Deer, Hare & Otter Hunting
London: Seeley, Service, 1936. 45 illustrations. 255 pages. 8vo, cloth, corners a bit bumped. London: Seeley, Service & Co., (1936). A very good(+) copy. the Lonsdale Library Colume XXII. More
SPORTING
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
Plain Directions for Acquiring the Art of Shooting on the Wing; : With useful hints concerning all that relates to guns and shooting, and particularly in regard to the art of loading so as to kill
New York: Handicraft, 1873. Frontispiece and some b/w illustrations. 88 pages. Small slim 8vo, green pebbled cloth with blind-stamped decorative motif and gilt title and spine label (gift inscription on fly leaf and penciled ownership mark). New York: Handicraft Publication Company, 1873. A very good(+) copy. More
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
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
Dix Histoires de Venerie
Paris: Emile Hazan, 1952. Handsomely illustrated by Baron Karl Reille with 13 color plates. 181 pages with text in French. Tall 8vo, pictorial wrappers, very slightly edgeworn and sunned. Paris: Emile Hazan, 1952. A very good(+) copy. Limited edition - number 1265 of 1400 copies sur Chiffon de Rives (total edition of 1500). More
The End of the Game: the Last Word from Paradise.; A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game in Africa.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988. Text and photos by Beard. More than 300 black-and-white photographs and in-text illustration. 284 pages, square 4to, pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1988). First softcover printing of this revised and updated edition. A near fine copy. More
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
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
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
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
The Art of Angling
London: Lowndes, 1774. Frontispiece, illustrated. viii + 304 pages. 12mo, re-cased, contemporary polished calf boards, re-cased with leather spine (somewhat worn; scattered foxing and age toning). London: T. Lowndes, 1774. Fourth edition. A good copy of this early printing. More
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
My African Safari
East Aurora: Roycrofters, 1937. 10 photographic illustrations, text printed on rice paper. Thin 16mo, (5.2 x 7 inches), flexible faux leather. East Aurora: Roycrofters, 1937. Limited Edition. Presentation copy. Very scarce, as only a few copies were privately printed for the author to give as gifts. More
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
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..... More
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
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
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
Martha Doyle and other Sporting Memories.
New York: Derrydale, 1938. Illustrated by Edwin Megargee. 4to, red linen. New York: Derrydale Press, (1938). Very good (+). Limited to 1250 numbered copies. More
Madcap's Progress.
London: Dent, 1938. The Life of the Eccentric Regency Sportsman John Mytton. Frontispiece color portrait of Mytton and 19 other plates (3 in color), mostly by Henry Alken. 244pp. 8vo, red cloth, spine lightly faded. London: Dent, 1938. Very good (+). More
Sporting Art in Eighteenth-Century England; A Social and Political History
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. Color plates, many b/w text Illus. 4to, green cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion and top of front portion. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1988). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Old English Sports: Pastimes and Customs
London: Methuen, 1891. Illustrated in black and white. slim 12mo, green decoratively stamped cloth (a bit worn, bottom page edge and cover edges stained). London: Methuen, 1891. A very good(-) copy. More
Reminiscences of the Late Thomas Assheton Smith; or, the Pursuits of an English Country Gentleman.
London: John Murray, 1860. Illustrated. xviii, 307, 32 pages.Thick 8vo, rebound in 1/2 burgundy morocco over cloth; marbled endpapers. London: John Murray, 1860. Second edition. A very good(+) copy. More
British Sporting and Animal Drawings, c. 1500-1850.; The Paul Mellon Collection.
London: Tate Gallery, 1978. 23 color plates and 121 full-page monochrome illustrations. 126 pages of text. 4to, red cloth with black & gold spine label, scuffed d.w. London: The Tate Gallery, for the Yale Center for British Art, 1978. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More