Nimrod

The Life of a Sportsman

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1842. First edition. Cloth. A very bright and well preserved first edition copy of this vibrantly illustrated sporting work by Charles James Apperley. Rare in the original cloth. Scarce in the original cloth, this first edition is complete with thirty-six coloured plates including the frontispiece and title page. Rebacked, with the original spine laid down. Held in a custom clamshell red cloth box. "Life of a Sportsman" contains an account of country life. The author is stated as "Nimrod" which is a pseudonym for Charles James Apperley. This is one of his best known works. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Nathan of Churt. With eight pages of publisher"s adverts to the rear. In the publisher"s original cloth binding. Rebacked with the boards and spine preserved. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Gilt has faded to the spine. Custom slipcase is very smart. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: Henry Alken. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 677L11

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Sportsman Nimrod Cloth Illustrated Nimrod Henry Alken

Nimrod

Nimrod&Apos;S Hunting Tours

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, Ltd. 1903. Cloth. A limited edition of Nimrod's Hunting Tours, in attractive publishers' cloth binding. A popular volume by the noteworthy Victorian sports writer, the work contains eighteen colour plates by the likes of R.B. Davis and H.B. Chalton, and comes as part of a sought after limited printing of 500. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally smart, there is some rubbing and wear to the extremities, as well as minor shelfwear and markings to the boards. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are generally bright and clean throughout, though there are several coloured inscriptions to the title and endpages, as well as handling marks and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN32-I-15

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Nimrod's Hunting Tours Hunting Sports R.B. Davis Hunting None

Nimrod

Remarks on the Condition of Hunters the Choice of Horses and Their Management

London, M A Pittman, 1831. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this work regarding hunting and horses by noted sporting author 'Nimrod&apos. 'Nimrod' is the pseudonym for Charles James Apperley, a Welsh sportsman and sporting writer from an English family. Other works by Apperley include 'Nimrods German Tour' and 'The Chase, the Turf and the Road&apos. He also contributed regularly to important Sporting Magazines. This work looks at the condition of hunters, the effects of stable management conditions, treatment of hunters in the summer and further ailments that hunters can have. With the bookplate of one Oliver Collett to the front pastedown. A smart first edition of this work. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart with light rubbing to the joints and spine. A few marks to boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Oliver Collett. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. A few light spots to the fore edge. Pages are otherwise clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 682L14

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Collett Apperley Horses Apperley None

Eric Parker

Elements of Shooting

London, The Field Press LTD, 1924. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Eric Parker's important and colourfully illustrated study on hunting, uncommon to see in a leather binding. The first edition, dated 1924 to the preface and with Parker described as the 'Shooting Editor of 'The Field'' to the title page - in later reprints they removed the date, and Parker was attributed as the 'Editor in Chief of 'The Field'&apos.A comprehensive guide to shooting, in which the author details step by step the art of shooting, from learning how to hit, safety, to the kit and gear you need. Also looking into various types of birds and how best to hunt them.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and nine colour plates.Collated, complete.By Eric Parker.Bookplate of David M. Ritchie to the front paste down. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Fading to the spine and head of the boards. A little rubbing to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: Eric Parker. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 822P10

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Elements of Shooting shooting sport hunting shooting the field Eric Parker

Eric Parker; et al

Shooting by Moor, Field, and Shore

London, Seeley, Service & Co LTD, c1933. Cloth. A smart copy of one of the volumes from the popular 'Lonsdale Library' series, looking into shooting, illustrated throughout. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Volume III in the important and popular sporting series 'The Lonsdale Library&apos.A comprehensive guide to sport shooting on the moor, field, and shore. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. This volume was edited by Eric Parker with contributions by many figures, including Leslie Sprake, Major Portal, Richard Clapham, and more.Undated, dated from the list of titles of the Lonsdale Library to the dust wrapper and leaf before the half-title, the most recent title being Volume XVI, 'Rackets, Squash Rackets, Tennis, Fives & Badminton&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Only a few very light marks to the the boards. Dust wrapper is lightly edge worn. Age-toning to the wraps, and a little rubbing to eh joints. Pictorial onlay to the spine is faded and a little rubbed. A few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 884P28

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Shooting By Moor, Field, and Shore sport hunting shooting sport Various

I.. A. R. Peebles

The Athletic News Cricket Annual

Manchester and London, Athletic News, 1931. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful little cricket annual for the year 1931, illustrated. This is the fortieth year of this works issue.By Ian A. R. Peebles (1908-1980), a cricketer and sports writer who made a successful career as a sports journalist and author following his retirement from the sport.A charming little cricket annual containing the results for the year, illustrated with one plate. In the original paper wraps. Externally very smart, with just a little edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 780R18

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Cricket Athletic News Cricket Annual 1931 in Sport Athletic News Not Stated

BB [Denys Watkins-Pitchford]

The Sportsman&Apos;S Bedside Book

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1948. Cloth. An excellent copy of BB's Sportman's Bedside Book, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Bookplate to the front paste down. 12 plates and 13 tailpiece illustrations, chiefly etchings by the author and some drawings by G. D. Amour. Collated complete. Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE (1905-1990) was a British naturalist, an illustrator, art teacher and a children's author under the pseudonym "BB". He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. He wrote many works on nature and field sports; his passion for both of these shows in his romantic descriptions in this work. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Dust wrapper has some slight wear and discolouration to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot to the free end papers. Fine . Ill.: Denys Watkins-Pitchford; G. D. Amour. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 829M23

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Hunting British countryside Sports British countryside Denys Watkins-Pitchford; G. D. Amour

H. C. Pyper

Hounds First!

London , A. B. Campbell , 1937. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this work full of witty reminiscences of travel and hunting, with illustrations throughout. A first edition copy of this work. This volume is a collection of incidents of the sporting side of H. C. Pyper's life, written with wit and humour this book is hugely enjoyable. With reminiscences of the War, hunting and foreign travel. With fourteen plates and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is smart with some light chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: 829B47

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Hounds First!" hunting fox hunting H. C. Pyper hunting Not Stated

George Quin; Thomas W. Brindley; E.C.T. Weatherby; J.H. Weatherby

The Racing Calendar, 1886 to 1899

Dublin; London, J. Atkinson, 1887-1900. Leather. A uniformly bound, seven volume set of equestrian Racing Calendars from 1886 to 1889, contributed to by various horse-racing experts of the nineteenth century. A miscellaneous seven volume set. This set features:The Racing Calendar for the Year 1886, Volume 97, by George Quin. Published in Dublin.The Racing Calendar for the Year 1888, Volume 99, by George Quin. Published in Dublin.The Racing Calendar for the Year 1892, Volume 193, by Thomas W. Brindley. Published in Dublin.The Racing Calendar for the Year 1894, Volume 105, by Thomas W. Brindley. Published in Dublin.The Racing Calendar for the Year 1899, Volume 110, by Thomas W. Brindley. Published in Dublin.The Racing Calendar for the Year 1897 and Races to Come, by E.C.T. Weatherby and J.H. Weatherby. Published in London.The Racing Calendar for the Year 1899 and Races to Come, by E.C.T. Weatherby and J.H. Weatherby. Published in London. This is a uniformly bound set and is a mixture of racing calendars from Ireland and England. Each volume contains an owner's stamp to the spine: 'J.P.P&apos. Each volume contains ink notations from the previous owner, J. Porter Patin. Volume 99 contains a newspaper clipping stamped to the front pastedown. A fascinating and collection of equestrian writing from across the 19th century. The named authors of these works are George Quin, Thomas W. Brindley, Edward Weatherby, James Weatherby and Charles Weatherby. Weatherby's is a notable English company that became an authority in the field of Horseracing. Uniformly bound in full calf binding. Externally, smart, with some rubbing to the spines and boards. Volume 97 contains some discolouration to the front board and Volume 99 contains some significant shelf wear to the front board. Small crack to the rear joint and small hole to the rear board of 'Racing Calendar 1897&apos. Ink inscriptions to front pastedowns of Volume 99, Volume 105,Volume 97, 'Racing Calendar 1897' and 'Racing Calendar 1899&apos. Newspaper clipping attached to the front pastedown of Volume 99. Internally, hinges slightly tender but all firm. Binding generally firm, though slightly tender to Volume 99. Offsetting to some of the front pastedowns and free-endpapers, and the odd spot or handling mark throughout, otherwise pages generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 791J29

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: racing equestrian horses George Quin equestrian Not Stated

Lawrence Rawstorne; Eric Parker

Gamonia: Of, the Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers Explained and Illustrated

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1929. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated revised edition of this important work by Lawrence Rawstorne, complete with fifteen beautiful colour plates. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The important treatise on forestry and shooting by Lawrence Rawstorne, in which he describes the appropriate ways in which to lay out a plantation for game preservation. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and fourteen colour plates.Collated, complete.This new edition is edited with an introduction by Eric Parker, the Shooting Editor of 'The Field&apos.Illustrated by T. J. Rawlins. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Only a couple of light marks to the boards. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small patch of cockling to the tail of the rear joint. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with chips to the head and tail of the spine. Backstrip is age-toned, with a little discolouration to the extremities of the wraps. Minor marks to the wraps. Pencil price to the front fly leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: T. J. Rawlins. Near Fine/Good.

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Buchzahl: 852P11

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Gamonia lawrence rawstorne shooting pheasants lawrence rawstorne eric parker T. J. Rawlins

Lawrence Rawstorne

Gamonia or, the Art of Preserving Game

London, Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this noted work on hunting and pheasant rearing. With 15 full colour plates by J T Rawlins depicting hunting scenes and countryside views from around Preston, Lancashire. First edition, complete, with errata slip to the rear. With 7 additional plates tipped in by a previous owner, some relevant and depicting hunting scenes and local topography, others simply attractive illustrations from other works. Gamonia was published privately and gifted to friends by the author and is recognised as the earliest book detailing the rearing of pheasants and the preparing of woodlands specifically for game hunting. Written from the perspective of a true country gentleman, the work is also particularly notable for the depictions of scenes local to Lancashire where Rawstorne lived. A scarce and interesting work much sought after by collectors. In the original green morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally, sound with rubbing to extremities. Front hinge strained with cords showing. Adhesive damage to rear pastedown and endpaper from bookplates or additional illustrations removed. Internally, binding strained. Additional illustrations tipped in to front pastedown, endpaper and blanks as well as to the verso of the List of Illustrations and the half title to Part 1. Pages generally bright and clean aside from spotting to title page and plates. Good . Ill.: J T Rawlins. Good .

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Buchzahl: EXP4-E-6

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Rawlins Gamonia Game Pheasant Gamonia Lancashire Sport J T Rawlins

Lawrence Rawstorne

Gamonia

London , Herbert Jenkins, 1929. Cloth. A acclaimed volume on game preserving by Lawrence Rawstorne, in the original, unclipped and scarce dustwrapper. Including fifteen colour plates by T.J. Rawlins, the work was originally published privately, gifted to acquaintances of the author, in 1837, but found significant popularity roughly a century later by a waning shooting community who found their way of life in decline along with the country estates in which they were often based. A nonetheless interesting document of a world of 'country gentlemen' now largely the reserve of history books and nostalgia. In cloth binding with gilt detailing and original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart, there is some minor rubbing to the extremities only. The dustwrapper has some very minor chipping and light markings. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: T.J. Rawlins. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: GEN32-I-14

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Rawstorne Gamonia T J Rawlings Countryside Gamonia Shooting T.J. Rawlins

C. T. S. Birch Reynardson

Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days in England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and the Sunny South

London , Chapman and Hall , 1887. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days, with lovely chromolithograph plates. A charming volume that explores Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days in England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and the Sunny South, by C. T. S. Bitch Reynardson, author of 'Down the Road.' The volume considers fishing anecdotes, punt shooting, Pontine Marshes and Foxes. With six colour chromolithograph plates. Plate to face page two is in fact facing page nine but is present. Collated, complete. With a forty page catalogue to the rear. In the the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some fading and bumping to the spine and a few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Some pages remain unopened. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 829B46

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days in England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and the Sunny South sports Reynardson field sports sports Not Stated

Lord Ribblesdale; Edward Burrows

The Queen&Apos;S Hounds and Stag-Hunting Recollections

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated memoir of Victorian era stag-hunting. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-four plates, a folding map to the rear, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A fascinating collection of memoirs written during the Victorian era, giving the reader a glimpse into the hunting lodges and retreats of the British elite. Written by Thomas Lister, the Lord Ribblesdale, a British Liberal politician and the Master of the Buckhounds from 1892 to 1895. With an introduction on the hereditary master-ship by Edward Burrows, compiled from the Brocas Papers. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. A small crease to the folding map at the rear. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 896T12

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Queen's Hounds Stag-Hunting Recollections Ribblesdale Stag-Hunting Not Stated

Charles Richardson; F. F. Maccabe; Thomas E. Healy; H. A. Brown

Racing at Home & Abroad. British Steeplechasing. Racing, Steeplechasing, & Breeding in Ireland. The Training of Jumpers & Stable Management.

London, The London & Counties Press Association LTD, 1927. First edition. Leather. An impressive illustrated study on the history and popularity of steeplechasing in Britain, a limited edition of seven hundred copies. A limited edition work of seven hundred copies, of which this is numbered five hundred and twenty four, for the subscribers A. F. Sinclair.Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixty-nine plates, and two in-text illustrations.Three page list of subscribers to the front.Collated, complete.An impressive sporting volume, looking at steeplechasing, racing, and breeding in Britain and Ireland.This work is a comprehensive illustrated study on steeplechasing and sporting history, beginning with a look at the historical rise and progress of the sport. The vivid work was edited by Charles Richardson, who also wrote the primary part of the volume; Richardson had lifelong experience in cross-country racing, competing in upwards of forty Grand Nationals.Including 'British Steeplechasing' by Charles Richardson, 'Racing, Steeplechasing, & Breeding in Ireland' by F. F. Maccabe and Thomas E. Healy, and an additional chapter, 'The Training of Jumpers & Stable Management', by H. A. Brown.Bookplate to the front paste down of Alan F. Sinclair. In the original publisher's morocco binding. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the joints. Spine, extremities of the rear board, and front joint are a little faded. A few very light marks to the boards. Small chip to the bottom edge of the rear board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 896P29

Katalog: Field Sports & Equestrian

Sonstige Stichworte: Racing at Home & Abroad british steeplechasing racing sports british steeplechasing c. richardson f. f. maccabe Not Stated