Deer, Hare & Otter Hunting
London: Seeley, Service, 1936. 45 illustrations. 255pp., 8vo, cloth, corners bumped. London: Seeley, Service & Co., (1936). A very good copy. the Lonsdale Library Colume XXII. More about Deer, Hare & Otter Hunting
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The Sportsman in Ireland, with his Summer Tour Through the Highlands of Scotland, By A Cosmopolite.
London: Colburn, 1840. 2 Frontispieces + 18 vignette illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, 20th century 3/4 leather over marbled boards; no spine titles. London: Henry Colburn, 1840. First Edition. More about The Sportsman in Ireland, with his Summer Tour Through the Highlands of Scotland, By A Cosmopolite
Tales of a Big Game Guide
Camden: Premier, 1985. Frontis. plus 25 other black-and-white photographs. xxvi + 218pp., 8vo, full leather, a.e.g.; some loss of gilt bordering on front cover. Camden: Premier Press, 1985. A very good (+) copy. One of three thousand numbered copies. More about Tales of a Big Game Guide
Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton.
London: Ackermann, 1851. Engraved extra title & 18 fine colored aquatint plates after Alken and Rawlins. Tall 8vo, green 3/4 levant, marbled boards, gilt-paneled spine, g.t. London: Ackermann, 1851. Near fine. Third Edition of this classic of British hunting, racing, shooting, etc., handsomely bound (slight wear at one joint). This edition includes the 13pp. "Brief Memoir of Nimrod," by R. S. Surtees. More about Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton
O wonderful, wonderful and most wonderful, wonderful! And yet again wonderful...: Portraits of Our U.S. Olympic Hopefuls.
Sidney Press, 1991. Illustrated throughout in black & white by Peter Arnell. Slim 4to, white cloth, slightly edge-worn d.w. (tear near spine). (Sidney Press, 1991). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Scarce. Includes portraits of Craig Alday, James P. Bacon, Dina Badami, Wesley Barnett, Nancy Bell, Nicole Bobek, Patrick Brown, Elaine Cheris, Gregg Curtis, Scott Davis, Oscar de la Hoya, Larry Donald, Robert Duncan Douglas, Eric Hansen, Erin Hartwell, Mark Henry, Naomi Hewitt-Couturier, Richard... More about O wonderful, wonderful and most wonderful, wonderful! And yet again wonderful...: Portraits of...
Bolinvar
New York: Derrydale, 1937. Illustrated by Robert Ball. 2 vols. 4to, red cloth, spines faded, as usual. New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Very good. Number 36 of 950 copies. Presentation copy. More about Bolinvar
Bolinvar
New York: Derrydale, 1937. Illustrated by Robert Ball. 2 vols. 4to, red cloth, spines faded, as usual. New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Very good. Number 350 of 950 copies. More about Bolinvar
The End of the Game: the Last Word from Paradise.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988. A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game in Africa. Text and photos by Beard. Packed with over 300 b/w plates and in-text illustrations throughout. 284pp. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1988). First softcover printing of this revised and updated edition. A near fine copy. More about The End of the Game: the Last Word from Paradise
The End of the Game: The Old Africa and the New
New York: Viking, 1965. Text and photos by Beard. Illustrated with many handsomely printed photogravure plates and figures, along with some others in color. 256 pages. 4to, gilt-lettered gray cloth, pictorial d.w. (edgeworn and with a few chips). New York: Viking Press, (1965). First American edition of the author's first photo book. Ownership inscription on front endpaper, still a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More about The End of the Game: The Old Africa and the New
Driving.
London: Longmans, 1889. Frontispiece & numerous other black & white illustrations by G.D. Giles and John Sturgess. 462pp., first few pages foxed, small thick 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 dark blue crushed moroco, marbled boards, t.e.g., untrimmed. London: Longmans, Green, 1889. Limited Edition. Very good (+) The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. One of only 250 numbered copies of the Large Paper Edition. More about Driving
Thoughts on Fox and Hare Hunting; in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend.
London: Albion PRess, 1810. 8 plates including one folding + frontispiece and engraved half title. 314 pages, 8vo, full polished calf, gilt spine with black leather label, hinges reinforced. London: Albion Press, 1810. Very good (+). Previous owner's crested bookplate. More about Thoughts on Fox and Hare Hunting; in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend
The Art of Ogden M. Pleissner.
Boston: Godine, 1984. Introduction by Thomas S. Buechner. Frontispiece portrait, 138 color plates and other black and white illustrations, 110 pages. Slim oblong 4to, black cloth, torn d.w. Boston: David R. Godine, (1984). First Edition. Private library stamp on endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More about The Art of Ogden M. Pleissner
My Life and Recollections.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1865. Colored frontispiece portraits, completely extra-illustrated with about 40 mezzotints, lithographs, steel engravings of landscapes, portraits, and sporting subjects, a few in color. 2 vols. 8vo, red 1/2 morocco. London, 1865. Near Fine. Memoirs of the eminent 19th century sportsman and gallant. More about My Life and Recollections
Bishop's Birds: Etchings of Water-Fowl and Upland Game Birds.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1936. 73 plates in aquatone by the author. 4to, full vellum, pictorially stamped in gilt. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1936. Limited Edition. A very good copy. DeLuxe Edition, containing an original signed etching, limited to 135 signed copies. More about Bishop's Birds: Etchings of Water-Fowl and Upland Game Birds
Chamois Hunting in The Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. Illustrated by Theodore Horschelt. xiii + 446pp., 8vo, gilt-lettered 3/4 red leather over cloth. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. A very good (+) copy. More about Chamois Hunting in The Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
The Way of a Man With a Horse. A practical Book on Horsemanship.
London: Seeley, Service, 1929. Illustrated with over 90 photographic plates. 288pp. Tall thick 8vo, full red morocco, untrimmed edges, partially unopened pages (a bit edgeworn; front joint dry and starting). London: Seeley, Service, 1929. A very good copy, internally fine. The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes. One of only 360 numbered copies signed by the author. The colored frontispiece is signed by the artist, Lionel Edwards. More about The Way of a Man With a Horse. A practical Book on Horsemanship
The Art of Angling
London: Lowndes, 1774. Frontis., illustrated. viii + 304pp., 12mo, re-cased, polished calf boards; lightly worn. London: T. Lowndes, 1774. Fourth edition. A very good copy. More about The Art of Angling
The Old Forest Ranger; or, Wild Sports of India or the Neilgherry Hills, In the Jungles, and on the Plains.
London: Jeremiah How, 1845. 7 full page lithographic illustrations. 8vo, bound in full pebbled red morocco, elaborately gilt spine and covers (lightly rubbed), a.e.g. London: Jeremiah How, 1845. Second Edition. Near fine. More about The Old Forest Ranger; or, Wild Sports of India or the Neilgherry Hills, In the Jungles, and on...
Every Down, Every Distance: My Journey to the NFL.
New York: Doubleday, 1999. Illustrated in color. 275pp. 8vo, green boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1999). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Every Down, Every Distance: My Journey to the NFL
Pot Luck.
West Hartford: Countryman Press, 1945. Introduction by J. P. Holman. Etched frontispiece, 6 color plates, and numerous text drawings, all by Clark. 101 pages. Tall 8vo, original red boards with black leather spine; board slipcase with pictorial label; worn. West Hartford, Vermont: Countryman Press, (1945). Leather spine is just a bit dry, still a very good copy in a very good(-) slipcase. Special Edition, number 52 of 150 deluxe large paper copies, each signed by Clark. The etched frontispiece is also signed in pencil. More about Pot Luck
A Decade of American Sporting Books and Prints by the Derrydale Press, 1927 -1937.
New York: Derrydale, 1937. Illustrated.Thin 8vo, red cloth (lower corner slightly bumped), original glassine. New York: Derrydale, 1937. Limited Edition. Near Fine. One of 950 numbered copies. More about A Decade of American Sporting Books and Prints by the Derrydale Press, 1927 -1937
Kent County Cricket Club. 1894 Rules, List of Subscribers, Matches Played in 1893, Balance Sheet, Report, Fixtures for 1894
Canterbury: Cross & Jackman, 1894. Slim 12mo, 105 pages (last page has tiny annotations in red), blue cloth with gilt decoration on front cover, all edges gilt. Canterbury: Cross & Jackman, 1894. Very good (+). Published by Kent County Cricket Club. (1894) The famous 'Blue book'. More about Kent County Cricket Club. 1894 Rules, List of Subscribers, Matches Played in 1893, Balance Sheet,...
Sport Drawings
McLean, VA: Percy Crosby, 1933. 49 plates, including 6 in color, hand-tipped. Folio, green cloth; light wear to spine. McLean, Virginia: Percy Crosby, (1933). Very good (+). Introduction by Walter M. Grant. Skillful and expressive drawings, watercolors, paintings, and lithographs of polo, football, boxing, swimming, riding, etc. Limited edition, number 84 of 1000 copies, with Crosby's signature at limitation page. More about Sport Drawings
English Costume for Sports and Outdoor Recreation from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1969. Colored frontispiece, 64 plates and 254 drawings. Thick 8vo, green cloth. New York: Barnes & Noble, (1969). Very good (+). More about English Costume for Sports and Outdoor Recreation from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
Rural Sports
London: Longman, Hurst, 1807. 3 volumes. 70 copper engravings, some folding. Thick 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco, marbled boards. London: Longman, Hurst, 1807. A very good set in a fine binding. Spines on all three volumes reads "Daniels" More about Rural Sports