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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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  • Choke-Bore Guns, and How to Load for all kinds of Game. by GREENER, W. W.
    GREENER, W. W.
    Choke-Bore Guns, and How to Load for all kinds of Game.

    London, Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin. First edition. Undated - but 1876. Hardback,in publisher's brown cloth boards. Titles and designs gilt stamped to front board and spine. Complete; including large folding plates to both the front and rear pockets. Plates and tables printed on both sides. Boards lightly rubbed at corners; overall in very good condition. vii, 215, [1] pages illustrations, 3 folded plates, 2 folded tables. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 3907
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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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  • Manufacture Française d'Armes & Cycles de Saint-Étienne (Loire). by [VARIOUS]
    [VARIOUS]
    Manufacture Française d'Armes & Cycles de Saint-Étienne (Loire). Armes - Munitions, Accessoires de Chasse.

    Saint-Étienne (Loire): Manufacture Française d'Armes & Cycles, 1925. Original edition. Paperback, illustrated b/w cover. Fascinating illustrated catalogue with thousands of black and white engravings in the text, and 12 colour plates outside the text. Complete with some green address labels to front. Undated, but circa 1925. This is the full catalogue of 660 pages. We have dated this by seeing a medal in the 'Hirondelle Cycle' supplement inside. Paper covers are slightly worn to corners, but otherwise in a very good condition. 255 x 190 mm (10 x 7½ inches). Édition originale. Broché, couverture n/b illustrée. Fascinant catalogue illustré avec des milliers de gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte, et 12 planches en couleurs hors texte. Complet…

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    Saint-Étienne (Loire): Manufacture Française d'Armes & Cycles, 1925. Original edition. Paperback, illustrated b/w cover. Fascinating illustrated catalogue with thousands of black and white engravings in the text, and 12 colour plates outside the text. Complete with some green address labels to front. Undated, but circa 1925. This is the full catalogue of 660 pages. We have dated this by seeing a medal in the 'Hirondelle Cycle' supplement inside. Paper covers are slightly worn to corners, but otherwise in a very good condition. 255 x 190 mm (10 x 7½ inches). Édition originale. Broché, couverture n/b illustrée. Fascinant catalogue illustré avec des milliers de gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte, et 12 planches en couleurs hors texte. Complet avec quelques étiquettes d'adresse vertes à l'avant. Non daté, mais vers 1925. Ceci est le catalogue complet de 660 pages. Nous l'avons daté en voyant à l'intérieur une médaille dans le supplément "Cycle Hirondelle". Les couvertures en papier sont légèrement usées aux coins, mais sinon en très bon état. 255 x 190 mm

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    Book ID: 2655
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  • Practical Wildfowling: A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler by FALLON, W. J.
    FALLON, W. J.
    Practical Wildfowling: A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler With descriptions of the various birds usually met with. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged.

    London: L. Upcott Gill, 1907. Original buckram with gilt vignette and titles to front board. titles to spine. Spine a little faded, and a slight stain to the front board. Period adverts as end papers. The book itself is clean and tidy throughout, with a little darkening to the pages only. Decent copy. 248, 20 pp. (adverts to rear). 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches).

    . Bougran original avec vignette et titres dorés sur la première planche. titres au dos. Le dos est un peu décoloré, et une légère tache est présente sur le premier plat. Des publicités d'époque font office de pages de garde. Le livre lui-même est propre et bien rangé, avec un léger assombrissement…

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    London: L. Upcott Gill, 1907. Original buckram with gilt vignette and titles to front board. titles to spine. Spine a little faded, and a slight stain to the front board. Period adverts as end papers. The book itself is clean and tidy throughout, with a little darkening to the pages only. Decent copy. 248, 20 pp. (adverts to rear). 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches).

    . Bougran original avec vignette et titres dorés sur la première planche. titres au dos. Le dos est un peu décoloré, et une légère tache est présente sur le premier plat. Des publicités d'époque font office de pages de garde. Le livre lui-même est propre et bien rangé, avec un léger assombrissement des pages seulement. Exemplaire décent. 248, 20 pp. (publicités au dos). 190 x 130 mm

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    Book ID: 4197
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  • Reuben Martin. by JONES, T.
    JONES, T.
    Reuben Martin. [Full length portrait engraving. In boxing stance].

    London: S. W. Fores, 1827. Hand coloured engraving of the bare knuckle boxer Reuben Martin, by T. Jones. Reads: Reuben Martin. Born at Bristol, 1801. Stands 5ft 9½ in, weighs 11st. 4lb. This portrait was created after a big fight between Martin and another boxer named Randal, on Crawley Downs. 440 x 305 mm (17¼ x 12 inches).

    Book ID: 3991
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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,…

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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. 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…

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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. 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.
    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. vi, [10], 542, [2] pp. 230 by 150 mm (9 by 6 inches).

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    Book ID: 2241
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  • The Art and History of Personal Combat. by WISE, Arthur
    WISE, Arthur
    The Art and History of Personal Combat.

    Greenwich, Connecticut: Arma Press; New York Graphic Society, 1972. First American edition. Cloth hardback in original unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with hundreds of drawings, photographs, and reproductions from classic works on weaponry, swordsmanship, and the science of combat. Book and jacket in good, clean condition. 256 pages. 285 x 215 mm (11¼ x 8½ inches).

    Book ID: 4004
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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. 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. 182 pages. 195 x 135 mm (7¾ x 5¼ inches).

    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.…

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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 Pocket and the Stud : or, Practical hints on the Management of the Stable by HIEOVER, Harry. [Charles Bindley]
    HIEOVER, Harry. [Charles Bindley]
    The Pocket and the Stud : or, Practical hints on the Management of the Stable

    London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1848. A lovely copy of this first edition. An interesting English guide dedicated to horse owners, illustrated with a beautiful steel engraving (first printing). based on a work by the author Harry Hieover pseudonym of Charles Bindley (1795/6–1859). Half tan morocco, smooth spine decorated with blind stamped design, gilded title, green percaline boards, the first decorated with a gilt decoration. The boards and spine are in good, clean condition. A touch of rubbing only. Internally the book is in very nice condition. Some light foxing otherwise very good copy. Bookplate of Alfred André, a great bibliophile, from a Nimes Protestant family who made their money in the silk trade, then in banking. He became…

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    London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1848. A lovely copy of this first edition. An interesting English guide dedicated to horse owners, illustrated with a beautiful steel engraving (first printing). based on a work by the author Harry Hieover pseudonym of Charles Bindley (1795/6–1859). Half tan morocco, smooth spine decorated with blind stamped design, gilded title, green percaline boards, the first decorated with a gilt decoration. The boards and spine are in good, clean condition. A touch of rubbing only. Internally the book is in very nice condition. Some light foxing otherwise very good copy. Bookplate of Alfred André, a great bibliophile, from a Nimes Protestant family who made their money in the silk trade, then in banking. He became regent of the Bank of France in 1871. xvi, 216, 32 pages. 32 page edverts fro new works by Longman to rear. 180 by 110mm (7 by 4¼ inches). he author Charles Bindley (1795/6–1859) was a British sports writer specializing in horses and outdoor sports, particularly hunting and stable management.

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    Book ID: 4153
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