Hugh S. Gladstone

Record Bags and Shooting Records

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1930 . Cloth. Hugh S. Gladstone's excellent account of hunting and marksmanship, illustrated with plates. This is a fascinating account of marksmanship, curious sporting incidents, birds, their speed and weight, the press and shooting.The new and preferable edition, which has been enlarged, illustrated with plates throughout.Written by landowner and ornithologist Hugh S. Gladstone, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and knighted in 1941. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are just slightly spotted to the foredges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 800R32

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Hugh Gladstone Record Bags and Shooting Records Shooting Hunting Record Bags and Shooting Records None

Lieut-Colonel S G Goldschmidt

Bridle Wise a Key to Better Hunters Better Ponies

London, Country Life, 1949. Cloth. An informative work on hunting by S G Goldschmidt, published by Country Life. A late reprint of the third edition. Held in original, price clipped dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout, with numerous plates and vignettes by Lionel Edwards. Edwards particularly specialized in painting horses and hunting scenes. He was a popular contributor to Country Life. This work explores a variety of aspects regarding hunting such as the handling of young horses, the psyche of the horse and horseman, the polo pony, stable management, horse buying and more. In original cloth binding and held in original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Tape repair to the head and tail of spine as well as to the head and tail of flyleaves, internally. Rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown, George's. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Spotting to the foredge, affecting occasional pages. Otherwise the odd spots to pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Lionel Edwards. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Buchzahl: 567L49

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Hunting Country Life Goldschmidt Lionel Edwards Country Life Lionel Edwards

Thomas Goodlake

The Courser&Apos;S Manual or Stud-Book

Liverpool, Harris and Co for Geo. B. Whittaker, 1828 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Thomas Godlake's detailed greyhound stud-book. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of the author, and with a small number of greyhound vignettes.A scarce and highly informative first edition, providing information on hundreds of greyhounds and their pedigrees, completed by the author as he thought 'it might be useful to lovers of the leash&apos.Featuring also a history of coursing, a guide to coursing clubs, and further general remarks on greyhound racing. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Significant discolouration and losses to boards, with bumping to spine head and tail and losses to the cloth in these regions. Front joint starting with board tender. Internally, firmly bound. Frontispiece detached to tail. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: 848F9

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Stud-Book horses animal husbandry greyhounds horses Not Stated

James Greenwood

Wild Sports of the World a Boy&Apos;S Book of Natural History and Adventure

London, S. O. Beeton, 1862. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this profusely illustrated work regarding hunting, complete with many coloured plates, engravings and fold out maps, and handsomely bound in a half morocco binding. The first edition with no further impressions stated. Collated complete with six folding maps, eight portraits depicting various explorers such as David Livingstone and Jules Gerard, ten coloured plates and many other charming wood engravings, designed by Harden Melville and William Harvey and cut by H. Newsom Woods. Rebound in half morocco. The work has also been subsequently rebacked. This fascinating work of hunting and natural history by journalist and novelist James Greenwood discusses the history, habits and physiology of a number of species of big game, including tigers, elephants, hippos and leopards. The work also offers information regarding the methods of their hunting including weaponry and tactical movements. The work is particularly noted for its discussion regarding deer hunting, with anecdotal evidence regarding the capacity of the white tail deer to heal from extremely serious wounds. The work is an intricate and profusely illustrated work regarding both natural history and hunting, with this copy being the first edition, complete with many plates and folding maps. Rebound in half morocco with marbled boards. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the boards and extremities. Scattered spotting to pastedown and endpapers. The odd mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning, handling marks and the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Harden Melville; William Harvey; J.B. Zwecker; Harrison Weir. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 631K33

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Hunting Elephants James Greenwood Harrison Weir Elephants White Tail Deer Harden Melville; William Harvey; J.B. Zwecker; Harrison Weir

A. Grimble [Augustus Grimble]

The Deer Forests of Scotland

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1896. First edition. Vellum. A beautifully illustrated first edition of Augustus Grimble"s comprehensive guide to the Deer Forests of Scotland. A very smart first edition of this elaborate work from Augustus Grimble. A detailed account of the Deer Forests of Scotland, focusing on Aberdeenshire, Argyllshire, Banffshire, Buteshire, and more. Grimble is known for his works "Deerstalking", "Shooting and Salmon Fishing", and " Highland Sport". With 8 full plate illustrations, collated, complete. One of only 500 copies of this work to be published. Rebound in a quarter paper vellum binding, with paper covered boards. Some bumping to the spine, particularly the head and tail of the spine. Very light marking to vellum. Hinges are starting slightly, particularly to the rear. But firm. Recto of rear endpaper very age-toned. Internally, generally firmly bound. Some loosening towards centre pages. Pages are bright and clean with occasional spotting. Some pages unopened, towards the rear. Contents page has come loose. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 815C11

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Deer Forests Deer Stalking Illustrated Deer Stalking Not Stated

Stanley Harris

Old Coaching Days

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1882. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Stanley Harris' Old Coaching Days, in very attractive leather binding with gilt fore-edge. With twelve colour plates by Harris' long-term collaborator John Sturgess, the work is a fine history of the practice of coaching, presented beautifully in the leather binding of Bickers and Son, with bookbinders' stamp. In half-morocco binding with gilt detailing and paper-covered boards. Externally smart, there is minor wear to the extremities and joints only. Internally, the pages are firmly bound, with some spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: FIN1-D-12

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Equestrian Horses Fine Binding Bickers Horses None

P. L. Haslope

Practical Sea-Fishing: A Handbook for Sea Anglers

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1905. Cloth. An illustrated guide to sea fishing from P. L. Haslope. With chapters on Rods, Reels and Tackle, Sea Fish: Their Habits and Capture, and Nets, and How to Use Them. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart, with just some slight bumping. Hinges are tender, with pages working loose. Internally, firmly bound, although strained in places. Pages are bright, though with some browning to the publisher's adverts. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN33-C-18

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Fishing Sea FIshing P L Haslope Sea FIshing None

Lt Col P. Hawker

Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1826. Hardback. The fifth edition of this highly influential work regarding shooting, profusely illustrated with many charming full page monochrome plates. The fifth edition. First published in 1814. Collated complete with ten full page plates and a number of charming vignette illustrations. Peter Hawker was a celebrated diarist author and sportsman, considered one of the 'greatest shots' of the nineteenth century. His sporting accomplishments were widely followed, often being reported in The Times. Today, he is best known for his published works regarding shooting, wild fowling and fishing. This charming work 'Instructions to Young Sportsmen' is a thorough work offering advice and information regarding a wide range of outdoor pursuits, including gun management and the preservation of game. Upon release the work was extremely successful and went through nine editions in his lifetime. Rebound with paper covered boards. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelfwear only. Personal bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Pages roughly cut. Ink signature to title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 632K14

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Shooting Instructions To Young Sportsman Lt Col P. Hawker Wild Fowling Instructions To Young Sportsman Not Stated

P. Hawker; Captain Lacy

Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Related to Guns and Shooting the Modern Shooter: Containing Practical Instructions and Directions for Every Description of Inland and Coast Shooting

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans; Whittaker and Co, 1838-42. First edition. Leather. Two uniformly bound Victorian volumes on shooting, a fascinating insight into popular sport, complete with illustrations. Two desirable sporting volumes uniformly bound with gilt decoration of a man shooting to the spines.Bound by Birdsall & Son. 'Instructions to the Young Sportsmen', by Lieutenant Colonel P. Hawker, is the eighth edition, published in 1838. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and in-text engravings. Half-title is present. Collated, complete.This is Hawker's most popular and enduring work, offering advice garnered through his prolific hunting career; Hawker was known as one of the greatest shots of the nineteenth century.'The Modern Shooter', by Captain Lacy, is the first edition, published in 1842. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, three plated, and in-text engravings. Collated, complete.Lacy's volume is a practical instructional volume on shooting, both inland and coast shooting. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Birdsall. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the leather, heavier to the head of the spine of 'Instructions&apos. Minor marks to the boards, marks to the boards of 'Instructional' a little heavier. Marks a little darker to the boards of 'Modern Shooter&apos. Head of the boards of 'Instructions' are a little faded. Stamp to the recto of the front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Frontispiece of 'Instructions' with a small tidemark to the tail, tide mark to the plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 852P32

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Instructions to Young Sportsmen The Modern Shooter sports shooting The Modern Shooter lacy Not Stated