TRAPPING A Practical Guide.
David & Charles, 1983. 1st edn 4th imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 168, illus with b&w diagrams (no inscriptions). More
Sporting Books
CONFESSIONS OF A CARP FISHER
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. 1st edn. 12mo. Rebound in recent full green morocco with marbled endpapers (Fine). Pp. 178, illus with author's b&w woodcuts and diagram (no inscriptions). More
THE COUNTRYMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1941. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Rebound in recent quarter calf with gilt lettered label, on brown cloth sides with new endpapers (page edges a little spotted - otherwise Fine). Pp. xviii + 286, illus with the author's woodcuts (no inscriptions). More
DARK ESTUARY
Hollis & Carter, 1953. 1st edn 2nd issue binding. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth, top edge red (light wear at edges of spine and small mark on upper board - otherwise VG in protective glassine cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. xii + 164, illus with the author's 15 coloured..... More
THE IDLE COUNTRYMAN
Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1943. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 192, illus with the author's woodcut plates (bottom corners of title page to p. 10 clipped; no inscriptions). More
LETTERS FROM COMPTON DEVERELL
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (partial loss at tail of spine and covers lightly spotted - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 280, illus by author with coloured endpapers and b&w woodcuts in text (no inscriptions). More
THE MONSTER FISH (The Whooper).
New York: Scholastic Books Services, 1971. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (rather rubbed at edges). Pp. 80, illus with b&w drawings in text by Bernard D'Andrea (no inscriptions). More
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST.
Michael Joseph, 1979. 0718118154. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 176, illus with b&w plates and vignettes in text (no inscriptions). More
THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK.
Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. 1st edn 2nd imp signed by author on title page. 12mo. Original gilt ruled gilt decorated red calf, all edges red (small nicks at head of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. xxii + 567, illus with woodcuts by author and diagrams (previous owner's neat ink inscription..... More
WILD LONE The Story of a Pytchley Fox.
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1944. Reset edn signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG) dustwrapper (tape repair at edges- in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. x, 181, illus with woodcuts in text by author (previous owner's inscription on front endpaper). More
FOX-HUNTING
David & Charles, 1980. 0715378961. 1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 220, illus with pictorial endpapers, and with b&w and coloured photos throughout (pen marks on facing title page; no inscriptions). More
HUNTING Badminton Library.
Longmans Green and Co., 1901. New imp. 8vo. Original pictorial brown cloth (light wear at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. xii + 387, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard, b&w plates and in text (no inscriptions). More
DRIVING Badminton Library.
Ashford Press, 1986. Facsimile edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated maroon cloth (top edge a little spotted - otherwise VG). Pp. xvi + 426, illus with b&w plates (prelims lightly spotted; no inscriptions). More
THOUGHTS ON FOX AND HARE HUNTING In a Series of Letters to a Friend.
Vernor Hood and Sharpe, 1810. New edn. 8vo (8½ x 5¼ ins). Contemporary full mottled calf, spine gilt tooled in six compartments with contrasting label, boards with gilt rolled borders and gilt tooled edges, marbled endpapers (light wear at edges of spine and corners - otherwise VG). Pp. vi +..... More
THOUGHTS ON HUNTING In a Series of Familiar Letters by Peter Beckford Esq.
Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. De luxe numbered limited edn (141 of 350) signed by illustrator. 4to (11½ x 9½ ins). Original gilt decorated leather binding, top edge gilt (headcap torn and wear at corners - in protective glassine cover). Pp. xxiii, 155, illus with 25 tipped-in coloured plates with captioned..... More
THOUGHTS ON HUNTING
Methuen, 1930. 7th edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth (small mark at head of spine - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover). Pp. xxvii + 283, with b&w plates (prelims lightly spotted; previous owner's neat 1936 inscription on front endpaper). More
A HUNTSMAN'S LOG BOOK
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (spine and boards a little faded - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xiv + 833 (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More
JINGLING BITS
Hazell Watson & Viney, c. 1924. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (chipped at top edge of upper board - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (rather chipped and worn at edges - in protective cover). Pp. 113, illus with 6 coloured plates with tissue-guards by Lionel Edwards (endpapers lightly..... More
THE MINEHEAD HARRIERS Their Origin and Fortunes.
Privately published, c. 1976. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt printed card covers (softback) (covers lightly marked). Pp. 55, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
ANGLING FOR COARSE FISH A Practical Work on Fishing for Roach Perch Barbel Chub Dace Carp Eels … [&] ANGLING FOR PIKE A Practical and Comprehensive Work on the Most Approved Methods of Fishing for Pike or Jack…
L. Upcott Gill, 1888. 1st edn. 2 vols bound in 1. 12mo (7¼ x 5 ins). Contemporary gilt lettered half calf (VG). Pp. [vi] + 132 [&] viii + 96, illus with 2 b&w plates and figures in text (previous owner's neat inscription in contemporary hand on front prelim and..... More
ANGLING FOR GAME FISH A Practical Treatise on the Various Methods of Angling for Salmon and Sea Trout Moorland Chalk-stream…[&] ANGLING IN SALT WATER A Practical Work on Fishing with Rod and Line in the Sea from the Shore Piers Jetties...
L. Upcott Gill, 1889. 1st edn. 2 vols bound in 1. 12mo (7¼ x 5 ins). Contemporary gilt lettered half calf (top corner of upper board worn - otherwise VG). Pp. viii + 134 [&] viii + 112, illus with 2 b&w plates and figures in text (previous owner's neat..... More
THE STORY OF WORKBOY
Collins, 1960. 1st edn signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original blue cloth (poor - spine daded and corners bumped), no dustwrapper. Pp. 192, illus with b&w frontispiece and drawings in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More
FIELDS ELYSIAN A Portrait of Hunting Society.
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1983. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered dark brown cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. vi + 152 , illus throughout with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More