SPORTING, SHOOTING, HUNTING, ETC. THE HORSE AND THE HOUND.

1834. Alken, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. Hawking, Racing, Shooting, Fishing, Baiting, Coursing, etc., with 50 full-page folio illus., beautifully colored from Nature, 18 × 13 inches, each being accompanied by letter press descriptions in English and French. A handsome large portfolio, with flaps and ties. Originally published in 1821. Re-issued now as a choice fac-simile by Methuen & Co. Published at £5, 5s. net (Gr. p. 3, enx.). A copy of the original edition is now worth $350.00. London, 1903.$14.00

1834A. American Game and Other Birds. A selection of 100 colored and plain plates (4to size) from Studer’s Birds of America, in a portfolio.$3.50

1835. American Game, Where to Hunt. By the U. S. Cartridge Co. First ed. 288 pp. illus. Lowell, 1898.$1.75

1836. American Shooters’ Manual, comprising such plain and Simple Rules as are necessary to introduce the inexperienced into a full knowledge of all that relates to the Dog and the Correct Use of the Gun: also a description of the Game of this Country. By a Gentleman of Philadelphia County. 12mo, sheep, 2 plates and engraved illus. to advertisement of G. W. Tryon’s Gun Manufactory. The first thorobred American book on this subject. Fine copy. Phila., 1827.$5.00

1837. Andersson, C. J. Lake Ugami, or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years’ Wanderings in the Wilds of S. W. Africa, With Introductory Letter by Jno. C. Fremont. Illus., worn. N. York., 1857.$1.25

1838. Andersson, C. J. The Okavango River. A Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure. Numerous illus. and map of South Africa. New York, 1861.$1.25

1839. Ascham, Roger. Toxophilus. The Schole of Shootinge Conteyned in Two Bookes. Londoni, In Ædibus Edonardi Whytchurch, cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, 1545. E. Arber’s edition of this very rare early book on Shooting. Large paper copy, rubricated. Small 4to, half mor. London, 1869.$2.75

1840. Ascham, R. The Same. Ed. by the Rev. John Walters, M. A. from the London, 1571, ed., printed by Thomas Marshe. 16mo, 232 pp., fine copy in old half calf with the gilt crest of Edward Lord Suffield on back and his fine armorial book-plate on cover. Very rare. “Wrexham, reprinted by R. Marsh, 1788.”$4.00

1841. Baker, Ezekiel. Remarks on Rifle Guns the Result of 50 Years’ Practice. Also on Fowling Pieces, etc. The tenth ed., with plain and col. etchings by Barlow. Half roan. London, 1829.$1.50

1842. Baker, S. W. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon. Second ed. 12mo, 293 pp., woodcuts. Almost entirely on elephants. London, 1857.$2.00

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1843. Baldwin, W. C. African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi, including Lake Ugami, the Kalahari Desert, etc., from 1852 to 1860. With illus. by James Wolf and J. B. Zwecker. 12mo, portrait. N. Y., 1863.$1.50

1844. Baker, Sir Samuel W. Eight Years’ Wanderings in Ceylon. 12mo, illus., 323 pp., very good copy. Phila., 1869.$1.75

1845. Bennett, Emerson. Wild Scenes on the Frontiers, or, Heroes of the West. First ed. Binding worn, 421 pp., illus. Phila., 1859.$2.00

1847. Bill, Ledyard. A Winter in Florida. Observations on Climate and Products, with Sketches and Historic Summary and Hints to Tourist, Invalid and Sportsman. Illus., 12mo. N. York, 1869.$1.00

1848. Bisset, Maj.-Gen. Sport and War, or, Recollections of Fighting and Hunting in South Africa, 1834 to 1867. With Narrative of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Visit to the Cape. 12mo, gilt, fully illus., map. London, 1875.$1.75

1849. Blaine, Delabere, P. An Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Complete Account of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, etc. New Edition, revised, etc., with over 600 Engravings on Wood from Drawings by Leech, Alken, Landseer, etc. Half calf, 1246 pp., illus. London, 1858.$4.50

1850. Bradley, J. R. Hunting Big Game in Far N. W. British Columbia. Autograph ed.: “Compliments of the Author, J. R. Bradley, April 13, ’06.” Square 8vo, 52 pp., illus. N. York, 1904.$2.00

1851. Browning, Meshach. Forty-four Years of the Life of a Hunter. Reminiscences of a Maryland Hunter, roughly written down by Himself. Revised and illus. by E. Stabler. Gilt, as new, 400 pp. Phila., 1883.$2.00

1852. Bush Wanderings of a Naturalist, or, Notes on the Field Sports and Fauna of Australia Felix. By an Old Bushman. New ed. 12mo, 272 pp., illus., a fine copy of the first illus. ed. London, 1862.$2.75

1853. Buxton, S. Fishing and Shooting, with Illustrations by A. Thorburn and from prints. 263 pp., uncut, 14 plates, as new. Published at $3.50. N. York, 1903.$2.00

1854. Capper, John. The Duke of Edinburgh in Ceylon. A Book of Elephant and Elk Sport. 153 pp., illus., by chromo-lithographs. London, 1871.$2.00

1855. Cecil. Records of the Chase and Memoirs of Celebrated Horsemen. Illus. Usages of Olden Times as compared with the Present, etc. Illus., 12mo, 435 pp., uncut. London, 1854.$1.50

1856. Chitty, J. Continuation of a Treatise of the Law Respecting Game and Fish, with a Copious Collection of Precedents, etc. Full calf, first ed., 212 pp. London, 1816.$2.00

1857. Clark, George. The Game Laws from King Henry III. to the Present Period, with Introduction Explaining General Nature of Forests, Parks, Fisheries, etc. 12mo, 310 pp., very rare. London, 1786.$2.75

1858. Colquhoun, John. The Moor and the Loch. Hints on Highland Sports, Instructions in River, Burn and Loch Fishing, etc. 204 pp., uncut, 4 plates and 4 cuts. Second ed. London, 1841.$2.50

1859. Collingridge, A. A Night Near Windsor. (Also) Port Royal Annals, and A Tale of the Turf. Second ed. 12mo, uncut, 228 pp. London, 1840.$2.00

1860. Conway, James. Forays Among the Salmon and Deer. 12mo, First ed. 248 pp., uncut, frontis. London, 1861.$2.50

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1861. Courser’s Companion, or, A Practical Treatise on the Laws of the Leash, etc. 12mo, orig. boards, uncut, 200 pp., frontis., vignette. Derby, 1829.$2.50

1862. Cox, Nicholas. The Gentleman’s Recreation. In 4 parts, viz, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, etc. etc. Fourth ed., with Manwood’s Forest Laws in Black Letter. The folding sheet with Musical Notes for Horn missing as usual. Pres. copy from Lady Mary O’Brien. Paneled calf, illus., very rare. London, 1697.$8.00

1863. “Craven.” The Young Sportsman’s Manual, or, Recreations in Shooting, etc. New ed. 12mo, 385 pp., uncut, unopened, fully illus., fine copy. London, 1867.$3.00

1864. Cumming, R. Gordon. Five Years of a Hunter’s Life in Far Interior of South Africa. 2 vols. 326+303 pp. N. York, 1874.$2.75

1865. Daniel, Rev. Wm. B. Rural Sports. 2 vols. Vol. I, contains 534 pp., vol. II, part 1, 378 pp., engraved title-page. Both very full of color plates. Linen, fine copy. Some plates defective. London, Nov., 1801.$3.00

1866. Daniel, Rev. Wm. B. Supplement to the Rural Sports. 4to, boards, paper label, uncut, 507 pp., plates, portrait engraved by Tomkins. London, 1813.$5.00

1867. Das Neves, D. F. A Hunting Expedition to the Transvaal. Translated from the Portuguese by Mariana Monteiro. 12mo, half green calf, gilt top, uncut, fine copy. London, 1879.$1.50

1868. Davies, G. Christopher. Norfolk Broads and Rivers, or, The Water-Ways, Lagoons and Decoys of East Anglia. New ed. 12mo, 328 pp., illus. Edinburgh and London, 1884.$1.75

1869. De Crignelle, Henri. Le Morvan (A District in France), its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests, etc. Trans. from the Original MS. by Capt. Jesse. 326 pp., frontis., scarce. London, 1851.$2.50

1870. D’Ewes, J. Sporting in Both Hemispheres. Tinted plates by H. Wier. 12mo, 398 pp., chapters on Trout Fishing and China. London, 1858.$2.75

1871. (De Sigrais, Bourdon.) Histoire des Rats, pour Servir a L’Histoire Universelle. Paper covers, uncut, 140 pp., frontis. Very curious and rare. A Ratopolis, 1738.$3.00

1872. Dielitz, Theodore. Travellers’ Adventures in all Countries. Abridged from the Best Writers, for Young Persons. Small 4to, gilt figured cloth, colored illus., 160 pp. Phila., 1854.$1.00

1873. Doesticks, Q. K. P. Doesticks. What he Says. First ed. 12mo. 330 pp., illus. N. York, 1855.$1.50

1874. Dougall, James D. Shooting Simplified. A Concise Treatise on Guns and Shooting. 12mo, 171 pp., + 8 pp. on Field Sports in their Higher Aspects. Author’s autogr. pres. copy. Glasgow, etc., 1857.$2.00

1875. Dougall, James D. Same. Second Ed., Re-written and Enlarged, with a Special Chapter on Breech-Loaders. 12mo, 274 pp. + 4 pp., illus. London, 1865.$2.00

1876. Doughty’s Cabinet of Natural History and Rural Sports. See General Zoology.

1877. Edwards, Frederic. Brief Treatise on the Law of Gaming, Horse-Racing and Wagers, etc. 12mo, 148 pp., embossed stamp on title-page. London, 1839.$2.00

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1878. Essay on Shooting. Interspersed with Summary Observations on the Various Subjects of the Sport, etc. Second ed. Calf, 313 pp., rare. London, 1791.$3.00

1879. Fairfax, Thos. The Complete Sportsman, or, Country Gentleman’s Recreation, etc., etc. Boards, broken, uncut, The First ed., 1758, brought $80.00 in Heckscher Sale. London, Pr. for T. Cooke at Shakespeare’s Head, n. d.$5.75

1880. Fayrer, J. The Royal Tiger of Bengal. His Life and Death. 12mo, 99 pp., illus., map, Author’s autogr. pres. copy. London, 1875.$2.00

1881. Fifty Years with Gun and Rod. Tables of Velocity, Distance, etc., of Shot, by L. Case. Gun Trials, etc. of Chicago Field, by D. W. Cross. 12mo, 138 pp. Cleveland, 1880.$1.25

1882. Forester, Frank. (Wm. Henry Herbert.) Hints to Horse-Keepers. Complete Manual for Horsemen (etc.). Memoir of Author. 425 pp., illus. New York, 1859.$3.00

1883. Forester, Frank. Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen. Covers all sorts of Sport and intended for the Instruction of American Youth. Fully and artistically illus. by woodcuts and plates in tint. A nice copy of the first edition in gilt figured sage cloth. N. York, 1856.$1.75

1884. Forester, Frank. Sporting Scenes and Sundry Sketches, Being the Miscellaneous Writings of J. Cypress, Jr., ed. by F. Forester. 2 vols. Illus., by fine engravings, first ed., 12mo, orig. green cloth, fine copy. N. York, 1842.$4.50

1885. Forester, F. Judd, David W. (Editor). Life and Writings of Frank Forester (Henry Wm. Herbert). Frontis., illus., 2 vols., each vol. complete in itself, fine copies, as new. N. York, 1882.$3.00

1886. Forest and the Field, The. By H. A. L. The “Old Skekarry.” second ed., 551 pp., also woodcut illus., photograph of author in picturesque hunting garb. London, 1867.$1.50

1887. Forestry, Game and Fish. Ordonnance de Louis XIV. Sur Le Fait Des Eaux et Forets, Du mois d’Aout 1669. Registree au Parlement de Besancon, le 27, Avril, 1694. Augmentee, etc. 12mo, calf and gilt. A. Besancon, 1750.$2.75

1888. Forestry, Game and Fish. Ordonnance de Louis XIV. Sur Le Fait des Eaux et Forests, Avec les Reglemens rendus en interpretation jusqu’a present. Nouvelle Edition. 12mo, fine old calf, 603 pp., Paris, 1765.$3.50

1889. Fox Hunter’s Guide. Containing the Places of Meeting of all the Principal Hunts in England and Wales. By Cecil. 12mo, scarce. London, circa. 1845.$4.00

1891. Freeman, Gage Earle. Practical Falconry, To Which is Added, How I Became a Falconer. 89 pp. London, 1869.$2.00

1892. Game Laws. The Game Law, or, A Collection of the Laws and Statutes Made for the Preservation of Game of this Kingdom, etc. Third ed., with large Additions. 12mo, sheep, cracked, 76 pp. London, 1707.$3.50

1894. Game Law, The, or, The Laws Relating to Game, Containing Everything that by Law concerns either Hunting, Hawking, Fowling or Fishing, etc. In 2 parts. Part 2, Of Forests. Sixth Edition. 12mo, calf and gilt, 86+180 pp. London, 1727 and 1722.$3.00

1895. Game Laws. The Statutes at Large Made for the Preservation of the Game. With a Table by Way of Abstract of all the Acts Relating to the Game, etc. Calf, 128 pp. + Table. London, 1734.$3.00

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1896. Game Laws. Nelson, Wm. The Laws Concerning Game. Of Hunting, Hawking, Fishing and Fowling, etc., and of Forests, Chases, Parks, Warrens, Deer, etc., etc. Fourth ed., with all the Acts of Parliament and Cases down to the Present Time. 12mo, calf, 255 pp., rare. London, 1751.$2.50

1897. Gentleman’s Pocket Farrier, Showing How to Use Your Horse on a Journey, Remedies for Common Accidents that may befall him on the Road. 16mo, calf. J. Cruikshank, Phila., 1787.$1.75

1898. Gibson, W. Hamilton. Camp Life in the Woods and Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making. 12mo, 300 pp., illus. by author. N. York, (1881).$1.75

1899. Gillmore, Parker. Days and Nights by the Desert. 234 pp., numerous illus. London, 1888.$2.00

1900. Gillmore, P. (Ubique). Prairie and Forest, Description of the Game of North America, with personal Adventures in their Pursuit. 378 pp., illus. N. York, 1874.$2.00

1901. Glen Spean. Random Sketches of My Highland Tour and What Events Occurred by the Way. By James C. M., etc. 10 humorous pen and ink sketches of a sporting tour. Oblong octavo, printed covers. London, 1878.$1.75

1902. Griffin’s Aide-de-Camp, The. By Blunt Spurs. 274 pp., uncut, illus., rare. London, 1843.$3.00

1903. Greener, Wm. The Science of Gunnery, Applied to Military and Sporting Arms in Europe and America. New ed., greatly enlarged, illus. by plates and woodcuts, orig. cloth, uncut. London, 1846.$1.75

1904. Greenwood, J. Wild Sports of the World. Illus. in text and numerous colored plates, 426 pp., half roan, much on elephants. London, 1862.$2.00

1905. Grimble, A. Shooting and Salmon Fishing, Hints and Recollections. 259 pp., 18 extra fine plates, uncut. London, 1892.$2.00

1906. Hall, Herbert Byng. Exmoor, or, The Footsteps of St. Hubert in the West. Illustrations taken from Nature. 441 pp., frontispiece. London, 1849.$1.75

1907. Hall, H. B. Highland Sports and Highland Quarters. 2 vols., uncut, engraved plates and full-page woodcuts. London (circa. 1850).$4.00

1908. Hamilton, Col. J. P. Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman. 2 vols. in 1. 291+308 pp., illus. London, 1860. Fine copy.$2.75

1909. Hamilton, Col. J. P. Same. 2 vols., uncut, binding worn.$1.75

1910. Hammond, S. H. Hunting Adventures in the Northern Wilds, or, a Tramp in the Chateaugay Woods, etc. 2 colored plates, 12mo, 340 pp. N. York, 1856.$2.25

1911. Hanger, Col. George. Life, Adventures and Opinions of. Written by Himself, etc., etc. 2 vols., half calf, 339+475 pp., Armorial book plates of John Bolton. Menzies’ and Hawkin’s copies each brought $12.00. London, 1801.$9.50

1912. Head, Sir Geo. Forest Scenes and Incidents in the Wilds of N. America; Diary of a Winter’s Route from Halifax to the Canadas. 363 pp., map, boards, uncut. Best ed. London, 1878.$1.50

1913. Head, Capt. F. B. Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes. 12mo, 264 pp., rare. Boston, 1827.$2.75

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1914. Herne, Perigrine. Perils and Pleasures of a Hunter’s Life, or, the Romance of Hunting. 10 colored illus., 336 pp. Phila., 1860.$1.50

1915. Hieover, Harry. The Pocket and the Stud. Practical Hints on Management of the Stable. Second ed. 12mo, 218 pp., frontis. London, 1851.$2.00

1916. Hints and Points for Sportsmen. Compiled By Seneca. 12mo, 224 pp., illus. N. York, 1891.$1.00

1917. Hoffman, C. F. Wild Scenes in the Forest and Prairie. Much on Indians. 2 vols., 12mo, half mor., 292 + 284 pp., rare. London, 1839.$6.00

1918. Hooper, Johnson, J. of Montgomery, Ala. Dog and Gun. Loose Chapters on Shooting, with Anecdotes. 12mo, 105 pp. N. York, 1858.$1.00

1919. Hornaday, W. T. Camp-Fires in the Canadian Rockies. Illus. by J. M. Phillips. Uncut, 353 pp., 70 illus., 2 maps. N. York, 1906.$2.50

1920. Hue and Cry After Part of a Pack of Hounds, Which Broke Out of Their Kennel in Westminster. (Also) Modern Characters. By Another Hand. 28 pp., stitched, uncut, dog-eared, half-title and last page rather soiled. Quaint and interesting. London, 1739.$2.50

1921. Hunters’ and Trapper’s Complete Guide to Hunting, Trapping and Fishing, Dog Training and Tanning Furs. 12mo, paper covers, 81 pp., illus. York, 1875.$1.25

1922. Hunting, Shooting and Fishing. A Sporting Miscellany, with Anecdotic Chapters about Horses and Dogs. 317 pp., illustrated. New York, 1877.$2.50

1923. Hunting and Sporting. Practical Lessons On. By Scrutator. 309 pp., uncut, cracked. London, 1865.$1.75

1924. Hutchinson, Lieut.-Col. W. N. Dog Breaking. The Most Expeditious, Certain and Easy Method, whether great Excellence or only Mediocrity is desired. First edition. 12mo, 143 pp., illustrated, vignette, scarce. London, 1848.$2.75

1925. Hawker, Lt.-Col. P. Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting. Fourth ed., corrected and improved. 439 pp., lacks frontis., but has all the other 9 plates, somewhat stained, half calf, cracked. London, 1825.$1.50

1926. Hawker, Lt.-Col. P. Same. Eighth ed., corrected, enlarged and improved, with explanatory plates and woodcuts. 549 pp., plates somewhat loose. London, 1838.$2.75

1927. Hawker, Col. P. Same. First Amer. from ninth London ed., to which is added Hunting and Shooting of N. America, with Descriptions of the Animals and Birds. By Wm. T. Porter, Esq. Frontis. of Wild Turkey after Audubon and illus. plates and woodcuts. Tall 8vo, original gilt figured cloth, first ed. Phila., 1846.$2.25

1928. (Jeffry, R.) Wild Life in a Southern County. 344 pp., 12mo, Chapter on Fishing. Boston, 1879.$1.00

1929. Jesse, Edward. Anecdotes of Dogs. 4to, uncut, 336 pp., finely illus. London, 1846.$3.00

1930. Johnson, Daniel. Sketches of Field Sports as Followed by the Natives of India, with Observations on the Animals (etc.). Art of Catching Serpents as Practiced by People in India (etc.). With Remarks on Hydrophobia and Rabid Animals. 261 pp., uncut, plate. London, 1822.$2.50

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1931. Johnson, J. B. The Dog and How to Break Him, with His Diseases and Methods of Cure. 12mo, limp cloth, 83 pp., frontis. Chapter on Hydrophobia. London, 1851.$2.00

1932. Johnson, T. B. The Gamekeeper’s Directory, Containing Instructions for Preservation of Game, etc. Second ed. 12mo, half calf, 194 pp., frontis., rare. London, 1851.$2.00

1933. Johnson, T. B. The Shooter’s Companion, or Directions for the Breeding, Training and Management of Setters and Pointers, with a Historical Discourse of Winged Game. The Fowling Piece Considered particularly as it relates to the Use of the Percussion Powder. Of Scent, the Olfactory Organs Explained, with the Reason why one Dog’s Smell is superior to another. Shooting illus. and the Art of Shooting Flying laid down. The Game Laws Explained, etc. 12mo, fine three-quarter calf and gilt, uncut, plates. London, 1819.$4.25

1934. Kemp, John. Shooting and Fishing in Lower Brittany, Etc. 239 pp., folding colored map. London, 1859.$1.50

1935. Kingsley, G. H. Notes on Sport and Travel. With Memoir by his Daughter, Mary H. Kingsley. 544 pp., uncut, frontis. Much relating to America. Fine copy. London, 1900.$2.75

1936. Landseer, Thos. Etching of a Setter. Size of plate 18 × 21 in. Mounted on larger sheet. Orig. proof impression signed by the Artist. Pub. at about $25.00. Fine, clean copy. London, 1875.$9.00

1937. Lanman, Chas. Adventures in the Wilds of the U. S. and British American Provinces. Illus. by the Author and Oscar Bessau. With Appendix by Lieut. Campbell Hardy. 2 vols., orig. cloth, full-page wood engravings, first ed. Chapters on Cherokee Indians, their Customs and Characters, Indian Trader, etc. Fine set. Phila., 1856.$4.75

1938. Lanman, Chas. Recollections of Curious Characters and Pleasant Places. 351 pp., uncut. Among some of the chapter headings are: Modes of American Travel, Montauk Point, Salmon Fishing on the Jacques Cartier, Stratford-on-Housatonic, The Boy-Hunter of Chicoutimie, Pushmatahaw, The Potomac Fisherman, Newfoundland, etc. Frontis. Edinburgh, 1881.$3.00

1939. Lanman, Chas. Tour to River Saguenay, in Lower Canada. 12mo, paper, 231 pp., rare. Phila., 1848.$2.50

1940. Le Messurier, Col. A. Game, Shore and Water Birds of India. Printed paper covers, 153 pp., 121 illustrations. Calcutta, Bombay and London, 1888.$3.50

1941. Le Moine, J. M. Historical and Sporting Notes of Quebec and Its Environs. Fourth ed. Square 8vo, pr. covers, 135 pp. + Advertisements, illus. Quebec, 1889.$1.75

1942. Lennox, Lord Wm. Pictures of Sporting Life and Character. 2 vols., 12mo, 2 plates. London, 1860.$4.00

1943. Lennox, Lord Wm. Pitt. Same. 2 vols., 12mo, uncut, as new. London, 1872.$3.50

1944. Locke, John. The Game Laws, with Explanatory Notes, etc. Third ed. 12mo, half roan, 210 pp. + Index. London, 1849.$1.75

1945. Lockwood, Edward. Natural History. Sport and Travel. 12mo, 284 pp. Article on “The Chamelion Fish,” illus. London, 1878.$1.75

1946. Lord, J. K. At Home in the Wilderness. What to do there and how to do it. A Handbook for Travelers and Emigrants. 323 pp., 12mo, portrait and illus. London, 1876.$2.25

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1947. Lucas, Thos. J. Camp Life and Sport in South Africa. Experiences of Kaffir Warfare with the Cape Mounted Rifles. Colored illus. London, 1876.$1.00

1948. (Markham, Gervase.) Cheap and Good Husbandry, for the Well-Ordering of All Beasts, etc. Twelfth ed. Small 4to, boards, 146 pp. + Index. Contains “Of Fishing in General; and Making of Fish Ponds,” with woodcut. The Fourteenth ed. brought $13.00 at Heckscher Sale. London, 1668.$10.00

1949. Markham, Gervase. Country Contentments, or, the Husbandman’s Recreations. Containing the Wholesome Experience, in which any ought to Recreate Himself, after the toyl of more Serious Business. As namely, Hunting, Hawking, Coursing with Grey-Hounds, and the Laws of Leach, Shooting in the Long-Bow or Cross-Bow, Bowling, Tennis, Baloon; the Whole Art of Angling, and the Use of the Fighting Cock. Tenth ed., newly corrected, enlarged, etc. Small 4to, boards, 95 pp. Heckscher copy brought $21.00. London, 1668.$15.00

1950. Markham, Gervase. Markham’s Master Peece, Contayning all Knowledge Belonging to the Smith, Farrier, or Horse-Leech, Touching the Curing of all Diseases in Horses, etc. Divided into 2 Bookes. The First Contayning all Cures Physicall; the Second all Belonging to Chyrurgery, etc. Fifth ed., with 30 New Chapters. Small 4to, calf, 600 pp., illus., engraved half title, trimmed close. London, 1636.$7.50

1951. Markland, Mr. Pteryplegia; or, the Art of Shooting-Flying. A Poem. Half calf, 12mo, 32 pp., very rare. London, 1727.$4.50

1952. Martingale. Sporting Scenes and Country Characters. Boards, illustrations by Landseer, Alken and Ackerman, exquisitely engraved on wood, 332 pp. London, 1840.$6.00

1953. Martingale. Turf Characters. The Officials and the Subalterns. 12mo, pr. boards, 128 pp. London, 1852.$1.75

1954. Mast, Rev. Isaac. Nine Months in California, with Gun, Rod and Saddle. 12mo, illus. Phila., 1875.$1.00

1955. (Maxwell, W. H.) Field Book, The, or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom. 614 pp., numerous woodcuts of various species of Birds, Fishes, etc., engraved frontis. of Doncaster Race, 1832; lacks a few pp. at end of appendix. London, 1833.$2.00

1956. Maxwell, W. H. Wild Sports and Adventures in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Sequel to Wild Sports of the West. 12mo, 352 pp., frontis. London, 1853.$1.75

1957. Mayer, J. Sportsman’s Directory, or, Park and Game Keeper’s Companion. Third ed., enlarged. Frontis. and woodcuts, 12mo, boards, uncut. London, 1819.$1.75

1958. Mayer, J. The Same. 7th ed., not illus. London, 1845.$1.00

1959. Mills, John. The Life of a Race Horse. 12mo, 112 pp., illus. London, 1861.$2.00

1960. Mills, John. The Sportsman’s Library, or, Hints on the Hunter, Shooting, Sporting, etc. 341 pp., binding worn. Phila., 1846.$1.25

1961. Morris, Beverly R. British Game Birds and Wild Fowl. 4to, Finely bound in new three-quarter morocco, uncut, 252 pp., 60 colored plates. A most desirable acquisition to the sportsman’s library. London, 1855.$10.00

1962. Murphy, John M. Sporting Adventures in the Far West. First ed. 12mo, 469 pp., illus., frontis., slightly stained. N. York, 1880.$2.75

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1963. Murray, W. H. H. Daylight Land. Experiences, Adventures, Humorous and Otherwise in an Excursion Over Prairie and Mountain in N. America, etc. 140 colored illus., full gilt, 338 pp. Pub. at $4.00. Boston, 1888.$2.75

1964. Napier, Lt.-Col. E. Wild Sports in Europe, Asia and Africa, Illus. by Drawings taken from Nature. 2 vols., 12mo, new three-quarter green mor. and cloth, fine steel plates. A beautiful set in exceptional condition throughout, first edition. London, 1844.$3.25

1965. Natural History and Sport in Moray. Collected from the Journals and Letters of the late Charles St. John. 12mo, 332 pp. + Scientific Index of the Verteb. Animals Described or Alluded to. Edinb., 1863.$3.50

1966. New York, Life in. Das Leben in New York. In Briefen von Jonathan Slick, Esq. Funf Theile, von Kabinets Bibliothek. 16mo, half mor., marbled, 372 pp., fine copy. Stuttgart, 1847.$1.25

1967. N. York. Adirondack Map, 1898. Issued by Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission. 2 large maps printed in colors, in 8vo folder.$2.00

1968. North, Oliver. Rambles After Sport, or, Travels and Adventures in the Americas and at Home. 268 pp. London, 1874.$2.00

1969. (Norton, C. L., and Habberton, John.) Canoeing in Kanuckia, or, Haps and Mishaps Afloat and Ashore of the Statesman, Editor, Artist and Scribbler. Recorded by the Commodore and the Cook. 254 pp., illus., pr. board covers. First ed. N. York, 1878.$2.50

1970. Oakleigh, Thos. The Oakleigh Shooting Code, with Numerous Explanatory and Other Notes. Boards, paper label, uncut, rare first ed., 194 pp., name cut from half title. London, 1836.$2.50

1971. O’Connor, R., Esq. Introduction to the Field Sports of France. Hunting, Shooting and Fishing on the Continent, etc. First ed., 12mo, uncut, vignettes and cuts in text.$1.50

1972. Old Calabar. Over Turf and Stubble. 12mo, 290 pp. London, 1873.$2.00

1973. Paez, Don Ramon. Wild Scenes in S. America, or, Life in the Llanos of Venezuela. Illus. by Portrait, woodcuts and tinted plates. 12mo, 500 pp. An intelligent naturalist and sportsman. N. York, 1862.$1.25

1974. Paradise for Gunners and Anglers. 4to, pr. paper covers, 96 pp., illus., map. Author’s autogr. pres. copy to Prof. Kane. Phila., 1883.$2.00

1975. Peel, E. Lennox. A Highland Gathering, etc. A Collection of Sporting Tales. 12mo, 185 pp., illus., fine copy, rare. London, 1885.$3.00

1976. Phila. Gun Club, Eddington, Bucks Co., Pa. Charter, By-laws, Officers and Members. 12mo, 77 pp. + Lists, illus. Phila., 1896.$1.25

1977. Poole, F. Queen Charlotte Islands, a Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the North Pacific. Ed. by J. W. Lyndon. Half mor., uncut, map. “Indians not brave,” “Indians not Marksmen,” etc. London, 1872.$2.50

1978. Pope, A., Jr. Upland Game Birds and Water Fowl of the United States. Imperial folio, finely and substantially bound in ¾ morocco. All the full-page colored lithographs in clean condition and with wide margins, the edges full gilt. This is a splendid copy of this monumental work; the binding has probably cost 12 or 15 dollars. Bound copies are unusual, the work being generally found in parts. N. York, 1878.$32.50

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1979. Prime, S. Irenaeus. Under the Trees. First ed. 12mo, half calf, 313 pp. Fishing and Shooting. N. York, 1874.$2.00

1980. Reeves, Geo. Lady’s Practical Guide To Horsemanship. Dedication to Queen Victoria. First ed., 16mo, gilt edges, 9 plates.$1.00

1981. Roberts, Randal, Bart. Glenmahra, or, The Western Highlands. 12mo, paper label, 200 pp., illus. London, 1870.$2.00

1982. Robinson, H. M. The Great Fur Land. Sketches of Life in Hudson Bay Territory. Numerous illus. by Gasche. N. York, 1879.$1.00

1983. Robinson’s and Savory’s Sporting Pictures. Illustrative of the Sports of the Past and Present. Comprising 49 fine full-page folio colored plates mounted on Art Paper of Shooting, Fishing, Fox Hunting, Coaching, etc., 17 × 13 inches. After the most famous Artists, with Letter Press Descriptions. Half mor., gilt, as new. Pub. at $8.00 (Gr. p. 100, mxx.). Cassell & Co., London.$4.50

1984. Rooper, Geo. Flood, Field and Forest. First ed. 316 pp., uncut, illus. The first 72 pp. Autobiog. of Salmo Salar. London, 1869.$2.50

1984A. Rooper, Geo. Same. Fourth ed. London, 1874.$2.00

1985. Rudolph (His Imperial and Royal Highness the Late Crown Prince of Austria). Notes on Sport and Ornithology, Trans. by C. G. Danford, with Preface by Albert Günther. Etched frontis., 650 pp., pub. 18s., as new. London.$1.75

1986. Ruxton’s Life in the Far West. By George Frederic Ruxton. Rare first edition in original cloth binding, 12mo, 235 pp. This is one of the best 49er Narratives written and brings a high price at auction. N. York, 1849.$4.50

1987. Ruxton, G. F. The same. New York, 1855.$2.00

1988. Ruxton, G. F. Same. New ed., 12mo, 208 Pp., Fine Copy. Edinburgh and London, 1887.$1.50

1989. Sanford, Bishop, and Van Dyke. The Water-Fowl Family. By L. C. Sanford, L. B. Bishop and T. S. Van Dyke. 598 pp., fully illus. by Louis A. Fuertes. Buckram, uncut. Pub. at $2.00. N. York, 1903.$1.50

1990. Scott, Wm. Henry. British Field Sports, Embracing Practical Instructions in Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Racing, Cocking, Fishing, etc. Second ed. Illus., 615 pp., half sheep, slightly foxed. London, 1820.$4.75

1992. Scrutator. Practical Lessons on Hunting and Sporting. 309 pp. London, 1865.$2.50

1993. Shooter’s Hand-Book, The. A Treatise On Shooting From “The Rod and the Gun.” By the Author of The Oakleigh Shooting Code. 163 pp., uncut, plates and woodcuts. Edinburgh, 1842.$2.00

1994. Silk and Scarlet. By The Druid. 12mo, 398 pp., illus., 1 page of preface missing; rare. London, 1859.$2.50

1995. Sport in America. Revoil, Benedict H. Chasses et Peches de L’autre Monde. 12mo, uncut, pr. paper covers, 320 pp. Paris, 1856.$2.00

1996. (Squier, E. G.) Waikna, or, Adventures on the Mosquito Shore. By Samuel A. Bard. 60 illus., 366 pp., 12mo, first ed. N. York, 1855.$2.00

1997. Steele, Thomas Sedgwick. Canoe and Camera. A 200 Mile Tour Through Maine Forests. As new, 139 pp., 60 illus., map of Canoe Tours. Boston, 1886.$1.75

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1998. Stonehenge. Manual of British Rural Sports. In 5 parts. 821 pp., illus., no title-page. Phila., P. & Coates, n. d.$1.50

1999. Strong, General W. E. A Trip to the Yellowstone National Park in July, August and September, 1875. Maps and photographic illus. Much on Hunting. 4to, half mor. Wash., 1876.$5.00

2000. Strutt, Jos. Sports and Pastimes of the People of England from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Illus. by 140 Engravings, many selected from Ancient Paintings. New ed., with Index not in former ones, by Hone. Orig. boards, uncut. London, 1830.$2.00

2001. Suffield, Lord Edward. Considerations on the Game Laws. Second ed., 105 pp. London, 1825.$2.00

2002. Thacker, Thos. The Courser’s Companion. Second ed., revised and enlarged, to which is added the Breeder’s Guide; or, Breeding in all its Branches. 2 vols., gilt tops, illus. Derby, 1834-35.$5.00

2003. Thomas, B. The Shooter’s Guide, or, Complete Sportsman’s Companion. Fifth ed., much enlarged and improved. One of the most esteemed Guides of the sort for many years. Illus. by curious engraved plates of field shooting. 264 pp., 12mo, orig. boards, uncut, paper labels on back and side. The best ed. of Thomas. London, 1816.$2.50

2003A. Thomas, B. Another, the third edition, 1811. Illus., 8vo. Old marbled calf, gilt tooled, fine tall copy and rare.$4.00

2004. Thompson, Charles. Rules for Bad Horsemen. Hints to inexpert Travellers, and Maxims Worth Remembering by the Most Experienced Equestrians. New ed., with Modern Additions by John Hinds, V. S. 12mo, orig. linen, paper label, uncut, 87 pp., frontis. London, 1830.$2.00

2006. Thorpe, T. B. The Hive of “The Bee-Hunter,” a Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery and Rural Sports. 12mo, illus., by Darley. N. York, 1854.$2.00

2007. Three in Norway. By Two of Them. With Map and Numerous Illus. on Wood, from Sketches by G. H. Ford. 341 pp., good copy. Phila., no date.$1.00

2008. Three Dialogues on the Amusements of Clergymen. Second Ed. 12mo, calf, 239 pp. London, 1797.$3.00

2009. Tolfrey, Frederic. The Sportsman in France. A Sporting Ramble through Picardy and Normandy and Boar Shooting in Brittany. 2 vols., 12mo, uncut, 12 illus. London, 1841.$2.00

2010. Ubique. Accessible Field Sports. Experience of a Sportsman in N. America. Uncut, 336 pp., illus., rare first ed. London, 1869.$3.00

2011. Up de Graff, Thad. S. (M. D.) Bodines, or, Camping on the Lycoming (Pa.). Complete Practical Guide to Camping Out. 16mo, 279 pp., illus. Phila., 1879.$1.75

2012. Vanierii, Jacobi. E Societate Jesu, Praedium Rusticum. Nova Editio longe auctior and emendatior. Cum Figuris. 12mo, half calf, broken at hinges. Interesting old etchings of farm scenes, wine-making, cupids catching fish, horsemen and hounds hunting stag, etc. With chapters on hunting and fishing. Amstelodami, Apud J. F. Bernard, 1731.$4.00

2013. Walsh, J. S. (Stonehenge). The Horse in the Stable and the Field. Copious Notes and Additions by R. McClure, M. D., V. S., and Essay on American Trotting Horse and Suggestions on Breeding and Training of Trotters. By Ellwood Harvey, M. D. 540 pp., over 80 engravings, frontis. Phila. [1869].$2.50

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2014. Warren, T. Robinson. Shooting, Boating and Fishing for Young Sportsmen. 12mo, 165 pp., illus. N. York, 1871.$1.25

2015. Watts, Susanna. Insects in Council. Addressed to Entomologists, with other Poems on English Sports. 12mo, engraved title-page, printed boards. London, 1828.$1.00

2016. Watson, B. A. The Sportsman’s Paradise, or, The Lake Lands of Canada. Second ed., 290 pp., illus. by Dan. and Harry Beard, fine copy. Phila., 1888.$2.50

2017. Webber, Alex. Shooting. A Poem. Comprising a General Description of Field Sports Dependent Upon the Gun. Also, Game, Dogs and Game Laws, etc. 8vo, orig. fig. cloth, back mended, 154 pp., uncut, fully illus. London, 1841.$1.75

2018. Webber, C. W. The Hunter-Naturalist. Romance of Sporting, or, Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters. Royal 8vo, large paper, uncut, 610 pp., colored plates and woodcuts, in orig. cloth, as issued, with “Vol. 1” on the back. This was the first of a series of 7 vols. contemplated, each complete in itself. Only one other vol., “Wild Scenes and Song Birds” was published. Binding rubbed and cracked, but contents fine. The first ed., very rare. Phila., J. W. Bradley, n. d. Copyr., 1851.$6.00

2019. Webber, C. W. Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters, or, Romance of Natural History, by the Author of Old Hicks, the Guide. Full chapters on D. Boone, A. Wilson and J. J. Audubon, with their portraits. Fine engraved frontispieces and many original and spirited woodcuts. First ed. of one of the best American Sporting books of over 600 pp. Phila., 1852.$2.00

2020. Whitney, Caspar. On Snow-shoes to the Barren Grounds. Twenty-eight Hundred Miles after Musk-Oxen and Wood Bison. Uncut, 324 pp., illus., as new. N. York, 1896.$3.50

2021. Whitney, Grinnell, and Wister. Musk-ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat. By Caspar Whitney, George B. Grinnell and Owen Wister. Many fine full-page illus., buckram, uncut, as new. Pub. at $2.00. N. York, 1904.$1.40

2022. Wilson, James. The Rod And The Gun. Being 2 Treatises on Angling and Shooting. The Treatise on Shooting by the Author of The Oakleigh Shooting Code. (Brother of Christopher North.) 439 pp., uncut, illus., fine copy, rare. Edinburgh, 1840.$3.50

2023. Wrinkles, or, Hints to Sportsmen, etc., on Dress, Camp Life, etc. By Old Shekarry. New ed., illus., 12mo, 294 pp., uncut. London, 1874.$1.00