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TATTERSALL, George [1817-1849].
The Pictorial Gallery Of English Race Horses; Containing Portraits Of All The Winners Of The Derby, Oaks, And St. Leger Stakes, During The Last Twenty Years; And A History Of The Principal Operations Of The Turf.
London: Henry G.Bohn, 1850..
8vo. pp. viii, 336. with half-title. 73 engraved plates (incl. 62 horse portraits by R.Parr, J.R.Scott & others after paintings by A.Cooper, J.F.Herring, et al. numerous wood engravings in the text, most by Landells, some after drawings by the author. untrimmed in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted (cloth discoloured, edges shelfworn & frayed, some light foxing to & offsetting from plates). Huth p. 176. Slater p. 89. Higginson Smith p. 433.
$1281 USD                          Book Number: STTeTATT43                         Order / Enquire



TAYLOR, Ed[ward] S[amuel] Et Al. (Editors).
The History Of Playing Cards, With Anecdotes of their use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, And Card-Sharping.
London: John Camden Hotten, 1865..
small 8vo. pp. xiii, 529. colour frontis., colour title vignette & 48 plates (incl. 1 etching by George Cruikshank; 1 so-called plate actually a text illus. - #44). several text illus. A nice copy in original gilt-stamped cloth (marginal tear in 1 leaf). First Edition. Cohn 785.
$350 USD                          Book Number: elala2343a                         Order / Enquire



TAYLOR, J[ohn] M[onroe] [1838-1910].
Bench Show And Field Trial Records And Standards Of Dogs In America And Valuable Statistics 1874-1891.
New York: Rogers & Sherwood, 1892..
8vo. pp. 519. frontis. portrait & numerous text illus. original gilt-stamped cloth (rubbed, some damage to upper spine, dampstain to inner margin of a few outer leaves). First Edition. A valuable source, containing a detailed record (pedigree, measurements, &c.) of every dog that placed at an American bench show or field trial from 1874 to 1891, together with numerous illustrations, as well as names of handlers and judges, dates of death of prominent sportsmen and noted dogs, names and dates of the importation of valuable dogs, recognized standards of the different breeds as adopted by specialty clubs, &c. Although there is a reference to 'Vol. I' on the title-page, the book is complete as issued.
$749 USD                          Book Number: elala2060                         Order / Enquire



THOMAS, Henry Sullivan.
The Rod In India Being Hints How To Obtain Sport With Remarks On The Natural History Of Fish And Their Culture And Illustrations Of Fish and Tackle.
London: W.Thacker & Co., Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co. & Madras: Higginbotham & Co., 1897..
8vo. pp. xxvii, 435, [1] + [16]ads. with half-title. 17 plates of fish & numerous text illus. index. original gilt-stamped cloth, recased (rubbed, extremities bit frayed, upper outer blank corner of 1 plate defective). provenance: 'A.Palmer.Calcutta'; 'Officers Mess, 41st Battery, F.F.A., March 17, 1901'. Third Edition.
$450 USD                          Book Number: elala2878                         Order / Enquire



THREE ANGLERS.
How To Catch A Trout.New Edition.
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1889..
16mo. pp. vi, [2], 83, [5]ads. text illus. & title vignette. original cloth-backed illus. bds. (covers spotted, chip to lower edge of front cover). Second Edition (first: 1888). cfHampton p. 91. cfStarkman & Read p. 108.
$150 USD                          Book Number: elala2879                         Order / Enquire



TRAHERNE, Michael.
Be Quiet And Go A-Angling.
London: Lutterworth Press, 1949..
8vo. pp. 200. frontis. & numerous text illus. by D.J.Watkins-Pitchford. cloth. dw. (dw. soiled & edges tatty). First Edition.
$500 USD                          Book Number: elala2880                         Order / Enquire



TREHERNE, Geo[rge] G[ilbert] T[reherne] [1837-1923] & GOLDIE, J[ohn] H[aviland] D[ashwood] [1849-1896] (Compilers).
Record Of The University Boat Race 1829-1880 And Of The Commemoration Dinner 1881.Printed By Wm. Spottiswoode. [At Head of Title]: Haec Olim Meminisse Juvabit.
London: Bickers & Son, Oxford: James Thornton & Cambridge: Macmillan & Bowes, 1883..
4to. pp. 5 p.l., 207. with half-title. 1 plan, 3 plates, 1 4-page engraved menu & 2 text illus. original cloth, rebacked (some light soiling to covers, dampstain to upper inner corner of plates). First Edition.
$410 USD                          Book Number: SEHcoTRE78                         Order / Enquire



TRISTRAM, W.Outram.
Coaching Days and Coaching Ways.With Illustrations by Herbert Railton and Hugh Thomson.
London & New York: Macmillan And Co. 1888..
4to. pp. 4 p.l., [xi]-xiii, [1 leaf], 367. with half-title. numerous text illus. (many full-page, incl. frontis.). Uncut in original gilt-stamped decorative cloth, rebacked with spine mounted. First Edition. Gee p. 119.
$359 USD                          Book Number: SISacTRI8                         Order / Enquire



VAN DYKE, Henry.
The Travel Diary Of An Angler.
New York: Derrydale Press, 1929..
8vo. pp. 5 p.l., [146]. etched frontis. by Ralph L.Boyer, signed in pencil by the artist, & 5 photogravure plates. with tissue guards. original quarter cloth (light wear to extremities). First Edition, Limited to 750 copies. Gee p. 103. Siegel 30.
$150 USD                          Book Number: elala2882                         Order / Enquire



VIDA, M[arcus Hieronymus] [1485?-1566].
The Game Of Chess.
[London]: Stanton Press, 1921..
4to. pp. 2 p.l., 61, [1 leaf]. woodcut frontis. portrait & 5 full-page woodcuts, woodcut title border, 1 smaller text illus. & woodcut initials by Nell Lambert. woodcut printer's device on title & at end. original linen-backed bds. (little soiled & worn). printed spine label tipped in at end of text. First Edition of the English Translation by Richard Stanton Lambert, Limited to 250 copies, signed and numbered by the translator.
$225 USD                          Book Number: elala1554                         Order / Enquire



[VINCENT, John].
Fowling, A Poem (In Five Books) Descriptive of Grouse, Partridge, Pheasant, Woodcock, Duck, And Snipe Shooting.
London: Printed For T.Cadell And W.Davies By J. & E.Hodson, 1808..
16mo. pp. 4 p.l., 150. uncut in modern cloth. First Edition. Gee p. 110. NCBEL III 1712.
$308 USD                          Book Number: SINwl[VI27                         Order / Enquire



[WALSH, John Henry] [1810-1888].
The Dogs Of Great Britain, America, And Other Countries. Their Breeding, Training, and Management In Health And Disease.By Stonehenge [Pseud.].
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1883..
12mo. pp. xiv, [15]-416, [4]. text illus. (some full-page, incl. frontis.). original black & gilt-stamped cloth (chipping to spine).
$175 USD                          Book Number: elala2217                         Order / Enquire



WALSH, J[ohn] H[enry] [1810-1888].
Encyclopedia Of Rural Sports: Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Boating, Racing, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Base Ball, &c.
Philadelphia: Porter And Coates, [c1868]..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l. [v]-xx, [5]-821. 55 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis.). many text illus. text in double columns. original decorative cloth (extremities bit frayed, hinges tender). First American Edition, Enlarged from the Eighth English Edition.
$128 USD                          Book Number: SLScyWAL70                         Order / Enquire



[WALTER, J.C.].
Forays Among Salmon And Deer. By James Conway [Pseud.].
London: Chapman And Hall, 1861..
8vo. pp. xii, 248. with half-title. modern cloth (dampmarks to upper margins, scattered light foxing). Second Edition, Enlarged to include four additional chapters (originally published in 1859 as Letters From The Highlands).
$103 USD                          Book Number: SALra[WA70                         Order / Enquire



WALTON, Isaak [1593-1683] & Charles COTTON [1630-1687].
The Compleat Angler.Edited with an Introduction by Richard Le Gallienne Illustrated by Edmund H.New.
London & New York: John Lane, 1897..
large 8vo. pp. lxxxiv, [4], 427, [1], [14]. title in red & black. 2 photogravure portraits & numerous text illus. (many full-page). half morocco by Deighton Bell, t.e.g., others untrimmed. gilt arms with earl's coronet on covers (bit rubbed). First Le Gallienne Edition. Coigny 182. Oliver 164.
$599 USD                          Book Number: elala3556                         Order / Enquire


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