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Click here to subscribeA SET OF THREE BOWLS Each with ovoid body, reeded border with three scroll supports of Art Nouveau design, the bodies each engraved with a coat of arms, the largest also with an inscription dated 1909. By Robert Stewart, 1906, and Horace Woodward & Co.Ltd., 1903/5, 13.75in.(35cm.) wide (max) and 10.5in.(26.5cm.)wide (pair)., 175oz.approx. ++Generally good condition with slight blemishes
An album and assorted loose postcards totalling approximately 250 cards, including a few Devon scenes by Chapman, various merchant ships (66 with eleven art cards by Nicholson, Garman, North etc), an RP of Winchfield Station and other railway cards, a few artist and comic cards (six Quinton, two Reg Carter, Mabel Gear etc), a good RP card with traction engines at Swathling, a few other RPs of Odiham, Dereham, Barmouth and Fetcham war memorial, and a set of six late prints of the Wright Brothers and a further nine from the same series depicting Andree's 1894 balloon expedition (see illustration for two RP cards)
Five shipping postcards, comprising a Rotary-published RP of "The Ill-fated White Star Liner Titanic" with the music for "Nearer My God to Thee", a Great Western Railway poster advert for the direct route to Ireland "to be opened in summer 1906", an RP of HMS King George V (probably at Portsmouth following the launch), an RP of the Orient liner SS Ophir, and a Nicholson art-drawn card of the MV Royal Sovereign (see illustration for the Titanic card)
Two small postcard albums containing approximately 190 cards, mostly topographical, including various good RP cards of West Somerset (Weacombe, Williton, St. Audries), also some of Wanstrow (including the GWR station), several art-drawn views by Wimbush and others, a print of the GWR station at Pilning, two prints of the Berks and Bucks Stag Hounds, various views of Almondsbury, St. Annes, Liverpool, Chester, etc.
A large postcard album containing approximately one thousand cards, mostly foreign, from Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Malta, Ceylon, China, Malaya, North Africa and a various continental countries, with a few from the UK; also a number of embossed stamp cards and two Tuck "Fighting the Flames" art cards of firemen
A large collection of diecast Ferrari model cars, by various makers, predominantly Italian, including Art Model (1), Bang (22), Best (25), Box (36), Brumm (27), Onyx (1), Pilen (1), Polistil (1), Solido (5), Top Model (2), Super Champion (1), Vitesse (4), and the Shell/BP collection (11); all mint boxed
The Wonders of the Universe; a Curiosities of Nature and Art: including Memoirs and Anecdotes of Wonderful and Eccentric Characters of every age and nation, from the earliest period to the present time: The whole collected from the most original and authentic sources of information, London: Jones and Co, 1825, 4to, folding engraved frontispiece and twenty six plates, occasional offsetting onto text plates, some marginal browning, contemporary calf, black morocco lettering piece, spine lightly rubbed
A selection of Etchings by the Etching Club, London, Joseph Cundall, 1865, folio, 12 etched plates, some spotting, mostly marginal, a few leaves loose, contemporary half red morocco gilt, extremities rubbed; together with Volumes I & III only of 'Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, Illustrated (London, n.d.), D. Macline's 'Story of the Norman Conquest' (London, 1866), 'The South Kensington Museum examples of the Work of Art in the Museum and of the Decorations of the Building with Brief Descriptions, (London 1880), and J.B. Waring's, Volume II only, 'Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition', (London, 1862)
Manley (J.J.) Notes on Fish and Fishing, first edition, viii, 363pp., [45pp.], engraved illustrations, many pp. of advertisements at end and to endpapers, hinges slightly weak, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.139], 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877. *** Contains chapters on ecology, angling literature, and fishing as a sport and a fine art.
Neil (A.) Neil's New and Complete Angler; or, the Whole Art of Catching Fish ... to Which is Added, a Correct Abstract of the Several Acts of Parliament with Respect to Angling, 38pp., second edition, engraved frontispiece, a little light browning and light spotting, A2 with tear repaired in centre of page, original wrappers, drop-back box, [Westwood & Satchell p.155], 12mo, by A. Neil, n.d., [c.1804]. *** Very scarce in any edition, particularly this early one. The frontispiece, dated 1804, shows a lady and gentleman angling as well as 12 vignettes of fish.
[Nobbes (Robert)] The Compleat Troller, or, The Art of Trolling, first edition, [20pp.], 78pp., [2pp.], 2 small woodcut illustrations in the text, 1p. advertisements at end, browning, ink inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked and repaired, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.156; Wing N1193], 16mo, by T. James for Tho. Helder, 1682. *** Rare. Nobbes, commonly called "the father of trollers", was not the first to write on the practice, but was "the earliest ... that discoursed at large, and in substantial shape, on it". This is the first issue with hook on p.37 pointing outwards and a broken 'E' on the title; this was not the case in the facsimile of 1790.
North Country Angler (The); or the Art of Angling: as Practised in the Northern Counties of England, iv, 89pp., [1p.], fourth edition, light foxing and soiling, 1p. advertisements at end, contemporary half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., [Westwood & Satchell p.13], 8vo, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817.
North Country Angler (The); or the Art of Angling: as Practised in the Northern Counties of England, iv, 89pp., [1p.], fourth edition, 1p. advertisements at end, manuscript leaf with verse and drawing of fish bound in at beginning, light dust-soiling, uncut, modern calf-backed boards, [Westwood & Satchell p.13], 8vo, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817.
Oppianus.- Halieuticks of the Nature of Fishes and Fishing of the Ancients in V. Books, [8pp.], 13pp., [3pp.], 232pp., [8pp.], translated from the Greek by William Diaper and John Jones, half-title, engraved title vignette, 7pp. list of subscribers at end, modern calf, gilt, spine faded, [Westwood & Satchell p.164], 8vo, Oxford, at the Theater, 1722. *** The first English edition in heroic verse of this important work, distinguished by it's handsome type and printing. The original contained 3500 lines, divided into 5 books, of which the first two concern the natural history of fishes and the others the art of fishing.
Pritt (T.E.) The Book of the Grayling: Being a Description of the Fish, and the Art of Angling For Him, first edition, large-paper copy, 64pp., 3 chromolithographed plates, bookplate of Samuel W. Lambert, upper hinge reinforced, contemporary half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., slightly rubbed, 4to, Leeds, Goodall and Suddick, 1888.
Rawstorne (Lawrence) Gamonia, or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers, Explained and Illustrated, xiv, 135pp., title printed in red and black, colour plates from drawings by J.T. Rawlins, a little light foxing, original red cloth, paper spine label, label a little chipped, 8vo, Methuen & Co., 1905. *** Part of the Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured books. Based on the 1837 edition published by Rudolph Ackermann.
Raymond (Rev. Oliver) The Art of Fishing on the Principle of Avoiding Cruelty. With Approved Rules for Fishing Used During Sixty Years' Practice, Not Hitherto Published in Any Work on the Subject, first edition, xix, 69pp., [32pp.], half-title, illustrations in the text, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original cloth, gilt, [Westwood & Satchell p.174], Longmans, Green & Co., 1866 ~ Rennie (James) Alphabet of Scientific Angling, for the Use of Beginners, first edition, xviii, 138pp., half-title, engraved title vignette, bookplates of Don Horter and T.G.W. Henslow, original cloth with paper label mounted on upper cover, label soiled, rebacked, William Orr, 1833, 8vo & 12mo (2). *** The second mentioned contains chapters on senses of fish, angler's imitative devices, and angling for trout, pike and eels.
S. (J.) The Innocent Epicure: Or, the Art of Angling. A Poem, first edition, xvi, 64pp., edited by Nahum Tate, half-title, faint ink ownership inscription to title, worming to lower margin throughout, affecting one catchword, minor occasional foxing, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.86], small 8vo, for S. Crouch, H. Playford and W. Brown, 1697. *** Rare. The dedicatory poem is headed "J.S. to O.S." and the preface is signed by Nahum Tate, who states that, before endorsing its publication, he showed the manuscript to "several experiencd anglers" who took the view that it excelled " any thing that has been publish'd in prose upon this subject", while from the poetic point of view "the cast and design of the work are after the model of ancient and best receiv'd poets." The second edition was published in 1713.
Salter (Robert) The Modern Angler, Being a Practical Treatise on the Art of Fishing, &c., in a Series of Letters to a Friend, first edition, 123pp., engraved frontispiece of fish hooks, errata slip tipped in at end, some offsetting to title, ink notes to front free endpaper, bookplate of Dean Sage, later morocco, gilt, [Westwood & Satchell p.186], 12mo, Oswestry, J. Salter, n.d., [c.1790]. *** Rare. The letters were addressed to Rev. Morgan Pryse; the second edition being published in 1811.
Salter (T.F.) The Angler's Guide, Abridged for the Use of Young Anglers ... , first edition, xvi, 80pp., engraved frontispiece and illustrations in the text, bookplates of Samuel W. Lambert and William Loring Andrews, contemporary half morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.187], small 8vo, for the author by T. Tegg, 1816. *** Scarce: the first edition of Salter's abridgement for young readers, "to enable the fishing-tackle dealers to sell at a small price [1s. 6d.] to the novice in angling, a work of real practical Information on the Art of taking Fish" (Preface).
Salter (T.F.) The Troller's Guide ... the Art of Trolling or Fishing for Jack and Pike ... to Which is Added the Best Method of Baiting and Laying Lines for Large Eels, first edition, viii, 107pp., [1p.], engraved title vignette and frontispiece, illustrations in the text, 1p. advertisements at end, ex-library copy with bookplate of Brooklyn Public Library, original boards, rebacked, soiling, [Westwood & Satchell p.187], 8vo, for the author by T. Tegg, 1820. *** Scarce.
Sandeman (Fraser) By Hook and By Crook, first edition, large paper copy signed by the author, x, 255pp., number 98 of 100 copies, frontispiece, 15 lithographed plates, tissue-guards, most colour, illustrations in the text, bookplates of Matthew Mackey (June 1892), Chas. M. Wetzel, and Henry A. Portong, ink ownership signature of Wetzel to front pastedown, original decorative cloth, gilt, extremities slightly rubbed, spine a little darkened, a few water-stains to lower corner of upper cover, 4to, Henry Sotheran & Co., 1892. *** Angling experiences described and analysed, with much on the art of the fly. The second edition was published in 1894.
Saunders (James) The Compleat Fisherman, first edition, [vi], 234pp., folding engraved frontispiece, browning, bookplates of Charles Streynsham Collinson and John Gerard Heckscher, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, rubbed, 12mo, by W. Brown, 1724. *** This was reprinted by Smeeton as "The Fisherman, or the Art of Angling Made Easy ... ", under the pseudonym Guiniad Charfy.
Scott (Jock) The Art of Salmon Fishing, A Practical Treatise on the Sport, Tackle, Technique and Locality, 227pp., half-title, plates and illustrations, original cloth, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1933; At the Sign of the Split Cane, Some Fishing "Casts", Practical and Otherwise, 176pp., illustrations, a little light foxing, original cloth, spine a little faded and with a couple of spots, H.F. & G. Witherby, n.d., [?1933], first editions, 8vo (2).
Scrope (William) The Art of Deer-Stalking, xx, 440pp., additional engraved title and frontispiece, 11 tinted lithograph plates, some foxing, mainly to plates, offsetting, hinges weak, bookplates of Grosvenor and another, original green decorative cloth, gilt, spine faded, rubbed and chipped, some water-staining, 8vo, John Murray, 1839. *** A 'New Edition' published the same year as the first edition.
Shipley (William) A True Treatise on the Art of Fly-Fishing, Trolling etc, as Practised on the Dove, and on the Principal Streams of the Midland Counties, large-paper copy, xxxvi, 264pp., edited by Edward Fitzgibbon, engraved frontispiece on India paper, bookplate of Henry Andrews Ingraham, frontispiece foxed, original cloth, spine gilt, cocked, [Westwood & Satchell p.194], 8vo, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1838.
Shirley (Thomas) The Angler's Museum; or, the Whole Art of Float and Fly Fishing, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and title vignette, a little light browning, bookplate and ownership inscription of William Keale Heseltine, contemporary half calf, gilt, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.194], 12mo, for John Fielding, n.d., [1784]. *** A fine copy of the rare first edition.
Sparrow (Walter Shaw) Angling in British Art, Through Five Centuries: Prints, Pictures, Books, first edition, xxii, 288pp., [4pp.], title printed in red and black, foreword by H.T. Sheringham, numerous plates, many colour, 4pp. advertisements at end, some light foxing, original blue cloth, gilt, some fading, 4to, John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1923.
Stewart (W.C.) The Practical Angler or the Art of Trout-Fishing, first edition, xiii, 193pp., [40pp.], half-title, 40pp. advertisements at end, original cloth, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.202], 8vo, Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1857. *** Scarce in the first edition; one of the most reprinted angling titles.
Stewart (W.C.) The Practical Angler or the Art of Trout-Fishing, xiii, 224pp., [7pp]., third edition, half-title, 7pp. of opinions of the press at end, a little very light foxing, original cloth, very slightly rubbed, some fading, [Westwood & Satchell p.202], Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1857; A Caution to Anglers, iv, 56pp., 4pp., 4pp. press opinions at end, bookplate of W.E.D. Shaw, original wrappers, light soiling, spine and extremities chipped, modern cloth chemise and slip-case, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1871, 12mo (2). *** The first and second editions of the first mentioned were also published in 1857. Portions of the second appeared in The Field.
Strandgaard (Henrik) The Amazing Mr. Blacker, [iv], 12pp., number 75 of 125 copies, original morocco-backed purple cloth, gilt, t.e.g., drop-back box, 8vo, Bovey Tracey, Flyfisher's Classic Library, 1994. *** This was published in conjunction with the limited edition of "The Art of Flymaking" by William Blacker which incorporated a Blacker salmon fly tied by Strandgaard.
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