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Signed2007 The Rolls-Royce Silver GhostAustralia: 2007A very scarce signed limited edition study on the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a striking illustrated work.
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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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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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1966 Official Report of the Games of the XVIII OlympiadTokyo: 1966Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee's official report of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in two striking large paper volumes, housed in the original slipcase and box.
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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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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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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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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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Signed1924 A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for GardenersLondon: 1924A very scarce copy of the first edition of this botanical work concerning crocus and colchicum, with numerous illustrations, and featuring two letters inscribed and signed by the author tipped in.
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Signed1891 The Flora of WarwickshireLondon: 1891A signed copy of this fascinating work on the flora and plants of Warwickshire, containing a large folding map and nicely bound in half morocco.
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2010 The Rose: A True HistoryLondon: 2010A fine, limited edition of acclaimed horticultural historian Jennifer Potter’s lavishly illustrated study of the rose. Signed by the author.
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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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1915 Polo at Home and AbroadLondon: 1915A first edition study of the history of polo in 'England and in colonial countries', illustrated throughout and from an expert in the sport.