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Field Sports & Equestrian
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1725 The Farrier's DispensatoryLondon: 1725An attractive example of the second edition of William Gibson's guide to veterinary care for horses. A scarce work in all editions. -
1891-1911 2Vols Notitia Venatica : A Treatise on Fox-Hunting Embracing the General Management of HoundsLondon: 1891-1911A complete two-volume set of new editions of this classic fox-hunting authority, richly illustrated with hand-coloured plates and revised by leading sporting experts to reflect contemporary field practice. -
c1885 6 Vols The Sporting Novels of R. S. SurteesLondon: c1885A handsomely bound six-volume collection of Robert Smith Surtees’s classic Victorian sporting novels, richly illustrated with 88 steel engraving colour plates. -
1904 The Master of GameLondon: 1904A limited edition of Edward 2nd Duke of York's important medieval manuscript on hunting, with an ornate coloured frontispiece and facsimiles of the original lavishly illustrated work, with a foreword by the then-president Teddy Roosevelt. -
1850 The Hunting-FieldLondon: 1850The first edition of Harry Hieover's scarce guide to horse riding and hunting, bound in quarter calf. -
1853 Rambles in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia, In Search of SportLondon: 1853A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated travel and sporting book from the honorable Ferdinand St. John. -
2005 La Venerie Aujourd' HuiParis: 2005A profusely illustrated volume, La Vènerie Aujourd’hui offers a definitive chronicle of France’s hunting-with-hounds tradition. -
c1760 The Complete Sportsman; or, Country Gentleman's RecreationLondon: c1760Thomas Fairfax's comprehensive guide to country sports and rural activity, here in the second edition, bound in full calf. -
1929-1930 5Vols The Lonsdale Library of SportsLondon: 1929-1930A profusely illustrated five-volume collection from The Lonsdale Library, offering authoritative guides on horsemanship, hunting, shooting, and fishing, with contributions from leading sporting experts of the era. -
1885 Sport: Fox-Hunting, Covert-Shooting, Salmon-Fishing, Deer-StalkingLondon: 1885A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated sporting guide from British politician Sir Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport. -
1912-1925 4vol A Collection of Illustrated Works on British SportLondon: 1912-1925A smart collection of four first edition volumes on British sporting, with illustrations throughout, many of which are in colour. -
1894-1913 11vol Fur and Feather or Fur, Feather and Fin SeriesLondon: 1894-1913A collection of eleven volumes of the Fur and Feather or the Fur, Feather and Fin series, edited by British journalist Alfred Edward Thomas Watson. -
1908 Hunts with Jorrocks from Handley CrossLondon: 1908A stunning collection of some of Mr. Jorrocks's Hunts, with charming colour plate illustrations. -
1846 Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the HighlandsLondon: 1846A smartly bound first edition copy of Charles St. John's natural history and sporting work on the Scottish highlands, bound in half calf. -
1879 Sporting Adventures In the Far WestLondon: 1879The first edition of John Mortimer Murphy's account of his travels and hunting expeditions in the western United States in the 1870s. -
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1912 Chances of Sports of SortsEdinburgh and London: 1912A presentation first edition copy of T. A. Quintin's account of a life of sporting, detailing his experiences hunting and playing polo around the world, with an inscription and various correspondences from the author. -
1839 The Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of an Expedition From the Cape of Good HopeLondon: 1839The very scarce first edition of William Cornwallis Harris' account of his travels and hunting exploits in Africa, adorned with plates and a folding map.. -
1931 Manual Of Physical Training 1931London: 1931An interesting first edition of one of the British Army’s core physical fitness manuals, accompanied by numerous black and white photographic illustrated plates, demonstrating the physical exercises. -
1982-1988 6 Vols The R. S. Surtees Society Editions of Surtees's Sporting NovelsWiltshire: 1996A lovely, vibrant six volume set of high-quality reprints and first edition facsimiles of Surtees's sporting novels with charming colour illustrations and engravings throughout. -
1936 15 Jahre Deutsche Polizei-SportbewegungBerlin: 1936The first edition of this history of the development of German police sports in the early 20th century, a work of Nazi propaganda promoting physical fitness. -
1882 The Boy's Own Book: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Sports and PastimesLondon: 1882A charming illustrated encyclopaedia of the childhood pastimes of the young boys of the Victorian period, including discussion of angling, cricket, tennis, chess, and a wide variety of sports. -
1911-1917 British Sports and SportsmenLondon: 1911-1917A wonderful seven volume set of limited edition volumes from the series 'British Sports and Sportsmen', presenting impressively illustrated studies of a variety of sports. -
1868 Sport and Its Pleasures, Physical and GastronomicalLondon: 1868The second edition of this very scarce guide to the physical and gastronomical pleasures involved in sport, by Herbert Byng Hall. -
1898-9 A History of the York and Ainsty Hunt, and the Bramham Moor HuntLeeds: 1898-9Two limited edition works on the history of the York, Ainsty, and Bramham Moor Hunts by William Scarth Dixon, heavily illustrated throughout and in the original half leather binding. -
1831 The Sports and Pastimes of the People of EnglandLondon: 1831Joseph Stutt's historical account of the sports and pastimes of England, with his fantastic engravings throughout. -
1882 The Fowler in Ireland or Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and SeafowlLondon: 1882The first edition of Ralph Payne-Gallwey's sporting work on hunting wildfowl and seafowl with notes on their habitats, beautifully illustrated and bound in crushed half morocco. -
1893 American Big-Game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett ClubEdinburgh : 1893A very scarce first UK edition of this important collection of big-game hunting accounts, edited by former US president, Theodore Roosevelt. -
c1853 Mr Sponge's Sporting TourLondon: c1853A morocco-bound copy of this illustrated hunting novel from R. S. Surtees, complete with colour plates from John Leech. -
1911 Handley Cross or Mr Jorrock's HuntLondon: 1911A two-volume illustrated edition of this humorous Jorrocks novel by Robert Smith Surtees, with colour plates by Cecil Aldin. -
1858 The Horse and The Hound: Their Various Uses and TreatmentLondon: 1858An uncommon third edition of this illustrated study of sporting involving the horse and the hound from Welsh sportsman Charles James Apperley. -
1910 Sporting Days and Sporting WaysLondon: 1910A bright first edition of this sporting life in eighteenth century England up to the contemporary period. -
1909 British Sport Past and PresentLondon: 1909A smart first trade edition of this work celebrating British sports by E. D. Cuming, adorned with beautiful illustrations by G. Denholm Armour. -
1895 A Year of Sport and Natural History: Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and FishingLondon: 1895A smart first edition of this commentary of a year of sporting from British journalist Oswald Crawfurd. -
1923 The Deer & Deer Forests of Scotland: Historical, Descriptive, SportingLondon: 1923A smart first edition of this fascinating study of deer in Scotland from Scottish naturalist Alexander Inkson McConnochie. -
1913 High Pheasants in Theory and PracticeLondon: 1913The scarce first edition in book form of Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's guide to pheasant shooting, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. -
1837-38 Sporting SketchesLondon: 1837-38A collection of Junglicus' contributions to sporting magazines, very scarce works on sport in South India.