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1889 The Complete AnglerLondon: 1889An exceptionally bright two volume Limited Edition of Izaak Walton's famed celebration of angling, illustrated throughout.
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Signed1888 The Compleat Angler, or, The Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1888A beautiful Ramage bound limited edition of Izaak Walton's important work on fishing, a smart illustrated edition of only five hundred copies.
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Signed1979 A History of the Royal Game of TennisKineton: 1979A signed limited edition of Richard Hamilton's English language translation of Albert de Luze's illustrated history of tennis.
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1925 The Prize RingLondon: 1925A limited edition work on boxing with beautiful illustrations throughout and bound in quarter morocco.
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Signed1968 My Lively LadyLymington; London : 1968A signed, limited edition copy of this popular sailing book describing Alec Rose's circumnavigation of the globe.
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[1916] Brook and River Trouting, A Manual of Modern North Country MethodsBradford: [1916]The first, limited edition of this uncommon illustrated work on brook and river trouting, written and published by Harfield Edmonds and Norman Lee.
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1950 GibiersParis : 1950One of four-thousand copies of this French volume dedicate to game animals with illustrations by B. Riab, a bright copy.
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1939 Shooting and DeerstalkingLondon: [1939]Limited edition of this work on shooting and deerstalking, one in the striking series of 'Sports and Sportsmen,' lavishly illustrated.
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1939 Shooting and DeerstalkingLondon: [1939]One of on-thousand copies of this work on shooting and deerstalking, one in the striking series of 'Sports and Sportsmen,' lavishly illustrated.
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1928 The Spicklefisherman and OthersNew York : 1928Limited edition of this collection of fishing stories, enriched with charming illustrations.
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1910 British HuntingLondon: [1910]A very scarce copy of this large limited edition history of British hunting, adorned with numerous plates.
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Signed1938 A Countryman's CreedLondon: 1938Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, this is a signed Limited Edition copy of E. C. Keith's celebration of sports and the countryside.
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Signed1930 The Gun Room GuideBoston, New York and London: 1930Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, this is a signed Limited Edition copy of Hugh Pollard's celebration of game shooting.
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Signed1937 Gun for CompanyLondon: 1937A beautifully illustrated signed Limited Edition guide to the recreational shooting of birds, featuring a wealth of vivid colour plates.
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1913 Fishing at Home & AbroadLondon: 1913A fascinating limited edition on fishing by Sir Herbert Maxwell, richly illustrated.
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Signed1986 Mongolia HunterSanta Fe : 1986A lovely first edition, limited and signed, of this volume containing the history and customs in Mongolia, the complete story of hunting.
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c1912 3vol British Sports and SportsmenLondon: c1912A superb group of limited edition volumes on British sports and sportsmen of the past, and hunting. Illustrated throughout.
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1925 The Prize RingLondon: 1925A limited edition discussion on the sport of boxing by Bohun Lynch, illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome plates.
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Signed1904 The Last Records of A Cotswold CommunityEssex: 1904A signed limited edition of this work written by the noted architect Charles Robert Ashbee.
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1999 The Erne, its Legends and its Fly-FishingLondon: 1999A fine special edition of Henry Newland's important work on fly-fishing, a fine copy with 'Jack the Giant Killer' fly held in a sunken mount to the front pastedown.
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1931-1933 2vol British Sports and Sportsmen Limited Edition Agriculture Aviation MotoringLondon: 1931-1933A charming two volume collection of the limited edition British Sports and Sportsmen series, handsomely bound in the original morocco binding with charming gilt detail and profusely illustrated with many photogravures.
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1924 Old English Sporting Books Ralph Nevill Holme Limited Edition IllustratedLondon: 1924A first limited edition copy of this fascinating reference work on sporting works, providing a critical survey of such sports as racing, hunting, couching, shooting, and fishing in England.
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1908 Hunts with Jorrocks Surtees G. Denholm Armour Limited First Edition Signed IllustratedLondon: 1908An uncommon first thus edition copy of this work by Robert Smith Surtees, copiously illustrated throughout and signed by the renowned British artist George Denholm Armour.