Scientific Duck Shooting in Eastern Waters by Nye, Russell Scudder - 1895

London: Printed by W. Lewis for Thomas McLean, 26, Haymarket, 1822. Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-coloured aquatint plates (16 of 19) after H. Alken and J. Barenger by G. and T. Hunt.. Volume I, Nos. I-VI Jan-June 15 1822 [all published] Royal octavo red half roan, original boards covered in blue sugar paper, spine title gilt (rebacked with matching red roan corners, original spine laid on), original free end-papers with new pastedown, armorial bookplate with motto DA VIS and pencilled ownership H. Davis at head of titlepage, vi + [2]pp list of engravings +540pp +16 of 19 hand-colored plates. LACKS 4 text leaves (pp 217-24) - the missing 3 plates and 4 text leaves in colour facsimile reproduced from the 1904 reprint, bound in to match. One gathering with edges browned, some offsetting from plates to text, otherwise clean and crisp throughout. *Beautiful bright hand-coloured plates of hunting, shooting, tandem-driving, livestock etc. Very rare in original edition (Schwerdt II p.212 "the first and only… Read More

London: Rudolph Ackermann first edition, 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-coloured aquatint plates (12), with tissue-guards, by Henry Alken.. Octavo modern red crushed morocco, Top Edges Gilt, original upper cover bound in, iv +[2]pp +110pp +[12] leaves of hand-coloured plates. "A most valuable and important book for the sporting life of the period .. though containing only 12 plates, this first edition is more rare, and more valued higher than the second edition" (Tooley 66 cf Schwerdt I p.38). Three plates of this edition (2, 8 and 9) did not appear in the second edition. *Apperley had been Mytton�s neighbour in Shropshire. His task "was to write the life of a man who, while he was one of the most heroic sportsmen that ever lived, was also drunken, diseased and insane .. he performed the task with admirable judgment" (Camb. History of English & American Literature XIV).

1949. STIMSON, Henry L. MY VACATIONS. [n.p.] Privately printed, 1949. Inscribed presentation copy: "To - with love from Mabel and Harry." 180 pp. 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Near fine with a touch of sunning to heel. Interior fine; illustrated with b/w photo reproductions. Dogs, hunting in the great American West, mountaineering in the Alps, more. Heller 379. Scarce.

1674 1ed RARE Bavarian Treatise on HUNTING & Forestry Law Bear Hunts Sports

An incredibly rare and impressive 17th-century treatise on the jurisdiction of hunting and outdoor sports in Bavaria. This work examines the laws and rights of hunters, particularly the right to bear hunt. In this 1674 printing, each law is plainly explained, most of which have handwritten notes in the margins.
Item number: #6635
Price: $750
WESTENHOLTZ, Melchior Ludwig
Dissertatio academica De jurisdictione forestali, von Forstlicher Ober-und Herrligkeit, oder hoher Wild-Fuhr-Gerechtigkeit, Eique annexo jure venandi, Quam magnifici JCtorum in illustri Iulia ordinis permissu publico eruditorum examini sistunt Melchior Ludovicus Westenholtz Praeses. & Johan-Otto von der Marwitz, Eq. March. Respondens.
Helmstadii : Typis Henrici Davidis Mulleri, Acad, Typ., 1674. 1st edition

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1880. Second Edition. Very Good. Second edition, revised. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth decorated in black with titles stamped in gilt. Very Good. Cloth rubbed, worn at spine ends and corners softened. Two previous owner bookplates to front endsheet, previous owner address to first blank, bookseller ticket to rear paste down. A lovely copy of this scarce rifle training manual, written by Theodore Thaddeus Sobieski Laidley, a Civil War veteran, serving post-war as the Colonel of Ordnance at the Watertown Arsenal in Massachusetts.

London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Book. Illus. by Tinted Map, 6 Tinted Lithographs, 67 Wood Engravings Vol One; 6 More Lithographs & 35 Woodcuts in Vol Two. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Subtitled, "During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years, Pepresenting Sporting Incidents, and Subjects of Natural History, and Devices for Entrapping Wild Animals". Contemporary green calf with gilt lines along the board borders, raised bands on the spines with elaborately decorated panels in gilt and maroon title labels, red volume labels with gilt still bright. This is a fine, signed binding by Bickers & Son. Marbled page edges and matching marbled endpapers. Pages xxi, 512 and xi, 527. This is a very complete account of trapping and hunting in the area north of Goteborg around Bohus. Inside, very clean and tight with slight foxing on the back of some plates, and on the preliminary pages after the endpapers. A beautiful set on nature… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall, 1887. Book. Illus. by Hobday, e. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with a little bumping and wear to extremities, closed tear in tissue guard of frontis., and some loosening internally. A very presentable copy of an uncommon title..

London: Bradbury & Agnew, 1865. A very fine set of five volumes bound in red leather with profuse gilding between the raised bands black title labels gilt titles, marbled boards 84 hand coloured plates and numerous b&w illustrations. a very handsome desirable set. See our website for many more horse and dog booksvanessaparkerrarebooks.com. Book Plate of Former Owner.. First Thus. Half Calf. Fine. Illus. by John Leech. 8 Vo Heavy Email 4 Postage Cost.

USA: Privately Published By Author, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original red cloth with gilt lettering over a black title patch on spine. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, clean covers, no rubbing. The original scarce dust jacket has old cellophane tape stains on the covers and flaps (tape is long gone), minor loss to bottom of spine. The book measures 225mm tall x 158mm and has 180 pages, 29 b/w photos. This book was privately printed by the author to present to friends and associates. It was never for sale. Stimson was Secretary Of War under Taft from 1911 to 1913, a colonel of the 31st Field Artillery in WWI, Governor General of the Philippines, Secretary of State 1929-1933, and Secretary Of War from 1940 to 1949 under Roosevelt. In this book he tells of his ascent of the east face of Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park in 1891 (the 2nd ascent of the peak, the… Read More

1788 1ed RARE Marolles Chasse au Fusil RIFLE Hunting Crossbows Guns Illustrated

Gervais-François Magné de Marolles was an 18th-century French author who is most famous for his landmark treatise on rifle hunting 'La Chasse au Fusil', or 'Essay on the Rifle Hunt'. This extensive and highly detailed book features two sections – studies on the effectiveness of rifles on hunting and hunting tactics before the invention of guns, and the second on strategy and knowledge needed to be an effective hunter. Also includes information on training hunting dogs, tactics on how to hunt different species of big game, and how to tactfully approach birds.

This impressive and beautiful first edition includes 3 folding engravings of hunting parks as well as 5 full-page views of crossbows and arrows.

Item number: #6704
Price: $950
MAROLLES, Gervais-François Magné de
La chasse au fusil : ouvrage divisé en deux parties ; contenant: la première, des recherches sur les armes de trait usitées pour la chasse… Read More