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$165.00
1j35/8

British Field Sports Embracing Practical Instructions in Shooting Hunting Coursing Racing Cocking Fishing & c, With Observations on the Breaking and Training of Dogs and Horses; Also the Management of


SCOTT, WILLIAM HENRY

octavo marbled boards in three quarter brown leather with gilt lettering and rule, 615pp + 1pp advert, illus incl scarce engravers title page (33 plates + frontis + engravers title). VG (lmoderate tanning/foxing, previous owner name to engraving page, new eps) A lovingly and tastefully rebound copy

PUBLISHER: sherwood neely and jones 1818

KEYWORDS: sport hunting weapons antiques history fishing william henry scott guns

$450.00
1j35/14

The Hunting Grounds of the Old World; First series


LEVESON, H A ( The Old Shekarry)

first edition octavo green cloth boards with blindstamping and gilt lettering and tiger motif, xii + 520pp + 8pp adverts, illus, VG- ( rubbing and wear particularly to head and tail of spine, gutters weak, binding a little sloppy, light foxing to prelims) ASSOCIATION COPY inscribed and SIGNED by author to Ben Holladay (the stagecoach king)

PUBLISHER: saunders otley 1860

KEYWORDS: history travel hunting sport h a leveson ben holladay signed

$50.00
1j35/16

Sport in England; Past and Present


HARTOPP, Colonel E C C

first edition octavo green buckram with silver lettering and black and red printed bands, patterned eps, vii + 190pp, illus, VG (light wear and rubbing, heavy tanning to eps, bookplate of Thomas Parkin to front pastedwon and his signature and address to ep)

PUBLISHER: horace cox 1894

KEYWORDS: history sport hunting england colonel e c c hartopp

$145.00
1j35/17

Shooting and Fishing in Lower Brittany; A Complete and Practical Guide to Sportsmen


KEMP, JOHN

octavo deep blue cloth boards with blindstamping and gilt lettering and hunting motif, xii + 239pp, large cloured folding map at front VG- ( light wear to extremities with fraying and cracking to head and tail, lacks fep, owners details partly removed from front pastedown with some loss, loss of top right corner of title page, moderate tanning, gutters weak)

PUBLISHER: longman green longman and roberts 1859

KEYWORDS: sport hunting fishing lower britanny john kemp

$125.00
1j35/18

Frank Forester's Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces, of North America (in two volumes)


HERBERT, HENRY WILLIAM (FORESTER, FRANK)

two volumes octavo red buckram with blindstamping and gilt letterting to spine with gilt hunting motifs to both spine and front boards (1) 360pp (2) 367pp, frontis to each volume, both vols VG- ( some fraying to spine, light soiling, bookplate to front pastedown, light soiling and foxing to text)

PUBLISHER: stringer and townsend 1849

KEYWORDS: sport hunting fishing united states frank forester henry william herbert

$19.50
xxbgd29082

The Sport in Fishing


ORMAN, TONY

Hardcover octavo (VG) d/w (VG), signed by author; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1979

KEYWORDS: sport fishing signed New Zealand Tony Orman specials

$127.50
1j35/21

Players and Slayers


FANNING, LEO

small octavo illus light card covers, vi + 149pp, VG+ (light staining from staple bleed-through, light ink trasfer to extremities from covers) Excellent condition for such a delicate item

PUBLISHER: gordon & gotch 1910

KEYWORDS: leo fanning rugby sport new zealand

$200.00
1j35/25

Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field


COOK, Colonel (JOHN)

first edition super octavo three quarter red leather with marbled boardfs and gilt lettering and motif to spine, marbled eps, xvi + 292pp, illus VG (light wear to extremities, moderate foxing primarily to prelims) A tidy copy with the bookplate of noted Australian Sir daniel Cooper to front pastedown

PUBLISHER: printed for the author 1826

KEYWORDS: sport fox hunting natural history husbandry colonel john cook

$365.00
1j35/28

Hunting Trips of a Ranchman; Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains


ROOSEVELT, THEODORE

first edition super octavo green buckran boards with ochre buckram spine with gilt lettering and green labels and gilt design, xvi + 347pp, illus VG ( moderate bruising and rubbing with small surface chipping to spine, light tanning, moderate discolouration tp ep, a couple of pen marks to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench 1886

KEYWORDS: autobiography hunting sport theodore roosevelt

$100.00
1j35/29

The American Sportsman: Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting, and the Habits of the Game Birds, and Wild Fowl of America


LEWIS, ELISHA J.

first edition super octavo three quarter leather with marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, 494pp illus in text, VG ( small bookplate and booksellers label to front pastedown, moderate foxing and tanning, moderte rubbing and wear to extremities)

PUBLISHER: lippincott grambo 1855

KEYWORDS: sport hunting natural history united states

$9.00
xxbhg29428

Clarkson on Cars


CLARKSON, JEREMY

Paperback octavo (near fine); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2006

KEYWORDS: cars sport humour top gear jeremy clarkson specials non-fictoin travel

$50.00
1j36/2

Black Gnat


ENGLAND, JOHN

first edition octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 132pp, illus VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: caxton press 1990

KEYWORDS: new zealand angling fly fishing sport trout john england

$14.00
xxbig29768

Sizzling Chops & Devilish Spins; Ping-pong and the Art of Staying Alive


CHARYN, JEROME

Softcover quarto (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 2002

KEYWORDS: sport table tennis ping-pong Jerome Charyn specials

$9.00
xxbja29778

Tie-a-Fly


DRAPER, KEITH

Softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A Tackle House Publication 1973

KEYWORDS: sport fly fishing fly tying New Zealand Keith Draper specials

$9.00
xxbja29780

Dry Flies: Dressings of Eighty Dry Fly Patterns as tied by several Well-Known Amateur and Professional Fly-Tyers of the Past and Present


Softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: E. Veniard Ltd

KEYWORDS: sport fly fishing specials

$17.50
xxbja29781

Parsons' Glory; a bedside book for anglers


PARSONS, JOHN

Hardcover octavo (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Collins 1976

KEYWORDS: sport fishing trout New Zealand John Parsons specials

$22.50
xxbja29782

Pursuit of Fly Tying


ROWNEY, G.E.P

Hardcover octavo (VG+) d/w (VG-), signed and inscribed by author; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: G.E.P. Pursuit Publications 1987

KEYWORDS: sport fly fishing fly tying G.E.P. Rowney signed specials

$9.00
xxbja29783

Wet Flies: Dressing of Eighty-two Useful Wet Fly Patterns


Softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: E. Veniard Ltd

KEYWORDS: sport fly fishing specials

$8.50
xxbja29784

Fly Tying for The Beginner: Trout


VENIARD, JOHN

octavo, stapled booklet (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: E. Veniard Ltd

KEYWORDS: sport fly fishing fly tying John Veniard specials

$12.00
xxbja29791

The River as Looking Glass and Other Stories from the Outdoors


WOODS, CRAIG

Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Pelham Books 1989

KEYWORDS: essays anthology biography sport fishing outdoors Craig Wood specials

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