The Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette; a Magazine, Entirely Appropriated to Sporting Subjects and Fancy Pursuits; Containing Every Thing Worthy of Remark on Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Cocking, Pugilism, Wrestling, Singlestick, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Billiards, Rowing, Sailing, Etc. Etc. Accompanied with Striking Representations of the Various Subjects

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1822-1828. First Edition. Hardcover. Complete in 13 octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") volumes bound in later polished calf leather with gilt rules and heavily gilt-decorated spines with five raised bands and contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Without the rare June, 1828 issue, as usual. Illustrated with a large folding map and 153 plates, some folding, of which 65 are hand-colored, as well as numerous woodcut illustrations within the text, by artists such as Alken, Cruikshank, Roberts, Sutherland, Berenger, Landseer, and others. A comprehensive view of the life and habits of those who lived in the English countryside, often seen as a companion work to Ackermann's REPOSITORY OF THE ARTS, which chronicled the taste and fashions of sophisticated metropolitan life. Tooley 64. Occasional light foxing or staining but contents generally clean. Attractive bookplate of Edward Motley Weld on the front pastedowns of all volumes. Three covers detached, rubbing to the raised bands. Very Good .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 019231

Catalogue: Hand-Colored Plates

Keywords: Sets, 19th Century, Cricket, Newspapers, Boxing, Sports, Horse Racing, Fine Bindings, Hand-Colored Plates, Illustrated Books Hand-Colored Plates Sports Horse Racing Illustrated Books

Hunting, Shooting and Fishing

London, Sampson Low , 1877 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this entertaining, illustrated work on hunting, shooting and fishing. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Very scarce. This sporting miscellany is comprised of stories surrounding hunting, shooting and fishing, with anecdotic chapters about horses and dogs. With charming illustrations throughout, many of which are by Phiz, G. B. Goddard, G. Bowers, and others.With the ink inscription of Bruce, dated 1877. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light bumping to the spine and the extremities. Light rubbing to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Damp staining to the head of the rear board. Small tidemark to the head of the endpapers, affecting a small portion of the first few pages. Ink inscription to front endpaper. 'Burn' bookbinder label to the rear paste down. Front hinge is strained, with cords showing. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 890Q4

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: first edition hunting shooting fishing hunting scarce Various

ALDIN, CECIL

A Sporting Garland - Hunting, Shooting, Fishing

London: Sands & Co, [1902]. First Edition. Green hardback board cover. (More images available on request). 250mm x 400mm (10" x 16"). [54pp]. 45 colour plates.. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: aldn50

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Sports Illustrated Books Horses Fishing

BICKERTON, WES; WOROBEY, PETE; SHARCOTT, MARGARET; MEADE, ED; BRANDLMAYR, JOHN

Northwest Sportsman Magazine - Fishing, Hunting and Boating in B.C. , June 1961 - Nice Cover Photo of Cy Bourne and Earl Caldwell with Trap Shooting Trophy

Vancouver, B.C.: Jim Railton, 1961. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 26 pages. Features: Mailbag; Caribou From the Clouds - Wes Bickerton and a trip to Francois Lake for Mountain Caribou - article with photos of Harold Daye, Don and Wes Bickerton, and Shorty Innis; Photo of John Shelford receiving award from Game Director Frank Butler; Photo of Rick Lamb; Two nice illustrated ads for Parker-Hale rifles; Spa Lake Rod Smasher - the dry fly demons of the fly hills - article with photo of Al Worobey and his wife fishing on Bolean Lake; Illustrations of how to identify 'exotic' fish by their tails; Salt Water License - if proceeds from these licenses are used properly, good fish management should result; Boats; Water Safety tips; Let's Go Crabbing - article; Clay Chips - article with photos of Jim Logan, Henry Rempel, "Hand" Burnett, Bob Flintoft, Bill Thompson, Joe Lindsay, Ken Blagbourne, George Sherwood, Ry Beem, Chuck Collins, Murray Laidlaw, Aldon See, Sr, Ernie Todd, Stu Loutit, Wallace McMillan, Bill McLean, Rab. Williamson, Toni Grebliunas, Russ Barker, and Hugh McGowan; Nice illustrated ad for the new International Travelall Station Wagon inside back cover; Nice illustrated Lucky Lager ad on back cover; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Northwest Sportsman Magazine - Fishing, Hunting and Boating in B.C, June 1961 - Nice Cover Photo of Cy Bourne and Earl Caldwell with Trap Shooting Trophy, Caribou From the Clouds - Wes Bickerton and a trip to Francois Lake for Mountain Caribou - article. Good .

RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage MagazinesProfessional seller

Book number: 565h4187

Keywords: B.C. 1961 British Columbia Sport Issues

BLAINE DELABERE P.

An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports; or, A Complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletics Amusements of the present Day

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1840. Half Calf, 8vo. Book measures 22.5x15.cm. xv, 1240pp, text illustrations throughout. Bound in half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines, gilt center stamp and lettering.Binding rubbed, some minor abrasion wear, spine faded. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A good solid copy. Very Good.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 015168

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: rural sports

Brown, Thomas.

A MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY; Embracing the Cure of Diseases incidental to Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, and Dogs; with Intructions in Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Fishing, and Field-Sports Generally; Together with a Summary of the Game-Laws.

James S. Virtue, N.d. c.[1846]. Thick 8vo. viii + 920pp. Frontis., vignette title page, 18 plates. Ex.-libris Edwin F. Snow, e.ps. spotted, sporadic spotting throughout, some light browning, upper hinge sl. tender, boards lightly rubbed with minor fading, corners bumped with sl. wear, gilt filleted raised bands and gilt lettered brown leather title label to sl. rubbed spine.

Francis Edwards BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 292805

Catalogue: MEDICINE: MEDICINE

Keywords: MEDICINE; MEDICINE

Thomas Brown

A Manual of Modern Farriery; Embracing the Cure of Diseases Incidental to Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, and Dogs; with Instructions in Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Fishing, and Field-Sports Generally; Together with a Summary of the Game-Laws

London, George Virtue, 1846. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of Thomas Brown's conclusive and fascinating manual detailing modern farriery in the Victorian era, complete with illustrations. An uncommon first edition of this work.Thomas Brown's extensive manual for modern farriery, an essential work looking into the diseases common in livestock, and the sports associated with them. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and eighteen plates.Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Bookplate of Kenneth James Hill to the front paste down. In a full calf binding. Externally, rubbed with some marking to the boards and spine. Front joint is starting. Bumping to the spine and extremities, with a little lifting to the head of the front joint. Faint surface cracks to the spine. Front hinge is a little strained. Bookplate to the front paste down. Segment of an additional title page tipped into the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spotting. Title page is working loose. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 801P35

Catalogue: Pets

Keywords: A Manual of Modern Farriery; Embracing the Cure of Diseases Incidental to Horses, Cattle farriery modern farriery horses farriery Not Stated

Capstick, Peter Hathaway,

Death in a Lonely Land: More Hunting, Fishing & Shooting on Five Continents - Signed Leatherbound Limited Edition.

Lyon, Mi., Derrydale Press, 1990. 1st Printing. Hardcover., Vg+ in Full Black Leather with Gilt Decoration & Page Edges. Silk Moire Eps. Raised Bands at Spine. #956 of 5000-Copy Ltd. Edition, Signed By Author. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 284.

Vintage BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MASTER376885I

Catalogue: Sport

Capstick, Peter Hathaway

Last Horizons; Hunting, Fishing & Shooting on Five Continents

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1989. Hardcover. pp. 277. 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Slight bumping to edges; very good in slightly age-toned, very good dustjacket with minor edgewear. Illustrated by Dino Parawano. .

Bison BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 032759

Catalogue: Natural History

Capstick, Peter Hathaway,

Last Horizons: Hunting, Fishing & Shooting on Five Continents - Signed Leatherbound Limited Edition.

Lyon, Mi., Derrydale Press, 1988. 1st Printing. Hardcover., Vg+ in Full Red Leather with Gilt Decoration & Page Edges. Silk Moire Eps. Raised Bands at Spine. #956 of 5000-Copy Ltd. Edition, Signed By Author. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 277.

Vintage BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MASTER376883I

Catalogue: Sport

Collingwood, W.G.

THE LAKE COUNTIES. With Special Articles on Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Flora, Geology, Fox-Hunting, Mountaineering, Yachting, Motor-Boating, Fishing, Shooting, and Cycling and including a full Gazetteer and Map.

Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., 1932. New Ed. Royal 8vo. [xvi] + 368pp. 16 colour plates, 72 line ills. and folding map by A. Reginald Smith. E.ps. sl. browned and spotting, original gilt lettered light brown cloth, very minor rubbing to corners and head and tail of spine, t.e.brown.

Francis Edwards BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 283832

Catalogue: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL: ENGLAND

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; ENGLAND

Collingwood, W G & Smith, A Reginald [illustrator]

The Lake Counties - With Special Articles On Birds, Butterflies And Moths, Flora, Geology, Fox-Hunting, Mountaineering, Yachting, Motor-Boating, Fishing, Shooting And Cycling

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1933, 2nd impression of 2nd revised edition Cloth, VG+. xvi+368pp, colour frontis & title vignette, 15 colour plates, 71 text illustrations, index, large folding map, Ex Libris A W Culoch with their bookplate, a little rubbed, map creased from being poorly folded at one time, a nice near fine copy. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ A new edition of Collingwood's 1902 book of his travels around Lakeland. This edition has the 11 additional chapters on the flora, fauna & sport of Lakeland, as well as the gazetteer.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 59680

Keywords: topography, lakeland, cumbria,

Crawfurd, Oswald (Ed.)

A Year of Sport and Natural History: Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and Fishing

Chapman and Hall 1895 [x], 331, frontis, 57 plain illus (many full page). . HB. 4to (283x234mm), orig. cloth, slightly marked, bevelled boards, gilt vignette of a wildfowling scene to front board, blind-stamped stag head to rear board, patterned endpapers, teg, other edges uncut. Some foxing, mainly at beginning and end. Bookplate of Robert Ellis Cunliffe (1858-1927).. With chapters on birds of prey, the nidification of birds, and the habits of British wild birds and animals. With numerous illustrations by Frank Feller, Bryan Hook, Cecil Aldin, A.T. Elwes, E. Neale, John Beer, P. Viernzeny, Stanley Berkeley, and G.E. Lodge.Mullens & Swann p. 155..

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Book number: S55682

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes,Hunting

Keywords: Country sports; Falconry; Fishing; Angling; Shooting

Oswald Crawfurd [editor]

A Year of Sport and Natural History: Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and Fishing

London, Chapman & Hall, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this commentary of a year of sporting from British journalist Oswald Crawfurd. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed record of a year of sport, with chapters on birds of prey, the nidification of birds, and the habits of British wild birds and animals. Containing forty-five parts, being a collection of articles dealing with the consecutive seasonal phases of sport across the British Isles. Edited by Oswald John Frederick Crawfurd, a British journalist, man of letters and diplomat who served as British consul in Porto, Portugal. Illustrated by Frank Feller, Bryan Hook, Cecil Aldin, A. T. Elwes, E. Neale, John Beer, P. Vienzeny, Stanley Berkeley, and G. E. Lodge. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 960T85

Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History

Keywords: Year Sport Natural History Crawfurd Sport Various

FORESTER, FRANK

The Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen: with Directions for Handling the Gun, the Rifle, and the Rod; The Art of Shooting on the Wing; The Breaking, Management, and Hunting of the Dog; The Varieties and Habits of Game; River, Lake, and Sea Fishing, etc.

USA, W. A. Townsend. 1863. Hardcover. Book, Endpapers are very spotted. Closed page edges are soiled and have owner's name. Text pages are brown with age but surprisingly clean. Red cloth is worn heavily along all edges. Solid reading copy. Fair/No Jacket.

Rainy Day BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 046655

Catalogue: Hunting and Guns