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Baltimore: J.S. Skinner, publisher. J.D. Toy, Printer, 1833. Original Wraps. Good. Light blue illustrated wraps, with text on the rear. With a few illustrations in text, LACKING the frontis portrait of a horse. A single issue of this magazine primarily devoted to horse racing and equestrian events. This includes a look at the pedigrees and breeding of various horses, as well as upcoming horse races and predictions of the success of various horses. Also included is a section on hunting, primarily relating to foxes and the training of dogs. GOOD condition, apparently disbound from a larger volume. LACKING wrap on spine. Moderate foxing to the covers, with some soiling and general fading. Interior solid with browning along the extremities and scattered foxing/minor staining throughout.

Baltimore: J.S. Skinner, publisher. J.D. Toy, Printer, 1833. Original Wraps. Good. Light blue illustrated wraps, with text on the rear. With a few illustrations in text, LACKING the frontis portrait of a horse. A single issue of this magazine primarily devoted to horse racing and equestrian events. This includes a look at the notable horses, as well as upcoming horse races and predictions of the success of various horses in future races. With a section on hunting and shooting a deer, as well as rifle shooting. condition, apparently disbound from a larger volume. LACKING wrap on spine. Minor to moderate foxing to the covers, with some soiling and general fading. Interior solid with browning along the extremities and scattered foxing/minor staining throughout.

New York: Geo. E. Woodward, 1873. Cloth. Good. Stated complete and revised edition. Compiled, abridged, edited and illustrated by Frank Forester (Henry William Herbert). Green cloth. A reissue of "The Sportsman's Vade Mecum" of 1856, containing material not in that work on dog breaking, although this is a later printing of the reissue (first published in 1857, this published in 1873). 663 pp. With a few illustrations. A detailed guide to the raising and training of dogs for hunting, as well as for their general care, with chapters on a few specific breeds. GOOD condition. General fading, some scuffing, minor discoloration and soiling. Extremities scuffed. Owner's signature on the first endpaper. Minor toning in the interior. BAL 8158.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Cloth. Good. Maroon cloth. No jacket. 279 pp., plus index. Black and white photos throughout. Originally published as a limited edition by the Derrydale Press, under the title Game in the Desert. A discussion of hunting tactics and game of the Southwest United States, including mule deer, the desert bighorn, the pronghorn antelope, mountain lion, coyote and various game birds. GOOD condition. General fading, minor scuffing and edgewear, with very light soiling. Sporadic dampstaining affecting the lower 2 inches of the pages throughout, most noticeable on the illustration pages. Page edges foxed.

New York: Derrydale Press, 1930. Cloth. Good. #403 of 750 issued. Blue cloth. No jacket. 187 pp. Volume two in a set of books reprinting the works of Frank Forester. This is complete unto itself, but did appear as part of a larger set. A collection of writings musing on hunting and other related topics. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, soiling and edgewear to the book. Moderate toning to the paper.

New York: Derrydale Press, 1934. Cloth. Good. One of 1150 copies. Red cloth. No jacket. 239 pp. A few illustrations by William J. Hays present. Signed and inscribed by the author on the second front endpaper. A collection of fiction around foxhunting. GOOD condition. Faint horizontal line of fading across the lower front and rear cover. Minor general fading and soiling. Light edgewear. Text block toned.

London: Henry G. Bohn, publisher, 1859. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Stated new edition. Green ribbed cloth with raised decorations. Xxviii, 307 pp., plus 32 pages of ads in the rear and ad endpapers. With 62 wood engravings and 9 engravings on steel, all present as called for. A general account of hunting in the British Isles, discussing the methods of finding and shooting various game birds, as well as game such as rabbit, deer and ferrets. With a few chapters discussing the importance of various breeds of dogs, including the Newfoundland and the Water Spaniel. GOOD condition. Moderate fading to the cloth, with some browning along the extremities and heavy browning to the spine. Minor scuffing and very light soilng. Cloth scuffed and frayed at the corners and spine tips, with a few small tears at the head of the spine. Slight bubbling to the cloth on the rear cover. First two ad endpapers TORN, with their lower halves MISSING. Minor general browning to the paper. The signature at pages 219-226 is… Read More

London: Printed by Joseph Rogerson, 1837. Original Wraps. Poor. [No authors given]. The Sportsman. January 1837. New Series No. 1 Vol. II. London: 1837. Published at 19, Old Boswell Court, Temple Bar. Printed by Joseph Rogerson. In original wraps, with a cover illustration of a hunter with his rifle and dog, as well as several game animals. 52 numbered pages plus several unnumbered index pages and several unnumbered pages of ads in the rear. This volume offers tales and advice on hunting and fishing, as well items on horse racing, many articles on hunting with hounds, an article on hunting in Canada, on hunting tiger, and hunting in the Orient, etc. It also contains a list of winning horses for the year 1836. This magazine continued the magazine 'The Sportsman and Veterinary Recorder' and was replaced with New sporting magazine, Sporting review, and from July 1846, Sporting magazine [British Library records]. This volume lacks the one illustrated plate and has a two by 2 ½ inch piece cut out of an… Read More