, etc
1930.
new Edn,.
The Fishing Gazette.
X + 178 pages, sml 8vo, 4 folding plates in rear pocket, rear hinge paper cracked but a tight copy, this addition has a new appendix.
[21928] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
Iannamico, Frank |
AK-47: The Grim Reaper
2008.
1st Edn.
Chipotle Publishing.
xvi-868 pages, 4to illustrated throughout with b/w photographs ana line drawings. A fine copy in DJ. An in depth research into the guns and its many variants with excellent photographs of the guns.
[24015] |
£200.00 |
|
 |
ICI |
Cartridges For Military Rifles And Machine Guns, (Heavy and Light)
circa 1930.
23 pages, 4to., illus of the bullets, description, ballistics etc, printed paper covers.
[12336] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
ICI |
Catalogue Of Sporting Ammunition (Eley And Kynoch) and Sporting Gunpowders (Curtis and Harvey and Nobel)
nd circa 1930.
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.
Birmingham.
119 pages, + 12-page centre Fire Metallic Ammunition trade price list, large 8vo, screw bound in loose flap over covers as issued. A catalogue for the trade in sections. Section I: Proprietary Shotgun Cartridges, 11 pages, 8 in colour includes Tracer cartridges. Section II: Shotgun Cartridge Cases, 7 pages. Section III: Ball Ammunition For Ball Shotguns, 4pages. Section IV: Loading Materials, 7 pages. 5Section V: Smokeless and Black Sporting Gunpowder, 8 pages. Section VI Accessories, 8 pages includes clay pigeon traps. Section VII: Metallic Ammunition, 66 pages includes 18 pages on standard ballistics of central-fire metallic cartridges. All sections of the catalogue are well illustrated. Followed by the 12page centre Fire Metallic Ammunition trade price list in printed blue card covers dated 1951. Although the price list is dated 1951 I believe the catalogue is a bit earlier than 1951, it follows the same format as previous earlier ammunition catalogues we have handled but there are some differences in illustration's and pagination. ?120
[22397] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
ICI |
From Bird To Brain And Back Again Some Of The Time Problems Involved
nd Circa 1930.
ICI.
22 pages, bookplate of Henk Visser to inner covers with his signature to title page and neat ownership stamp to title page blank, original card covers, vg.One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s.
[12437] |
£35.00 |
|
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ICI |
From Bird To Brain And Back Again Some Of The Time Problems Involved
nd Circa 1930.
ICI.
22 pages,, original card covers, vg. One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s.
[19406] |
£35.00 |
|
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I.C.I. |
Gunning Without Game
nd Circa 1950.
1st Edn.
Imperial Chemicals Industries Limited.
40 pages, Illustrated with photographs and drawings showing the equipment the shooting field etc. Also diagrams on wear to stand, flight of birds etc. Publishers pictorial card covers VG. Quite scarce no copy held in UK libaries
[23030] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
I.C.I |
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited and Its Founding Companies, Volume I: the History of Nobel's Explosives Company Limited and Nobel Industries Limited 1871-1926
1938.
1st Edn.
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.
xii ? 240 pages, frontis illustration and 43 other illustrations, publishers blue pebbled leather binding with gilt titled spine with the ICI motif. A near fine copy in DJ. Only volume 1 was published, A detailed history from the company's inception by Alfred Noble and its rise and development especially its chemicals and explosives. Quite scarce particularly the first edition and in this condition, not listed by Riling.
[23018] |
£130.00 |
|
 |
ICI |
The Stringing Of Shot And The Technical Aspect Of Stringing Of Shot Charges
nd circa 1927.
ICI Ltd.
45 pages, illus with diagrams and 1 tipped in photo "the moving target with the driver of the car", bookplate to verso of front cover, grey card covers printed in red and black. A scarce booklet, not present on COPAC, vg+.
[21187] |
£40.00 |
|
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ICI |
The Stringing Of Shot And The Technical Aspect Of Stringing Of Shot Charges
nd circa 1927.
ICI Ltd.
45 pages, illus with diagrams and 1 tipped in photo "the moving target with the driver of the car",small scuff mark to upper cover, grey card covers printed in red and black. A scarce booklet, not present on COPAC, vg+.One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s.
[20708] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
I.C.I. Game Services |
Advisory Leaflet No. 21 Woodpigeon Shooting Some Practical Hints
1948.
4th revised Edn.
pictorial green card covers, vg.
[20598] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
IDLE C. |
Hints On Shooting and Fishing Both On Sea and Land and in the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland
1855.
1st Edn,.
Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans.
24pp adverts, 12mo., Ownership inscription to front paste down and name to upper blank margin of the title page. Some discoloration to the coloured end papers and some cracking to the front hinge. Publishers green cloth some old marking, 2cm split to front upper spine edge the binding and the contents tight. The shooting section takes up189 pages with 32 pages at the end on the destruction of game, advice of breech loaders, chapters on game, wildfowl, hut shooting in France etc., Riling 658, Chute 313, WS 127
[23522] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
IEBC Cox I.E.B. |
The Anglers Diary And Tourist Fisherman's Gazetteer Of The Rivers And Lakes Of The World To Which Are Added Forms For Registering The Fish Taken During The Year
1903.
37th Edn,.
Horace Cox.
lxxxvi 220 pages, fishing register and adverts, front and rear hinge re-jointed, publishers light tan printed cloth covered boards printed in black.
[18278] |
£48.00 |
|
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IEBC Cox I.E.B. |
The Anglers Diary And Tourist Fisherman's Gazetteer Of The Rivers And Lakes Of The World To Which Are Added Forms For Registering The Fish Taken During The Year
1915.
Horace Cox.
lxxxviii pages, 26pp advs, 10pp fishing register, some sections filled in with weights, couple of small closed tears to pages, grey printed cloth covered boards dust soiled, vg-.
[17163] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
I.E.B.C Cox (Irwin Edward Bainbridge) |
Facts And Useful Hints Relating To Fishing And Shooting Being A Collection Of Various Methods For Capturing Birds, Beasts, Vermin, And Fish; Together With A Great Variety Of Recipes Of All Kinds Useful To The Fisherman And Sportsman. To Which is Added A List Of Recipes For The Management And Cure Of Dogs In Disease
1874.
3rd Edn,.
Horace Cox.
vi 293 pages, adverts, text illustrations throughout, publishers blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper cover small bruise mark to the spine Much on traps , trapping including how to "kill troops of cats by dropping a large slab of iron" with illustration! Much updated and expanded edition Chute 136 1st
[22936] |
£40.00 |
|
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ILLINGWORTH Frank |
Falcons And Falconry
n.d. circa 1948.
1st Edn,.
Blandford Press Ltd.
111 pages, illus, vg. 1st edition of a much reprinted work
[21311] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
Imperial Chemical Industries |
Catalogue Of Sporting Ammunition (Eley and Kynoch) and Sporting Gunpowders (Curtis Harvey and Nobel)
nd circa 1980.
119 + (2) pages,m Facsimile reprint of the circa 1930 catalogue. Illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs line drawings etc. Dark red card covers printed title in gilt to the upper cover and stud bound as the original. Shows the cartridges, bullets cases, etc. A fine copy of a well-produced facsimile reprint.
[23218] |
£30.00 |
|
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Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
Jack In The Box Targets
nd circa 1930.
Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
23 cm x 15 .5 cm folding 4-page sheet. Title and illustration to upper flap with illustration the centre illustration of "The Jack" and The Target with descriptive text which carried over onto to the rear flap with Illustration. ."The jack has immediate appeal is made to sportsmen who held regular meetings prior to the passing of the Captive Bird Act, since the "Jack "target is eminently suitable for carrying through competitions under the "live bird style.
[23162] |
£30.00 |
|
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Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
Safety Regulations for New Radnor Range
1958.
Kynch Press.
Birmingham.
23 pages, 12mo folding coloured of the range at end. Printed blue limp card covers fine copy. The origin of the range dates back to the 1920's when it was part of the defence arm of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). It subsequently became part of ICI's subsidiary Imperial Metal Industries
[22462] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
Safety Regulations for New Radnor Range
1958.
Kynch Press.
Birmingham.
23 pages, 12mo folding coloured of the range at end. Printed blue limp card covers fine copy. The origin of the range dates back to the 1920's when it was part of the defence arm of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). It subsequently became part of ICI's subsidiary Imperial Metal Industries
[22463] |
£20.00 |
|
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INGHAM Maurice, WALKER Richard |
Drop Me A Line, Being Letters Exchanged On Trout And Coarse Fishing
1964.
2nd.
Macgibbon and Kee,.
xii ? 295 pages, illustrations from photographs and numerous drawings throughout the text by the authors. Publishers slate blue cloth titled in silver. DJ complete some foxing to the white rear panel vg. Contains much on carp fishing, this edition has a different DJ to the first and some revisions to the text and a new introduction by Fred J Taylor.
[22570] |
£55.00 |
|
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INGLIS James ("Maori") |
Tent Life In Tigerland, Being Sporting Reminiscences Of A Pioneer Planter In A Indian Frontier District
1888.
1st Edn.
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.
xv 366 pages, large 8vo. 16 colour lithograph plates, a partly un-opened copy. Publishers' green cloth with gilt title, tiger vignette and multi coloured elephant holding a shot tiger vignette to the front cover. Rubbing to upper outer corners, the binding clean and bright. A very good copy Much on all aspects on tiger hunting, buffalo, rhinoceros etc there is also chapter on guns and how to cure skins. Czech does not note this edition but a combined edition
[23922] |
£320.00 |
|
 |
ISLE OF MAN |
The Tourists Picturesque Guide To The Isle Of Man With Excursions To All Parts Of The Island And Practical Instructions For Sea And Fresh Water Fishing
Circa 1881.
5th revised Edn,.
Houlston & Sons.
V 192 pages, advert end papers, 12mo, folding map, frontis, engraved folding plate of Douglas Harbour and town + 10 other plates and text illus, recased in the original green printed paper covered boards, spine relayed, rubbing to edges and corners of boards, vg-. The angling section appears in the appendix, pages 158-178 trout fishing in the Isle of Man; pages 179-183 sea fishing. 2 copies published by Houlston & Sons located in UK libraries both 5th editions, earlier additions under similar titles, do not mention the fishing, scarce.
[15581] |
£120.00 |
|
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ISMAIL Lt Col M.M. |
Call of the Tiger
1964.
1st Edn,.
Faber and Faber.
x 174, frontis illus, vg in dj. dj rubbed at head of spine. Ismail a Gurkha officer describes his hunts for marauding tigers and leopards in India. Czech 112.
[21491] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
ISYS Cotswold |
Lyra Piscatoria Original Lyrics On Fish, Flies, Fishing And Fishermen, Including Poems On All The British Freshwater Fish
1895.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
XVI 173 pages, original publishers blind stamped cloth, poems on the carp, the mayfly, Izaak Walton etc. vg.
[6886] |
£30.00 |
|
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ISYS Cotswold [Rev Richard Grovner] |
An Angler's Strange Experiences, A Whimsical Medley
1885.
2nd Edn,.
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.
XVI 100 pages, a collection of humorous verse and drawings, publishers grey cloth with river scene printed in gilt, black and brown to upper board, vg.
[15476] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
J. Greenhough. Sheffield |
Pocket Knife Catalogue
No date circa 1900.
J. Greenhough..
Sheffield.
(1) - 18, andscape 8vo 26mm x16mm.the first page a printed copy from The Ironmonger May 3rd 1879 of the Exhibition of Cutlery held at the Cutlers Hall London with a review of the company. Followed by 18 pages with a photograph illustration of the knives, the first page is for the "Carnarvon Knife" the next 17 pages show approximately 270 knifes with details below each knife i.e. "Buffalo 3 blds" with reference number. To the opposite page, Nos. And Prices and type of case are given. Bound in the original limp cloth covered covers. A very good copy. The company was founded roundabout 1867 and carried on to the mid-1920s and the business was then absorbed by John Blyde, Greenhough died in 1914. A characteristic feature of some Greenhough pocket knives was the way in which the nail mark extended through the tang. Greenhough knives always appear to have been stylish and well-made.
[24148] |
£265.00 |
|
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JACKSON Herbert J. |
European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw
1923.
1st Edn.
Philip Lea Warner With tipped in slip "Publication of the work taken over by "Martin Hopkinson & Company ltd".
xvi ? 108 pages, Small folio, T.E.G, errata slip, frontis illustration 63 + 8 full page plates with 111 + 30 figures of guns etc. Armorial bookplate to front paste. Presentation inscription on ? title "To Freda with the authors best love Herbert J Jackson " Freda is the authors wife and the book is dedicated to her. Number 44 of a limited edition of 550 copies. The first edition of a much-reprinted book the reprints are inferior to the first edition, with excellent provenance. Riling 1946
[22814] |
£120.00 |
|
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JACKSON Herbert J. |
European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw
1959.
2nd Edn,.
Holland Press.
xvi 108 pages, lge 4to, illus throughout, this edition limited to 750 copies, browning to end papers, publishers blue cloth, vg.
[21265] |
£35.00 |
|
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JACKSON Herbert J. |
European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw
1959.
2nd Edn,.
Holland Press.
XVI 108 pages, lge 4to, illus throughout, this edition limited to 750 copies, publishers blue cloth, vg in dj.
[14137] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
JACKSON Jean And Frank |
The Making Of The Parson Jack Russell terrier
1986.
1st Edn,.
Woodbridge.
108 pages, illus, vg in dj
[3016] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly Fisher
1899.
4th Edn,.
Gibbings and company.
72 pages, advs, 10 hand coloured representing 120 natural and artificial flies, a vg+ copy in original green cloth, gilt decoration to upper boards. This edition has a 15 page addendum by John E Miller, Miller states that the 2nd and 3rd editions had a serious fault in the colouring of the flies which he pointed out to the publishers, the result being this edition has a facsimile reproduction of the 1st edition, an important work on the north country fly.
[8078] |
£180.00 |
|
 |
JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly Fisher
1899.
4th Edn,.
Gibbings and company.
72 pages, advs, 10 hand coloured plates representing 120 natural and artificial flies, ownership inscription to FEP J.P.Reay, Westwood, Leeds. On rear blank 4 ink drawings of flies to gut well drawn, a vg copy in original green cloth, gilt decoration to upper boards. This edition has a 15 page addendum by John E Miller, Miller states that the 2nd and 3rd editions had a serious fault in the colouring of the flies which he pointed out to the publishers, the result being this edition has a facsimile reproduction of the 1st edition, an important work on the north country fly.
[18169] |
£200.00 |
|
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JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly Fisher More Particularly For Grayling On Umber
1854.
1st Edn,.
Charles Farlow.
58 pages, 2 pages subscribers lists, 10 full page hand coloured plates representing 64 flies + text illus, light spotting to title page and dedication page. A very good copy in the original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board. A classic work on the making of flies, an indispensable handbook of generations of north country flytyers until well into the 20th century. Jackson was born and lived along the river Yore, a well known grayling river. the first edition is particularly scarce. WS 122.
[14760] |
£465.00 |
|
 |
JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly Fisher More Particularly For Grayling On Umber
1854.
Charles Farlow.
58 pages, 2 pages subscribers list, 10 full page hand-coloured plates representing 64 flies + text illus, light spotting to title page and browning in part to the inner margin of the dedication page. A very good copy in the original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board som discoloration in places to the cloth. A classic work on the making of flies, an indispensable handbook of generations of north country flytyers until well into the 20th century. Jackson was born and lived along the river Yore, a well-known grayling river. the first edition is particularly scarce. WS 122.
[22650] |
£385.00 |
|
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JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber
1862.
2nd Edn,.
57 pages, subscriber's list, 10 uncoloured engraved plates, original dark blue blind stamped cloth rubbing to head and tail of spine, neat ownership stamp to title page margin, The 1st edition was published in 1854 by Charles Farlow, the 2nd also published by Farlow contains a different title page, noted on the title page 'price, with coloured plates 7s,6d, plain .......5s'. A difficult title to find in the early edition, an important title on north country flies.
[11464] |
£250.00 |
|
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JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber
1880.
3rd Edn,.
57 pages, subscriber's list, 10 full page plates depicting 64 hand coloured examples of flies, inner hinge paper cracked, o/w a very clean bright copy with gilt title to upper covers.
[2083] |
£340.00 |
|
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JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber
1880.
3rd Edn,.
John Slark.
Leeds.
57 pages, 10 full page plates depicting 64 hand coloured examples of flies, light spotting to title and last page, Re-cased in the publishers green cloth with gilt title to upper boards, vg. "Jackson and Theakston works were the indispensable handbook of generations of North country flytyers" (Magee fly fishing north country traditions) Westwood 123
[12652] |
£340.00 |
|
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JACKSON John |
The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber
1880.
3rd Edn,.
John Slark.
Leeds.
57 pages, 10 full page plates depicting 64 hand coloured examples of flies, contents clean and fresh, pencil name TETLEY on front fly leaf. Teley of Ligram Bridge appears in the subscribers list, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper board, old mark lower inner corner and top edge inner corner possibly ink but barely noticeable. "Jackson and Theakston works were the indispensable handbook of generations of North country flytyers" (Magee fly fishing north country traditions) Westwood 123
[16058] |
£320.00 |
|
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JAMES Audrey |
Memoirs Of A Fen Tiger, The Story Of Ernie James of Welney
1986.
1st Edn,.
David Charles, Newton Abbott.
136 pages, illus with drawings and photographs, fine copy in dj. James's life as a mole catcher, wildfowler, eel-trapper, plover catcher etc, also some punt gunning.
[24008] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
JAMES PURDEY & SONS LTD |
Guns & Rifles
nd Circa 1953.
small 4to., 31 pages, illus from photographs showing the building of Purdey guns with description + specification charts, cream card covers printed in red and blue, includes loose price list.
[20706] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
JAMES PURDEY & SONS LTD |
Guns & Rifles
nd Circa 1953.
small 4to., 31 pages, illus from photographs showing the building of Purdey guns with description + specification charts, cream card covers printed in red and blue, includes loose price list and letter from Holland and Holland.
[20652] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Guns And Rifles
.
35 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour of the gun factory etc with loose price list, blue card covers, title in silver in Purdey envelope, a fine copy.
[18205] |
£25.00 |
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JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Guns And Rifles
nd circa 1970.
36 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour and b/w showing the gun factory, the guns including double rifles, cases etc, grey card covers printed in gold in black, a fine copy.
[20650] |
£30.00 |
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JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Guns And Rifles
nd circa 1975.
36 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour and b/w, shows the manufacturing process of the guns including over and under guns and rifles.
[20644] |
£25.00 |
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JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Guns And Rifles
nd 1997.
35 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour of the gun factory etc with loose price list for 1997, blue card covers, title in silver, a fine copy.
[20656] |
£20.00 |
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JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Purdey Game Guns
nd Circa 1950.
unpagination (8 pages). the 2 guns illus in colour + b/w illus, pictorial covers printed in colour, light wear to lower outer back cover also folding card for the over and under guns, colour illus to upper cover + loose price list.
[20643] |
£40.00 |
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JAMESON E.W. |
The Hawking Of Japan, The History And Development Of Japanese Falconry
1976.
reprint Edn,.
Davis.
California.
xii - 97 pages, Large 8vo , Six tipped-in colour plates, + 19 plate of drawings of Japanese hawking and equipment+ 5 b/w of the history of hawking in Japan. Chapters include, history, the sporting hawks of Japan, housing and equipment, methods of obtaining hawks, manning and training, hawking in the field, daily care plates. Yellow buckram, with Japanese text printed in black to the upper covert. Pages cut but a very good copy in acetate dust-wrapper. A publisher's slip loose states that the book was issued with pages uncut and recommends slitting the pages open with an ordinary table knife. Small ownership sticker to the front paste down, a fine copy. First published in 1962 and reprinted by the author in 1976 to satisfy demand by new falconers approximately 700 copies were printed. The history of hawking in Japan with chapters include, history, the sporting hawks of Japan, housing and equipment, methods of obtaining hawks, manning and training, hawking in the field, daily care Swift 300,02
[24220] |
£150.00 |
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JAMIESON G. Scott |
Bullard Firearms
2002.
revised.
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Atglen U.S.A.
368 pages, 4to, Illustrated in colour and b/w using photographs line drawings old advertisements etc. A fine copy in DJ. The life and work J.H. Bullard an extraordinary American gunmaker and invention.
[22887] |
£50.00 |
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JANSSEN FRERES |
Armes Et Munitions Exportation
nd circa 1920 (possibly earlie.
Liege, Belgium.
81 pages, oblong 8vo., illus, printed card covers, loose folded price list, catalogue includes pistols, revolvers, rifles. In many cases the pistols and rifle illustrate the ammunition, hammer and hammerless shotguns, air weapons, munitions including 2 colour plates. the text in French, each page is perforated for removal at inner hinges. This copy complete, a vg copy of a comprehensive and early catalogue.
[14419] |
£140.00 |
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JARDINE Alfred |
Pike And Perch With Notes On Record Pike And A Chapter On The Black Bass, Murry Cod And Other Sporting Members Of The Perch Family
1898.
1st edn.
Lawrence and Bullen Ltd.
xii 204 pages, 4 pp adverts, frontis + 1 full page plate. Numerous text illustrations from photographs and drawings mostly showing various tackle for pike and perch fishing. Publishers' brown cloth, with title in gilt to the upper cover, a very good copy. Published in The Anglers Library and edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell and F G Aflalo.
[24025] |
£40.00 |
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JARRAD Captain V.E.D. |
Lectures On Musketry
1919.
1st Edn,.
Lal Chand and Sons.
82 pages, occasional text diagrams, original printed paper covers chipped at head of spine and 1 outer edge. Jarrad prepared the lectures for the benefits of NCO's of the 2/36th B.N.R. Bn (I.D.F), the lectures are based on his notes taken at the Central School of Musketry and his actual experiences which he thinks especially apply to the unit of the Indian Defence Force, includes 20 lectures on aiming, firing, range, theory, ammunition supply, battle defence, sniping etc. A scarce pamphlet not recorder in Riling or held in any UK library.
[14235] |
£140.00 |
|
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JARRETT Alan |
Wildfowling North and South
2006.
1st Edn.
Big Sky Enterprises.
Kent.
187 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, signed by Jarrett on the title page, fine in dj.
[20061] |
£25.00 |
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JARRETT Alan |
Wildfowling ways
2003.
1st Edn.
Meresborough Books.
Rainham.
135 pages, illus in b/w from drawings, date on FEP, a fine copy in dj. Much on wildfowling in Kent
[20108] |
£20.00 |
|
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JEANS Thomas |
The Tommieberg Shooting Or A Moor In Scotland
nd circa 1870.
reprint Edn,.
Routledge Warne And Routledge.
VIII 424 pages, illus by Percival Skelton, slate blue cloth, title in upper boards, sine and corners bumped, spine faded, rubbing to head and tail of spine, vg-. The humorous study of Mr Brixey who takes a moor, lodge, river and loch, Brixey did not seem to get value for money, he notes in the final chapter to the reader when the "purpose of renting a moor in Scotland take nothing upon credit - or you will be done" Chute 98, Westwood Satchell 123 (4 chapters on angling)
[13654] |
£38.00 |
|
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Jeffery W. & Co Ltd |
Jeffereys "Sharpshooter" Cartridge
nd circa 1950.
W. Jeffery & Co Ltd.
Promotionalfolding card order sheet 20cm x 9.5cm folded, unfolded 28.5cm x 20cm. Printed in red and balck, one side devoted to the Jeffereys "Sharpshooter" cartridge. The reverse alternative Jeffery cartridges in Ley branded cases, company order card etc.
[23086] |
£20.00 |
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JEFFERY W.J. AND Co |
Guns And Rifles And General Shooting Accessories, High Velocity Double Cordite And Magazine Express Rifles, Sporting Shotguns For Game And Wildfowl Shooting
Circa 1927.
76 pages, 4to., well illustrated mostly with good descriptions and testimonials " a record bag of tigers with a Jeffery .400 single rifle", also includes pistols and revolvers, printed card covers, a vg example. NO PRICE LIST
[14446] |
£180.00 |
|
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Jenkins Keith, Editor. |
THE HORTON CHRONICLES. THE BANNED EDITION.
2011.
1st thusd.
Freebird Publishing.
Crawley, West Sussex..
xx,459 pages, 4to illustrated with colour photographs throughout, end-paper map. Laminated boards simulating a battered old leather binding. A fine copy .The "Banned Edition", consists of xx + 459 pages, as against xviii + 379 of the first edition. "So, 'why is it called 'The Banned Edition'?', I hear you ask. Well, Chilly, Reg and I moved onto Wraysbury in 1997 and one weekend we arranged to meet Dave there, for Reg's birthday I seem to recall. Anyway, boats were not allowed at the time, but that rule seemed to have passed us by. The short story is, we got caught and got banned".
[23839] |
£60.00 |
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Jenkins Keith, Editor. |
THE SAVAY CHRONICLES..
2013.
Freebird Publishing..
Crawley, West Sussex..
464 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w photographs throughout, with map enclosed inside front cover. laminated boards simulating an old binding. Small loss to front edge of the rear end paper where glue from binding caused the fault, otherwise a fine copy
[23843] |
£45.00 |
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JENKS Paul Tight Lines |
With Rod & Line In And Around Gloucestershire How, When And Where To Fish
1937.
1st Edn,.
The British Publishing Co.
Gloucester.
48 pages, illus with drawings by J.Camm, pictorial card covers. A vg clean copy, quite scarce.
[17110] |
£25.00 |
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JERVIS Captain Jervis-White |
The Rifle Musket A Practical Treatise On The Enfield-Pritchett Rifle, Recently Adopted in the British Service
1854.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall.
70 pages, Text. Illus. original blind stamped cloth, dust soiled, spine chipped and rubbed on edges, g+.
[2795] |
£70.00 |
|
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JESSE Edward |
An Angler Rambles
1836.
1st Edn,.
John Von Voorst.
318 pages, top edge gilt engraved frontis and vignette to the title page, foxing to blank end papers and the frontis, ownership label to the front paste down. Finely bound in later 1/2 dark green morroco, spine with central fishing vignette within ornate gilt border to compartments. In a later cloth slipcase, vg. Includes section on the Test, Perch, Pike, Chub, trolling in Staffordshire etc.
[23849] |
£95.00 |
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JESSEN B.H. |
W.N.McMillan's Expeditions And Big Game Hunting Southern Sudan, Abyssinia & British East Africa
1900.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan.
xii 415 pages, for private circulation only, small 4to., frontis portraits of Mr and Mrs McMillan + full page and text illus from photographs and drawings, folding map in rear pocket, 4 ownership stamps to front end papers, 2 to rear end paper and one to blank margin of page 193 "Major H Twyford", original brick red cloth, fade mark to front board gilt title to upper board, browning to EP's. A scarce privately printed title, McMillan settled in Africa with his wife at Juja, Jessen recounts 4 hunting trips with the McMillans, the first along the Blue Nile records only a few gazelles, the 2nd in Abyssinia along the Baro River bagged elephant, hippo, lion and a variety of plains game, the 3rd trip along the Blue Nile, the 4th trip in 1905 to British East Africa, rhino, lion, eland etc were bagged, Czech 142.
[21191] |
£640.00 |
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JEWITT Llewellyn |
Rifles And Volunteer Rifle Corps, Their Constitution Arms, Drills And Laws And Uniform With Descriptions Of Rifles, Revolvers etc
1860.
1st Edn,.
Ward and Lock.
VII 97 pages, 5pp adverts, text illus, bound in later brown cloth with the original pictorial card covers, which show a ferociously moustatached rifleman, rear cover is a list of Colt rifles and pistols, repair to upper corner of last page, name written on blank of frontis with ownership stamp for Walter A Burke, vg. Covers various guns including Colt, Adams, daws, Deane-Harding Revolvers, Enfield, Needham, Pritchett, Whitworth, Westley Richards etc., Rifles, ammunition, equipment, telescopic sighting etc., Riling 738.
[18190] |
£240.00 |
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JINKS Roy G. |
Artistry In Arms the Guns Of Smith & Wesson
1992.
1st Edn,.
Smith & Wesson.
MA, USA.
84 pages, 4to., fine colour illus, personal presentation inscription from Jinks to Henk Visser to FEP with Visser's bookplate, vg+ in dj. Small chips to top of spine of dj. Limited to 500 copies, this copy un-numbered.
[15204] |
£120.00 |
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JINKS Roy G. |
History Of Smith & Wesson
nd circa 1991.
Revised 10 th Anniversary.
Beinfield Publishing Inc.
North Hollywood, Ca, USA.
290 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs and drawings, fine in DJ.vg in dj, some light marking to dj.
[23312] |
£25.00 |
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JINKS Roy G. |
History Of Smith & Wesson
nd circa 1991.
Revised 10 th Anniversary.
Beinfield Publishing Inc.
North Hollywood, Ca, USA.
xiii - 290 pages, illustrated throughout from photographs and line drawings, vg in dj. Publishers binding titled in silver in DJ. The DJ some chipping to edges now in clear removable cover.
[22148] |
£35.00 |
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JOHNSON Curtis L |
Gunmakers Of Illinois 1683-1900 Volume I A to F
1997.
1st Edn.
George Shumway Publisher.
York, USA.
200 pages, 364 illus in b/w, a fine copy in dj. lists some 456 Illinois gunsmiths.
[20200] |
£30.00 |
|
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JOHNSON Eldridge John |
Tarpomania The Madness Of Fishing
1908.
1st Edn,.
Frederick William Stack.
New York.
27 pages, TEG, 4 plates from photos, water silk end papers, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to front paste down. Reece held the world record for a 6 gilled shark in the late 1980's, bound in full olive green morroco with gilt leaping tarpon to upper board, inner gilt tooling to boards, spine in 6 compartments, spine fading to brown as usual.
[16694] |
£1350.00 |
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JOHNSON George B & LOCKHOVEN Hans Bert |
International Armament With History, Data, Technical Information And Photographs Of Over 400 Weapons
1965.
1st Edn.
International Small Arms Publishers.
Cologne Germany.
2 volumes, vii +(4) 471 + (8) 483, loose errata, Vol 1, 4to., illus throughout with b/w photographs, diagrams etc., bookplate to front paste down, publishers black cloth, vignette to upper board, vg. A comprehensive guide.
[19268] |
£35.00 |
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JOHNSON Harold |
Small Arms Identification And Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries
1970.
FSTC-CW-07-03-70.
218 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drawings etc., printed card covers some dust soiling, includes weapons used by the Viet Cong.
[19804] |
£20.00 |
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JOHNSON Harold |
Small Arms Identification And Operation Guide-Eurasian Communist Countries
1973.
3rd Edn.
Dept of Defence.
USA.
378 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings etc. very occasional number in ink written beside a description, Blank corner cut from FEP, publishers limp covers, title in silver, small staple mark to upper cover blank margin. The guide covers pistols, sub machine guns, assault rifle, rifles and machine guns
[19894] |
£25.00 |
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JOHNSON Isaac C. |
Sport On The Blue Nile Or Six Months Of A Sportsman's Life In Central Africa
1903.
1st Edn,.
Robert Banks & Son.
VIII 256 pages, frontis illus + 31 full page plates, presentation inscription to verso of front end paper to "Geo Appleton Esq with the publishers kind regards and best wishes Sept 1903", some offsetting from inscription to 1/2 title, original cloth with gilt title and photo insert of male lion to upper board and photo insert of shot elephant to rear flap, light rubbing to the corners. The author travels through the Sudan with a .303 Martini Metford Carbine, the weapon of his choice. He hunted hippo, crocodile, elephant, lion plains game etc., "One of the scarcest of the big game titles" Czech 84. A vg copy.
[17001] |
£1350.00 |
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JOHNSON Jr M.M. |
Practical Marksmanship, The Technique Of Field Firing
.
1st Edn.
William Morrow and Company.
New York.
xviii 183 pages, full page plates from photographs + text drawings, publishers cloth title in blue, light fading to edges, vg in dj. How to improve marksmanship in the field, the range or in battle
[21395] |
£30.00 |
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JOHNSON Martin |
Over African Jungles The Records From Pen And Camera Of A Glorious Adventure Over The Big Country Of Africa 60,000 Miles By Airplane
1935.
1st Edn,.
George G Harrap & Co,.
New York.
249 pages, Frontis and full page b/w illustrations from photographs. Some browning to prelims. Publishers' green cloth with blind stamp ruling to the board gilt title and aircraft vignette to the spine, a very good clean copy. "There are several hunting incidents in East Africa including rhinoceros and leopard". Czech 145
[23938] |
£25.00 |
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Johnson, Melvin M ; Haven, Charles T |
Automatic Weapons Of The World
1945.
New York.
xi-644 illustrated in b/w from photographs, diagrams etc. Also, a section of "Drawings and Ballistics of Military Ammunition from .30 Caliber to 40mm Prepared by Johnson Automatic Incorporated" includes 5 folding plates of gun breakdowns. Bound in the publisher's cream cloth titled on the spine in white and black. A very good clean copy. A greatly revised edition of the 1941 1st covering the history, development, how automatic arms operate, how to keep them firing their use in combat. Riling 2360
[21950] |
£45.00 |
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JOHNSON T.B. |
The Shooters Companion
1823.
2nd impression and considerably enlarged Edn,.
Sherewood Jones & Co.
IX 396 pages, 12 pages catalogue of sporting books, engraved frontis and 2 other plates, old damp mark to the plates, an uncut copy in the original printed paper covered boards, spine showing some paper loss. to this edition the author added wildfowl and fen shooting as well as more details on each type of game, also includes guns, powder, breeding and training setters and spaniels. Chute 348
[3650] |
£85.00 |
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Johnson, T.B. |
The Sportsman's Cyclopaedia; Comprising A Complete Elucidation of the Science and Practice of Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Hawking, Cockfighting, and other Sports and Pastimes of Great Britain Embellished with a profusion of highly finished engravings, after Landseer, Ward, Cooper, Hancock, and other eminent artists.
1848.
revised.
Henry H Bohn.
2 volumes . vi, 940, 5 pp. 57 woodcut and steel engraved full-page plates. Bound in a contemporary ? green calf red title labels. Schwerdt only list the 1831 one volume 1st edition (vol 1 271pp) as does Chute, 351, as Swift 305-01 but notes this edition, Westward Satchel 124, list the 1831 edition with footnote (A few copies re-issued with new title-page and additional illustrations by Mr Bohn in 1848.)
[23501] |
£220.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume I
1977.
2nd Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
xi 343 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, some occasional spotting to prelims, publishers cloth, title in red, vg in dj, small closed tear to head of spine.
[21734] |
£35.00 |
|
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume II
1976.
1st Edn.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
xiv 352 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj. A classic in the field of Nazi edged weapons.
[21733] |
£40.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume V
nd 1985.
1st Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
330 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj.
[21597] |
£40.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edges Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume III
1978.
1st Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
362 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth, title in red, vg in dj. A major work on the Nazi dagger.
[21732] |
£35.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edges Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume IV
1981.
1st Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
XVIII 349 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj, light rubbing to head of spine.
[18622] |
£30.00 |
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Johnson, Thomas M. and Wittmann Thomas. T |
Collecting the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich, 8 Volume Set
N/D circa1975/N/D circa 1981/1.
1st/2nd/2nd/1st/1st/1st/1st/1st.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
Small 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, line drawings, armourers' marks etc. Volume I, SIGNEND by both authors and numbered 190, Volume VIII with loose ex libris plate SIGNEND "With best regards Thomas M. Johnson". All volumes in original bindings in DJs and in very good condition. A complete set of a monumental and definitive work on the subject with excellent illustrations of the weapons
[23863] |
£265.00 |
|
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Johnston, Harry H. |
British Central Africa. An attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambesi.
1897.
1st Edn.
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
xix-544 pages, op edge gilt large 8vo, photogravure frontis of "An Angori Warrior" and 220 illustrations from the authors drawings or from photographs, six folding-coloured maps on 6 sheets, leopard patterned end papers. Armorial bookplate ofL.de Rothschild to the front paste down, apart from some spotting to the frontis and title page. Publishers binding with 2 standing natives printed in white and black with title on a yellow background, the rear cover with similar yellow inlay with a crowned crane vignette in white and black on black cloth the spine black cloth with gilt title, a very good copy. Covers all aspects on the area history geology, European settlers, the natural history the zoology includes game animals, natives etc all with excellent illustrations. A very good + copy in the original later editions appeared in a plain cloth binding.
[23814] |
£360.00 |
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JOHNSTON Sir Harry |
George Grenfell And The Congo A History And Description Of The Congo Independent State And Adjoining Districts Of Congoland Together With Some Account Of The Native Peoples And Their Languages The Fauna And Flora; And Similar Notes On The Cameroons And The Island Of Fernando Po
1908.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson and Co.
2 Vols, XXIII 496, XX 990 pages, lge 8vo, illus, 6 folding maps, clean copy.
[14683] |
£300.00 |
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JOHNSTON Sir Harry |
The Uganda Protectorate. An attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley between the First Degree of South Latitude and the Fifth Degree of North Latitude
1902.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson And Co.
2 Vols, xx ? xiii + 1018 pages, small 4to., 506 illustrations from photographs and drawings, 48 colour plates and 9 maps, some spotting to the blank verso of the maps. Original black cloth with native head inserts in gilt to upper boards a vg + copy, of a comprehensive work covering the history, people, geography, natural history of the territories.
[22946] |
£220.00 |
|
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JOLY Henri L & HOGITARO Inada |
Arai Hakuseki The Sword Book In Honcho Gunkiko And The Book Of Same Ko Hi Sei Gi Of Inaba Tsurio
1913.
1st Edn.
privately printed for Henri L Joly, xv 176 33 pages, xxx index, TEG, full page illustrations from photographs, drawings etc + numerous text illus, folding table. Original black cloth, letters in gilt to spine, rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, limited to 200 copies. A translation of the 18th century treatise, with additional information on the Japanese sword.
[19776] |
£400.00 |
|
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Jones E (manuscript) |
Manuscript of Royal Artillery Notes
Cirac 1818.
Paper watermarked 1811. A manuscript in ink and pencil in a clear legible hand. Divided into sections as follows. 1/ pp12 General Maxims relative to Artillery when employed on actual service in the field. 2/pp8 Remarks made during a course on Repository Instructions May 8th, 1818 3/pp13 Method of forming a pontoon bridge 4/pp3 Recipes for Smoke Balls 5/pp 24 Observations made during a course of Laboratory instructions commenced July 7th, 1818 (Marks on Rockets, Blue Lights and their composition, Portfires and Fuzes, pulverizing Salt Petre, different shots, their composition, ammunition and weight of powder for different weapons "Wallpiece Musquet, Carbines etc). In a rear pocket are 6 cards approximately 7.5 cm x 11.3 cm closely written on both sides in ink and ruled in red in chart format with the following headings. 1/Observations on Colonel Shrapnel's Shells, giving a list of different ordnance, Carronades, Howitzers, Guns, Heavy Guns, with their charge, weight empty and filled. 2/Ranges with Battery Guns Iron and Brass and on the obverse, Length, weight, and Charge of Field Guns. 3/ Medium Range at 45 degrees for 8, 10, 13 1nch mortars 4/ Weights, Dimensions & of Shells, Mortars, Carronades showing diameter of bore, proportion of Gun to Shot, Powder for bursting, etc 5/ Calculations (?) to fire spherical case shot with Service Charge 6/ Range with Undermentioned Ordnance (Carronades Light 51/2inch Howitzer etc) Bound in a full contemporary velum wallet style binding with central clasp with inner pocket to front and rear. The whole in a very good clean condition.
[22553] |
£680.00 |
|
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JONES Owen |
The Sport of Shooting
1928.
2nd Edn,.
Edward Arnold and Co.
XI,285 pages, 16pp advs, adverts, illus, FEP removed, blue cloth with gilt title and shooter with dogs vignette to upper board, a vg copy. A comprehensive study first published in 1911, the author notes the high expense of shooting.
[16558] |
£20.00 |
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JONES Owen Woodward Marcus. |
A Gamekeepers Notebook
1910.
1st Edn.
Edward Arnold.
xii 307 pages, 6 plates from photogravures, some spotting to contents as often found, inscription to FEP, publishers dark red cloth, gilt vignette of seated keeper to upper board, the cloth clean and bright. The author goes through the seasons with his observations and his duties. Chute 359 (2nd imp)
[20232] |
£45.00 |
|
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Journal |
Fly Fishers Journal 1933-34
nd Circa 1935.
44 pages of hand written dated description of days fishing interspersed with hand drawn maps, photographs, cut outs of flies, fish etc. Approx. size 20 cm x 15cm, 8" x 6", bound in black 1/2 leather. A wife's detailed account of fishing excursions beginning April 30th in Derbyshire fishing at Ashford + Twyford Bridge, Makins Bridge etc, the rivers Maun Medon etc approx 28 pages. September fishing at Ullaapoll Sutherland, Lazonby, starting again in May 1934 back in Derbyshire at the same spots, August fishing Breconshire etc. the diary details weather and river conditions, flies, the fish etc. includes a loose school report from Cavendish School, Matlock for 1907 for Arthur Guy Wall + a loose photo presumably of Wall in uniform. A well put together diary of fishing in England before the war.
[21243] |
£260.00 |
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J.S. (JOHN SMITH) |
The Complete Fisher The True Art Of Angling etc Revised and corrected by W.Wright and other experienced anglers
Circa 1750.
J.Hazard and J.Wright.
London.
First published in 1696 this copy being the 11th edition neither ESTC or Westwood give a firm date for this edition. A rare work in any edition not listed in the Simpson angling library Westwood notes "This minute work by an anonymous writer forms one of the marked features of most angling book collections partly from its merits as a manual, but far more from its rarity only a few copies of the earlier issues having escaped the wear and tear of time" Westwood 181-184 ESTC- R32045 24 mo 11.5 cm x 5cm (iv)- 164 pages wood engraved frontis 8 wood crude wood cuts of fish within text. Loss to top corner of frontis affecting image some loss to lower blank margin slight chipping to lower bottom edge and corner of title page .. Some edge rubbing to corners of text not touching text. Ownership name "John Cotrell" to title page and verso of frontis dated 1773.Tightly bound and recased with new end papers, original boards and part of spine retained.
[20807] |
£620.00 |
|
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J.W. Needham Gun and Rifle Makers |
Hand written letter on engraved Needham letter heading
1887.
Biurmingham.
25.5 cm x 20.5 cm double sided hand written letter, To The Victor Engineering Co Lincoln. A detailed letter discussing the supply of revolvers , The Long Snider shortened, rather than regulation artillery carbines. Prices and terms relating to delivery and supply to your "foreign friends" etc, signed by J.W. Needham. The engraved letter heading, shows the Needham works, a sportsman shooting, and gun lock to either edge with details of items supplied.
[22624] |
£40.00 |
|
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KARR Charles Lee, KARR Caroll Robbins |
Remington Handguns
No date circa 1960.
reprint.
Bonanza Books.
New York.
viii 152 pages, full page illus from photographs, bookplate to the ? title, vg in dj. First published in 1947, this edition has new material and every model is discussed separately.
[23384] |
£25.00 |
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Kass G, Editor |
Rimfire Headstamp Guide 3 volumes volume 1 Parts 1To 3, Volume 2 parts 4 To 6, volume 3 parts 7 to 9
Published between circa 1979 t.
George G Kass.
Spring Arbor.
Unpaginated, 4to illustrations by M.E Whiteley, photography by R, Marchen, showing the headstamps and boxes with accompanying text. The pages are 3-hole punched, to very inner margin as issued for ring binding. Now bound in a green cloth with gilt titles to the spines. The binding and contents in fine condition. I have been unable to find out much relating to the publication or if more were issued after part 9. The contents covers headstamps from manufacturers worldwide. Each headstamp is illustrated and accompanied by a description, manufacturer of the cartridge, and a black and white photo image of its cartridge box
[24001] |
£250.00 |
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K.C.A.J. [Major General J.Burton Forster] |
The Sportsman's Vade-Mecum For The Himalayas, Containing Notes on Shooting, Outfit, Camp Equipment, Sporting Yarns etc
1891.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
120 pages, 28 pages of sporting adverts and advert end papers, frontis illustration of hunter in shikar dress and numerous text line drawings of guns ammunition equipment required etc. Bookplate to blank verso of the front end paper ownership signature to upper blank margin of chapter 1. Publishers cream cloth with title in red and black to upper cover with markor head in black, advert to rear cloth dust soiled, The first half of an excellent work details the equipment needed for sporting excursions including choice of firearms, the second half dwells on the authors experiences of hunting,. Detailing the game the .450 and 500 express rifle etc. Czech 115
[23192] |
£180.00 |
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KEENE J.H. |
The Practical Fisherman Dealing With The Natural History, The Legendary Lore, The Capture Of British Fresh Water Fish And Tackle And Tackle Making
1881.
1st Edn,.
The Bazaar.
481 pages + adverts, AEG, advs, full page illus of fish and numerous text illustrations of tackle etc., spotting to frontis and tissue guards, less so to title page, in the publishers cloth with ornate gilt title, fish vignette within ruled borders to upper board, gilt angler to spine, the cloth clean and the gilt bright, vg.
[19708] |
£130.00 |
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KEENE J.H. |
The Practical Fisherman Dealing With The Natural History, The Legendary Lore, The Capture Of British Fresh Water Fish And Tackle And Tackle Making
1881.
1st Edn,.
The Bazaar.
481 pages + adverts, AEG, frontis and full page illustrations of fish, numerous text illustrations of tackle, baits etc. Angling bookplate of John McKinley to the front-end paper. Publishers' dark green cloth with ornate gilt title, and fish vignette within ruled borders to the upper cover, gilt angler to the spine, the cloth clean and the gilt bright, vg.
[24028] |
£150.00 |
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KEITH E.C. |
A Countryman's Creed
1938.
1st large paper Edn,.
Country Life.
205 pages, Pages uncut, 4to. Illustrated with colour and b/w plates by Archibald Thorburn large paper edition, number 124 of 250 copies, signed by the author. Illustrated with colour frontis and 9 colour plates and12 b&w plates from pencil sketches. Publishers' green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover VG. Shooting and observations before the war much of the shooting took place in Norfolk. Chute 365 ?150
[22654] |
£150.00 |
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KEITH E.C. |
Gun For Company
1937.
1st Edn,.
Country Life Ltd.
202 pages, 4to, large paper edition limited to 175 copies signed by Keith and J.C. Harrison the illustrator, contains 12 colour plates and 12 black and white plates, inscription on FEP, some very occasional spotting. Keith and Harrison are neighbours in Norfolk, where much of the wildfowling and game shooting, mostly partridge shooting takes place. Chute 364.
[18804] |
£180.00 |
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KEITH Elmer |
Six Guns The Standard Reference Work
nd Circa 1970.
rep edn.
New York, USA.
Bonanza.
335 pages, 4to, illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs line drawings etc. Publishers, 2 tone red & grey cloth covers. VG in DJ the Dj showing wear to edges and some marking. Now in a clear removable sleeve. The history selection repair and care, loading of the gun.,
[22086] |
£30.00 |
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KELSON Geo M. |
The Salmon Fly How To Dress it And How To Use It
1979.
facsimile rep Edn,.
The Angler''s and Shooter''s Press,.
Goshen, Connecticut, USA.
xiv, 463 pages, small 4to, Small Quarto frontis of Geo. M. Kelson numerous b/w illustrations with eight full page plates of Salmon flies. Bound in the publisher's rust red cloth in the style of the first edition with gilt title and Salmon fly to the upper cover and repeated on the spice. A fine copy this edition has a four-page introduction by Poul Jorgensen
[24118] |
£40.00 |
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KELSON Geo M. |
Tips, by the author of The Salmon Fly
1901.
1st Edn,.
by the author.
168 pages, (11)pp of adverts, 4to., full page illustrations showing casting techniques + text drawings, full page related adverts dispersed though the book and at the end, some browning to the end papers. VG in dark red pictorial gilt binding showing an Edwardian gentleman casting a salmon rod in gilt to the upper cover. Kelson gives hints on the rod to select, the fly to use, methods of casting, wading and knots, and general riverside tips. The angling adverts are of particular interest.
[24136] |
£265.00 |
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KELSON Geo M. |
Tips, by the author of The Salmon Fly
1901.
1st Edn,.
by the author.
168 pages, adverts, 4to., full page illus showing casting techniques + text drawings, full page related adverts dispersed though the book and at the end, browning to EP, paper torn from blank top edge of 1/2 title 5cm x 2.5cm, leaving a corresponding brown mark to top edge of title page, o/w vg in pictorial gilt covers showing an Edwardian gentleman casting a salmon rod in gilt to upper boards.
[19002] |
£200.00 |
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KELSON George M. |
The Land And Water Salmon Flies 1886-1902
1993.
1st thus Edn,.
Fly Fishers Classic Library.
128 pages, 83 colour plates of flies + text illus, 1/4 bonded leather, fine in slipcase, introduction by Ron Colby.
[19199] |
£50.00 |
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KELSON George M |
The Salmon Fly
1995.
1st.
published by the author.
Bovey Tracey.
xiv, 510 pages, TEG, xlv adverts, 4to., illustrated with 8 full page colour plates of 52 flies +full page and text b/w illustrations from drawings and photographs. Foxing to some tissue guards and occasional light spotting to a few plates. Publishers' burgundy cloth with gilt title and salmon fly to upper board within black ruled borders, gilt title and fly to spine, some light even fading to spine, rubbing to head of spine. A very good copy of Kelsons monumental work with description of around 300 flies a major and important work on Salmon flies. Hamilton revised 171
[22416] |
£480.00 |
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KELVER Gerald O |
Major Ned H. Roberts And The Schuetzen Rifle
1988.
revised.
Gerald O Kelver.
Mentone, IndianaBrighton, USA.
iii-122 pages, full page and text illustrations from photographs, publishers pictorial printed card covers vg.
[22893] |
£20.00 |
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KELVER Gerald O |
Schuetzen Rifles History and Loadings
1998.
3rd.
Pioneer Press.
Union City, USA.
130 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, publishers printed card covers VG. A study on these single-shot target rifles.
[22879] |
£25.00 |
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KELVIN Martin |
The Scottish Pistol, Its History, Manufacture And Design
1996.
1st Edn,.
Cygnus Arts.
xv-238 pages, large 8vo., illustrations in b/w & colour a, fine copy in dj. An extensive study on the subject, based on the few pistols to have survived the Disarming Acts of the 18th century. The book traces the evolution of the Scottish pistol.
[24064] |
£135.00 |
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KEMP John |
Shooting and Fishing In Lower Brittany, A Complete And Practical Guide To Sportsmen
1859.
XII 239 pages, large coloured folding map of lower Brittany, original blue blind stamped cloth, gilt sporting motif to upper boards, vg.
[12917] |
£145.00 |
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KEMP John |
Shooting and Fishing In Lower Brittany, A Complete And Practical Guide To Sportsmen
1859.
XII 239 pages, large coloured folding map of lower Brittany, original blue blind stamped cloth, gilt sporting motif to upper boards, vg.
[14662] |
£145.00 |
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KENNARD Edward |
Norwegian Sketches, Fishing In Strange Waters
1888.
1st.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
Landscape 4to, title page printed in red and black a series of 30 drawings each titled in the plate, incidents coming under the artist's notice whilst fishing five different rivers he has rented. 4 pages of angling adverts at rear. Some closed tears to part of the lower and front edge of the title page and a few smaller closed tears to the next few pages the illustrations on thick paper a few with small marginal chips and the odd closed tear. Recased in the original half blue cloth over pictorial paper covered boards some rubbing and staining in places to the boards. The front board shows a multi coloured river scene with 4 anglers, with title to upper edge, a good + copy. A title seldom found in good condition, there was a second smaller edition in 1889, the first is particularly scarce.
[23527] |
£240.00 |
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KENT Daniel W |
German 7.9mm Military Ammunition 1888-1945
1973.
the author.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
158 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from photographs, line drawings showing the bullets head stamps etc. Pictorial white covers printed in red and black. An important work on the subject, the first edition being particularly difficult to find.
[24043] |
£55.00 |
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Kent Daniel W. |
German 7.9mm Military Ammunition 1888-1945
1990.
Second revised and enlarged..
Daniel W. Kent.
Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
153 pages, (67 page appendixes) 4to , illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. Showing the bullets head stamps labels etc with detailed descriptions. Pictorial end papers publishers pictorial laminated binding a fine copy. A well-researched book now revised and enlarged.
[23451] |
£80.00 |
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KENWORTHY J.D. |
A Fisherman's Philosophy
1933.
1st Edn,.
The Whitehaven News Ltd.
Whitehaven.
213 pages, 6 colour plates by the author, green cloth with title in black with standing angler to upper board in dj, dj has loss to head and tail of spine of dj. Much on salmon in Scotland.
[17129] |
£45.00 |
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KENYA |
Kenya Its Industries, Trade, Sports And Climate
1924.
British Empire Exhibition Council.
XII + 187 pages, adverts, yellow printed paper covers, title in black, maps of Africa to upper cover, new spine matching the original.
[16761] |
£35.00 |
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KENYON JR Charles |
Lugers At Random
1990.
rev Edn,.
Handgun Press.
Glenview, USA.
416 pages, + 4pp index, 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs, drawings, showing the guns and breakdowns in detail. A fine copy in dj this edition edited by Joseph J Schroeder jr and the format changed.
[22155] |
£40.00 |
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KIESLING Paul |
Bayonets Of The World (4 volumes)
nd Circa 1973, 1974, 1974, 197.
1st Edn.
Military Collection Services.
Kedichem, Holland.
(128) - 131 - 136 - 189, four volume set, illus with over 1000 drawings publishers binding in DJs. A very good + set in DJs, an extensive guide to the weapons both common place and rare.
[23928] |
£120.00 |
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KING H.H. |
The Englishman's Dog In The Tropics
circa 1920.
1st Edn,.
The Field Press.
(vi) 95 pages, + index and adverts, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper cover, some mottling to cloth, covers the selection, the value, care, breeding, breaking the dog for rifle (85 pages) etc.,
[18425] |
£20.00 |
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KINGSMILL MOORE T.C. |
A Man May Fish 2002
2002.
1st thus.
Flyfisher''s Classic Library.
Moretonhampstead Devon,.
xvi ? 225 pp., top edge gilt, coloured frontis + b/w illustrations from photographs. Bound i faux black leather in the publisher's matching cloth covered slipcase limited to 200 numbered copies. A fine unmarked copy. The modern classic of Irish angling, especially loch-fishing for sea trout. With a new introduction by Miles Kingsmill Moore the authors son.
[23490] |
£110.00 |
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Kingston, William H G, Low, Charles Rathbone; New Edition by Latham, Edward |
Great African Travellers from Bruce and Mungo Park to Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon Cumming, Selous and Sir Harry Johnston
1914.
New.
Routledge & Sons.
xvi ? 541 pages,m with 100 full page and text illustrations, some spotting to end papers presentation bookplate to the front end paper. Neatly recased in the original pictorial covers.
[23183] |
£45.00 |
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KINLOCH Alexander A A |
Large Game Shooting In Thibet And The North West (2nd Series)
1876.
1st Edn,.
Harrison.
54 pages, 4to., frontis and 10 other plates from photographs, publishers green cloth with gilt yak head to upper board, vg. A continuation from Kinloch's 1869 volume includes yak, tahr, markhor, serow, goral, sambur and other big game includes natural history and observation with hunting. Czech 119
[19602] |
£235.00 |
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KINLOCH Bruce |
The Shamba Raiders, Memories Of A Game Warden
1972.
1st edn.
Collins Harvill Ltd.
384 pages, Illustrated with photos, and drawings to chapter headings, map end papers, vg in dj. Hunting for buffalo, elephant, lion and other game. Kinloch was chief game warden for 25 years in Uganda. Czech 152.
[24110] |
£25.00 |
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KINLOCH Bruce |
The Shamba Raiders, Memories Of A Game Warden
1988.
revised Edn,.
Southampton.
405 pages, illus in b/w from photographs + chapter heading drawings, fine in dj, presentation inscription on the FEP signed and dated by Bruce Kinloch. Kinloch was chief game warden for 25 years in Uganda, Tanganyka and Malawi, includes a great deal of hunting. Czech 152 , vg in dj, much on the East African.
[19513] |
£35.00 |
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KIRKBRIDE John |
The Northern Angler or Fly Fisher's Companion
1840.
2nd issue Edn,.
R Grombridge.
VVI 124 pages, 12mo. engraved frontis of Whetheral Bridge + plate of minnow tackle, inserted before contents page 2pp contemporary hand written in ink "Index to Kirkbrides angler for Cumberland ??", recently bound in grey paper covered boards retaining original end papers with ownership signature of Leonard Gaskell Pike. Includes description of flies including night flies, palmers, lake flies, salmon flies.
[15391] |
£180.00 |
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KIRKBRIDE John |
The Northern Angler or Fly Fisher's Companion
1840.
2nd issue Edn,.
R Grombridge.
XVI 124 pages, 12mo. engraved frontis of Whetheral Bridge + plate of minnow tackle, in original cloth binding, 6cm split in spine edge, vg-. Includes description of flies including night flies, palmers, lake flies, salmon flies.
[2102] |
£220.00 |
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KIRKLAND K.D. |
America's Premier Gunmakers Browning
1990.
1st Edn,.
Bison Books Ltd.
431 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs etc, 4to. personal inscription to FEP, vg in dj.
[20995] |
£20.00 |
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KIRTON Jonathan |
The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifle From 1865
1997.
2nd Edn,.
R&R Books.
Livonia, USA.
xii, 380 pages, advert leaf, 4to illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs line drawings, diagrams etc. Publishers faux green simulated leather with gilt title to upper cover, fine in dj. A much expanded revised edition nearly 50% larger with many more photos of the 1985 1st edition. Giving the history and development of the rifle.
[22796] |
£60.00 |
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KITE Oliver |
A Fisherman's Diary
1969.
1st Edn,.
Andre Deutsch.
221 pages, Illustrated with b/w photographs, publishers' grey cloth binding titled in silver, VG in DJ. An anthology of Oliver Kite's writings, gleaned from the weekly feature that he used to write for the 'Shooting Times and Country Magazine' under the title of 'Fisherman's Diary.'
[23708] |
£26.00 |
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Klups, Norbert |
Double-Barreled Rifles: Fascination in Wood and Steel
2007.
1st.
Schiffer Publishing,.
Atglen U.S.A.
208 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in colour from photographs. Pictorial laminated covers in DJ a fine copy. The book covers the history, development and making of the double barrel rifle for big game hunting.
[24172] |
£25.00 |
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