RURAL SPORTS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William B. Daniel.
Stock no. 2127953
Published by Bunny And Gold. Circa 1801. Almost very good condition.

2 volumes. Brown leather covers, gilt borders. B/w plates. Includes sections on dogs, plus fox and stag hunting, hare coursing. Rabbit, martin, badger and otter hunting. Angling, game shooting and waterfowl etc. Both volumes have been rebacked with new spines with raised bands; new endpapers, original boards and pages. Volume 1 No longer has its title page. All plates present. Volume 1 was published in 1801 and Volume 2 in 1802. Scuffing and wear to covers; heavy wear to corners. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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SHOOTING SECOND VOLUME
Written by Horace G. Hutchinson.
Stock no. 2126464
Published by Country Life. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. Spine is faded. Some wear to covers. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Some browning and foxing. Frontis is almost detached. Tear to a front free endpaper that is uncut.

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THE POINTER AND HIS PREDECESSORS
Written by William Arkwright.
Stock no. 2124495
Published by Firth Productions. 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Republication of the second edition. An illustrated History of the Pointing Dog from the Earliest Times. Red boards, gilt titles and border. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906924030. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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THE BRITISH SHOTGUN VOLUME TWO 1871-1890
Written by I.M. Crudgington; D.J. Baker.
Stock no. 1813471
Published by Ashford. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The intricate and elaborately woven story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun between 1871 and 1890. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. vi and 250 pages including index. ISBN: 1852531339. Base of spine bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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A HISTORY OF MARKSMANSHIP
Written by Charles Chevenix Trench.
Stock no. 1813368
Published by Longman. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wide-ranging survey of man the marksman and his weapons, in peace and in war. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations. 319 pages. ISBN: 0582108292. A few minor foxspots. Small bump to lower front edge. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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GAME GUNS AND RIFLES
Written by Richard Akehurst.
Stock no. 1813366
Published by The Sportsman's Press. 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Third impression. Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948253614.

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THE MODERN SHOTGUN VOLUME I THE GUN
Written by Gerald Burrard.
Stock no. 2120825
Published by Herbert Jenkins. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Revised edition. 242 pages. B/w diagrams and photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading to covers. A few marks. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FIREARMS (CYANAMID WRAPPER)
Written by Nicholas Du Quesne-Bird.
Stock no. 2119472
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Observer's Book No. 75. With 119 Black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. ISBN: 0723215715. Light wear to top and tail of spine. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine and edges with a little edge-creasing.

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RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2118022
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Inscription in ink and white label stuck to front endpaper. Odd foxspot to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased with some light edge-browning.

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POSITIVE SHOOTING
Written by Michael Yardley.
Stock no. 2116353
Published by The Crowood Press. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1861264720. Light wear and a little creasing to corners.

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CHOKE-BORE GUNS AND HOW TO LOAD FOR ALL KINDS OF GAME
Written by W.W. Greener.
Stock no. 1810697
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin. Circa 1876. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Pockets containing diagrams of shooting from various choke-bore guns (three larger folded diagrams, and 3 smaller folded diagrams, all are printed on both sides.) Two fold-out tables. B/w illustrations. vii, 215, xv and 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Name and date in ink to front pocket (x 2). Name and date in ink to half-title page. Name in ink to page 11 and page 93 (neat and contemporary). Front and rear joint strengthened amateurishly with brown paper glued to joint, also to verso of front endpaper and facing half-title page. Rear hinge is broken (after page 4 of publisher advertistements) and therefore cloth starting to come away from the spine inside the book. All diagrams mentioned are present. Fold-out tables are creased and worn on folds.

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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.

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