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Thomas Fairfax: 'The Complete Sportsman; Or, Country Gentleman's Recreation', London, J. Cooke, [1760], 1st edition, engraved frontis, 240pp, early sporting book covering hunting, shooting, racing, angling, cock-fighting and more, 12mo, old half calf gilt; [Sir Humphry Davy]: 'Salmonia: Or Days of Fly Fishing', London, John Murray, 1828, 1st edition, 3 plates of flies + ills. in text as called for, first edition of a book that "ranks high in the scale of angling literature" (Westwood & Satchell, p.77), 12mo, contemporary half calf gilt; George Hanger: 'Colonel George Hanger, To All Sportsmen, and particularly, to Farmers and Gamekeepers...', London, printed for the author, J.J. Stockdale, 1814, 1st edition, 226pp, lacks leaf between title page and dedication, dedication to Thomas Coke of Holkham Hall, Includes a passage on jack-lighting deer at night in South Carolina, comments on American rifles and riflemen and backwoods lore, and mention of Wild Turkey, and other material, gleaned from Hanger's service as second-in-command to Tarleton during service in the American Revolution, contemporary quarter cloth gilt (worn); Lieut. Col. P. Hawker: 'Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting', 1854, 10th edition, engraved frontis + 8 engraved plates and numerous ills. in text as called for, contemporary half calf gilt; Ian Alan, 8th Duke of Northumberland: 'The Shadow on the Moor', 1931, [2nd printing], original cloth gilt (5)
Johannes Blaeu: 'Anglia Regnum [England & Wales]', engraved hand coloured map, Amsterdam, circa 1662, decorated with four ships, a scale of miles flanked by sheep and a cherub, and two coats of arms of Great Britain and England surmounting the title cartouche, Spanish text verso, framed and double glazed, approx 38.5 x 50cm, whole approx 56 x 68cm
JOHN HENNING (1771-1851). Scottish school, seven plaster relief panels in one frame, classical figures and horses, each panel is signed, some damages, overall measurements 4.5 x 58 cm, framed and glazedNB: John Henry was known for creating one twentieth scale models of The Parthenon and Bassae friezes
A German surveyor's cross head, late 19th century, with silvered vernier scale and compass dial, slotted hairline sights and staff head attachment, later case, height 18cm.From the collection of the late Ron Hooper M.V.O., A.C.S.M, C.Eng., F.I.M.M., formerly Senior Lecturer in Surveying at Camborne School of Mines.
A rare Henderson's patent rapid traverser alidade, by E.T.Newton & Son Ltd Camborne, brass and lacquered, circa 1900, with silvered scale and lacquered sighting tube, mahogany cased, width 30cm.From the collection of the late Ron Hooper M.V.O., A.C.S.M, C.Eng., F.I.M.M. , formerly Senior Lecturer in Surveying at Camborne School of Mines.
A Townson & Mercer Calorimeter or fuel tester, contained in a fitted mahogany box and with glass cylinder, iron pestle and mortar, balance scale, instructions etc, length of box 61cm.From the collection of the late Ron Hooper M.V.O., A.C.S.M, C.Eng., F.I.M.M., formerly Senior Lecturer in Surveying at Camborne School of Mines.
A gilt metal cased pocket barometer and altimeter, with silvered dial, diameter 5cm, a late Victorian combined barometer, compass and thermometer and a pocket forecaster, cased (3).Condition report: Barometer unresponsive, compass lock works and it finds north, thermometer has no air gaps but scale badly worn.

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