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Signed1999 Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and PicturesHolt, Norfolk: 1999A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator.
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Signed1938 Calendrier Gastronomique Histoires de Cuisine et Cuisine de l'HistoireLondres; [London]: 1938A limited edition French cookery work written by the Maitre-Chef of the Langham Hotel, signed by the author.
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1902 Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red DeerLondon: 1902An illustrated limited edition study on the hunting of red deer in Somerset and Devon, one of only two hundred and fifty edition de luxe.
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1924 The Receipt Book of Elizabeth Raper and a Portion of her Cipher JournalLondon: 1924A limited edition copy of this work featuring the recipes of Elizabeth Raper, with a portion of her journal edited by her grandson.
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2007 Entertaining a la CarteNorwich: 2007A striking limited edition work showing the beautiful art made by Edward Bawden for Fortnum and Mason, colourfully illustrated throughout.
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Signed1943 The Garden in the PlainsLondon; Madras: 1943The author's own copy of this interesting manual on gardening in India, with her annotations to the text and tipped-in reviews for the previous edition.
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1929 Jane Austen: A BibliographyLondon: 1929A limited edition copy of this illustrated bibliography of Jane Austen's works.
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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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1927 Gardens & DesignLondon: 1927This first edition of J.C. Shepherd's book on garden design is signed his co-author, Geoffrey Jellicoe.
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Signed1982 Bird Watch in an English VillageDorset : 1982A signed first edition copy of this bird watching book.
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Signed1924 Where the Bright Waters MeetLondon: 1924A beautifully bound signed copy of the first edition of Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene's illustrated work on fly fishing.
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1948 Aphorismes du ProfesseurSaint-Haff: 1948A very scarce pamphlet containing a series of aphorisms from Brillat-Savarin famous work 'Physiologie du Gout' in the original French .
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1902 Cricket of To-Day and YesterdayLondon: 1902An interesting early 20th century illustrated work on the popular sport of cricket, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by cricketer Sir H. F. G. Leveson Gower.
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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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Signed1979 The Renaissance Garden in EnglandLondon: 1979A signed first edition copy of this detailed book about the Renaissance gardens of England.
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Signed2010 The Rose A True HistoryGreat Britain: 2010The first limited edition, first impression of this horticultural history by Jennifer Potter, signed by the author in the original dust wrapper and slipcase.
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Signed1999 The Jim Russell StoryEngland: 1999The first edition, first impression of this biography of racing driver Jim Russell signed by Russell.
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Signed1925 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.
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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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Signed1997 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.
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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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Signed1979 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.
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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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Signed2002 Building Towers, Forming GardensLondon: 2002A lovely first limited edition of this study of landscape gardening by Christopher John Charles Thacker.
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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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Signed1895 The Garden that I LoveLondon: 1895The author's presentation copy of this poetical gardening tale by Alfred Austin, inscribed and with a letter loosely inserted signed by the author.
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1955 Old Garden RosesLondon: 1955-7Two volumes of this limited edition work dedicated to garden roses, with lovely illustrations after Charles Raymond.
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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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Signed1932 Edwardians Go Fishing Or Many Days on Many WatersLondon: 1932A signed first edition of George Cornwallis-West’s delightfully illustrated ‘Edwardians Go Fishing Or Many Days on Many Waters’.