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MADDOCKS Kevin |
Carp Fever
1981.
1st Edn,.
Beekay Publishers.
Enfield.
268 pages, illus throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings.Publishers green cloth, the spine titled in gilt.A vg copy to verso of the dj in part lower edge an old tide mark just showing on the inner white fold in of the dj. No marking to the cloth or contents the text block slight bowing. A clssic and important work on carp fishing.
[23659] |
£100.00 |
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 |
MADDOCKS Kevin |
In Pursuit Of Carp And Catfish
1986.
1st Edn,.
Beekay Publishers.
Henlow Camp, Bedfordshire.
un-numbered pages, small 4to., finely illus with colour photographs and water colours by Richard J. Smith, inscription on FEP o/w a fine copy in slipcase. The limited edition of 100 copies, this being No 48 signed by both author and artist. Bound in full brown leather with gilt ruled border, all edges gilt contained in the original slipcase.
[11640] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
MADIS George |
The Winchester Book
1971.
1st Edn,.
Art and Reference House.
Brownsboro, Texas, USA.
542 pages, 4to, numerous illustrations from photographs drawings gun breakdowns old adverts etc. pictorial endpapers. Signed on the title page by George Madiis, copyright page states first edition, some spotting to the blank end papers. Bound in brown faux leather, raised illustration of cowboy to upper cover with the title in gilt. A well-researched book on the history of Winchester firearms.
[23772] |
£80.00 |
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MADSEN |
The Madsen Standard Machine Gun Model 1950, Trials At Mosede (Near Copenhagen) On The 6th and 7th November 1950.
nd 1950.
Dansk Industri Syndikat.
Copenhagen.
26 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs, drawings + diagrams, printed card covers, vg.
[19308] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
MAGEE Leslie |
Fly Fishing The North Country Traditions 2 volumes
1994.
1st edition de luxe.
Smith Settle, Otley.
xiv,218 pages, top edge small 4to the text volume illustrated with colour plates of flies, tipped in colour photographs, folding map, black and white illustrations in text bound in full green morroco. The companion volume containing 30 specimen flies, tied by Simon Ashworth, on five sunken mounts. Bound in matching quarter green morroco over green cloth boards with cloth covered slipcase. Limited to 60 copies, ten copies hors de commerce (lettered A to J), this set No 5, signed & numbered by the author. Leslie Magee.A fine set of Leslie Magee's history of soft-hackle flyfishing has chapters on early Yorkshire Flyfishers and extensive lists of tying's, and continues the line of Pritt, Walbran, Theakston and Edmonds & Lee, bringing together all of their patterns and much early material. ?1150
[23889] |
£1150.00 |
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 |
Majendie, Capt Vivian Dering; Browne, Capt Charles Orde |
Military Breech-Loading Rifles: With Detailed Notes On The Snider And Martini-Henry Rifles And Boxer Ammunition
1869.
1st.
The Royal Artillery Institution, by Boddy And Co.
Woolwich.
iii ? 129 pages, errata slip 9 full page plates of the guns, parts, targets, bullets etc, and numerous text illustration. Publishers blind stamped cloth gilt title and crest to the upper cover. Old stain marking (ink) in places. The book in 4 parts 1/The history of military breech loaders and account of the introduction of the Snider Rifle 2/ The Henry Martini Rifle with an account of the steps which led to its provisional adoption by Majendie. 3/ Service Arms and Ammunition The Snider conversion. /4 Shooting, by Browne. Includes line drawings of the bullets gun parts etc. A scarce title only, 3 copies located on Worldcat. Riling 877
[23710] |
£235.00 |
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MALIN Bob |
One Last Cast The Diary Of A Carp Fisher
.
1st Edn.
Bounty Hunter Publications.
Flitwick.
xi 296 pages, illus with colour photos, fine in dj, signed on title page by Rob Maylin.
[20223] |
£20.00 |
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MALLOCH PD |
Fishing Rods And Tackle
Circa 1930.
Perth.
147+ pages, numerous text illus + 6 colour plates of flies, card covers, upper board printed in green, a vg copy. Catalogue updated, the last testimonial dated 1928, although 1934 written in ink to top corner of front cover.
[19000] |
£100.00 |
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MALLOCH P.D. |
Life History And Habits Of The Salmon,Sea Trout,Trout and Other Freshwater Fish
1910.
1st Edn,.
A and C Black.
XVI 263 pages, sml 4to., illus, inscription on 1/2 title, light rubbing to corner edges, grey cloth covers with photo insert, spine dust soiled, vg-.
[16286] |
£30.00 |
|
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MALLOCH P.D. |
Life History And Habits Of The Salmon,Sea Trout,Trout and Other Freshwater Fish
1910.
1st Edn,.
A and C Black.
XVI 263 pages, sml 4to., illus, bumping to top front corner, lesser so to rear, grey cloth covers with photo inserts, a vg clean copy.
[16378] |
£50.00 |
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MALLORY Franklin B., Olson Ludwig |
The Krag Rifle Story
1979.
Springfield research Services.
Silver Spring, Maryland.
224 pages, 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs ,line drawings, gun breakdowns etc. Publishers' blue cloth with title to the upper cover, very good in DJ.
[23792] |
£175.00 |
|
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MALONE E.J. |
Irish Trout And Salmon Flies
1984.
1st Edn.
Colin Smythe.
Gerrards Cross.
xiv ? 427 pages, top edge gilt LIMITED EDITION of 60 copies this being no 21 signed by the author, with an example of "The Authors Personal Pattern "THE GREY THUNDER FLY in a sunken mount at the front of the book. There are also eleven illustrated colour plates of artificial flies, Black and white plates showing fly fishermen on Irish waters. Ownership bookplate to the inner front blank. Bound in three quarter blue morocco, over white watered silk with a gilt salmon fly to the upper cover, by Antiquarian Bookcrafts Ltd. of Dublin, Light even fading to the spine, a fine copy. A dictionary of over 800 traditional and modern dressings from an Irish fly-tyer's notebook, there is information on hooks, fly-dressing materials and their preparation, with a guide to vegetable dyeing and the materials used to obtain the subtle colours beloved by the traditional fly tyers. Trout and salmon fly dressings each have their own section, and there are appendices that provide information on where to fish throughout Ireland, and often on which flies are particularly effective in each area".
[24018] |
£680.00 |
|
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MALONE E.J. |
Irish Trout And Salmon Flies
1984.
1st Edn,.
Colin Smith.
Gerrards Cross.
XIV 427 pages, illus, including colour plates of flies, vg in dj.
[2561] |
£35.00 |
|
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MALONE E.J. |
Irish Trout And Salmon Flies
1993.
2nd Edn,.
Fly Fishers Classic Library.
Newton Abbot.
279 pages, 15 colour plates of flies, 1/4 bonded leather binding in slipcase, signed by Malone and limited to 1000 copies, this edition is revised and corrected from the 1984 with new colour plates, some fading to slipcase edge.
[16417] |
£35.00 |
|
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MANLEY J.J. |
Notes on Game and Game Shooting - Miscellaneous Observations on Birds and Animals and on the Sport they Afford for the Gun in Great Britain
n.d. circa 1880.
1st.
Bazaar Office.
viii 389 pages, 16 pp of adverts, frontis and 8 full page illustrations of shooting scenes, ownership name to the front-end paper repeated on verso of the frontis. original pictorial brown cloth with gilt crest to upper board within black decorative borders, and sportsman vignette to spine, head of the spine chipped a vg bright copy. A chapter is devoted to each species of game and the shooting, includes a good section on snipe and woodcock. Chute 420
[23520] |
£70.00 |
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MANN Franklin W. |
The Bullet's Flight From Powder To Target, the Internal Ballistics Of Small Arms, A Study Of Rifle Shooting With The Personal Element Excluded, Disclosing The Cause Of The Error At Target
1909.
1st Edn.
Munn & Co.
New York.
viii 384 pages, large 8vo., 40 full page plates and 158 figures from photographs and drawings. Sml ink splash mark to the closed front edge of the text block. Publishers green cloth gilt vignette of bullets and target to the upper board, head and tail of the spine rubbed. "Among the foremost of scholarly works in the field of pracrical ballistics". The results of over three hundred rifle experiments performed and chronologically arranged. Riling 1676
[22766] |
£120.00 |
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MANN Sir James |
Wallace Collection Catalogue European Arms And Armour
1962.
1st thus Edn,.
William Clowes And Son Ltd.
2 Vols, liii + iii + 714 pages, large 8vo., 208 plates from photographs + drawings, armour marks etc., publishers thick card covers, printed in red, a vg set. Mann has re-written the text and brought the catalogue up to date in "The Light of Modern Knowledge"
[21796] |
£30.00 |
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MANN Sir James |
Wallace Collection Catalogue European Arms And Armour
1962.
1st thus Edn,.
William Clowes And Son Ltd.
2 Vols, liii + iii + 714 pages, large 8vo., 208 plates from photographs + drawings, armour marks etc., publishers green simulated leather binding. Mann has re-written the text and brought the catalogue up to date in "The Light of Modern Knowledge"
[15680] |
£85.00 |
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MANNERS Harry |
Kambaku!
1981.
1st English Edn,.
Fredeick Muller Ltd.
209 pages, illus from photographs, map end papers, a fine copy in dj. Manners spent 45 years as a professional hunter and a guide for the hunting parties in Mozambique, much of the book refers to elephant hunting. Czech 180
[20026] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
Manual of Rifles |
Manual of Rifles S.M.L.E, Mauser, Ross, Garard-Automatic etc Springfield Sniping P14 Mannlicher ? Carcano etc
.
Bernards(Publishers) Ltd.
nd circa 1943.
(16) Text also to the inner card covers 15 cm x 8.5 cm illustrated with line drawings of the guns. Yellow card covers printed in white and black staple bound. VG loading, firing, stoppages, immediate action, stripping, cleaning, assembling etc. ?30
[23464] |
£30.00 |
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MANUFACTURE LIEGE D''ARMES A FEU |
Catalogue And Price List No 9 Of Sporting Guns, Rifle And All Kinds Of Revolvers And Pistols
nd Circa 1905.
Liege Belgium.
32 pages, oblong 8vo, illus, accompanying text all in English, pictorial card covers restapled, original rusted. The catalogue gives a brief description on the factory to pages on shotguns + rook rifle, salon rifles, salon targets, centrefire revolver.
[14431] |
£70.00 |
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Manuscript |
Fishing Anecdotes and Catching Fish in River Ugie 1860 A manuscript copy of fishing on the river Ugie by Patrick Whyte of Inverrugie.
.
101pp of manuscript followed by 288pp blank pages + 10pp of unrelated manuscript. 29cm x 19.5 cm a ruled note book bound in original ? brown cloth over marbled paper boards, surface rubbing to the boards and spine edges.. The contents are a manuscript copy of a fishing diary beginning in1860 followed by the following years noted 1861/62/67/69/71/73/76/8081/82/83/84/85/86/87/88/89/92/93, most entries with date and month recorded. The handwriting in black ink is legible and easy to read and follow all pages used are filled with text. A great deal of detail is given regarding the fishing, the fish weights, the river and water conditions, weather, places fished, people met with etc. Much of the fishing is for Sea Trout, in 1889 he lists fish caught each month from 1882 to 1889 "some 3301 fish of the Salmond species", he laments that 1889 has been a bad year " I suppose due to overfishing and the Salmon disease". There have been pages removed in the book but text runs through. I would imagine the compiler used a part used book filling it with his writings. The pages at the end have no reference to the diary, it's mostly a list of who sent Christmas cards over the years in a different hand there are 2 contemporary loose pages re sea trout and fishing etc. Loose in the diary is a typed letter dated 2010 from Tom Spender to Ronald (R. I. Lewis-Smith) noting he is researching two annual diaries by Patrick Whyte for the Aberdeenshire Museum Service. There is also a 3-page copy of a letter published in Leopard Magazine March 2010 by Lewis Smith. Detailing the diary and Whyte "and records his fortunes and misfortunes on the river from an early age." Whether the diary was copied out by Whyte or someone else the book is certainly circa 1890s and more research is needed. The river Ugie is a spate river and recognized as one of finest Sea Trout in Scotland with a good head of Brown Trout and Salmon. ?680
[23724] |
£680.00 |
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MARCELLO Gerald F |
30-06 We Have Seen Vol. II
1971.
The author.
San Diego, California, USA.
b/w illus form photographs and drawings of the boxs, head stamps etc. note in ink to one page of index updating text?, publishers dark red cloth.
[19865] |
£30.00 |
|
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March J |
The Young Anglers' Companion Giving A Description Of All Different Methods of Angling, The Best baits And Tackle, As Well As The Times And Seasons For Using Them etc etc
nd Circa 1830.
1st Edn,.
James March.
26 pages, hand coloured frontis of perch fishing, coloured vignette of salmon to title page with illus within text, publishers yellow printed paper wraps dust soiled, spine rubbed but a tight copy of a fragile booklet and scarce in the original state. Westwood Satchell 14
[14820] |
£320.00 |
|
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March J |
The Young Anglers Companion, Giving A Description Of All The Different Methods Of Angling. The Best Baits And Tackle As Well As The Times And Seasons For Using them Illustrated With Fifty Engravings, Also A Description Of Trolling And Fly Fishing. With A Correct Account Of The Manner Of making Artificial Flies, Tying Hooks, Repairing Tackle etc etc
Circa 1833.
James March.
12 Webber St and 5 Great Charlotte St,.
26 pages, hand coloured frontis, illus, perch fishing with colour vignette of the salmon to title page, woodcuts to text, buff card covers, upper cover printed as title page, rear cover remarks for the season. WS 14
[15414] |
£320.00 |
|
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MARCHINGTON John |
A Portrait Of Shooting
1979.
1st Edn,.
Anthony Atha Publishers.
Rugby.
249 pages, large oblong 4to., limited to 1100 copies, illus in colour and black and white, many are from the works of BB (D.J.Watkins Pitchford), this is No 71 of the special edition with all edges gilt. Bound in full leather, gilt pheasant vignette to upper board, signed on limitation page by John Marchington.
[12031] |
£50.00 |
|
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MARCOT Roy M, |
Spencer Repeating Firearms
1983.
1st.
Northwood Heritage Press.
Irvine California.
316 pages,4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs showing the guns, bullets boxes + gun breakdowns, line drawings etc, pictorial end papers showing the factory's, bound in brown faux leather title to the upper cover and spine A fine copy.
[22927] |
£120.00 |
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MARCOT Roy M |
Spencer Repeating Firearms
1983.
1st Edn.
Northwood Heritage Press.
Irvine, USA.
316 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, line drawings etc. pictorial end papers, ownership name to verso of frontis, bound in burgundy leatherette.
[23787] |
£120.00 |
|
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MARINARO Vincent |
A Modern Dry Fly Code
1996.
new Edn,.
Flyfishers Classic Library.
Bovey Tracy.
xiv 269 pages, TEG, illustrated with line drawings by Pearce Bates, limited to 500 copies bound in full tan bonded leather in cloth slipcase, a fine copy. An important book on American trout fishing, this edition has a new introduction by Datus Proper.
[23652] |
£30.00 |
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MARKHAM Gervase, VENABLES Col Robert |
The Pleasure Of Princes Or Good Mens Recreation Together With The Experienced Angler
1927.
1st thus Edn,.
Crescent Press.
XIX 111 pages, spotting to FEP, original 1/4 vellum over paper covered boards, vg in worn dj, dj has sections missing but presentable. No 265 of a limited edition of 650 copies. A reprint of these 2 early books on angling with a preface by Horace Hutchinson.
[18098] |
£60.00 |
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MARKHAM Gervase, VENABLES Col Robert |
The Pleasure Of Princes Or Good Mens Recreation Together With The Experienced Angler
1927.
1st thus Edn,.
Crescent Press.
XIX 111 pages, spotting to FEP, original 1/4 vellum over paper covered boards, vg in dj. No 94 of a limited edition of 650 copies. A reprint of these 2 early books on angling with a preface by Horace Hutchinson.
[4623] |
£55.00 |
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MARKS Edward C.R. |
The Evolution Of Small Arms And Ammunition
n/d circa 1898.
1st Edn,.
Marks and Clerk.
170 pages, text illus, original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board, a vg+ copy. The book is a series of lectures based upon the patent specifications extending over a period of 300 years, the object being to place before those engaged or interested in the production or use of firearms. A concise account of the efforts of instructions to improve such weapons not in Riling.
[9736] |
£120.00 |
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MAROLLES Magne De |
La Chasse Au Fusil
1836.
new Edn,.
Paris.
XVI 494 pages, 7 plates and 2 folding plates, original 1/4 leather binding, attractive gilt decorative spine, clean copy, Riling 310, "this work is frequently quoted and is the source of many later works, acknowledged and otherwise." " English editions anonymously translated and accredited to John Acton entitled An Essay on Shooting (Dublin, Grucber and McAllister 1789 and London, T Cadell 1791) are little more than literal translations of Marolles works.
[8989] |
£200.00 |
|
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Marschall Dieter H. |
Walther Pistols a Historical Overview: Models 1 Through P99, and Copies
2000.
1st English.
Ucross Books.
Los Alamos U.S..
ix, 130 pages, illustrated with b/w photographs line drawings, marks etc. published printed card covers a fine copy.
[23734] |
£75.00 |
|
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Marshall Evan and Sanow Edwin J |
Handgun Stopping Power: The Definitive Study
1992.
Paladin Press.
Boulder Colorado, USA.
xi-224, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs. Small bump to top outer corner. A fine copy in DJ. An in-depth study on the subject.
[22147] |
£30.00 |
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MARSON SAMUEL Y CIA |
Great Western Gun & Rifle Works
Circa 1920''s.
oblong 8vo., 8 pages of shotguns, 3 rifles, 3 pages revolvers, text in Spanish, a vg copy.
[14545] |
£30.00 |
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MARSTON E. |
Thomas Ken And Izaak Walton, A Sketch Of Their Lives And Family Connections
1908.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green.
xxi 220 pages, 22 full page plates + text illus, neat presentation note in ink to top blank margin dated 1910, publishers blue cloth, gilt vignette to upper cover, vg.
[21404] |
£35.00 |
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MARSTON E.M. |
An Amateur Angler's Days In Dove Dale or How I Spent My Three Weeks Holiday (July 24 - Aug 14 1884)
1884.
Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, Rivington.
VIII 88 pages, TEG, large paper copy limited to 100, front inner hinge joint cracked, front and rear EP's marked on top edge, card covers with printed vellum covers printed in red and black, light surface rubbing, g+.
[12566] |
£60.00 |
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MARSTON E.M. |
An Amateur Angler's Days In Dove Dale or How I Spent My Three Weeks Holiday (July 24 - Aug 14 1884) To Which Is Now Added Dove Dale Revisited 1902
1911.
Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.
154 pages, small 8vo., illus, spotting to contents, red cloth over boards, title in black.
[17960] |
£35.00 |
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MARSTON E.M. The Amateur Angler. |
Fishing For Pleasure And Catching It And Two Chapters On Angling In North Wales
1906.
1st Edn,.
Charles Whittingham and Co.
xii 152 pages, TEG, 12 full page plates + text drawings, bookplate of W A Foster, Bangor, original green cloth title in black to upper board, vg. Contains 2 chapters on angling in North Wales by R.B.Marston
[15544] |
£25.00 |
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MARSTON E.M. The Amateur Angler. |
Fishing For Pleasure And Catching It And Two Chapters On Angling In North Wales
1906.
1st Edn,.
Charles Whittingham and Co.
xii 152 pages, TEG, 12 full page plates + text drawings, original green cloth title in black to upper board, vg. Contains 2 chapters on angling in North Wales by R.B.Marston
[16034] |
£25.00 |
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MARSTON R B |
Walton And The Earlier Writers On Fish And Fishing
1894.
1st.
Elliot Stock.
xxv ? 264 pages 2 pages of adverts pages uncut bookplate to front paste down. Bound in 1/4 cloth over brown paper covered boards. A vg copy, what appears to be a large paper edition, 12 cm x 19 cm the regular edition is 12cm x 17.5cm No limitation noted Morgan notes a similar copy in blue boards. Morgan Callaghan updated Hampton Bibliography pp 196
[21974] |
£40.00 |
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MARSTON R.B. |
Walton And The Earlier Writers On Fish And Fishing
1894.
1st Edn,.
Elliot Stock.
XXV 264 pages, 3pp adverts, spotting to prelims, publisher's green cloth, gilt title and vignette to upper board.
[15608] |
£25.00 |
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MARTIN Alex |
Catalogue
1950.
48 pages, illus throughout, including 8 colour plates of flies, pictorial card covers some dust soiling.
[20432] |
£20.00 |
|
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MARTIN ALEX |
Fishing Tackle Of Quality
nd Ca 1936.
31st Edn,.
Glasgow.
100 pages, illus including colour plates of rods, flies etc. green paper covers with leaping fish in gold, angling resorts, map of Scotland to rear, some dust soiling.
[16443] |
£35.00 |
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MARTIN ALEX |
Fishing Tackle Of Quality
1949.
36 pages, illus including colour plates of flies, pictorial printed card covers + loose price list and 1 folded application sheet for an Anglers Insurance Policy.
[20408] |
£26.00 |
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MARTIN J.W. |
Coarse Fish Angling
1924.
re-issue of the 1902 Edn,.
Johmathan Capoe Ltd.
XIV 263 pages, illus, original green cloth faded on spine, vg-.
[5800] |
£30.00 |
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MARTIN J.W. |
My Fishing ways And Fishing Days; Being a record of experience gathered during forty-six years of an angler's life while fishing for so-called coarse fishes in the waters and streams of sixteen counties and twenty-five rivers
1924.
new Edn,.
Jonathan Cape.
IX 175 pages, text illus, old faint splash mark? to covers, vg-. This edition contains a memorial of Martin by Hugh Sheringham
[12489] |
£30.00 |
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MARTIN J.W. |
My Fishing ways And Fishing Days; Being a record of experience gathered during forty-six years of an angler's life while fishing for so-called coarse fishes in the waters and streams of sixteen counties and twenty-five rivers
1924.
new Edn,.
Jonathan Cape Ltd.
XVI 75 pages, text illus, inscription on FEP, light crease mark to front board, vg-. This edition contains a memorial of Martin by Hugh Sheringham
[16652] |
£30.00 |
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MARTIN J.W. |
My Fishing Ways And Fishing Days Being A Record Of Experiences Gathered During Forty-Six Years Of An Angler's Life While Fishing For So-Called Coarse Fishes In The Waters And Streams Of Sixteen Counties And Twenty-Five Rivers
nd Circa 1906.
W. Brendon And Son Ltd.
Plymouth.
xv; (i); 190 pages. Frontis and 7 plates from photographs + text drawings. SIGNEND and numbered on the ? title "J.W. Martin No 821", the front end papers are adverts for "Trent Otters" tackle and books also to the verso of the ? title and title page. Publishers ice blue cloth with title and pike vignette in black to the upper cover, some even darkening to the spine. Hamptons revised bibliography notes a green binding and in stiff yellow card not this ice blue binding.
[24027] |
£70.00 |
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MARTIN J.W. |
Practical Fishing For The So Called Coarse Fish, A Complete Guide To Every Branch Of Float Fishing, Ledgering, Spinning, Trolling, And Line Baiting On River, Lake And Stream
nd 1906.
1st Edn,.
C Arthur Pearson Ltd.
XII 142 pages, advs, text illus, small piece missing from top margin of title page 2cm x 1cm, paper browned as usual, yellow pictorial cloth, vg.
[11328] |
£55.00 |
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MARTIN J.W. |
The Trent Otter on Coarse Fish Angling Being A Practical Treatise On The Nottingham, The Sheffield, The Thames And The Ouse And Norfolk Styles Of Fishing
nd circa 1908.
1st Edn,.
W.Brendon and Sons.
Plymouth.
xiv 263 pages, frontis, 16 full page illus from photographs, even browning to pages as usual. Signed and numbered by "J W Martin No 167" to the front end paper. Publishers green cloth with insert title to the upper cover. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, darkening to the cloth. A good+ signed copy
[24024] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
Martini Henry |
Martini ? Henry Rifle and Carbine. Care Of Arms And Ammunition. Firing Exercise. Aiming Drill.
1891.
1st.
HMSO.
53 pages, 12mo illustrated with full page and text drawings. Publishers printed card covers a very good clean copy.
[24092] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
MASTERS Don |
Atkin, Grant & Lang
2005.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, Ca, USA.
viii 316 pages, 4to. numerous illustrations in black and white and colour from photographs line drawings old adverts etc. Limited to 500 copies this being copy no 429 signed by Don Masters, Publishers blue cloth with gilt title within gilt borders and royal crest in black to the upper cover in slipcase. A fine copy , the history of the gunmakers that were eventually merged to be known as Atkin, Grant & Lang.
[23699] |
£100.00 |
|
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MASTERS Don |
The House Of Churchill
2003.
2nd Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach Ca.,.
531 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs line drawings, old adverts, documents etc, a fine copy in dj. The complete and detailed history of the company and the guns it produced.
[23707] |
£65.00 |
|
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MATHEWS Howard |
Firearm Identification, Volume I The Laboratory Examination of Small Arms, Rifling Characteristics in Hand Guns, and Notes on Automatic Pistols. Volume II Original Photographs and Other Illustrations of Handguns
1962.
1st Edn,.
University Of Wisconsin Press.
Madison, USA.
2 Vols, XIV 398 + 491 pages, 4to., Vol I 287 text illus and 28 full page plates, Vol II 1640 illus of the guns and 52 plates mostly from photographs and drawings. Library stamp for the Royal Armouries Library to lower blank margin of title pages and circular stamp to verso. offset mark from tape to front end paper, Volume II index mark? to lower closed page edges of both volumes, no other marks, publishers red cloth (no library marking). A vg copy of an important and monumental work on firearm identification.
[18590] |
£80.00 |
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MATHEWS Howard |
Firearm Identification, Volume I The Laboratory Examination of Small Arms, Rifling Characteristics in Hand Guns, and Notes on Automatic Pistols. Volume II Original Photographs and Other Illustrations of Handguns. Volume III Orioginal Photographs And Other Illustrations Of handguns, data On Rifling Characteristics Of Hand Guns And Rifles.
1962, 1973.
Charles C Thomas.
Springfield Illinois, USA..
3 Vols, xiv 401; 404; xi 730 pages. 4to., illus throughout, the 3 volumes of the gun with measurements, trademarks, pin fire impressions etc., mainly from photographs + drawings. The 3 volumes in fine condition in dj, the DJs complete with no splits but have a few small marks. Volume 1 and 2 are the second printing of the 1960 edition, Vol 3 was published posthumously. An important and definitive work on firearm identification.
[23327] |
£230.00 |
|
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MATHEWS Howard |
Firearms Identification, Volume I The Laboratory Examination of Small Arms, Rifling Characteristics in Hand Guns, and Notes on Automatic Pistols. Volume II Original Photographs and Other Illustrations of Handguns. Volume III Orioginal Photographs And Other Illustrations Of handguns, data On Rifling Characteristics Of Hand Guns And Rifles.
1962, 1973.
Charles C Thomas.
Springfield Illinois, USA.
3 Vols, xiv 401; 404; xi 730 pages. 4to., illus throughout, the 3 volumes of the gun with measurements, trademarks, pin fire impressions etc., mainly from photographs + drawings. The 3 volumes in fine condition in similar dj. Volume 1 and 2 are the second printing of the 1960 edition, Vol 3 was published posthumously. An important and definitive work on firearm identification.
[19492] |
£230.00 |
|
 |
MATSON Walter J. |
Salmon And Trout Fishing In Ireland The Angler's Pocket Book And Guide
1910.
1st Edn,.
Brown And Nolan.
Dublin.
V11 199 pages, small 8vo, folding map, 6 colour plates of flies, pictorial blue cloth showing a man playing a fish, browning to page opposite plates as usual. the book is in 3 parts Fishing Resorts; Sustainable flies and baits; General information, vg.
[17074] |
£130.00 |
|
 |
MATTHEWS Ike |
Full Revelations Of A Rat-Catcher After 25 Years Experience
nd 1898.
1st Edn,.
Friendly Society.
Manchester.
62 pages, original pebble cloth covered boards, gilt title to upper cover, edges rubbed and head and tail of chipped, g+. chapters on trapping, ferreting, how to keep and work ferrets, etc., scarce. The last page is an advert for Ike's Service to take parties of gentlemen ratting also "any number of live rats and rabbits supplied at a few days notice"
[18083] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
MATTHEWS Paul A |
How - To's For The Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Shooter
1995.
Wolfe Publishing.
xiv 134 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers. A fine copy.
[20947] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
MATTHEWS Paul A. |
Loading The Black Powder Rifle Cartridge
1993.
Wolfe Publishing.
Prescott, Arizona.
122 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers, vg+
[20932] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
MATTHEWS Paul A. |
Loading The Black Powder Rifle Cartridge
1993.
Wolfe Publishing.
Prescott, Arizona.
122 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers, vg+
[21029] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
MATTHEWS Paul A. |
The Paper Jacket
1991.
Wolfe.
Prescott, Arizona.
140 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, printed card covers, A guide to loading and theory of the paper patched bullet.
[21826] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
MATTHEWS Paul A. |
The Paper Jacket
1991.
Wolfe.
Prescott, Arizona.
140 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, printed card covers, A guide to loading and theory of the paper patched bullet.
[21827] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
MAUGHAM R.C.F. |
Wild Game In Zambezia
1914.
1st Edn,.
James Murray.
XII 376 pages, TEG, illus, folding map, some light foxing to contents, vg. The author describes game and hunting conditions, he includes elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, hippo etc., Czech 185/86
[3272] |
£140.00 |
|
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MAVRODIN Valentin |
Fine Arms From Tula, Firearms And Edged Weapons In The Hermitage, Leningrad. Translated From The Russian By Rostislav Drapkin
1977.
New York.
16 + 137 pages, 4to., illus, fine in dj.
[8301] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
MAVROGORDATO J.G. |
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JACK MAVROGORDATO: A HAWK FOR THE BUSH, A FALCON IN THE FIELD and BEHIND THE SCENES. In three volumes.
2005.
new.
Western Sporting.
Ranchester, Wyoming, USA.
xxiii-247 + xxiii-157 + xxxii ? 201 pages, small 4to illustrated in colour & b/w from photographs, watercolours, drawings etc. A fine set-in fine DJs, a new editions of each title, containing much new material and many new illustrations and photographs. A new edtion with new material of Jack Mavrogordato classic titles.
[23770] |
£90.00 |
|
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MAVROGORDATO J.G. |
A Hawk For The Bush, A Treatise On The Training Of The Sparrow Hawk And Other Short Winged Hawks
1960.
1st Edn,.
H.T. and G Witherby Ltd.
xvi 144 pages, , 4to., 8 colour plates and drawings by George Lodge, foxing to end papers and closed page edges. Publishers' tan cloth with hawk vignette to the upper cover VG in DJ. DJ price clipped with some light dust soiling. A modern classic on the subject. Swift 378.01
[23774] |
£150.00 |
|
 |
Maxim Nordenfelt |
The Maxim Nordenfelt Guns
nd circa 1890.
1st.
Maxim Nordenfelt.
Erith.
Landscape 4to 2 plates of the factory followed by 42 plates showing the guns with descriptive text, 2 unnumbered plates at the end showing, Mechanisms of the Automatic Q.F. Guns and Mechanism of the Q.F. Guns. Publishers' blue cloth with gilt title to the upper cover rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and corners, a very good copy. From the introduction" Guns on the Maxim Nordenfelt system have made so much progress within the last few years, that the want of a Book illustrative of the various types of the system." The Maxim-Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company was the result of a takeover by Hiram Maxim Thorsten Nordenfelts, Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company in 1888. It was the subject of one of history's most famous court cases in 1894, Nordenfelt v Maxim, Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co. which Nordenfelt successfully claimed that the takeover condition preventing him from competing with Maxim for 25 years "in any way" was an unreasonable restraint of trade, but failed to overturn the main condition preventing Nordenfelt from competing with Maxim in the guns and ammunition trade for 25 years. The company became part of the Barrow Shipbuilding Company, which was taken over by Vickers, Sons and Company in 1897 to form Vickers. Sons & Maxim. Only one copy located in UK libraries at the National Maritime Museum. ?700
[24128] |
£700.00 |
|
 |
MAXTEE J. |
British Terriers: Their Breeding, Management And Training For Show Or Work In Two Divisions, (I) English and Welsh (II) Scotch and Irish
1909.
1st thus Edn,.
90+ 132 pages, 16pp adverts, numerous text illus, publishers cloth with gilt title to upper board and spine with blind stamped terrier vignette to upper board, light rubbing to head of spine . The 2 divisions were originally published separately, this is the first compressed volume.
[14293] |
£95.00 |
|
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MAXWELL Herbert |
Wild Sports Of The West With Legendary Tales And Local Sketches
1892.
new Edn,.
Simpkin, Marshall, hamilton, Kent & Co.,.
337 pages, 16pp of adverts, frontis illus "the eagles Cyrie", contemporary inscription to the FEP. Publishers dark red cloth gilt title and sporting vignette to the spine, VG. . First published in 1832 includes salmon fishing, deer stalking, Irish life and legends. ?60
[23815] |
£60.00 |
|
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MAXWELL Sir Herbert |
Fishing At Home And Abroad
1913.
1st Edn,.
The London and Counties Press Assoc. Ltd.
xii 413 pages, top edge gilt large 4to, illus with 7plates in colour (2 are of salmon flies) + monochrome photogravure and half tone plates 60 in all and text illustrations. Limited to 750 numbered copies. Bound in full brown morroco, with gilt title to the upper board within ruled borders a vg copy the leather covers free of defects. An extremely well-produced work and a companion volume to the 4 volume Gun at Home and Abroad. Contribution from leading authorities of the time. Maxwell contributes to the salmon and sea trout the char and grayling. R.B. Marston does the coarse fishing F.G. Aflalo sea fishing including big game fish. Salmon and trout in Canada by E.T.D Chambers, American trout fishing Theodore Gordon, trout in New Zealand C.E. Lucas. Fishing in the East H.S. Thomas all accompanied by some excellent illustrations.
[22468] |
£250.00 |
|
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MAXWELL Sir Herbert |
Salmon And The Sea Trout, How To Propagate, Preserve, And Catch Them In British Water
1898.
1st Edn,.
Lawrence ans Bullen Ltd.
XII 272 pages, advs, full page plates, 4 in colour of flies, text illus, limited to 130 numbered copies, original green cloth, small bump to top edge on rear boards o/w vg
[5310] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
MAXWELL Sir Herbert Editor |
Chronicles of the Houghton Fishing Club 1822-1908
1908.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
xii-266 pages, TEG, pages uncut large 4to., full page and text illustrations from photographs, drawings etc, some spotting to frontis, blank margin and tissue guard. Publishers' green cloth, with leather title label to spine, a vg copy. limited to 350 numbered copies, this being number 181.
[24117] |
£180.00 |
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MAY Commander W.E., ANNIS P.G.W. |
Swords For Sea Service
1970.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to.140 coloured and b/w illustrations from photographs, pictorial end papers in DJs rubbing to edges of the DJs some chips along the top edge personal inscriptions to the half titles. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.
[24132] |
£135.00 |
|
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MAY Commander W.E., ANNIS P.G.W. |
Swords For Sea Service
1970.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to., 140 plates, pictorial end papers in Djs light rubbing to part edges of DJs small 3cm closed tear to top edge of vol 2, now in clear removable sleeves a VG set. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.
[23515] |
£170.00 |
|
 |
MAY Major E.S. |
Field Artillery With The Other Arms, Its Employment, Illustrated From Military History, And Its Re-Armament With Quick Firing Guns Discussed
1898.
1st Edn,.
Sampson, Low, Marston and Co.
VIII 339 pages, pages uncut, ownership stamp of M J Willis to title page margin, original covers faded on spine, some marking, g+. Not in Riling.
[15157] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
MAY Major E.S. |
Guns And Cavalry, Their Performance In The Past And Their Prospects In The Future
1896.
1st Edn,.
Sampson Low Marston and Co.
X 220 pages, TEG, advs, lacks FEP, text and full page illus, folding plates, a vg copy in publisher's blue cloth covers "the mobility of guns, action of guns, and cavalry together etc., with remarks as to the influence of quick firing machine guns and mounted infantry" Riling 1414
[19131] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
MAYDON Major H C |
Simen, Its Heights And Abysses, A Record Of Travel & Sport In Abyssinia With Some Account Of The Sacred City Of Aksum And The Ruins Of Gondar
1925.
1st Edn.
H F & G Witherby.
244 + 1 pages, 11 plates + folding plan and 5 text maps, publishers green cloth, gilt mountain vignette to spine, couple of small marks to cloth o/w vg. Maydon set out in 1922 for the Simen Mountains, whilst much of the narrative provided gives excellent details regarding the terrain, there are sporting adventures after Wallia, Ibex, Mountain Nyla etc., Czech 187
[21436] |
£360.00 |
|
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MAYDON Major H C |
Simen, Its Heights And Abysses, A Record Of Travel & Sport In Abyssinia With Some Account Of The Sacred City Of Aksum And The Ruins Of Gondar
1925.
1st Edn.
H F & G Witherby.
244 + 1 pages, 11 plates + folding plan and 5 text maps, publishers green cloth, gilt mountain vignette to spine, cloth clean and fresh. Maydon set out in 1922 for the Simen Mountains, whilst much of the narrative provided gives excellent details regarding the terrain, there are sporting adventures after Wallia, Ibex, Mountain Nyla etc., Czech 187
[21058] |
£400.00 |
|
 |
MAYER John |
The Sportman's Directory or Park And Gamekeeper's Companion
1838.
6th rewritten and enlarged Edn,.
VIII 181 pages, Text illus, pencil note to Verso of title page, recased in original pictorial covers, vg-.
[6113] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
MAYER John |
The Sportsmans Directory or Park And Gamekeeper's Companion
1828.
5th Edn,.
VII 214 pages, frontis illus + text illus, frontis and title page foxed, manuscript poem 'Directions For Sportsman' neatly written on rear of advertising leaf and verso of rear end paper, signed JHJ 1839, owners inscription name is J.H.Thompson, original pictorial blue card cover boards, new matching spine.
[6320] |
£70.00 |
|
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MAYER John |
The Sportsman's Directory or Park And Gamekeeper's Companion
1838.
6th rewritten and enlarged Edn,.
Simpkin Marshall and Co.
VIII 181 pages, Text illus, pasted to blank on verso of last page and opposite blank newspaper cuttings relating to the Waterloo Cup, also 3 loose Victorian scraps, inscription to first blank, original cloth, gilt title and sporting scene to upper cover.
[14219] |
£55.00 |
|
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MAYER John |
The Sportsman's Directory Or Park And Gamekeepers Companion
1845.
7th Edn,.
Simpkin Marshall and Co.,.
IV 181 pages, 2 pages advs, illus + text, some occasional foxing to contents, publishers blind stamped cloth with gilt sporting vignette to upper board, vg. A comprehensive guide 1st published in 1815, which has been revised and brought up to date in the 7th edition. Instructions for breeding, feeding and breaking dogs, hunting, coursing and shooting, fishing, preserving game and decoys, breeding pheasants, partridges, pigeons, rabbits etc. Also a description of all kinds of poaching, how to detect poachers, and to destroy their works.
[3122] |
£68.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob |
Fox Pool, The Adventures Of The Famous Five
1989.
1st Edn,.
Bounty Hunter Publications.
Flitwick.
304 pages, illustrated with coloured photographs and line drawings, fine in dj. The sequel to "Tiger Bay" covers the seasons 1987-88 and 1988-89. Many expert carp anglers contribute chapters on baits, tackle and tactics as well as lots of stories of monster carp caught - and caught again - and again.
[19204] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob |
Fox Pool, The Adventures Of The Famous Five
1989.
1st Edn,.
Bounty Hunter Publications.
Flitwick.
304 pages, illustrated with coloured photographs and line drawings, fine in dj. The sequel to "Tiger Bay" covers the seasons 1987-88 and 1988-89. Many expert carp anglers contribute chapters on baits, tackle and tactics as well as lots of stories of monster carp caught - and caught again - and again.
[23670] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob |
Tiger Bay In Search Of Colne Valley
1988.
1st Edn,.
Beekay Publishing Ltd.
248 pages, illus many in colour, a fine in dj. Maylin's first book about big carp at Savay Lake.
[16218] |
£32.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob |
Tiger Bay In Search Of Colne Valley
1988.
1st Edn,.
Beekay Publishing.
248 pages, illus many in colour, a fine in dj. Maylin's first book about big carp at Savay Lake.
[12847] |
£32.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob and Friends |
Bazils Bush, The Story Of A Man And His Obsession
1993.
1st Edn,.
Bountyhunter Publications.
Flitwick.
VIII 359 pages, numerous colour illus, vg in dj.
[14174] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob and Friends |
Bazils Bush, The Story Of A Man And His Obsession
1993.
1st Edn,.
Bountyhunter Publications.
Flitwick.
VIII 359 pages, numerous colour illus, vg in dj.
[22913] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
MAYLIN Rob and Friends |
Bazils Bush, The Story Of A Man And His Obsession
1993.
1st Edn,.
Bountyhunter Publications.
Flitwick.
viii 359 pages, numerous colour illustrations throughout, SIGNEND by Rob Maylin on the title page. A fine copy in DJ. ["definitive guide to fishing gravel pits .a bang up to date technical book, the latest rigs, baits, proven tactics and techniques .accompanied by masses of explanatory drawings and pictures. . This is much more than just a technical masterpiece"
[23829] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
MAYNE David A |
Australian Military Small Arms Ammunition Production 1888-2003 Part 2
2004.
revised.
the author.
139 to 304 pages, 4to., illus on the bullets, boxes, etc. from photographs, printed card covers, ring bound binding, small stain to front and rear covers.
[20681] |
£80.00 |
|
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MAYO The Earl of |
Sport In Abyssinia or The Mareb And Tackazzee
1876.
1st Edn,.
John Murray.
x- 252 pages, 32 pages of adverts, frontis illustration + four plates, publishers' maroon cloth with gilt Abyssinian device to the upper and rear cover ,Mudies Select Library yellow label to top edge of the front cover. A very good clean copy the cloth clean with no splits or chips. Mayo's party hunted lion, elephant, gazelle etc. and records his travel and observation from his daily journal. As with many sportsmen in the tropics Mayo fell ill to fever and dysentery but managed to recover having taken three doses of opium. Czech 188
[24139] |
£300.00 |
|
 |
MCBRIDE H.W. |
A Rifleman Went To War
No date circa 1940.
Second edition ?.
Samworth / Small-Arms Technical Pub. Co.
Plantersville,USA.
398 (2) pages, The advert page undated, frontis portrait of the author, book plate to the front-end paper. publishers' light brown cloth title to the upper cover and spine in black. DJ some chipping to edges and corners, old repair to verso of head and tail of the spine, a very good copy.McBride served in the 21st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. He recounts his experiences and observations whilst in France and Belgium in WWI with particular emphasis on the use of the military rifle in sniping and its place in modern armament. Riling 2175 Smith 207
[23518] |
£80.00 |
|
 |
MCCANN Charles, STOCKLEY Lt Col C.H. |
A Shikar's Pocket Book With Hints On Preserving And Skinning Trophies in The Field
1927.
1st Edn,.
48 pages, 12mo, text illus, the book is contained in brown wallet with an accompanying separate big game register, the register is divided into dates, species, locality, measurements, remarks. 13 sides filled in a neat hand, there is also a section for notes, 1 side filled in covering the years 1931 to 1937. The game mentioned include crocodile, panther, sloth, bear, tiger, python. The author goes into detail on the hunt and shot, tiger length 7'10", "after 25 yards tiger ran out of thicket and charged, shot him through the chest, she fell into nale?" A very scarce item and unique with the register.
[5441] |
£350.00 |
|
 |
McCARTHY, Eugene |
A Tale of Lake St. John. Comprising a Bit of History; a Quantity of Facts; a Plenitude of Fish Stories
1903.
2nd.
Desbaratrs & Co.
Mointreal.
82pp including adverts, Frontis illustration and 21 full page plates from photographs, staple bound. Pictorial card fishing scene to the upper cover, Hotel Roberval to the rear cover, covers lightly dust soiled some loss to the head and tail of the spine upper outer corner missing but not affecting the image. The binding and covers remain tight. Fishing and hunting in the Lac Saint-Jean area of Fishing areas include Lake Tschotagama and the Peribonca River; The Ouiatchouaniche and La Croche Rivers; The Ashuapmouchouan.
[24208] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
MCCONNICHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deer Forest Life
1932.
1st Edn,.
Alexander Maclehose & Co.
237 pages, illus, vg, stalking in sheep ground,winter sport - begin stalking with hinds, deer forests, etc.,
[12181] |
£55.00 |
|
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MCCONNICHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deer Forest Life
1932.
1st Edn,.
Alexander Maclehose & Co.
237 pages, illus, some foxing to contents and closed page edges, vg-, stalking in sheep ground,winter sport - begin stalking with hinds, deer forests, etc.,
[21499] |
£40.00 |
|
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MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deer Forest Life
1932.
1st Edn,.
Alexander Macklehose.
ix 236 pages, illus, vg, stalking in sheep ground,winter sport - begin stalking with hinds, deer forests, etc.,
[4960] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deer Stalking In Scotland
1924.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
208 pages, illus, red cloth covers, slight fading to cloth, o/w a vg copy free of the foxing often found with this title
[20425] |
£75.00 |
|
 |
MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deer Stalking In Scotland
1924.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
208 pages, Frontis and 7 plates from photographs, bookplate to the front paste down. publishers red cloth covers with gilt title and stags head to the spine. Slight fading to the spine head tail of spine rubbed o/w a vg copy free of the foxing often found with this title. A comprehensive guide to stalking and also includes descriptions of stalks.
[22390] |
£70.00 |
|
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MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deerstalking In Scotland
1924.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
208 pages, frontis + 7 full page plates, some foxing to contents, red cloth with gilt stag heads to spine.
[2045] |
£60.00 |
|
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MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deerstalking In Scotland
1924.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
208 pages, frontis + 7 full page plates, some foxing to contents, red cloth with gilt stag heads to spine.
[2045] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
Deerstalking In Scotland
1924.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
208 pages, frontis + 7 full page plates, some foxing to contents, red cloth with gilt stag heads to spine.
[24041] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
MCCONNOCHIE Alexander Inkson |
The Rivers Oykell & Cassley In Sutherland & Ross; Some Ideal Salmon Fishing Beats
1924.
1st Edn,.
H F & Witherby.
Whitby.
29 pages, 12mo. illus, card covers with photo insert to upper cover, a vg copy.
[5200] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
MCDONALD Ritchie |
Ritchie On Carp
1989.
1st Edn,.
Trimik Publishing, Beckenham.
VI 132 pages, 4to., illus many in colour, fine indj, neat repair to verso of dj to closed tear.
[19209] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
McDonald Ritchie & Meenehan Greg |
Ritchie On Carp
1989.
1st Edn,.
Trimik Publishing, Beckenham.
viii,132. Small 4to illustrated with Colour and b/w photographs, also drawings by Chris Turnbull, fine in DJ. A quest for giant carp at Redmire, Cassien and elsewhere. Includes one chapter which discusses Chris Yates, Rod Hutchinson, Bill Quinlan and Jack Hilton. Foreword by Rod Hutchinson.
[23650] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
McDonnell, Leighton |
Fishing on the edge
2006.
1st.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans Cornwall.
161 pages, Illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings by Tom O'Reilly. Limited to 695 copies signed by tom O Reilly. A fine copy in DJ. Surface, float and dry fly fishing as well as a fascinating variation of normal ledgering technique. Big carp, perch, bass, trout and chub are all well covered,
[23619] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
MCDOWELL R.Bruce |
Evolution of the Winchester
1985.
1st Edn,.
Armory Publications.
Tacoma U.S.A.
206 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from photographs old adverts line drawings gun breakdowns, pictorial end papers. Publishers dark blue faux leather binding titled in silver with gun vignette to the upper cover. A fine copy in DJ couple small chips along top edge. From the 1847 Hunt, the Jennings, Smith-Jennings, Smith & Wesson, "Volcanic", Henry Rifle, and beyond.
[23376] |
£70.00 |
|
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MCHENRY Roy C., ROPER Walter F. |
Smith & Wesson Hand Guns
1947.
reprint.
Standard Publications Inc.
Huntingdon, USA.
233 pages, small 4to, 63 plates of b/w photographs of the guns, adverts, line drawings, vg in chipped dj.
[8786] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
MCHENRY Roy C., ROPER Walter F. |
Smith & Wesson Hand Guns
1947.
reprint.
Standard Publications inc.
Huntingdon, USA.
233 pages, small 4to, 63 plates of b/w photographs of the guns, adverts, line drawings,
[21760] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
MCINTOSH Michael, ROOSENBURG Jan |
The Best Of Holland & Holland England's Premier Gunmaker
2003.
2nd Edn,.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, California.
xvii - 298, landscape 4to., finely illustrated throughout with colour photographs, a fine copy in DJ. The1st edition was a limited edition, a finely produced book with excellent photographs of the guns.
[23968] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
MCKELVIE Colin Laurie |
The Woodcock, A Study in Words and Pictures
1988.
1st Edn,.
Fine Sporting Interest Ltd.
Holt.
xiii,115 pages, Top edge gilt large 4to, illustrate with 24 coloured plates from watercolours by Richard Robjent with, 80 sepia sketches. Limited to 300 numbered copies. This being number 182, signed by Colin Mckelvie and Richard with a sepia sketch below the limitation of a flying woodcock in a woodland scene. Bound in the publishers half dark brown morocco over tan cloth covered boards, with gilt woodcock vignette to front and rear covers. The spine in six compartments with gilt ruled bands, 4 compartments with gilt flying woodcocks, in a matching cloth slipcase, a fine copy also includes the printed card from the publishers, and a dated card 1988 signed "with best wishes from Richard Robjent." The first title of the publisher series on game birds. Includes chapters on The Woocock, Display and Roding, Mating, Nesting & Moulting, Migration, Winter, Asian & American Woodcock, and a select bibliography.
[24218] |
£385.00 |
|
 |
MCLEAN Colin |
At Dawn And Dusk Being My Record Of Nearly Sixty Years Of Wildfowling
1954.
1st Edn,.
Batchworth Press.
XIV 194 pages, lge 8vo., illus, vg in dj, dj chipped at head of spine, light rubbing to edges of spine. Much on wildfowling in Norfolk and on the Solway.
[21852] |
£36.00 |
|
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MCLEAN Colin |
At Dawn And Dusk Being My Record Of Nearly Sixty Years Of Wildfowling
1954.
1st Edn,.
Batchworth Press.
XIV 194 pages, lge 8vo., illus, vg in a poor dj. Much on wildfowling in Norfolk and on the Solway.
[20060] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
McLeod, Peter |
GT: A Fly Fisher's Guide to Giant Trevally
2016.
1st.
Merlin Unwin Books.
Ludlow.
216 pages, Small 4to illustrated throughout with colour photographs. A limited edition of 50 copies, this being number 18, signed and numbered by Peter McLeod with a personal presentation note from him. Bound in full dark blue teal leather with fish vignette to upper cover with title to the spine in silver, in the publisher's slipcase. A fine copy. A comprehensive guide to GT fishing with the fly, covering how to catch them, tackle and equipment, which flies to use, winning tactics and best destinations including Seychelles, Maldives, Mauritius, Australia, South Africa, Oman, Mozambique, Sudan and many more.
[23610] |
£120.00 |
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McMICHAN, B.A. |
The Greyhound Training, Management, Diseases
1937.
1st.
Angus and Robertson Limited.
Sydney Australia.
xii ? 251 (4) pages of adverts Illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs, some foxing to the prelims and closed page edge. Publishers' green cloth blind stamped title to the upper cover. In DJ, the dj lightly rubbed to the head and tail of the spine DJ has no loss or splits. A scarce title and more so in a DJ. The selection, breeding, and training of Greyhounds and on the treatment of their disease. Includes much on Greyhound racing and training.
[22668] |
£190.00 |
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MCMURRAY Peter |
Barbel Catchers And Friends
1988.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Ramsbury.
207 pages, 4to., illus, fine in dj.
[11377] |
£20.00 |
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MCPHAIL Rodger |
Fishing Season An Artists Fishing Year
1990.
1st Edn,.
Swan Hill.
4to, illus in colour and black and white, includes a pen and ink sketch of a gun dog's head with retrieved drake mallard signed by R McPhail approx. size 8.5cm x 9.5cm to half title, fine in dj
[19614] |
£95.00 |
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Mead, Lawrence |
Oke's Game laws. Containing the law relating to Trespass and Poaching; Game, Gun and Dog Licences; Rabbits, Deer, Ground Game; Poison, Spring Traps, Firearms etc
12912.
5th Edn.
Butterworth & Co..
xxxii 374 + 34 - 408pp. Publishers' grey cloth vg. The last 4th edition was published 15 years previously this edition updated with added material.
[23017] |
£30.00 |
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MEINERTZHAGEN Col R. |
Kenya Diary 1902 - 1906
1957.
1st Edn,.
Oliver and Boyd.
viii 347 pages, full page illus from photographs, small ownership stamp to front end paper, publishers' brown cloth, a near fine copy in dj. The book details the life of a young officer in Kenya in the early years, he hunted lion, leopard, hippo, rhino, buffalo, numerous antelope species etc., Czech 193
[23404] |
£100.00 |
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Meinertzhagen, Colonel R. |
BIRDS OF ARABIA
1954.
1st.
OLiver & Boyd.
Edinburgh, London.
xiii- 624, 4to. . Nineteen colour plates by Thorburn, Lodge, and Reid-Henry and nine plates of b&w photographs by the author and others, text drawings and maps with a folding map in rear pocket. Also includes a loose armorial bookplate of R. Meinerthagen. A near fine copy in price clipped DJ. A short section on falconry is found pp 330 ? 332, and a section on Order Falconiformes pp 323 ? 384. Swift 395.01
[24232] |
£225.00 |
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Meinertzhagen, Colonel R. |
PIRATES AND PREDATORS. The Piratical And Predatory Habits of Birds.
1959.
1st.
OLiver & Boyd.
Edinburgh, London.
ix + 230pp,. 4to 18 colour plates + 26 monochrome plates from photographs and drawings. Bookplate to the front paste down. Publishers red cloth with gilt title and vignette to the front cover.A fine copy in Dj. "Although not specifically a falconry work, the author often refers to the sport and mentions his relationship with falconer Jack Mavrogordato. It's a worthwhile commentary on the eagles, hawks, and falcons used in falconry". Swift 390.01
[24233] |
£85.00 |
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MELLAND Frank |
Elephants In Africa
1938.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
xiii 86 pages, illus with 12 full page drawings by Stuart Tresilian, offset mark to front rear end paper from dj, publishers green cloth vg in dj, dj has chips to one corner, paper price label on spine partly removed. Melland's work combines sporting elements and natural history. He recounts elephant hunting, a number of sportsmen and includes his own travels through Africa more than three decades earlier with Edward Cholmeley Czech 193/94
[20327] |
£125.00 |
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MELLON James |
African Hunter
1975.
1st Edn,.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
New York.
xx 522 pages, 4to, well illustrated throughout from photographs and maps, black cloth with title to upper board in grey, a VG copy in dj neat 2cm repair to lower rear flap. A comprehensive work on African big game hunting with contributions by leading hunters of the time. There is also an interesting chapter by Rowland Ward of London on the skinning and the preservation of big game trophies. A modern classic on African hunting. Czech 194/95
[23418] |
£95.00 |
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MELLOR J.E.M. |
Notes On Falconry
1949.
1st Edn,.
XII 83 pages, printed for the author in Cambridge, text illus, heavy foxing to EP + 1 full page plates, publishers green cloth, Mellor a praticising falconer had flown a variety of hawks in India, produced this short work of advice on flying and training hawks. Swift 397-01, scarce.
[7320] |
£20.00 |
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MENZIES W.J.M. |
Sea Trout and Trout
1936.
1st Edn,.
230 pages, Illus. slight fading to spine. contains a letter from Walter G Grant, One of the illus is of the record Orkney sea trout he caught, in his letter he is very scathing of the book.
[1725] |
£30.00 |
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MERY Fernand |
The Dog
1970.
1st English Edn,.
233+ pages, large 4to., illus throughout, vg in dj. A study of the dog, From the dog and its past in art, in the mind of man, in science, in service, in the face of suffering and death etc.,
[13102] |
£25.00 |
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MEYRICK John |
House Dogs and Sporting Dogs, Their Varieties, Points Management, Training, Breeding, Rearing And Diseases
1861.
1st Edn,.
John Van Voorst.
260 pages, original cloth, vg. Details the various breeds "A considerable portion of the work is devoted to directions from breaking and training every type of breed of dog used in shooting and hunting".
[11637] |
£65.00 |
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MEYRICK Samuel Rush |
A Critical Inquiry Into Ancient Armour As It Existed In Europe But Particularly In England From The Norman Conquest To The Reign Of King Charles II
1842.
Second edition corrected and enlarged..
Henry G Bohn.
lxv, 179, 247, 125 pages, (138pp) glossary, bound with 1/2 titles and title page to each volume 3 Vols, folio, with all edge's gilt. Frontis and 80 etched aquatint plates by Bridges and Maddox, 71 finely hand coloured some heightened with gold and silver, 10 are uncoloured plates of armour and weapons. There are also 27 hand coloured chapter initials also heightened with gold, plate 22 has a small smudge mark to the colouring. Bound in contemporary ? red Morrocco spine in compartments with armorial motifs, some rubbing to the spines, wth later cloth slipcases. The first edition published by Robert Jennings, appeared in 1824 This second and best edition of 1842 the colouring is more brilliant and stronger than that found in the 1st and has been corrected and enlarged the frontis of showing a joust did not appear in the 1st. One of the best colour plate books on Armour. And an important guide to ancient armour Meyrick who was a historian and collector of arms and armour, and he constructed Goodrich Court specifically to display his collection of arms and armour.
[23468] |
£1350.00 |
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MICHAELIS H.Von |
Birds of the Gauntlet
1952.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson.
223 pages, 4to. illus with paintings and drawings by the author, vg in dj, dj has small chips and closed tears.
[21594] |
£25.00 |
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MICHELL E.B. |
The Art And Practice Of Hawking
1976.
facsimile reprint.
Holland Press.
xii - 291 10 full page plates, a fine facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1900. A fine copy with all page edges gilt bound in full dark green morroco. Two ruled frames with decorative corner pieces to the front and rear covers. The spine in 6 compartments with gilt title and centre tooling.
[21947] |
£80.00 |
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MIDDLETON RICHARD |
The Practical Guide To Man-Powered Buullets, Catapults, Crossbows, Blowguns, Bullet-Bows and Airguns
2005.
Stackpole Books.
Mechanicsburg, USA.
xii 212 pages, large 8vo., illus throughout with line drawings , diagrams etc. A fine copy in dj. A practical book on the methods to shoot bullets without the aid of explosion.
[20880] |
£25.00 |
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Midland Gun Company |
Catalogue of Sporting Guns etc Rifles Revolvers Implements
1924.
list no 2 40th Edition.
Midland Gun Company.
Birmingham.
40 pages, 4to, well-illustrated catalogue from shotguns to air rifles and shooting requisites, Printed card covers with colour insert of charging elephant and hunters to upper flap. Some light rubbing to edges and dust soiling. A comprehensive catalogue of big game rifles, shotguns, air rifles, equipment etc.
[23913] |
£50.00 |
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Midland Gun Company |
Catalogue of Sporting Guns etc Rifles Revolvers Implements
1935.
list no 2 62nd Edition.
Midland Gun Company.
Birmingham.
64 pages, 4to, well-illustrated catalogue from shotguns to air rifles and shooting requisites, Printed card covers with colour insert of charging elephant and hunters to upper flap. Some light rubbing to edges and dust soiling. A comprehensive catalogue of big game rifles, shotguns, air rifles, equipment etc. Also included is a loose 4 page folding November Price printed paper illustrated list advertising a shotgun, various air guns and pistols pellets etc and safety pistols, some chipping to the blank edges.
[23914] |
£60.00 |
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MIDLAND GUN COMPANY |
Catalogue of Sporting Guns etc Rifles Revolvers Implements
1937.
list no 2 66th Edn,.
Midland Gun Company.
Birmingham.
64 pages, 4to, well-illustrated catalogue from shotguns to air rifles and shooting requisites, Printed card covers with colour insert of charging elephant and hunters to upper flap. Some light rubbing to edges and dust soiling. A comprehensive catalogue of big game rifles, shotguns, air rifles, equipment etc.
[23915] |
£50.00 |
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MIDLAND GUN COMPANY |
Catalogue Of Sporting Guns etc., Rifles, Revolvers Implement
1935.
list no 2 62nd Edition.
Midland Gun Company.
Birmingham.
64 pages, 4to, well-illustrated catalogue from shotguns to air rifles and shooting requisites, Printed card covers with colour insert of charging elephant and hunters to upper flap. Some light rubbing to edges and dust soiling. A comprehensive catalogue of big game rifles, shotguns, air rifles, equipment etc
[24179] |
£50.00 |
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MILES Tony |
BIG FISH FROM SMALL STREAMS
2013.
1st Edn,.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans, Cornwall.
250 pages all edges gilt, ONE OF 18 COPIES BOUND IN FULL LEATHER "THE AUTHORS COPY" ON LIMITATION PAGE AND SIGNED BY TOM O REILY. Bookplate tipped onto front end paper signed by Tony Miles and Tom O Reily. The book Illustrated in colour from photographs and drawing by Tom O Reiley. A fine copy in Slipcase of a well-produced book, the binding in brown morroco with gilt title and fish vignette to the upper cover., This is a book about Tony's lifetime love affair with chasing big fish from intimate little rivers and streams".
[23907] |
£240.00 |
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MILES Tony |
THE CARP YEARS
2006.
1st Edn,.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans, Cornwall.
119 pages, Illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs. Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to upper board, spine untitled. Edition limited to 800 copies, signed & numbered by illustrator Tom O'Reilly. As new in DJ. Tony Miles account of his carp fishing career from his first ever carp of 1967.
[22638] |
£25.00 |
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Miles Tony |
ELITE BARBEL
2004.
1st.
Little Egret Press.
St. Germans, Cornwall.
143 (1) pages, Illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs by Tom O'Reilly. LIMITED EDITION of 65 copies this being number 6 signed by Tony Miles and Tom O'Reilly, bound in full dark blue leather with gilt title and fish vignette to the upper cover all edges gilt. In slipcase, a fine copy. The story of Tony Miles' hunt for the huge barbel of the Great Ouse.
[23641] |
£180.00 |
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MILES Tony |
Silver Season Golden Memories
1987.
1st Edn,.
Ironbridge Publications.
Telford.
223 pages, b/w and colour illus from photographs, fine in dj. The author's first book.
[18595] |
£90.00 |
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MILES Tony |
Silver Season Golden Memories
1987.
1st Edn,.
Ironbridge Publications.
Telford.
223 pages, b/w and colour illus from photographs, fine in dj. The author's first book.
[15082] |
£90.00 |
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MILES Tony |
Silver Season Golden Memories
2010.
new.
Little egret Press.
St Germans Cornwall.
161 pages, Illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings by Tom O'Reilly. LIMITED EDITION of 25 copies this being number 8 signed by Tony Miles and Tom O'Reilly, bound in full tan leather with gilt title and fish vignette to the upper cover all edges gilt. In slipcase, as new.
[23640] |
£135.00 |
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MILES Tony, WEST Trefor |
Quest For Barbel
1991.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Swindon.
190 pages, lge 8vo, illus, fine in dj
[15035] |
£20.00 |
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MILES Tony, WEST Trefor |
Quest For Barbel
1991.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Swindon.
190 pages, lge 8vo, illus, fine in dj
[15342] |
£38.00 |
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MILFORD John |
Norway And Her Laplanders, In 1841 With A Few Hints To The Salmon Fisher
1842.
1st Edn,.
John Murray.
XV 318 pages, 16pp adverts, publishers blind stamped cloth, some discolouration to the cloth, a vg copy of a scarce title. Milford who has travelled extensively in Southern Europe. He decided to take an excursion into Norway and then "in the expectation of finding a perfect contrast. I sought the mountains and the cataract, the river and the fiord, nor did I omit to take with me my fishing tackle hoping to find in the gentle pursuit of honest Izaac Walton". He also mentions shooting expeditions etc. WS 151.
[16042] |
£400.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
British Deer and Their Horns
1897.
1st Edn,.
Henry Sotheran and Co.
xviii 224 pages, large folio, TEG, 185 text and full page illus mostly by the author, 8 by Sidney Steel, 2 by E.Roe, 10 electro engraved and coloured frontis by the author and Sidney Steel, and a series of unpublished sketches by Sir Edwin Landseer, bookplate to front paste down with 2 old bookseller catalogue slips to lower edges, also early engraving of a dead red deer pasted to lower blank margin dedication page, some spotting to the margins of the elctro plates o/w contents clean and free of foxing. Original publishers pictorial cloth binding with deer head design to upper board and spine in black. The cloth evenly darkened on spine and less so along top edge of the front cover, the cloth usually found unevenly darkened, one of the classic Victorian stalking titles.
[21558] |
£260.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
British Deer and Their Horns
1897.
1st Edn,.
Henry Sotheran and Co.
xviii 224 pages, large folio, TEG, 185 text and full page illus mostly by the author, 8 by Sidney Steel, 2 by E.Roe, 10 electro engraved and coloured frontis by the author and Sidney Steel, and a series of unpublished sketches by Sir Edwin Landseer, bookplate to front paste down. Some spotting to the blank margins of the elctro plates o/w contents clean and free of foxing. Recased in the publishers' pictorial cloth binding with deer head design to upper board and spine in black. The cloth evenly darkened on spine and boards; the cloth usually found unevenly darkened which this copy is not one of the classic Victorian stalking titles.
[23263] |
£280.00 |
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MILLAIS J.G. |
British Deer and Their Horns
1897.
1st Edn,.
Henry Sotheran and Co.
xviii 224 pages, large folio, TEG, special edition LIMITED TO 100 NUMBEREDCOPIES , this being No 40 SIGNEND by John Guille Millais with 3 colour plates, only 1 appeared in the trade edition, the electro etchings are on India paper. 185 text and full page illus mostly by the author, 8 by Sidney Steel, 2 by E. Roe, 10 electro engraved and coloured frontis by the author and Sidney Steel, and a series of unpublished sketches by Sir Edwin Landseer, some foxing to the electro etchings mostly to the blank margin of some plates and tissue guards, also to the blank margin of the frontis. Armorial bookplate of Collingwood Lindsay Wood to front paste down and armorial plate Lunsden to front end paper. Publisher, ? tan morroco over cloth with decorative deer head vignette in black to upper board, gilt title and deer head to spine, the cloth darkened as usual, Overall, a vg copy of the limited edition of a classic deer stalking title. Schwerdt vol 2 -27pp ?700
[23860] |
£700.00 |
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