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Lot 101
[Theakston, Michael]. A List of Natural Flies that are taken by Trout, Grayling & Smelt, in the streams of Ripon, 1st edition, W. Harrison, Ripon, 1853, eight uncoloured lithographic plates, printed recto and verso, some light spotting and marginal water stain, previous owner signatures and bookplate, original cloth, spine and extremities toned, 8vo, together with The Natural History and Habits of the Salmon; with Reasons for the decline of the fisheries..., 1st edition, 1854, advertisements at end, original green cloth, spine faded, 8vo, plus six other fishing related including Palmer Hackle's Hints on Angling, with suggestions for Angling Excursions in France and Belgium, 1846, (with three extra engraved and woodcut plates pasted in, rebacked), George Oke's A Handy Book of the Game and Fishery Laws, 1863 and A Handbook of Angling: Teaching fly-fishing, trolling, bottom-fishing and salmon-fishing, by Ephemera, 2nd edition, 1848 (8)
Lot 102
Wallace (Harold Frank, editor). British Deer Heads, An Illustrated Record of the Exhibition Organized by "Country Life" and Held at the Royal Water Colour Society's Gallery, June 26th to July 10th, 1913, 1st edition, [1914], black & white illustrations from photographs, erratum slip tipped in at page 93, top edge gilt, original cream cloth gilt with previous owner's name label to upper cover and family provenance note on card to front pastedown, somewhat dust-soiled, 4to, (limited edition 250/600 copies), together with Peter Spicer & Sons. Spicer's Stalking Records Season 1913, [1914], colour and black & white illustrations including some tipped in, commercial adverts and game register left blank, original boards with recent cloth gilt reback, boards slightly rubbed and marked, large 8vo, plus [Speed, Lancelot], A Sojourn in the Highlands: Achanalt, 1855, 1st edition, [1886?], photographic portrait frontispiece, black & white illustrations including pictorial title-page, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and darkened, 4to, plus two related (5)
Lot 142
England & Wales. Walker (John), Walker's tour through England and Wales, a new pastime, published W. & T. Darton, 1809, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, a map game with the 'rules' printed on the vertical margins, slight dust soiling. 505 x 635 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with printed label to upper board, slight staining and wear, together with Cary (John), Cary's reduction of his large map of England and Wales with part of Scotland..., 1796, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 755 x 625 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed label to upper boards, some wear to extremities, with Bayly (John Abraham), England and Wales drawn from all the surveys..., [1766], hand coloured engraved folding map, 570 x 485 mm, plus Cruchley (G. F.), British Isles by Cruchley, circa 1855, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Shetland and Orkney Islands, some finger soiling and slight staining, 640 x 520 mm, marbled endpapers, and Wallis (John), Wallis's tour through England and Wales, A new geographical pastime, circa 1795, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, a map game with the 'rules' and list of towns printed in the vertical margins, stained and marked, 505 x 660 mm, lacking slipcase, together with Mannert (C.), England nach Cary's Zeichnung mit hulfe der charten von Rocque, Kitchin, Campbell..., Nuremberg, 1796, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Scilly Isles, slight staining, occasional pencil annotations, 655 x 540 mm, contained in publisher's card slipcase with manuscript label to upper board, worn, with Kitchin (Thomas), Kitchin's enlarged map of the Roads of England & Wales with the exact distances by the Mile Stones between town and town, published R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1779, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on later linen, slight staining, 555 x 455 mm, lacking slipcase, plus Smith (Charles), Smith's new map of England and Wales and part of Scotland..., 1806, large engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, water stained, small hole affecting image, 1150 x 935 mm, lacking slipcase, and Darton (William, publishers), New and Improved map of England and Wales including the principal part of Scotland..., circa 1820, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining, long closed tears along linen folds, 765 x 645 mm, contemporary cloth board, lacking spine and upper board, with Faden (William), A Map of England, Wales & Scotland describing all the direct and principal cross roads in Great Britain..., to accompany Paterson's Book of Roads, 1801, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the north part of Scotland, dust soiled and with slight staining, holes where linen folds cross, 735 x 615 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with printed label to upper board, worn and frayed (10)
Lot 33
Lyell (Denis D.). The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game, with Life-size Illustrations of most of the Game Tracks, 1st edition, 1929, black & white plates and illustrations, 4 pages publisher's adverts at rear, original buckram gilt, slightly rubbed and darkened on spine, together with Lydekker (Richard), The Game Animals of Africa, 2nd edition revised by J.D. Dolman, published Rowland Ward, 1926, black & white plates and illustrations, original two-tone cloth gilt, a little rubbed, both 4to, plus Wallace (H. Frank), Big Game Wanderings in Many Lands, 1st edition, 1934, black & white plates from photographs, signed by author to title, a little spotting at front and rear, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed and faded on spine, 8vo, plus an autograph letter signed from Wallace loosely inserted, 28 February 1930, to Captain Hardy, written in pencil, 'Just a line to tell you I got the old lion by a lucky shot also a lioness 2 days ago. I wounded a good buffalo 2 days ago also about 2 or 3 miles from here near [?]abou [? in Sudan] so if you do see him you might let me know...', one page, somewhat spotted, dust-soiled and creased with old adhesion mark to upper margin, 4to, plus a 1st edition and a facsimile limited edition reprint of Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa by Selous (6)
Lot 483
Reese (M.M.). The Royal Office of Master of the Horse, 1976, signed by the author to the title page, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in slipcase, 4to, The Jockey's Association of Great Britain (publisher), The Benson and Hedges Book of Racing Colours, 1st edition, Birmingham, 1973, numerous colour illustrations, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards slightly marked, large 8vo, and Whitehead (G. Kenneth), The Deer of Great Britain and Ireland..., 1st edition, 1964, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting to the text block, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other modern sporting, game and equestrian reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Lot 484
Scrope (William). Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the River Tweed, 1885, 10 black and white woodcut illustrations, later endpapers, some minor spotting, rebound, retaining original green cloth boards and spine, 8vo, together with Dowell (James, editor), Norwegian Anglings and Other Sports..., 1906, colour folding map to front, numerous black and white illustrations, adverts to rear, some minor toning, original decorated boards, lightly rubbed, 8vo, and St. John (Charles), Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands, 1st edition, 1927, 39 colour illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, pencil annotation to front endpaper, some sotting, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with other late 19th and early 20th century sporting and game reference and related, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Lot 83
Game book. Game book belonging to Sir Robert Gresley of Drakelowe Hall, Derbyshire, 1893-1913, approximately 130 unnumbered leaves, tables printed in red and black to versos, rectos blank, the first 27 tables completed in manuscript in black ink, with notes of attendees to rectos (see note), ownership inscription 'Robert Gresley, Drakelowe' to first leaf recto, gilt edges, original black roan for Asprey, extremities rubbed, title gilt to front board, oblong 4to, together with Shire Horse Society, The Shire Horse Stud Book, volumes 52-62, 63-66, & 79-81, 1st editions, Lewes: for the society by W. E. Baxter Limited 1931-59, photographic frontispieces to volumes 52-61, original cloth gilt, some pale mottling, 8vo, and 2 similar Sir Robert Gresley, 11th Baronet (1866-1936) was married to Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill (1870-1954), a first cousin of Winston Churchill. His game book records trips with the 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871-1934) and other high-ranking aristocrats. (18)
Lot 84
Grimble (Augustus). Deer-Stalking, 1st edition, 1888, black & white plates and a few text illustrations, some spotting at front and rear, armorial bookplate of Sir George Routh Leigh Hare, contemporary diced calf gilt, a little rubbed, (one of 250 copies), together with Highland Sport, Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn, 1st edition, 1894, black and white plates, modern red half morocco gilt, minor marks, plus The Deer Forests of Scotland, 1st edition, 1896, black & white plates, top edge gilt, modern gilt-decorated red half morocco, all 4to, plus British Sports and Sportsmen, Shooting and Deerstalking, [1938?], black & white plates and illustrations, mostly from photographs, all edges gilt, original blue morocco gilt with ex libris gilt stamp of Henry Nicholas Holmes to upper cover, folio, (limited edition 226/250 copies), plus Millais (J.G. & others), The Gun at Home and Abroad: British Deer and Ground Game, Dogs, Guns and Rifles, 1st edition, 1913, colour and black & white plates, a little spotting at front and rear, top edge gilt, remainder uncut, original morocco gilt, a little marked and slightly faded on spine, 4to, (limited edition 569/950 copies) (5)
Lot 218
A SMALL COLLECTION OF COPPER POWDER AND LEATHER SHOT FLASKS, comprising an embossed Dixon, a further embossed flask, a Hawksley rifle flask with some lacquer, a worn leather covered Hawksley rifle flask, a worn Battie flask, a leather shot flask embossed with hung game and five further leather shot flasks.
Lot 100
A large Royal Doulton jug with relief moulded and painted decoration commemorating Sir Francis Drake, including the game of bowls, etc with handle modelled as a rope and anchor, with inscription to neck and printed details to base - The Drake Jug, limited edition number 228, 28cm tall approx
Lot 747
Two 19th century watercolour miniature portraits, one of oval form showing a lady in blue and white dress, 7cm max, the other a bust length portrait of a young man in green coat, 7 x 6 cm both in black and gilt frames, together with an oil painting on board of circular form in the 19th century primitive manner showing gentlemen playing a game of bowls, signed with initials WL, max 15cm diameter approx
Lot 113
Markham, Gervase (1568?-1637) Hungers Prevention: or, the Whole Arte of Fowling by Water and Land. London: Printed by A[ugustine] Math[ewes] for Anne Helme and Thomas Langley, 1621. First edition, octavo, woodcut frontispiece showing ways of catching game birds bound opposite title, illustrated with text woodcuts, bound in later diced russia, a.e.g., five U.S. copies; some water staining, two leaves with long vertical tears parallel to gutter, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. In this work, Markham discusses the use of decoys and shows plans for very elaborate waterfowl traps, he also writes about hunting dogs and falconry. A-S8, T7, (lacking final blank T8). http://estc.bl.uk/S112097 Estimate $3,500-4,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot 173
The Royal Game of the Ombre. London: Printed for William Brook, dwelling in the Black Swan Inn-Yard in Holborn, 1660. First edition, octavo, rare work on card playing; one copy in ESTC, at the British Library, no U.S. copies; the only other edition, dated 1665, shows two British copies only; bound in modern calf, some spots to title, 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. "L'Ombre is a Spanish Game at Cards, as much as to say, The Man: so he who undertakes to play the Game, sayes, Yo so l'Ombre, or, I am the man." Ombre is a fast-moving trick-takingcard game known as one of the earliest card games in Europe, and a classic of its genre, related to Euchre, Boston, and Solo Whist. It is complicated to play and was very popular in England in the 17th century. I is unclear whether the other known copy of this edition contains the added leaf present here. A8 (+one leaf inserted between A3 & A4, printed on recto only, with the headline, "Additions/ Concerning Taking In, to be inserted page 5"), A8 blank and present. http://estc.bl.uk/R182930 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot 79
Greco, Gioacchino (c. 1600-c. 1634) The Royall Game of Chesse-Play. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor, 1665. First edition in English, octavo, portrait frontispiece of Charles I, woodcut border of title cropped along two edges, woodcut of a chessboard on page 14, bound in later speckled calf, rebacked, some water staining, affecting mostly the last three signatures, 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Greco was a famous professional chess player of the Italian romantic style. His model games are still used for teaching. He pioneered the first smothered mate (a checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded, i.e. or smothered by his own piece), came up with a clever queen sacrifice, and used the wrong rook pawn theme. A8, a2, B-H8, I4, K1, (A1 blank, errata on verso of last leaf). http://estc.bl.uk/R23418 Estimate $5,000-7,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot 204A
A Chinese polychrome decorated charger, the centre field depicting ladies in a garden centre playing a board game, raised on a circular foot bearing four character printed mark to base, 32.5 cm diameter CONDITION REPORTS Surface scratches, a build-up of dirt in areas, numerous accretions, general wear and tear commensurate with age and use - see images for details
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