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SCARLET TO M.F.H.
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626663
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1933. Very good condition.

A book of fox-hunting with hounds. Written for the novice with information and instruction on some of the things he or she should know before deciding to follow a pack of hounds and some idea of how they are managed in field and kennel. Limited edition of 50 copies. Large format. Vellum spine with gilt title, red cloth covers. B/w illustrations. xii and 151 pages. SIGNED by Cecil Aldin. Limited edition of just 50 copies. This is copy no. 26. All plates present. Modern red covers, original spine retained and a little grubby. Endpapers a little grubby else contents immaculate! A lovely copy.

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MR. SPINKS AND HIS HOUNDS
Written by F.M. Lutyens. Illustrated by F.M. Lutyens; C. Lutyens.
Stock no. 578611
Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1896. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. A hunting story. Covers marked. Corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.

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LYRA VENATICA
Written by John Sherard Reeve.
Stock no. 578274
Published by Arthur L. Humphreys. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

A collection of hunting songs. Red cloth, gilt titles. Gilt fox head vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. 224 pages. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed.

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HANDLEY CROSS OR MR JORROCKS'S HUNT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by R.S. Surtees. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 733782
Published by Edward Arnold. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Some of Aldin's best work went into this, one of his favourite books. Two volumes. Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 12 colour plates in each volume plus numerous text illustrations. Top edges gilt. Spines and corners bumped. Spines sunned with gilt dulled. Light foxing to contents else clean copies. All plates present.

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THE SPORTSMAN'S DIRECTORY
Written by John Mayer.
Stock no. 576175
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1838. Good condition.

Small format. Green cloth, gilt title and shooting vignette to front cover. The Sportsman's Directory and Park & Gamekeeper's Companion. Being a Series of Instructions in Ten Parts for The Chase in its Various Classes: Coursing, Shooting, Fishing, The Preservation of Game and Decoys, Selection and Training of the Pointer and Spaniel, Breeding Pheasants, Partridges, Rabbits Etc. With Copious Directions for Trapping and Destroying Vermin and Detecting the Operations of the Poachere. An Appendix Containing Numerous Valuable Receipts and Useful Abstracts of the Game Laws and the Laws of Coursing. 6th edition. viii + 181 pages. B/w illustrations. Rear free endpaper missing. Front joint cracked, rear joint broken. Contemporary name in ink to title page. Covers a little marked. Corners slightly worn. Page 97 has crayon scribble but text still readable.

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THE KENNEL CLUB CALENDAR & STUD BOOK FOR THE YEAR 1953 VOL LXXXI
No author listed.
Stock no. 625707
Published by The Kennel Club. 1954. Almost very good condition.

. The only record published in England of Dog Shows and Field Trials. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles, title to spine indicates 1954. 1" x 0.5" loss to top of spine front edge. Endpapers lightly foxed. A nice, tight copy.

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FLY-DRESSING MATERIALS
Written by John Veniard. Illustrated by Donald Downs.
Stock no. 572559
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1979. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 0713616903. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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FISHING FROM MY ANGLE
Written by Cyril Holbrook.
Stock no. 572566
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1988. Fine condition in a fine 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.

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CARP FISHING
Written by Tim Paisley.
Stock no. 572596
Published by The Crowood Press. 1989. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. For the beginner and the seasoned fisherman. ISBN: 185223119X. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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A FISHERMAN'S YEAR
Written by John Parsons. Illustrated by Garth Tapper.
Stock no. 572616
Published by Collins. 1st 1974. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fishing adventures in England and New Zealand. B/w illustrations. Dustwrapper: price-cut. Wrapper has one small internal tape repair.

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A SPORTSMAN'S LIFE
Written by Leigh Perkins.
Stock no. 572620
Published by Atlantic Monthly Press. 1st 1999. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

How the author built the Orvis company, the fly fishing and bird hunting outfitter. B/w photos. ISBN: 0871137577.

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MODERN SALMON FISHING
Written by Antony Bridges.
Stock no. 572674
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1969. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713609079. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed.

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