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Selous (Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia first edition with an A.L.s. from the author to Lady Stanley wife of H.M. Stanley loos

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Lot 168

Selous (Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia first edition with an A.L.s. from the author to Lady Stanley wife of H.M. Stanley loosely inserted half-title frontispiece plates folding map and 10pp. advertisements at end original cloth spine darkened spine ends frayed slightly soiled 1896; and another by the same 8vo(2) ***In the A.L.s. dated 5th October 1907 Selous apologises that he will be unable to make a dinner appointment with Lady Stanley and Mounteney Jephson due to a sudden lecturing engagement. .

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Lot 169

Smith Through Unknown African Countries first edition half-title portrait frontispiece 6 maps 5 folding plates illustrations original cloth pictorial gilt spine spine well repaired and slightly faded rubbed at extremities [Czech p.149] large 8vo 1897.

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Stanley Coomassie and Magdala 1874 first edition half-title portrait frontispiece 3 other portraits 2 large folding maps 13 p

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Lot 170

Stanley Coomassie and Magdala 1874 first edition half-title portrait frontispiece 3 other portraits 2 large folding maps 13 plates 48pp. advertisements at end occasional foxing original pictorial cloth gilt some fraying at extremities 8vo 1874.

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Stanley In Darkest Africa sgd limited 2 vol. first edition number 24 of 250 copies signed by the author half-titles photograv

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Lot 171

Stanley In Darkest Africa sgd limited 2 vol. first edition number 24 of 250 copies signed by the author half-titles photogravure frontispieces 3 folding maps (2 linen-backed) colour geological diagram 6 etched plates by G.Montbard signed in pencil by the artist 37 mounted wood-engraved plates on india paper 1 plate of a sketch map folding table illustrations some offsetting and foxing original half pictorial morocco gilt vol.2 spine faded rubbed and soiled 4to 1890.

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Stanley In Darkest Africa 1st 1890 2 vol. first edition frontispieces 3 folding colour maps plates illustrations a few tears

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Lot 172

Stanley In Darkest Africa 1st 1890 2 vol. first edition frontispieces 3 folding colour maps plates illustrations a few tears and repaired tears to maps some foxing very good original pictorial cloth gilt slight fraying to joints spine ends and corners 8vo 1890.

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Lot 174

Stigand Hunting the Elephant in Africa first edition half-title frontispiece plates folding table advertisements at end original pictorial cloth gilt slightly rubbed a very good copy [Czech pp.156-157] 8vo 1913.

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Szechenyi Land of Elephants 1st Big-Game Hunting in Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda first English edition frontispiece plates and

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Lot 175

Szechenyi Land of Elephants 1st Big-Game Hunting in Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda first English edition frontispiece plates and map upper edge spotted original cloth dust-jacket very short tear to head of lower joint spine ends rubbed [Czech p.162] a very good copy 1935; and a copy of the same without dust-jacket 8vo(2)

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Ward (Harriet) Five Years in Kaffirland 1st 2 vol. first edition wood-engraved frontispieces and map 25pp. advertisements fro

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Lot 176

Ward (Harriet) Five Years in Kaffirland 1st 2 vol. first edition wood-engraved frontispieces and map 25pp. advertisements frontispieces and titles foxed original blind-stamped cloth spines gilt repaired 12mo 1848. ***Scarce. An account of the War of the Axe written by the wife of an officer with the 91st Regiment. (Mendelssohn).

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Demidoff(E.) After Wild Sheep in the Altai.. first edition half-title plates and illustrations folding map at end hinges weak

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Lot 179

Demidoff(E.) After Wild Sheep in the Altai.. first edition half-title plates and illustrations folding map at end hinges weak original cloth gilt extremities and joints rubbed 8vo 1900.

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Lot 181

Cartensen (A.riis) Two Summers in Greenland first edition half-title frontispiece plates and illustrations occasional spotting original pictorial cloth gilt a very good copy 1890; and a 2 vol. second edition of LLoyd`s Scandanavian Adventure 4to & 8vo(3)

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Harvie-Brown (J.A.) Travels of A Naturalist 2 vol. first edition with 6 A.L.s.s the author on naturalist matters loosely inse

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Lot 183

Harvie-Brown (J.A.) Travels of A Naturalist 2 vol. first edition with 6 A.L.s.s the author on naturalist matters loosely inserted plates original cloth 8vo [1905]. ***Norway Archangel and Petchora.The letters are addressed to a Mr.Patterson.

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Lot 186

Christopher-Big Game Shooting in Lower Burma first edition portrait and 22 plates illustrations some foxing 2 small wormholes through first half touching text in places inner margin of title strengthened with tape ink stamp rubbed away on verso of title and a few margins modern half calf new endpapers [Czech 47] 8vo Rangoon 1916. ***Scarce account of big game hunting in Burma by a Rangoon lawyer.

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37 Years of Big Game Shooting in Cooch Behar first edition half-title title printed in red and black plates folding map lacki

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Lot 187

37 Years of Big Game Shooting in Cooch Behar first edition half-title title printed in red and black plates folding map lacking front free endpaper occasional marginal soiling p.369 marginal tear rear hinge weak original cloth gilt extremities a little rubbed 4to London & Bombay 1908.

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Etherton (Col) Across the Roof of the World first American edition half-title photogravure frontispiece plates and illustrati

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Lot 188

Etherton (Col) Across the Roof of the World first American edition half-title photogravure frontispiece plates and illustrations folding map at end bookplate of George B. Synder on front paste-down original pictorial cloth gilt t.e.g. others uncut and partially unopened extremities very slightly rubbed [Yakushi E106] 8vo New York [1911]. ***An excellent copy.

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Fenton (Lt.-Col. L.L.) The Rifle in India.. first edition frontispiece and plates original pictorial cloth a little soiled ex

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Lot 189

Fenton (Lt.-Col. L.L.) The Rifle in India.. first edition frontispiece and plates original pictorial cloth a little soiled extremities rubbed 8vo [c.1924].

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Lot 190

Forsyth(J.) The Highlands of Central India Notes on their Forests and Wild Tribes Natural History and Sports first edition 4 chromolithographed and 2 tinted lithographed plates folding map illustrations occasional marginal staining hinges weak original cloth gilt rubbed joints and extremities splitting 1872 § Alexander (R.D.T.) and A. Martin-Leake. Some Signposts to Shikar plates presentation copy from the author (Alexander) to Mrs R. MacGregor for her great help in the compilation of one chapter of the book.. original cloth corners bumped a little faded Calcutta 1932 § Tulloch (Maurice) The All-In-One Shikar book illustrations rear endpaper torn with loss hinges weak original cloth-backed boards stained Bombay [c.1940]; and 5 others on big game hunting in India 4to & 8vo(8)

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Lot 192

Gardner (Mrs) Rifle & Spear with the Rajpoots first edition half-title presentation copy from the author inscribed on title cloth edges frayed joints cracking 1895 § Brown (J. Moray) Stray Sport first edition 2 vol. half-titles presentation copy from the Publishers with embossed stamp on title of vol. 1 Edinburgh and London 1893 § Newall (Capt. J. T.) The Eastern Hunters hinges weak contemporary half morocco rubbed and scuffed 1866 plates and illustrations some foxing all but the last original cloth gilt extremities rubbed; and 5 others on big game hunting in India 8vo & 4to (9)

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Haughton-Sport & Folklore in the Himalaya first edition half-title frontispiece and plates lightly foxed original pictori

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Lot 193

Haughton-Sport & Folklore in the Himalaya first edition half-title frontispiece and plates lightly foxed original pictorial cloth gilt extremities very slightly rubbed but otherwise a very good bright copy [Yakushi H135] 8vo 1913.

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Koenigsmarck-The Markhor Sport in Cashmere translated by Norah Bashford first English edition half-title frontispiece and 8 p

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Lot 194

Koenigsmarck-The Markhor Sport in Cashmere translated by Norah Bashford first English edition half-title frontispiece and 8 plates spotted towards beginning and end a few short marginal tears original pictorial cloth slightly rubbed at extremities a very good copy [Czech p.122; Yakushi K287b] 8vo 1910.

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Lot 195

Pollock-Sporting Days in Southern India.. errata slip tipped in ink signature on title original pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and silver 1894 § Hamilton (General Douglas) Records of Sport in Southern India chiefly on the Annamullay Nielgherry and Pulney Mountains edited by Edward Hamilton presentation inscription on half-title original gilt pictorial cloth t.e.g. others uncut slightly rubbed and soiled 1892 first edition half-title plates occasional foxing 8vo & 4to(2)

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Lot 196

Pollok (Lt.-Col.) Sport in British Burmah 2 vol. first edition lacking half-titles and advertisement leaves 2 folding maps (both torn where carelessly opened) 10 plates including 8 chromolithographed vol. I title repaired some light foxing contemporary half calf over marbled boards rubbed vol. II upper joint repaired [Czech 164] 8vo 1879. ***One of the earliest accounts of big-game hunting in Burma.

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Lot 197

Raoul. Twenty Years` Pigsticking in Bengal first edition frontispiece browned some closed tears repaired with tape p.94 tear across text where page is stuck to following page presentation copy with the author`s best compliments to the St. Xavier`s college library inscribed on front free endpaper library stamps and labels a few wormholes to covers Calcutta 1893 § Baldwin (Capt. J. H.) The Large and Small Game of Bengal and the North-Western Provinces of India second edition frontispiece illustrations occasional spotting 1877 half-titles original cloth gilt rebacked preserving original spine rubbed; and another Bengal 8vo & 4to(3)

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Lot 198

Rice (Maj. Gen. W.) Tiger-Shooting in India first edition ownership inscription on title cloth a little soiled and darkened [Abbey Travel 484; Czech p.172] 1857 § Inglis (Hon. James) Tent Life in Tigerland some foxing Sydney & Brisbane 1888 chromolithographed plates tissue guards occasional foxing original gilt pictorial cloth rubbed and frayed; and 3 others on India and Tiger shooting 8vo(5)

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Rothfeld (O.) With Pen and Rifle in Kishtwar first edition half-title plates browned 2 small wormholes in upper margin (occas

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Lot 199

Rothfeld (O.) With Pen and Rifle in Kishtwar first edition half-title plates browned 2 small wormholes in upper margin (occasionally affecting headline) ink signature on front free endpaper hinges weak original cloth titles blocked in gilt extremities rubbed [Yakushi R359] 8vo Bombay D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. 1918.

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Taylor (Major) Ibex Shooting on the Himalayas first edition frontispiece plates light spotting one or two leaves loose A.L.s.

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Lot 200

Taylor (Major) Ibex Shooting on the Himalayas first edition frontispiece plates light spotting one or two leaves loose A.L.s. from the author discussing the reception of the book dated 1903 and signed Alex Taylor bookplate on front paste-down original cloth extremities a little rubbed [Yakushi T48] 8vo 1903.

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Lot 201

Hewett. Jungle Trails in Northern India first edition half-title 2 folding maps later half morocco g.e. rubbed darkened 1902 § Glasfurd (Capt. A.I.R.) Rifle and Romance in the Indian Jungle plates some foxing later half calf rubbed 1905 § Wray (Lt.-Col. J. W.) With Rifle and Spear plates some spotting original cloth 1925 § Chaudhuri (K. N.) Sport in Jheel and Jungle plates browned ink name on half-title original cloth with mounted colour illustration rubbed spine faded Calcutta 1918; and 2 others big game 8vo & 4to (6)

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Carroll (W.) The Angler`s Vade Mecum Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies.. first edition hand-coloured engrav

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Lot 205

Carroll (W.) The Angler`s Vade Mecum Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies.. first edition hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 11 plates half-title lightly browned later endpapers bookplate of Ludwig Neuman on front pastedown later calf gilt spine gilt in compartments edges and spine rubbed and darkened [W&S pp.50-51] 8vo Edinburgh 1818. ***One of the earliest books with plates of flies in colour containing 194 examples of natural flies arranged from May to September.

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Lot 208

Francis (Francis) A Book on Angling first edition hand-coloured frontispiece 14 plates original cloth frayed at spine ends 1867 § Walton (Isaak) The Compleat Angler edited by Andrew Lang frontispiece portrait plates and illustrations original gilt-pictorial cloth t.e.g. others uncut 1896; and 3 others Angling 8vo(5)

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Houghton (Rev. William) British 2 vol. first edition half-titles 41 wood-engraved plates printed in colours and finished by h

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Lot 213

Houghton (Rev. William) British 2 vol. first edition half-titles 41 wood-engraved plates printed in colours and finished by hand occasional spotting particularly to preliminaries and rear endpapers original pictorial cloth gilt slightly rubbed at extremities [W&S supplement p.11] a good copy folio [1879].

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Lot 217

Lamond (Henry) The Sea-Trout first edition colour & plain plates ink name on front free endpaper original cloth slight bowing t.e.g. 4to 1916.

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Pritt (T.E.) The Book of the Grayling: Being a Description of the Fish and the Art of Angling for him first edition large pap

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Lot 220

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 3 chromolithographed plates ink signature on recto of frontispiece original cloth gilt t.e.g. a good copy 4to Leeds 1888.

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Lot 222

Skues (G.E.M.) Nymph Fishing for Chalk first edition colour frontispiece and double-page plate original cloth dust-jacket a few tears at head some edges chipped 8vo Adam & Charles Black 1939.

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Lot 223

Taylor (Samuel) Angling in all its Branches first edition half-title 6 pp. advertisements some staining at end ink inscriptions and notes on title 2pp. of ink recipes at front: To make Salmon Roe to cure etc. new endpapers modern cloth-backed boards [W&S pp.205-206] 8vo 1800 § Dryden (Adam) Hints to Anglers folding map of the river Tweed torn without loss original cloth gilt slightly rubbed Edinburgh Adam and Charles Black 1862 § Theakston (Michael) British Angling Flies revised and annotated by Francis M. Walbran illustrations of flies ink signature on title original cloth gilt Ripon and London n.d. [1888]; and 4 others including a second edition copy of Sir Humphrey Davy`s Salmonia 8vo(7)

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Freeman.Falconry 1st 1859 first edition half-title 4 wood-engraved plates and 3 illustrations very lightly foxed at beginning

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Lot 230

Freeman.Falconry 1st 1859 first edition half-title 4 wood-engraved plates and 3 illustrations very lightly foxed at beginning and end hinges weak original pictorial brown cloth gilt a little rubbed slight spotting to spine 8vo 1859.

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Lot 231

Mavrogordato (J.G.)Falcon in the Field 1966 first edition modern half green morocco spine gilt 1966; A Hawk for the Bush original boards dust-jacket a a little frayed (repaired) New York n.d. colour plates by D.M.Henry & G.E.Lodge 4to

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Apperley.Life of a Sportsman 1st 1842 first edition ?first issue additional hand-coloured title with vignettes portrait and 3

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Lot 236

Apperley.Life of a Sportsman 1st 1842 first edition ?first issue additional hand-coloured title with vignettes portrait and 34 plates by Henry Alken 10pp. advertisements at end plates with some foxing and soiling mostly to margins later half red crushed morocco by Rivière spine in compartments with gilt hunting motifs t.e.g. very slightly rubbed [Tooley 65] 8vo Rudolph Ackermann 1842. ***The first issue had 4 of the plates mounted; this copy has 3 of those 4 plates mounted but not that at p.14.

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Apperley.Life of a Sportsman 1st 1842 first edition ?first issue additional hand-coloured title with vignettes portrait and 3

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Lot 237

Apperley.Life of a Sportsman 1st 1842 first edition ?first issue additional hand-coloured title with vignettes portrait and 34 plates by Henry Alken 10pp. advertisements at end plates with light foxing and soiling mostly to margins later burgundy crushed morocco gilt by Rivière spine in compartments with gilt hunting motifs g.e. very slight rubbing to joints [Tooley 65] 8vo Rudolph Ackermann 1842. ***The first issue had 4 of the plates mounted; this copy has 3 of those 4 plates mounted but not that at p.14.

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Weld (Charles) Highlands Orcadia and Skye first edition 4 chromolithographed plates tissue guards printed pastedowns front pa

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Lot 248

Weld (Charles) Highlands Orcadia and Skye first edition 4 chromolithographed plates tissue guards printed pastedowns front pastedown with contemporary bookplates of W.T.R. Powell original red cloth slightly cocked 8vo 1860. ***Includes sections on angling deer stalking & game shooting.

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Lot 252

Blanch (H.J.) A Century of Guns 1909 first edition signed by the author on half-title Ralph Payne Gallwey`s copy with inscription to him pasted in at beginning 1909 § Thomas Bland & Sons gunsmiths. Trade catalogue [c.1881] § Sharp (Henry) Modern Sporting Gunnery first edition contemporary half calf 1906 § Greener (W.W.) The Breech-Loader and how to use it eighth edition 1899 plates and illustrations all but the third original cloth all a little rubbed the second soiled and damp-stained; and another on guns 4to & 8vo(5)

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Lot 255

Laverack (Edward) The Setter 1872 first edition 2 chromolithographed plates mounted on stubs both foxed modern half morocco g.e. spine slightly faded 1872 § Hardy (Capt. H.F.H.) Good Gun Dogs plates by G.Vernon Stokes original cloth slightly soiled 1930 4to(2)

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Lot 256

Jefferies (Richard) The Gamekeeper at Home later stiff card wrappers with original wrapper mounted on upper cover soiled and stained Field & Bull 1831 § Jefferies (Richard) The Gamekeeper at Home first edition half-title hinges weak original pictorial cloth gilt extremities rubbed 1878 § Gladstone (H. S.) Record Bags and Shooting Records new edition plates original cloth extremities a little rubbed n.d. § Pollard (H. B. C.) Game Birds and Game Bird Shooting plates original cloth a little faded dust-jacket some tears to extremities a little soiled 1936 some light spotting; and 5 others Gamekeeping 8vo (9)

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Thornhill.Shooting Directory first edition ?third issue half-title 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates including portrait 2 engra

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Lot 260

Thornhill.Shooting Directory first edition ?third issue half-title 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates including portrait 2 engraved plates 1 folding 3 folding tables pp.215-20 cancelled as usual advertisement leaf at end contemporary ink signature at head of title some browning Chute bookplate modern half crimson morocco sporting motifs in gilt and blind on spine [Abbey Life 394; Schwerdt II p.258] 4to 1804.(2)

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Millais.Wildfowler in Scotland 1901 first edition photogravure frontispiece after John Everett Millais plates and illustratio

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Lot 262

Millais.Wildfowler in Scotland 1901 first edition photogravure frontispiece after John Everett Millais plates and illustrations most by the author 8 photogravure 2 colour tissue guards with the hieroglyphic bookplate of David Lank on front free endpaper original half vellum t.e.g. others uncut a little soiled and stained 4to 1901.

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Payne-Gallwey.Book of Duck Decoys.. 1886 first edition hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece 13 tinted lithographed plates

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Lot 263

Payne-Gallwey.Book of Duck Decoys.. 1886 first edition hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece 13 tinted lithographed plates 1 folding illustrations lightly spotted title and frontispiece loose original cloth a little rubbed and marked 4to 1886.

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Lot 264

Smith.Snowden Slights Wildfowler 1912 York 1912 § Chapman (Abel) First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling some foxing half-title loose 1896 § Macpherson (Rev. H.A.) A History of Fowling Edinburgh 1897 § Folkard (H.C.) The Wild-Fowler fourth edition engraved vignette title [c.1897] § Higson (Daniel) Seafowl Shooting Sketches second enlarged edition title foxed for the Author Preston 1909 § [Clement (Lewis)] Wildfowler . Public Shooting Quarters spotted and lightly stained modern cloth preserving original printed cloth 1881 the first three first editions plates and illustrations all but the last original cloth some pictorial gilt the first a little browned the third with small nick to spine the last two rubbed and stained; and 2 others on wildfowling 8vo & 4to(8)

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Lot 269

[Dunkin (Robert)] Snaffle The Roedeer number 19 of the 50 specially-bound copies with an original watercolour and signed by McKelvie & McReddie contemporary full green mococco gilt g.e. spine faded slip-case Southampton Ashford Press 1987 § Millais (J. G.) British Deer and their Horns one of 250 copies original pictorial cloth gilt Warwickshire 1982 § Balfour-Browne (V. R.) The Stalking Letters and Sketches one of 950 copies contemporary morocco gilt g.e. slip-case 1978 § Drain (J. A.) A Stalking Break in Sutherland number 4 of 25 copies with an original pencil sketch and signed by the publisher from an edition limited to 250 copies contemporary half calf Wiltshire 1999 the first two facsimile reprints all with plates and illustrations some colour; and 3 others similar v.s.(7)

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Thornton.Sporting Tour thro`..France 1806 2 vol. half-titles stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece 2 additional engraved vig

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Lot 274

Thornton.Sporting Tour thro`..France 1806 2 vol. half-titles stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece 2 additional engraved vignette titles 52 engraved plates mostly aquatint 11 folding 2 engraved sheets of musical notation of a hunting song `The Horns` 1 wood-engraved plate several aquatint or wood-engraved vignettes some spotting and soiling frontispiece to vol.2 creased (tear to lower margin repaired) bookplate of John Robert Mowbray original cloth morocco labels rather rubbed splits to joints corners bumped [Abbey Travel 84; Schwerdt II p.259] 4to 1806. *** First and only edition of a delightful book. The portrait of Colonel Thornton carrying a falcon in a surround of sporting emblems is of great artistic merit. Schwerdt.

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Repton.Observations.Landscape Gardening first edition stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait by W.Holl after S.Shelley (sligh

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Lot 284

Repton.Observations.Landscape Gardening first edition stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait by W.Holl after S.Shelley (slightly stained at edges) 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates only (of 11 lacking plate of West Wycombe; 8 with overlays 1 folding) 12 engraved plates (mostly aquatint some tinted 3 with overlays 1 double-page) and 4 engraved maps & plans (1 hand-coloured) 11 aquatint illustrations in text 2 with overlays wood-engraved illustrations browned some staining especially to plates of Morning and Evening plate of Artificial/Natural Scenery cut in two (dividing the 2 images) leaves with aquatints at pp.44 116 145 151 & 153 cut and repaired (where aquatints removed and replaced) modern half calf g.e. [Abbey Scenery 390; Berlin Kat. 3431] 4to J.Taylor 1803; sold not subject to return

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Lot 292

Thorburn (Archibald) British Mammals 2 vol. first edition 50 colour plates after the author tissue guards illustrations some light browning contemporary red half morocco t.e.g. rubbed [Nissen ZB 4128; Wood p.597] 4to 1920-21.

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Archer.Birds of British Somaliland/Aden 4 vol." first edition 4 folding maps 1 colour plates including 34 colour by Archibald Thorburn (birds) and H.Grönvold (eggs) tissue guards original pictorial buckram or cloth gilt uncut the last two vol. with dust-jackets all a little rubbed spines faded the first two vol. also faded at edges of boards [Nissen IVB 34] 4to London & Edinburgh " 1937-61.

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Lot 158

Capt. W E Johns; "Biggles Chinese Puzzle" Brockhampton Press 1955 First Edition (d/w), "Biggles Foreign Legionnaire" 1954 (w.a.f.), "Biggles in the Gobi" 1954 (d/w) and various other books.

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36 mini Volumes "The New Temple Shakespeare" illustrated by Eric Gill, First Edition 1935. Best Bid

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Lot 362

36 mini Volumes "The New Temple Shakespeare" illustrated by Eric Gill, First Edition 1935. Best Bid

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[Books]. Harvey, Chris. M.G. & Austin-Healey Spridgets, Oxford Illustrated Press, Sparkford 1983. Boards, dustjacket, ill

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Lot 211

[Books]. Harvey, Chris. M.G. & Austin-Healey Spridgets, Oxford Illustrated Press, Sparkford 1983. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Slavin, K. & J., & Mackie, G.N. Land Rover. The Unbeatable 4 x 4, second edition reprint, Foulis, Sparkford 1987. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Irving, Phil. Rich Mixture. A Motorcycle Miscellany, first British edition, Vincent Publishing 1977. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and a further thirty assorted works of motoring and motor-cycling interest; together with two small-format photograph albums, (35). Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Books]. Nixon, Chris. Mon Ami Mate. The Bright Brief Lives of Mike Hawthorn & Peter Collins, first edition, Transport Bo

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Lot 213

[Books]. Nixon, Chris. Mon Ami Mate. The Bright Brief Lives of Mike Hawthorn & Peter Collins, first edition, Transport Bookman Publications, Isleworth 1991. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Day, Kenneth. Alvis. The Story of the Red Triangle, first edition, Gentry Books, London 1981. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Ludvigsen, Karl. Stirling Moss. Racing with the Maestro, reprint, Patrick Stephens Limited, Sparkford 1997. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and a further twenty-two works of motor-racing and motoring interest, including racing driver biographies, (25). Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Books]. Hough, Richard. British Grand Prix, first edition, Hutchinson, London 1958. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo

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Lot 214

[Books]. Hough, Richard. British Grand Prix, first edition, Hutchinson, London 1958. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; Fangio, Juan Manuel. My Twenty Years of Racing, third impression, Temple Press Limited, London 1962. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and assorted other works of motoring and motor-racing interest, including The Motor Year Book, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 & 1954; and various motor-racing programmes, circa 1971. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Books]. Venables, David. First Among Champions. The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars, first edition, Haynes, Sparkford 2000. Board

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Lot 215

[Books]. Venables, David. First Among Champions. The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars, first edition, Haynes, Sparkford 2000. Boards, dustjacket, quarto; Nixon, Chris. Rivals. Lancia D50 & Mercedes-Benz 196, first edition, Transport Bookman Publications, Isleworth 1999. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, oblong quarto; Riedner, Michael. Mercedes-Benz W196, Last of the Silver Arrows, Foulis, Sparkford 1990. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and eight assorted other works of motor-racing and motoring interest, (10). Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Books]. Birkin, Sir Henry (`Tim`). Full Throttle, Foulis, London 1943. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; May, C.A.N.

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Lot 217

[Books]. Birkin, Sir Henry (`Tim`). Full Throttle, Foulis, London 1943. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; May, C.A.N. Wheelspin. Competition Motoring from the Driver`s Seat, first edition, Foulis, London 1945. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; May, C.A.N. More Wheelspin. Post-War Competition Motoring from the Driver`s Seat, first edition, Foulis, London 1948. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; May, C.A.N. "Wheelspin" Abroad. Continental Motoring from the Driver`s Seat, first edition, Foulis, London 1949. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and five other assorted works of motor-racing and motoring interest, (9). Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Book]. Weguelin, David. The History of English Racing Automobiles Limited, and the continuing story of the cars 1933-1980, f

Dreweatts Bristol Salerooms (The Apsley Road Saleroom)

Lot 218

[Book]. Weguelin, David. The History of English Racing Automobiles Limited, and the continuing story of the cars 1933-1980, first edition, White Mouse Editions / New Cavendish, London 1980. Two-tone cloth with enamel lettering onlay, illustrations throughout, quarto, in slip-case. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Books]. Robinson, Richard. Farm Tractors in New Zealand, first edition, Country Life (NZ) Ltd, Ngongotaha 1989. Boards, dust

Dreweatts Bristol Salerooms (The Apsley Road Saleroom)

Lot 219

[Books]. Robinson, Richard. Farm Tractors in New Zealand, first edition, Country Life (NZ) Ltd, Ngongotaha 1989. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Sanders, Ralph. Vintage International Harvester Tractors, Town Square Books, Stillwater 1997. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and assorted other works on tractors and agricultural / plant machinery. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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[Books]. Kennedy, D.R. & A. A Pictorial Tribute to the National Bus Company 1981, Oxford Publishing Co., Poole 1982. Boar

Dreweatts Bristol Salerooms (The Apsley Road Saleroom)

Lot 220

[Books]. Kennedy, D.R. & A. A Pictorial Tribute to the National Bus Company 1981, Oxford Publishing Co., Poole 1982. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Russell, J.H. Painted Engines, first edition, George Allen & Unwin, London 1965. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and assorted other works of transport interest. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

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