Field Sports & Equestrian
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1908 Life and Sport in HampshireLondon : 1908A lovely first edition copy of this work on the wildlife and sport of Hampshire, with illustrations.
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1891 The Practical Horse-BreakerEdinburgh: 1891A Victorian guide to training, examining and treating horses.
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1925 Records of the Cheriton Otter HoundsTaunton: 1925A first edition copy of W. H. Rogers' book on otter-hunting, complete with a gift inscription signed by the author. -
1849 2vols A Tour in SutherlandshireLondon: 1849A first edition two-volume set of the author's comprehensive account of field sports and natural history in Sutherland.
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1808 An Academy For Grown Horsemen; Annals of HorsemanshipLondon: 1808A humorous work poking fun at horsemen, entertainingly illustrated with caricatures by Henry William Bunbury.
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1904 The Master of GameLondon: 1904The first limited edition of this very important medieval manuscript on hunting by Edward, the 2nd Duke of York, a lavishly illustrated work including a foreword by the then-President Teddy Roosevelt.
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1997 The Arc: The Grand History of the Prix De L' Arc de TriompheSurrey: 1997A stunning limited and signed copy of the history of the Prix De L' Arc de Triomphe, with a slipcase and illustrations throughout. -
1903 The Analysis of the Hunting Field Being a Series of Sketches of The Principle Characters that Compose One The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season 1845-6London : 1903A lovely limited edition of The Analysis of the Hunting Field by R. S. Surtees, with colour plates.
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1829 Salmonia: or Days of Fly-FishingLondon: 1829A half calf bound copy of Sir Humphry Davy's classic work on fishing.
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1932 Fishermen and Fishing WaysLondon: 1932A first edition of Anson's history of fishing, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1988 Foxhunting In North AmericaMillwood, Virginia: 1988Mackay-Smith's comprehensive guide to foxhunting in North America, signed by the author. -
1889 Flowers of the HuntLondon: 1889A first edition of Mason's humorous work Flowers of the Hunt, with illustrations by the author.
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1948 The Sportsman's Bedside BookLondon: 1948An excellent copy of BB's Sportman's Bedside Book, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1940 Extracts from The Diary Of A Hunting FarmerNot Stated: 1940A signed copy of Pyne's very scarce memoirs of his hunting experiences. -
c1890 Hawbuck Grange: Or, The Sporting Adventures Of Thomas Scott, EsqLondon: c1890A very smart copy of Surtees's Hawbuck Grange, with colour plates by Hablot Knight Browne aka Phiz.
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1910 Sporting Days and Sporting WaysLondon: 1910The first edition of this historical book about sports in the eighteenth century up to the contemporary period.
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1832 Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of LifeLondon: 1832A first edition of Pierce Egan's book of sports.
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1865 The Secrets of AnglingEdinburgh: 1865A first edition copy of Moffat's secrets of angling, in a lovely half calf binding.
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1887 Angling in Salt WaterLondon: 1887A very rare first edition of this angling classic by Bickerdyke.
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c1820 The Angler's Guide, Abridged for the Use of Young AnglersLondon: c1820A scarce third edition of Salter's guide to angling, abridged for younger users.
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1926 The Breeding of FoxhoundsLondon : 1926A charming first edition, illustrated volume that comprehensively details the process of breeding foxhounds for hunting.
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1989 The Analysis of The Hunting Field Being a Series of Sketches of the Principle Characters that Compose One. The Whole forming a slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6Somerset : 1989A wonderful facsimile copy of this work on hunting by sporting writer R. S. Surtees, with lovely colour plates.
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1851 Memoirs of The Life of the Late John Mytton, EsqLondon: 1851A copiously illustrated biography of the British eccentric and rake of the Regency period, John Mytton, in the publishers' original cloth binding.
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1817 Kunopaedia A Practical Essay on Breaking or Training the English Spaniel or PointerLondon : 1817A fascinating volume on the training of spaniels and pointers, in its second edition.
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1937 "Hounds First!"London : 1937A smart first edition copy of this work full of witty reminiscences of travel and hunting, with illustrations throughout.
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1887 Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days in England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and the Sunny SouthLondon : 1887A charming first edition copy of Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days, with lovely chromolithograph plates.
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1931 2vols A History of English Turf 1904-1930London: 1931A first edition of the two volume set of A History of the English Turf.
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1927-1928 2 Vols Shires & Provinces and More Shires & ProvincesLondon and New York: 1927-1928Two large and beautifully illustrated volumes on foxhunting and a history of fox hunts, with colour plates.
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1857 The Habit and the Horse; A Treatise on Female EquitationLondon: 1857In a wonderful signed Sotheran binding, this is an exceptionally lovely copy of Mrs. J. Stirling Clarke's guide to the female equestrian, illustrated with tinted chromolithographs.
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1979 Derby 200: The Official Story of the Blue Riband of the TurfNottingham: 1979Beautifully bound in a full morocco binding, this is a wonderful Limited Edition celebration of two-hundred years of the Epsom Derby, signed by the Earl of Derby himself. -
1861 The Life of a FoxhoundLondon: 1861A bright half crushed morocco second edition of this field sport novel, illustrated by John Leech.
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1925 The Sport of our AncestorsLondon: 1925A collection of prose and verse regarding fox-hunting, in a handsome half calf binding.
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1923 Old English Sporting Prints and Their HistoryLondon: 1923A limited edition copy of 'Old English Sporting Prints and Their History' with 103 plates.
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1889 A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Guild of Saddlers of the City of LondonLondon: 1889An excellent copy of the first edition of John W. Sherwell's illustrated study of the history of the City of London's Guild of Saddlers.
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1926 The Life of a FoxLondon: 1926A smart new edition of this noted work regarding fox hunting, profusely illustrated throughout.
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2000 A Portrait of Jorrocks CountryKent: 2000A scarce work regarding the old Surrey and Burstow Hunt, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.