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NELSON William |
The Laws Concerning Game of Hunting, Hawking, Fishing and Fowling, and of Forests, Chases, parks, Warrens, Deer, Dove-Cotes, Conies
1762.
6th Edn,.
E Richardson and C Lintot.
XVIII 255 pages, + 27pp index, XVIII appendix, original full calf, red label, rubbing to edge, cracking to front joint but tight. The 6th was the last edition to be published.
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£140.00 |
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NEVILL Ralph |
Old English Sporting Books
1924.
1st Edn,.
XI 34 pages, TEG, large 4to., 107 plates many in colour, decorated EP's. A limited edition of 1500 copies, original orange cloth, gilt title and vignette to upper board, the cloth is clean and bright still retaining the original dust jacket, repair to head of spine of dj, o/w apart from a small tear, no other defects, rare to find in this condition.
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£120.00 |
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NEWTON George William |
Rural sports, and how to enjoy them : with an appendix, comprising memoirs and characteristics of eminent sportsmen
1867.
1st Edn.
J H and Jas Parker.
vi,(ii) errata -90B ?(ii) pages. Pages uncut, 4to,10 plates 8 being mounted photographs within ornate borders. Faint part tide mark more noticeable to blank margin of a few plates. Bound in a later ? calf over green cloth covered boards. The contents in 5 parts part 1 is on Winged Game, part 2 Hunting, part 3 Fishing part 4 Vermin and Poachers, and part 5 Memories. A Derbyshire man's description of 30 years of sport. Only 3 holdings in UK libraries Chute 471
[22075] |
£240.00 |
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NEWTONENSIS |
Handbook Of Shooting
1868.
1st Edn,.
George Routledge And Son.
vi 61 pages, 4pp adverts and advert end papers, engraved frontis, original brown pebbled cloth, upper board showing shooting scene and title within decorative borders in red and black. Chute's copy is in printed paper boards. A very good copy in an attractive binding. A scarce title, copies held in British Library and the Royal Library of Scotland and Cambridge, they give no indication to binding or author etc., The author comments on breech loader versus muzzle loader. "The author was one of the first to recommend grouse driving" Chute 472
[23521] |
£250.00 |
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NIALL Ian |
A Fowler's World An Account Of Days On The Marsh And Estuary
1968.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
163 pages, illus by C.F. Tunnicliffe, vg in dj
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£20.00 |
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NIALL Ian |
A Fowler's World An Account Of Days On The Marsh And Estuary
1968.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
163 pages, illus by C.F. Tunnicliffe, vg in dj
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£20.00 |
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NICKERSON Joseph |
A Shooting Man's Creed
1998.
new edn.
David Grayling.
ix ? 229 pages, illustrated with B/W photographs, a fine copy in DJ, the new edition has a introduction by Rosie Whitaker Nickerson's daughter and notes relating to Nickerson on the DJ flaps by Chapman Pincher. Nickerson a fine and experienced game shot, he built a world-famous partridge shoot at Rothwell in Lincolnshire and had the shooting of Wemmergill Moor in Teesdale for thirty-six seasons. There are also his reminiscences of grouse shooting, game shooting and wildfowling over 60 years.
[23904] |
£30.00 |
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NIMROD [JAMES APPERLEY] |
The Life Of A Sportsman
1914.
reprint Edn,.
Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd.
XI 401 pages, large 8vo., 36 coloured illus by Henry Alken, later 1/2 dark red morroco, spine in 6 panels with gilt central decoration with decorative corner pieces. A vg clean copy. First published in 1842 a "half true half ficticous story". The sports vary from boxing, dog fighting, hunting, shooting, angling etc., Schwerdt Vol 1 p36.
[16528] |
£160.00 |
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Nobel Industries Ltd |
Game Register
nd Circa 1925.
48 pages, 13.5cm 8 cm card covered booklet for recording game shot.The fist 8 pages give details on game bird speeds, ballistics, range, allowances etc. The last 4 pages refer to licenses, names cartridges with factory loads etc, a very good copy. A booklet for carrying in the pocket on shoot days the name of C.Hall. Market Place, Knaresborough printed on the front cover, Hall was a gunamaker until circa 1938
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£30.00 |
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