SPORTING FACTS AND SPORTING FANCIES
Thomas Cautley Newby, 1853. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (a little worn at edges). Pp. 452 (endpapers lightly tanned; no inscriptions). More
Sporting Books
THE FOX THAT WALKED ON WATER.
Collins, 1939. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original white lettered green cloth (spine lightly discoloured - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 87, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w plates (endpapers and prelims a little toned and previous owner's neat 1943 inscription on front free endpaper). More
POINTS OF A RACEHORSE
William Blackwood and Sons, 1903. 1st edn. Folio (13.5 x 8.5 ins). Original silver lettered black cloth (worn along length of spine, boards spotted and corners bumped and rubbed). Pp. viii + 113, illus throughout with b&w plates (frontispeice tissue-guard creased; inner hinges loosened; no inscriptions). More
FISHERMAN'S PARADISE Tales of Taupo Rainbows
Max Reinhardt, 1975. 0370104862. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 191, illus with b&w drawings (previous owner's neat gift inscription on front free endpaper). More
RACING REFLECTIONS
Hutchinson, 1955. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (bumped at head and tail of spine and at corners), dustwrapper (in protective wrapper, not price clipped; scuffed at head and tail of spine with partial loss at tail of spine; some water staining on upper and lower covers; small..... More
SALMON FISHING.
Adam and Charles, 1906. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated pictorial blue cloth, top edge gilt (a little worn at spine - otherwise bright VG). Pp. xi + 314, illus with 7 coloured plates of model flies with tissue guards and 12 b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
SALMON FISHING.
Adam and Charles Black, 1927. 3rd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (boards discoloured), dustwrapper (abrasions on lower cover - in protective wrapper). Pp. xi + 314, illus with coloured frontispiece (salmon fishing on the Dee by Joseph Farquharson), 7 coloured plates of model flies and 12 b&w plates..... More
MANGO The Life and Times of Squire John Mytton of Halston 1796-1834.
Dobson Books, 1972. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered orange mottled cloth (some faint spotting on top edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at head of spine - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with 10 bw plates and in text (no inscriptions). More
THE DYING FOX The Sad Little Faithful Dog The Stag That Got Away and Other Poems
Tallis Press, 1987. 0284987344. 1st edn signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (near Fine). Pp. 70, illus with b&w drawings (no other inscriptions). More
FISHING FOR TROUT AND SALMON
H.F. & G. Witherby, 1944. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (some light wear at corners - otherwise VG), lacks dustwrapper. Pp. 180, illus with b&w frontispiece and drawings (previous owner's inscriptions on front endpapers). More
SIDE-SADDLE.
Country Life, 1938. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt decorated brown cloth (boards lightly marked, top edge dust stained - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xvi + 114, illus with b&w photos (newspaper cuttings taped onto front paste-down; previous owner's pencil signature on front free endpaper). More
JOHN LEECH And The Victorian Scene.
Antique Collectors' Club, 1984. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered red cloth (top edge spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 265, illus with coloured and b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front paste-down). More
THE HOWIETOUN AND NORTHERN FISHERIES Co. Ltd Stirling Season 1921 - 1922
The Howietoun And Northern Fisheries, 1921. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial paper covers (some slight creases to edges - otherwise bright VG). Pp. unpaginated (no inscriptions), illus with b&w photos. Scottish fishery company's brochure. More
HIGHLAND DEER STALKING
The Crowood Press, 1989. 9781852231934. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered light grey cloth (small mark on upper board - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
BRAN MASH Sport Stage & Service a Literary Feed for Good Sportsmen.
Hutchinson & Co., n.d. [c.1930]. 1st edn. 8vo. Original blind-stamped gilt lettered red cloth (casing with slight leana and spine very), lacks dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 325, illus with 25 b&w plates (top corners of prelims creased; no inscriptions). [Memoirs of pre 1914 foxhunting with Shires packs, pre war service..... More
FISHING Country Life Library of Sport 2 Volumes.
Country Life, 1904. 1st edn. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered red buckram cloth (rather scuffed and worn and upper board of vol I scratched). Pp. xviii + 526 [&] xiii + 445, illus with coloured and b&w plates (previous owner's 1905 inscription on front paste-down of vol I)..... More
THE LIFE-HISTORY OF THE SALMON
Aberdeen University Press, 1924. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original brown lettered quarter bound brown cloth spine and buff coloured boards (some markings on boards), no dustwrapper. Pp. xiii + 56 + plates, illus with tables and 17 b&w plates (previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper). More
THE WILD HOST The History and Meaning of the Hunt
Cassell, 2001. 0304359246. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective wrapper). Pp. 296, illus throughout with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions), More
ON JIM CORBETT'S TRAIL And Other Tales From the Treetops
Delhi: Permanent Black, 2004. 9788178240817. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. xv + 139, illus with b&w drawings and photos (no inscriptions). More
FISHING WITH A PURPOSE.
Peter Davies, 1969. 0432076808. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top and fore-edge spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper). Pp. 196 (no inscriptions), illus with 8 b&w plates. With a foreword by Aylmer Tryon. [Game fishing in England, Scotland, Ireland and Iceland.]. More
SALMON FLIES Their Character Style and Dressing
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1978. 0811714268. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (upper board lightly marked - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (tear at head of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with coloured plates and b&w photos (pages a little wrinkled; no inscriptions). More
GUN FOR COMPANY.
Country Life, 1950. 2nd edn. Tall 8vo. Orginal gilt lettered green cloth (small tear at headcap and some light marks on boards), no dustwrapper. Pp. 207, illus with coloured frontispiece and 12 b&w plates by J.C. Harrison (prelims rather spotted; no inscriptions). More
SHOOTS AND SHOOTING.
Country Life, 1951. 1st edn. Tall 8vo (10 x 7¾ ins). Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 167, illus with coloured frontispiece and 12 b&w plates by J.C. Harrison (endpapers a little spotted; no inscriptions). More
HUNTING PARSON The Life and Times of the Reverend John Russell
Herbert Jenkins, 1963. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth, top edge brown (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 192, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More