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  • ABC de Sportsman by PINEL, Honore.
    PINEL, Honore.
    ABC de Sportsman Robes et Marques / Conformations, Tares, Vices, Redhibitoires / Les Races.

    Paris: Libraire Decrocq, 1869. Original red and black decorated boards with gilt titles. New spine and titles. New end papers. Three parts in one. Unpaginated. Three volumes bound together. Seventy-two coloured lithograph plates - each part with twenty-four plates. Separate title page for each part. Each page is an A-Z, with text in French and a full page chromo-lithograph illustration. The boards and spine are in excellent condition. Internally generally clean and tidy, with a little darkening. Former owner's signatures and a little spotting to the first title page. Overall a very attractive copy. The author states that the alphabetic form which he has adopted has a twofold aim: 1. To facilitate the child's study of the horse, because…

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    Paris: Libraire Decrocq, 1869. Original red and black decorated boards with gilt titles. New spine and titles. New end papers. Three parts in one. Unpaginated. Three volumes bound together. Seventy-two coloured lithograph plates - each part with twenty-four plates. Separate title page for each part. Each page is an A-Z, with text in French and a full page chromo-lithograph illustration. The boards and spine are in excellent condition. Internally generally clean and tidy, with a little darkening. Former owner's signatures and a little spotting to the first title page. Overall a very attractive copy. The author states that the alphabetic form which he has adopted has a twofold aim: 1. To facilitate the child's study of the horse, because the dictionary form is more favourable for those whose attention span is quickly tired, or those who can only study at intervals. 2. To offer to the amateur an explanatory lexicon of the usual words used by the horseman. Three parts in one volume, each in the form of an ABC. The first devoted to 'Dresses and brands', the second to 'conformations, flaws, and injuries', and the the third on 'The races'. 250 by 180mm (9¾ by 7 inches). Plats d'origine décorés en rouge et noir avec titres dorés. Nouveau dos et titres. Nouveaux papiers de fin. Trois parties en une. Non paginé. Trois volumes reliés ensemble. Soixante-douze planches de lithographie en couleurs - chaque partie avec vingt-quatre planches. Page de titre séparée pour chaque partie. Chaque page est un A-Z, avec du texte en français et une illustration chromo-lithographique pleine page. Les plats et le dos sont en excellent état. Intérieur généralement propre et bien rangé, avec un peu de noircissement. Signatures de l'ancien propriétaire et petites taches sur la première page de titre. Dans l'ensemble, un exemplaire très attrayant. L'auteur précise que la forme alphabétique qu'il a adoptée a un double objectif : 1. Faciliter l'étude du cheval par l'enfant, car la forme dictionnaire est plus favorable à ceux dont la capacité d'attention est vite fatiguée, ou à ceux qui ne peuvent étudier qu'à intervalles. 2. Offrir à l'amateur un lexique explicatif des mots usuels utilisés par le cavalier. Trois parties en un volume, chacune sous la forme d'un ABC. La première consacrée aux « Robes et marques », la seconde aux « conformations, défauts et blessures », et la troisième à « Les courses ». 250 par 180 mm

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    Book ID: 2191
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  • Album du Journal des chasseurs. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Album du Journal des chasseurs. Collection de 24 sujets de chasse et de courses avec fanfares nouvelles.

    Paris: Au Bureau du Journal, 1840. First Edition. Beautiful suite of 24 lithographs published in the Journal des chasseurs. Depicting hunting scenes, each with captions in French, followed by six leaves of fanfares (text and music printed to one side of leaf only). A scarce item, none for sale and only occasionally at auction. Moderate foxing throughout. Creasing to front free endpaper. In contemporary buckram binding with slight rubbing to the binding. Première édition. 24 planches de scènes de chasse, chacune avec légendes en français, suivies de six feuillets de fanfares (texte et musique imprimés sur un seul côté du feuillet). Un article rare, aucun à vendre et seulement occasionnellement aux enchères. Des rousseurs modérées partout. Pliage à l'avant…

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    Paris: Au Bureau du Journal, 1840. First Edition. Beautiful suite of 24 lithographs published in the Journal des chasseurs. Depicting hunting scenes, each with captions in French, followed by six leaves of fanfares (text and music printed to one side of leaf only). A scarce item, none for sale and only occasionally at auction. Moderate foxing throughout. Creasing to front free endpaper. In contemporary buckram binding with slight rubbing to the binding. Première édition. 24 planches de scènes de chasse, chacune avec légendes en français, suivies de six feuillets de fanfares (texte et musique imprimés sur un seul côté du feuillet). Un article rare, aucun à vendre et seulement occasionnellement aux enchères. Des rousseurs modérées partout. Pliage à l'avant de la page de garde libre. Dans une reliure en bougran de l'époque avec un léger frottement à la reliure.

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    Book ID: 3228
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  • A well preserved copy of Nicholson's classic illustrations
    An Almanac of twelve Sports by KIPLING, Rudyard. & Nicholson, William
    KIPLING, Rudyard. & Nicholson, William
    An Almanac of twelve Sports

    London: William Heinemann. First Edition. 1897 (dated 1898). twelve colour lithographs by Nicholson, printed to cartridge paper. Each illustrated sport is associated with a month of the year and comprises: Hunting, Coursing, Racing, Boating, Fishing, Cricket, Archery, Coaching, Shooting, Golf, Boxing and Skating
    Original hardback with illustration and title for fron board. A little rubbing to the edges and corners. Slight loss of surface. Rear panel has the "WH" Logo and is clean and tidy. Slight cracking to the front hinge, but holding well. Pages are clean and tidy, but slightly darkened. Overall a decent copy.

    Hofstätter 82; Vgl. The Artist & The Book 217: "Nicholson brought a simplification of design to English illustration. His windmill drawn for…

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    London: William Heinemann. First Edition. 1897 (dated 1898). twelve colour lithographs by Nicholson, printed to cartridge paper. Each illustrated sport is associated with a month of the year and comprises: Hunting, Coursing, Racing, Boating, Fishing, Cricket, Archery, Coaching, Shooting, Golf, Boxing and Skating
    Original hardback with illustration and title for fron board. A little rubbing to the edges and corners. Slight loss of surface. Rear panel has the "WH" Logo and is clean and tidy. Slight cracking to the front hinge, but holding well. Pages are clean and tidy, but slightly darkened. Overall a decent copy.

    Hofstätter 82; Vgl. The Artist & The Book 217: "Nicholson brought a simplification of design to English illustration. His windmill drawn for Heinemann's device on the on the title-page is still used by the firm."
    4to. (320mm x 255mm)

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    Book ID: 2740
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  • Initiation of the bow. by Rokuji Neya
    Rokuji Neya
    Initiation of the bow.

    Nippon Kyūdō Kai, 1926. First edition. Soft back in Japanese. Simple illustrations. Book in very good original condition. Kyūdō is the Japanese martial art of archery. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).

    Book ID: 3643
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  • La Revue du Touring Club de France. Année 1933. by [VARIOUS]
    [VARIOUS]
    La Revue du Touring Club de France. Année 1933.

    Touring Club de France. The whole of 1933's 12 issues - bound in three-quarter green leather, with mottled boards. Gilt title to front and spine. Complete. In very good condition. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches). L'ensemble des 12 numéros de 1933 - reliés trois quarts en cuir vert, avec des plats chinés. Titre doré au recto et au dos. Compléter. Dans de très bonnes conditions. 280 x 220 mm

    Book ID: 2934
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  • Miniature Wooden Roulette Wheel by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Miniature Wooden Roulette Wheel

    1900. Circular briar wood box with colour decorated lid, which contains a miniature roulette wheel. Wheel itself is hand painted. In very good condition, with small signs of aging. Travel size, 170 gms. 115 mm diameter.

    Book ID: 3407
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  • Rodeos de Cow-Boys et les Jeux du Lasso. by COZE, Paul
    COZE, Paul
    Rodeos de Cow-Boys et les Jeux du Lasso. Croquis originaux et textes de Paul Coze.

    Paris: Société Francaise de Librairie & d'Editions, 1934. Soft cover, limited edition of 1550 numbered copies - this copy unnumbered. Cream covers with an illustration of a rodeo cowboy. Clean and tidy covers. Illustrations by Coze, also four sheets of photographs of cowboys in action. Clean and tidy inside and out. Text in French. 190 pages. 270 x 210 mm (10¾ x 8¼ inches). Couverture souple, tirage limité à 1550 exemplaires numérotés - cet exemplaire non numéroté. Couvertures crème avec une illustration d'un cow-boy de rodéo. Couvertures propres et rangées. Illustrations de Coze, ainsi que quatre planches de photographies de cow-boys en action. Propre et bien rangé à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur. Texte en français. 190 pages. 270 x 210 mm chev

    Book ID: 3140
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  • Sport in War by DAWSON, Captain Lionel & EDWARDS, Lionel
    DAWSON, Captain Lionel & EDWARDS, Lionel
    Sport in War

    London: Collins, 1936. A decent copy of this first edition. Green cloth boards, with some fading and a little staining to the covers. Faded spine and slight bumping. A little foxing throughout, but the plates, on shiny art paper are in good condition. 6 colour plates and 6 monochrome illustrations. By sport, Edwards mainly means horse riding and hunting. Owner's inscription to the front end paper, for Darjeeling in August 1943 - in the midst of war! 98 pages. 320 by 255mm (12½ by 10 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Planches en tissu vert, avec quelques décolorations et quelques taches sur les couvertures. Dos délavé et légers coups. Un peu de rousseur partout, mais les planches, sur…

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    London: Collins, 1936. A decent copy of this first edition. Green cloth boards, with some fading and a little staining to the covers. Faded spine and slight bumping. A little foxing throughout, but the plates, on shiny art paper are in good condition. 6 colour plates and 6 monochrome illustrations. By sport, Edwards mainly means horse riding and hunting. Owner's inscription to the front end paper, for Darjeeling in August 1943 - in the midst of war! 98 pages. 320 by 255mm (12½ by 10 inches). Bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Planches en tissu vert, avec quelques décolorations et quelques taches sur les couvertures. Dos délavé et légers coups. Un peu de rousseur partout, mais les planches, sur papier d'art brillant sont en bon état. 6 planches couleurs et 6 illustrations monochromes. Par sport, Edwards entend principalement l'équitation et la chasse. Inscription du propriétaire sur le papier avant, pour Darjeeling en août 1943 - en pleine guerre ! 98 pages. 320 par 255 mm

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    Book ID: 3794
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  • Sporting Anecdotes; Original and select. by AMATEUR SPORTSMAN, [Egan Pierce]
    AMATEUR SPORTSMAN, [Egan Pierce]
    Sporting Anecdotes; Original and select. Including characteristic sketches of Eminent Persons who have appeared on the Turf. With an interesting selection of the most Extraordinary events which have transpired in the Sporting World; A Current description of The Animals of Chase and of every other subject connected with the various Diversions of the Field.

    London: Thomas Hurst, J Harris, J Wheble, 1804. First edition. Rebound (probably in the 1950's) in grey cloth. Original label pasted onto spine. vi, [10], 542, [2] pp. Engraved title page, 15 further engraved plates and some further vignettes. Attractive stamp for the "Tetschner Bibliothek" to the verso of the title page. Although anonymous, the book was penned by the journalist and author Pierce Egan (1772-–1849) who also trained as a compositor/ printer. 230 by 150mm (9 by 6 inches). Tetschen, Now Děčín, is a town in the Czech Republic. The library was transferred in 1933 by the Czechoslovak military in the course of confiscation and establishment of the castle as a military base by the Nazis. It was…

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    London: Thomas Hurst, J Harris, J Wheble, 1804. First edition. Rebound (probably in the 1950's) in grey cloth. Original label pasted onto spine. vi, [10], 542, [2] pp. Engraved title page, 15 further engraved plates and some further vignettes. Attractive stamp for the "Tetschner Bibliothek" to the verso of the title page. Although anonymous, the book was penned by the journalist and author Pierce Egan (1772-–1849) who also trained as a compositor/ printer. 230 by 150mm (9 by 6 inches). Tetschen, Now Děčín, is a town in the Czech Republic. The library was transferred in 1933 by the Czechoslovak military in the course of confiscation and establishment of the castle as a military base by the Nazis. It was taken to Prague and offered to the antiquarian trade. The books of the Tetschner Library, which had originally covered several thousand volumes, were purchased in 1934 by HP Kraus in Prague.

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    Condition: The label to the spine is a little nicked and somewhat darkened. The pale grey cloth is sound, but has a little foxing to it. Internally, the book is clean and tidy with a little foxing only. The plates are in very good condition, again, with the odd foxing spot.

    Book ID: 2241
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  • The Happy Hunting-Grounds by ROOSEVELT, Kermit
    ROOSEVELT, Kermit
    The Happy Hunting-Grounds

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1920. First British edition. Hardback brown pictorial cloth-covered boards. B/w frontispiece with tissue guard. Nicely illustrated throughout with photographs by the author. 182 pages. 195 x 135 mm (7¾ x 5¼ inches). Kermit was Theodore Roosevelt's son. This book is a collection of hunting stories, some of which recount the expeditions Kermit took with his father.

    Book ID: 2649
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  • The Illustrated Book of Pigeons. by FULTON, Robert
    FULTON, Robert
    The Illustrated Book of Pigeons. With Standards for Judging.

    London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1890. First edition. Hardback in more recent attractive three quarters burgundy morocco, with marbled boards. New endpapers. Illustrated with 50 colour chromolithographic plates (including frontispiece) - all by J.W. Ludlow. Many in text b/w illustrations. Boards in very good condition. Contents in good clean condition with a little light foxing to extremities of a few pages. Undated, but circa 1890. viii, 392 pp. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches). Première édition. Relié plus récent en joli maroquin trois quarts bordeaux, avec plats marbrés. Nouvelles gardes. Illustré de 50 planches chromolithographiques en couleurs (y compris le frontispice) - toutes de J.W. Ludlow. Nombreuses illustrations n/b dans le texte. Planches…

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    London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1890. First edition. Hardback in more recent attractive three quarters burgundy morocco, with marbled boards. New endpapers. Illustrated with 50 colour chromolithographic plates (including frontispiece) - all by J.W. Ludlow. Many in text b/w illustrations. Boards in very good condition. Contents in good clean condition with a little light foxing to extremities of a few pages. Undated, but circa 1890. viii, 392 pp. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches). Première édition. Relié plus récent en joli maroquin trois quarts bordeaux, avec plats marbrés. Nouvelles gardes. Illustré de 50 planches chromolithographiques en couleurs (y compris le frontispice) - toutes de J.W. Ludlow. Nombreuses illustrations n/b dans le texte. Planches en très bon état. Sommaire en bon état de propreté avec une petite rousseur légère aux extrémités de quelques pages. Sans date, mais vers 1890. viii, 392 pp. 280 x 220 mm

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    Book ID: 3844
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  • The New Pocket Hoyle, Containing the Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Quinze, Lansquenet, Pharo, Rouge et Noir, Cribbage, Matrimony, Cassino, Reversis, Put, Connexions, All Fours, and Speculation. by HOYLE, Edmond
    HOYLE, Edmond
    The New Pocket Hoyle, Containing the Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Quinze, Lansquenet, Pharo, Rouge et Noir, Cribbage, Matrimony, Cassino, Reversis, Put, Connexions, All Fours, and Speculation. Accurately Displaying the Rules and Practice, as Admitted and Established by the First Players in the Kingdom.

    London: T Bensley for Wynne and Scholey and J Wallis, 1802. First Edition Thus (Pocket edition). Original Full Leather with title and ornaments in gilt to spine. The boards are rubbed and there is some splitting to the sides of the spine, leaving the front hinge a little weak. There has been some minor worm damage to the front endpaper, and first few blank pages. Does not affect title or half title. Owner's inscription to the front end paper. 204 pp.
    130 x 90 mm (5 x 3½ inches).

    Book ID: 2251
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