Lionel Edwards

A Sportsman&Apos;S Bag

London, Country Life , 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon large paper volume dedicated to British sports and sportsmen by Lionel Edwards. The first edition of this work, an uncommon title in commerce. Delightful collection of Lionel Edwards's paintings celebrative of field sports and more. Seventeen plates in colour feature description and commentary by Edwards himself. Collated complete with eighteen plates including frontispiece. With an introduction by Crascredo. Lionel Edwards was a British artist known for his paintings of horses and British country life, as well as hunting scenes, horse racing, shooting and fishing. He contributed to 'Country Life,' 'The Sphere,' and 'The Graphic.'  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards lightly marked; rear board with minor faint damp marks. Front free endpaper was excised. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to occasional leaf, pages otherwise generally very clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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The Crown Prince of the German Empire and of Prussia

From My Hunting Day-Book

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this hunting work by the Prince Crown of the German Empire and of Prussia, with original black and white mounted plates. The first English edition of this work, translated from the German by J. E. Hodder Williams. A record of the Crown Prince of the German Empire and of Prussia's own hunting diary, with accounts of nature and hunting experiences such as hunting elephants in Ceylon, tigers in India, shooting alpine ibex and grouse in Scotland. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece tipped in and twenty-eight mounted photographs in black and white on thick paper. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With light damp marking to the boards. Alan Thornton's bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Minor odd spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional leaf. With a tipped in frontispiece in colour and twenty-eight mounted photographs. Collated, complete. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Enrique G. Encinosa; Hank Kaplan

Boxing: This Is It!

California, ETC Publications, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this very scarce illustrated work on boxing by Enrique G. Encinosa and Hank Kaplan. The first edition. A presentation copy with an inscription to the dedication page: "To Joe Susi for you, to perpetuate the name of Rocky Marciano is a must! I'll admire you for that. Hank Kaplan 3-11-1990". A very scarce work.Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs. This work was written in collaboration between Enrique G. Encinosa and Hank Kaplan and provides a comprehensive guide and study on boxers and the sport. Hank Kaplan was an American boxing historian and writer. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally very smart with handling marks, sunning to the spine, bumping and rubbing to the extremities and slight rubbing to the tail of the rear. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only minor marks to the edition page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Boxing Sports Enrique G. Encinosa Boxing Signed None stated

Eric Parker, Leslie Sprake, et al.

Shooting by Moor, Field, and Shore

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. A well illustrated and informative work on the modern methods of shooting, particularly within the moor, field, and shore, with contributions by a range of authors and various illustrated plates. First Edition.Vol III in 'The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes&apos. Illustrations include a frontispiece of Lord Lonsdale doing some field shooting at Lowther Castle, along with seventy-four plates and various in-text illustrations.This is an informative work on the practical aspects of field shooting, as well as shooting on the moors and the shore. Contents include 'The Gun & General Ballistics', 'Clothing & Equipment', 'The Grouse, Natural History & Preservation', and 'The Snipe&apos. With a range of contributors, including Major Hugh Pollard, Leslie Sprake, P. D. Williams, and Iain Ramsay.Edited by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, as well as Mr. Eric Parker. Illustrated bookplate to front pastedown, belonging to prior owner Alan Thornton.One page of publisher's adverts to front of text. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. A bit of discolouration to boards with light fading to the margins and spine. Bumping to head and tail of spine with a few marks to rear board. Light spotting to text block. Illustrated bookplate to front paste down, as well as bookseller's sticker. Light age-toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to margins. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Shooting by Moore, Field and Shore The Lonsdale Library Eric Parker The Earl of Lonsdale The Lonsdale Library illustrated plates Various

Viscount Grey of Fallodon

The Charm of Birds

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. First edition. Fine Binding. The first edition, sixth impression of this charming work on birdwatching and nature, handsomely bound in full calf prize binding by Bumpus. A charming work about birds, birdwatching, and nature, organised in chapters that represent each month of the year. The author provides scientific observations, memoirs of birdwatching, as well as incorporating poetry and popular literature about birds.The first edition, sixth impression of this work.Written by Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933), a British liberal statesmen and policy maker, being one of the chief figures in the First World War era. Illustrated throughout by Robert Gibbings. In full calf prize binding for Heathfield School by Bumpus, with their binder's stamp to the rear pastedown. Containing a prize bookplate to the front pastedown, dated 1933. In full calf prize binding for Heathfield School by Bumpus, with their binder's stamp to the rear pastedown. Externally, lovely, with just some light shelf wear to the boards and light fading to the spine. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Robert Gibbings. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: birds charm fallodon bird watching charm natural science Robert Gibbings

Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Fly Fishing

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD. 1930. Cloth. A well presented work on fly fishing by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, illustrated with beautiful wood engravings by Eric Fitch Daglish. First edition thus, being the first time that this work was published with wood engravings. Illustrated with one frontispiece, one title vignette illustration, and nine black-and-white plates of engravings by Eric Fitch Daglish, a British engraver and author who made engravings for many classic novels. 'Fly Fishing' by Viscount Grey of Fallodon was written and published as a result of the author's lifelong interest in fishing. This work is one of the most popular books on the subject and explains the process, as well as the delights, of fly fishing as a pastime. Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933), also known as Edward Grey, was a British Liberal statesman and the main force behind British foreign policy around World War One. He served as foreign secretary from 1905 to 1916.Collated, complete.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just a bit of fading to spine. A bit of bumping to head and tail of spine. Prior owner's pencil inscription to recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated plates are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Eric Fitch Daglish. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Fly Fishing Viscount Grey of Fallodon Illustrated Eric Fitch Daglish Viscount Grey of Fallodon Tackle Sea Trout Eric Fitch Daglish

Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Fly Fishing

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1930 . Leather. The first illustrated edition of Viscount Grey of Fallodon's study of fly fishing, in a lovely half morocco binding and illustrated throughout by Eric Fitch Daglish. First published in 1899, this is the first illustrated edition of the work, published in 1930 and illustrated by the British engraver Eric Fitch Daglish, with a frontispiece, and nine further plates. Collated, complete. Viscount Grey of Fallodon, also known as Edward Grey, was a British Liberal statesman and a main force behind British foreign policy at the time of the First World War. He served as foreign secretary from 1905 to 1916. In this work, Grey explains the process, as well as the delights, of fly fishing as a pastime. Rebound in half morocco with paper covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Significant fading to back strip and head of boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of scattered spotting. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Eric Fitch Daglish. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: fly fishing angling Grey of Fallodon Eric Fitch Daglish angling Eric Fitch Daglish

Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Fly Fishing

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1931. Cloth. An early impression of this popular work on the joys of fly fishing by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, complete with its original, scarce dust wrapper. An early impression of this work, originally published revised and enlarged with wood engravings in 1930. A popular work concerning fly fishing by Viscount Grey of Falladon. Passionate in the pastime and sport, he tells of the joys of fly fishing, with descriptions of different kinds of fly fishing and recollections of his experiences in early days. Illustrated with wood engravings by Eric Fitch Daglish. With the original clipped dust wrapper, scarce in all editions. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Previous ownership ink inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1934. The dust wrapper is generally sound, price-clipped with shelf wear, chipped to the wraps and spine, few minor closed tears, spine is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with wood engravings by Eric Fitch Daglish. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Eric Fitch Daglish. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Sonstige Stichworte: fly fishing pastimes fishing early impressions pastimes Eric Fitch Daglish

S. Kip Farrington Jr.

A Book of Fishes

Philadelphia, The Blakiston Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A delightful first edition book regarding the different species of fish, beautifully illustrated throughout by Lynn Bogue Hunt. The first edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth, binding. Each page is illustrated with a beautiful colour plate by Lynn Bogue Hunt. Hunt was a renowned American wildlife artist and illustrator, who worked on numerous publications including 'Field and Stream' magazine, 'Our American Game Birds', and 'Grouse Feathers and More Grouse Feathers&apos. A delightful guide to the different species of fish, from freshwater fish such as trout to saltwater fish such as tuna and salmon. With additional sections on dangerous sea creatures, whales and sharks. S. Kip Farrington was an American writer and record-breaking sport fisherman. His writing was widely influential in popularizing big game fishing during the twentieth century. With a bookplate for one, 'Francis G. Oksala' to the front paste-down. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Bumping to the spine. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Small marks to the edges of the rear paste-down and free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Lynn Bogue Hunt. Very Good .

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Gerald Fitzgerald

Pot Luck: Rough Shooting in the West of Ireland

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938. Cloth. A smart illustrated copy of this work on shooting, penned by one of the finest shots in Ireland, in an unclipped dust wrapper. This work explores the countryside of Ireland which lends itself to the art of shooting. With chapters on woodcock shooting, snipe shooting, rough shooting, wild fowl and dogs.Contains four pages of publisher's advertisements bound to the rear.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound, front hinge is a touch strained but remains firm. Frontispiece is nearly disbound but present. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Shooting Gerald Fitzgerald Irish Sporting Ireland Gerald Fitzgerald None

Henry Coleman Folkard

The Sailing Boat: A Description of English and Foreign Boats, Their Varieties of Rig, and Practical Directions for Sailing. With Notices of the Causes of Capsizing, and Other Nautical Information

London, Hunt and Son, 1854. Cloth. The scarce second edition of Henry Coleman Folkard's detailed study on boating and sailing, illustrated throughout with engraved plates. The scarce second edition of this work.In a custom slipcase. Slipcase in a very good indeed condition.A unique and thorough work on English and foreign boats, discussing their manufacture and differences, with practical tips on their sailing.Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirteen plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.Written by Henry Coleman Folkard.Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page, offset to the frontispiece, not affecting image. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in a custom slipcase. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small crack to the rear joint. Spine is a little faded. Closed tear to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Slipcase has a little loss to the head of the front board. Slipcase in a very good indeed condition. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Sailing Boat: A Description of English and Foreign Boats the sailing boat boats henry coleman folkard the sailing boat sails rig Not Stated

Francis Francis

A Book on Angling

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1885. Cloth. Early edition of this illustrated book on angling by Francis Francis. The sixth edition of this work, revised. An efficient and comprehensive work upon every branch of angling, with chapters dedicated to pond-fishing, artificial spinners, stream fishing, worms, minnows, and more. Written by Francis Francis. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen further plates, some in colour. Collated, complete.With eight leaves of advertisements and twelve leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with shelf wear, chipped with very minor loss to head and tail of spine, bumped to extremities. Back strip faded, minor marks to rear board. William Herbert Fowler's bookplate to front pastedown, inscribed by a previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 844A27

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Sonstige Stichworte: angling fishing francis francis fishing None

Francis Francis; Sir Herbert Maxwell

A Book on Angling

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1920. Cloth. An informative book on angling by Francis, which includes various colour plates, as well as a leaflet petitioning the formation of the 'Pure Rivers Society&apos. Second Edition. Illustrations include a colour frontispiece and twenty-three illustrated plates, seven of which are coloured. With a privately circulated leaflet loosely inserted into text which details the proposed formation of a 'Pure Rivers Society' to protect British waters from pollution. The society was officially formed in London in October 1926.This is a highly informative work on the art of angling, giving the reader advice on how to fish, as well as how to handle various different aquatic species. Contents include an introduction by the editor, two prefaces, and chapters like 'The Origin of Angling', 'Nottingham Angling', 'The Bream', and 'Varieties of Trout&apos. Francis Francis (1822-1886) was an English writer who wrote works primarily on the art of fishing. These include 'The Angler's Register', 'Fish culture', 'A Book on Angling', 'By Lake and River', and 'The Practical Management of Fisheries&apos. With an introduction by Sir Herbert Maxwell (1845-1937), a Scottish novelist, antiquarian, and prominent salmon angler. With an ink inscription to front endpaper belonging to Colonel Percy Lester Reid, who was a High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1931.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with just a bit of bumping to the head and tail of spine. Offsetting to endpapers, with prior owner's ink inscription to front endpaper.Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with light age-toning to margins of text. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: A Book on Angling Francis Francis Sir Herbert Maxwell fishing Francis Francis Pure Rivers Society Various

Sir Hugh Fraser

Amid the High Hills

London, A. & C. Black , 1923. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful work by Sir Hugh Fraser, the first edition. With some beautiful watercolours by various artists. The first edition of this topographical work by Sir Hugh Fraser concerning the high hills, with chapters on deer stalking, fishing, descriptions of stormy weeks in the forest and lochs. Fraser has contributed many articles on sport and natural history to various journals, which are shared in the present volume in book form. Illustrated with sixteen full page coloured plates and sixteen in black and white by various artists, including Finlay Mackinnon, V. R. Balfour-Browne, and Frank Wallace among others. Collated, complete. Including head pieces to each chapter. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, general light soiling to the boards and only minor rubbing. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, undated. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor light foxing scattered to the leaves. Illustrated with sixteen full page coloured plates and sixteen in black and white by various artists, including Finlay Mackinnon, V. R. Balfour-Browne, and Frank Wallace among others. Collated, complete. Including head pieces to each chapter. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Sir Hugh Fraser

Amid the High Hills

London, A. and C. Black Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated, first edition copy of this fishing and hunting topographical work by Sir Hugh Fraser. A topographical work by Sir Hugh Fraser concerning the high hills, with chapters on deer stalking, fishing, descriptions of stormy weeks in the forest and lochs. Fraser has contributed many articles on sport and natural history to various journals, which are shared in the present volume in book form. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with thirty full page plates, including Finlay Mackinnon, V. R. Balfour-Browne, and Frank Wallace among others. Collated, and lacking two plates.Containing a previous owner's pencil inscription to the front free-endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light shelf wear and fading to the spine. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, plates facing pages 6, 16, 68, 76, 80, 90, 142, 184, and 212 are detached but present. Plates facing pages 96 and 104 are lacking. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Buchzahl: 807J2

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