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NOTITIA VENATICA A TREATISE ON FOX-HUNTING
Written by Robert T. Vyner; William C.A. Blew.
Illustrated by Henry Aiken; et al..
Stock no. 2114975
Published by John C. Nimmo.
1892.
Fair condition.
Embracing the General Management of Hounds. A New Edition Revised, Corrected and Enlarged by William C.A. Blew. With 12 hand coloured plates. Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles. Spine is worn and faded. Some scuffing to covers. Bumping and wear to edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Hand coloured plates - 1 is MISSING and 4 are detached, but still present. Foxing throughout. Some weakness to binding/stitching. A working copy.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- FOXHOUNDS
- HAND COLOURED
- ILLUSTRATED
A SPORTING GARLAND
No author listed.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1711743
Published by Sands & Co..
1st
1902.
Fair condition.
Large oblong format. Green cloth spine. Green front board with white banner to left edge. A delightful selection of colour plates throughout contents. Binding weak with 3 plates and rear endpaper detached. Believed to be complete. Detached plates are also have some loss to margins and generally browned. Front endpaper creased. Front joint almost broken. Spine has some splitting and fraying to top and tail. Board edges worn.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- HUNTING
- SHOOTING
- ANGLING
FORTY FINE LADIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109160
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1929.
Very good condition.
Limited edition of 250 copies. White vellum spine, burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Large format. B/w and two tone illustrations. Top edge gilt. Verses to do with fox-hunting which have appeared in Punch previously . SIGNED by author and illustrator. This is copy no. 96. Vellum spine is grubby. Some foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are very nice!
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- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- ILLUSTRATED
- FOXES
- LIMITED EDITION
- POETRY
RIGHT ROYAL
Written by John Masefield.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2114104
Published by William Heinemann.
1st thus
1922.
Very good condition.
Black cloth, gilt titles and horsehead vignette to front. 4 tipped-in colour plates. A horse-racing poem. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is faded. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- HORSES
- HORSE RACING
- POETRY
THE MIGHTY NIMROD
Written by Stephen Taylor.
Stock no. 2113828
Published by Collins.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A life of Frederick Courteney Selous, African hunter and adventurer, 1851-1917. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002175045. A few small marks to covers. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine, with light edge-creasing.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- BIG GAME
- AFRICA
- BIOGRAPHY
WILD SPORTS & NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS
Written by Charles St. John.
Stock no. 2113740
Published by James Thin; Mercat Press.
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0901824615. Mottling to spine. Wrapper is faded to spine, with sticker residue to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SCOTLAND
- ANGLING
- HUNTING
- NATURAL HISTORY
FULL CRY
Written by J. Ivester Lloyd.
Illustrated by T. Ivester Lloyd.
Stock no. 1312020
Published by Duckworth.
1st
1939.
Almost very good condition.
A collection of hunting sketches. Large format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 148 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, fading to spine. Some writing and b/w illustration (taken from blurb of missing wrapper?) pasted on to front pastedown. Year written in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, some foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- HUNTING
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SEA ANGLING
Written by Alan Wrangles.
Stock no. 2113081
Published by David & Charles.
1973.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. Revised edition. ISBN: 0715358863. Some page browning. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with browning and grubby marks; minimal loss.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- SEA FISHING
FISHING FROM MY ANGLE
Written by Cyril Holbrook.
Stock no. 1808607
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1988.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. Spelling out the value of the sport in the modern world, the benefits for the participants and the doors it can open. ISBN: 0715391240. Front flap of wrapper is mis-cut by printer.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
THE SCIENTIFIC ANGLER
Written by David Foster.
Illustrated by David Foster.
Stock no. 2112291
Published by Bemrose & Sons Limited.
11th
Almost very good condition.
11th edition. Being a General and Instructive Work on Artistic Angling. With illustrations and steel engravings of the author. Red cloth with gilt titles. Spine is browned with large black ink 'splash' mark to it; chipping to top. Front cover is bowed. Joints are a bit cracked; showing webbing and weak. Name in ink to front endpaper. A little chipping to some pages. Page browning. Rear free endpaper detached.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ELEMENTS OF ANGLING A BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
Written by H.T. Sheringham.
Stock no. 2112276
Published by The Field & Queen (horace Cox) Ltd..
2nd
Very good condition.
Second edition. Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. This is Circa. 1920s.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
ANGLING IN SALT WATER
Written by John Bickerdyke.
Stock no. 2112275
Published by L. Upcott Gill.
Circa
1905.
Almost very good condition.
Maroon spine, with gilt title. Marbled boards. B/w illustrations. A Practical Work on Fishing With Rod and Line In the Sea, From the Shore, Piers, Jetties, Rocks, and from Boats, Together with some Account of Hand-Lining. A New edition enlarged, Revised and having many fresh illustrations. Top small piece of spine is torn off. Scuffing and wear along cover edges. Marks to covers. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Some page browning and foxing.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- SEA FISHING
- MARINE LIFE