The sportsman's dictionary: or, The country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations : with full and particular instructions for hawking, ... Extracted from the most celebrated English and French authors, ancient and modern: with large Improvements

London: Printed For C. Hitch, At The Red Lion, And C. Davis, Both In Pater-Noster-Row; And S. Austen, At The Angel And Bible In St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1735. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. Two volumes. I: []4, B8-Z8, Aa8-Bb8; II: []2, Cc8-Zz8, Aaa8. First edition. No pagination. Contemporary calf, repaired. With music and 25 plates, some folding. Good.

Sam Gatteño BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 1313

Catalogue: Eighteenth Century Books, Illustrated Books, Dictionaries/Language

ANON

The Sportsman's Dictionary or the Gentleman's Companion for Town and Country

Fielding and Walker, 1778. Hardcover. containing full instructions for riding, setting, farriery, fishing, cocking, fowling, racing, hawking, not paginated, illustrated with frontis and 16 other plates complete as called for, the corner of the preface page is torn with loss and minor old stain on odd page edge, few small creases on some page corners , pages un numbered, recently rebound in full calf, raised bands, leather title labels; Large 8vo. Very Good .

Castle Hill BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 59042

Keywords: Sport Horses Farming Field Sports Guns Shooting Hunting Antiquarian Bindings

FAIRFAX, THOMAS

The Compleat [Complete] Sportsman; or Country Gentleman's Recreation. .

London: J Cooke [printed for], 1758. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. (More images available on request). 160mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). 250pp...'Containing Viz. of breeding and the management of Game-cocks. Of Cock-Fighting. Of Colts, and backing Colts. Of the Breeding and Management of Race-Horses, Hunters, &c. Of Horse-Racing. Of Bowling. Of Coursing. Of Hare-Hunting. Of Fox-Hunting. Of Buck-Hunting. Of Breeding and Ordering all Manager of Dogs, Pigeons, Rabbets, &c. Of Angling. Of Otters and Otter-Hunting. Of Pheasants, Partridges, Wood-Cocks, and all Manner of Game. Of Breeding and Managing Canary-Birds &c'.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Wear to leather along corners and spine ends. Ink inscription to front paste-down. End-papers removed .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: k4800

Catalogue: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Keywords: 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Hunting Pursuits and Pastimes

Thomas Fairfax

The Complete Sportsman: Or, Country Gentleman&Apos;S Recreation

Dublin, T. and J. Whitehouse, 1764. Leather. Thomas Fairfax's mid eighteenth century guide to country sports and cock fighting. The scarce 1764 Dublin edition of Thomas Fairfax's guide to country sports, and the recreational activities of the eighteenth century country gentleman. Published in the same year as the third London edition.First published in 1758, the first portion of Fairfax's work is dedicated to cock-fighting, with further chapters devoted to racing, angling, shooting, hunting, and further equestrian activities.Bound without the title page, frontispiece, and half title. Dated from pagination and two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear.ESTC reference no. N28311A scarce edition of an important early work on country sports. In a full calf binding. Loss of leather to back strip head and tail, with rubbing to joints and board perimeters, resulting to losses of leather. Front and rear joints starting, with boards holding firm. Endpapers, half title, frontispiece and title page all lacking. Pages age toned, with scattered light spotting and an ink mark to final leaf, K8. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 817F4

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: cockfighting country sports horses hunting country sports None

Humphreys, John

The Country Sportsman's Record Book and Journal

Near fine condition. Old House Books, 1992. Large format A4 dark green hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, a couple of small nicks and scratches on the edges of the cover amd spine) in near fine condition, no Dj as issued. Illustrated with colour drawings on every page of the book. Illustrations by John Paley. Nice and clean pages as new but with a small inscription and date written on the edges of the half-title page. No written comments on the pages. Nice and clean book except for the written inscription. Foreword by John Humphreys. 223pp. A collectable book. Heavy book(approx. 1. 6 kg). Near Fine/No Dj Cover As Issued. ISBN: 9781873590065

Alpha 2 Omega BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 8327

Catalogue: Sports, Hobbies & Games

Keywords: humphreysjohn sportsman's 9781873590065

KING, MAJOR W. ROSS

Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or Notes on the Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of That Country

Hurst and Blackett / Coles Publishing Co, 1974. Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very good with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Light wear to the cover extremities. Illustrated with plates and woodcuts. Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages. Very Good+ .

Bytown BookeryProfessional seller

Book number: 10981

Catalogue: Nature

Keywords: Geography, Earth Sciences Animals Nature Science Birds & Birdwatching

King, Major W. Ross,

Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, Or Notes on the Natural History of The Game, Game Birds & Fish of That Country.

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1866. Hardcover., G+ in Green Cloth W/Bright Gilt Lettering & Moose Illustration. Pages: 334. Illustrations Clean, Binding Intact.

Vintage BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MASTER345037I

Catalogue: Sports

KING, W. ROSS, MAJOR;

THE SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST IN CANADA, Or Notes on the Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of That Country.

Toronto, Coles Pub Ltd. 1974, Reprint of London Edition of 1866. Paperbound. Book, pict. paper wraps, pp. xv, 334, illustrated, frontis.5 full page b & w plates, wood engravings in text, index, Attractive reprint of a Canadian sporting classic Size: 8 Vo.. Very Good.

Harry E. Bagley Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: CA_3143

Catalogue: Sports & Recreation

Keywords: Game and Game-Birds -- Canada. , Freshwater Fishes -- Canada. , Game and Game-Birds. , Freshwater Fishes. Angling

Manion, Timothy,

Wild Game and Country Cooking: recipes for the sportsman and gourmet.

Oconomwoc, WI, C. W. Brown Ptg Co, (1983). 2nd ptg. VG PB in spiral binding. Lumberjack Deer Cutlet, Venison Steak Gameskeeper Style, Chinook Salmon Loaf.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS049236I

Catalogue: Cooking

Various including Ivester-Lloyd, Jack; Tavener, Eric & Moore, Daphne

Country sportsman magazine incorporating Game & gun and the Angler's monthly: 3 issues September & December 1949 and February 1950 (Vol. XXVI nos. 288 & 291 & Vol. XXVII no. 293).

Gale & Polden Ltd. 1949. First Edition. Magazine. 3 clean magazines, stapled spines, staples rusty, pictorial covers creased and chipped, no inscriptions. Sept: covers detached. Dec: pages loose, tape repair to spine. Feb: covers detached and split at spine. Approx 24 pages per issue, illustrations in the text. Fair.

Aucott & ThomasProfessional seller

Book number: 66161

Catalogue: Sport:: Shooting

Keywords: Fox Hunting Fishing Wildlife Hound breeding Gundog