1856. London: Whittaker and Co., (1856). Oblong 8vo, original printed boards. Engraved title-page and twenty-four lithographic plates. Covers somewhat soiled and worn, rubbed at extremities of binding, lacking front free endpaper, short tear to one plate, some stain, a very good copy. § First Edition of this humorous visual short..... More
1928. London and Edinburgh: Gurney and Jackson, 1928. 8vo. xix[i], 353[1]pp including index, [5]pp appreciations of Abel Chapman's work, errata slip tipped in after contents leaves, 20 coloured plates with printed tissue-guards and 35 b/w plates by Joseph Crawhall, W. H. Riddell and rough sketches by the Author. Original green..... More
1935. London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1935. Roy. 8vo, xiii, 408, (6, ads). Original gilt lettered brown cloth, with illustrations in text from photos. Very fine, in worn and stained dust jacket. § Tenth edition of this meticulous collection of records with illustrations. Very uncommon in the dust-jacket. More
1922. London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1922. Roy. 8vo, xiii, 527pp. [4]pp. (ads). Original gilt lettered maroon cloth and zebra endpapers with illustrations in text from photos. Very fine, in slightly worn dust jacket. § Eighth edition of this meticulous collection of records with illustrations. Very uncommon in the dust-jacket... More
1913. London: The Field and Queen (Horace Cox), [circa 1913] 8vo, xvi, 284, [4, advertisements] pages with a table; 48 photographic plates. Original green cloth stamped in black and gilt, text recased as it was a little loose, and a few plates carefully re-inserted. A very pleasant copy of a...... More
1920. London: The Times Publishing Co., n.d. [circa late 1920s]. Oblong 4to. Title-page, foreword and 28 full-page captioned photogravure plates, lettered lightly in pencil in each outer right corner. Original blue cloth with gilt titles on upper cover and backstrip. Bookplate of Robert Maytag on front pastedown, presentation inscription dated..... More
1925. London: William Heinemann, 1925. Large 4to, pp. xxiv, 206; large folding b/w frontispiece plate of elephants, colour folding map and numerous other b/w photographs. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering to the spine, a bit rubbed and word, original dust-jacket loosely folded in at the end. § First trade edition..... More
1926. New York: Privately printed for Ernest R. Gee, 1926. 8vo, (vi), 24 pp., untrimmed. Frontispiece portrait of Hugo Meynell by Gordon Ross, title-page vignette of a foxhound. Original cloth backed boards. Near fine with a small mark on the lower board and a gift inscription dated 1928 on the..... More
1837. London: Rudolph Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1837. 8vo, xiv, (15)-208 pp. with errata. 15 colored aquatints after T. J. Rawlins. Publisher’s original full green morocco with wide gilt-tooled borders, backstrip titled in gilt, and gilt edges. Binding very lightly worn, pages showing some offsetting from the plates and occasional..... More
1813. London: William Bulmer and Co., 1813. 4to, 118 pp. 15 wood engravings by Charlton Nesbit and John Thurston printed on India paper; pages untrimmed. Original boards, printed paper label, a couple of chips along outer front hinge, and very light spotting. Paper spine label chipped with some loss. Overall..... More
1856. New York: Stringer & Townsend, 222 Broadway, 1856. 8vo, 425 pp. plus 6 pp. publisher’s catalogue. With six coloured illustrations by John Leech. Original blind-stamped publisher’s cloth, vignette of fox-hunting gilt-stamped on upper cover and in blind on lower cover, backstrip gilt-stamped with titles and sporting motifs, yellow endpapers..... More
1926. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. 1926. 8vo, lxxxiv, 454, (14) pp. Full polished green calf gilt by Riviere and Son, backstrip with red leather labels and fish ornaments, gilt turn-ins, block printed endpapers, all edges gilt. Backstrip and upper board faded, joints lightly rubbed, internally fine. §..... More
1815. London: Printed for Samuel Bagster, 1815. 8vo, 514 pp. Portrait frontispiece, full page engravings and numerous in-text illustrations. Three quarter green morocco and marbled boards, backstrip tooled in gilt. Binding gently scuffed, joints cracked, text and plates a little foxed, leaf Bb1 with some damage and loss. Armorial bookplate..... More
