Captain lacy (43 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. PUBLISHER: Whittaker and Co. - London DATE/EDITION: 1842, First edition, no added printings indicated BINDING: Hardbound in three quarter green leather and marbled boards, gilt highlights on spine and gilt lettering in a maroon title block on the spine, 548 pages DUST JACKET: No jacket, as issued BOOK CONDITION: There is mild rubbing at the spine edges and corners. The spine is sun toned to a darker color but the lettering and highlights are still very bright. The binding is tight and the interior and covers are clean. Light spotting to the end papers otherwise the pages are very good. The rear free end paper has a three inch rip without loss of paper. DESCRIPTION: Frontispiece and illustrated half title page with tissue guard between them as well as many woodcut illustrations throughout the book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. PUBLISHER: Whittaker and co - London DATE/EDITION: 1842, no added printings indicated BINDING: Hardbound in three quarter brown leather with gilt decorations at inside edges of leather, marbled boards, five raised hubs on the spine with gilt lettering and decorations in each section, end pages all marbled. DUST JACKET: No jacket, as issued BOOK CONDITION: This is no doubt a rebound copy but appears to have been done professionally with nice leather work, decorations and lettering are all bright and the binding very tight. The bottom corners of pages 101 and 102 have a smudge that does not affect any illustrations or text and the interior is otherwise very clean and unmarked. DESCRIPTION: Contains practical instructions and directions for every description of inland and coast shooting. Illustrated.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Hard cover published by Whittaker and Co. in London in 1842. Original green cloth covers with blindstamped designs and with gilt lettering on spine. Spine is faded to brown, and is worn and torn at top, with some missing pieces, and worn at bottom, with a scrape. Corners of covers are bumped and bent, with some splitting of the cloth. Covers have some scuffing. Inside front cover has a bookplate from a previous owner and front endpaper has the name of a previous owner and a date of 1842 written in middle. Inner back hinge is split by back cover. Back cover has a bookstore sticker at bottom. Pages have some tanning. Some pages have foxing. Book is in fair condition. Large 8vo, 548 pages, 2 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 548 pages. …

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. 22cm, The First Edition, xxvii,548p., engraved half-titlepage, 3 engraved plates, 31 engraved text illustrations, appendix,rebound in half tan calf, gilt panel rules & gilt titles, marbledboards and endpapers, a few occasional damp stops in the margins,lacking frontispiece, very good A scarce early British fieldsports manual that, although popular, only went through onecontemporary edition. Heavily leaning to guns, gun-making,ammunition and gun-makers. Chapters on shooting grouse, pheasant,partridge, woodcock, snipe, deer, hare, rabbit, pigeon, rook, ducks, swans, wild-fowl. Much on hunting dogs and breeding. Withunusual sections on stanchion guns and shooting from canoes andgun-boats particularly in Tees Bay, Durham. Illustrated byEbenezer Landells (1808-1860) in the style of Bewick, his mentor.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in contemporary 3/4 blue morocco over marbled boards. Gilt paneled spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end sheets. Good binding and cover, with minor shelf wear/rubbing to morocco. Clean, unmarked pages. 548 pages illustrations, 22 cm. Contemporary engraved bookplate of Thomas W. Lawson (1857 - 1925). Lawson was a somewhat infamous stock speculator, businessman and author of "Frenzied Finance.".…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Issued Without d/j. First Edition. xxviii + 548 pp., b/w illus., 2 page frontis. RE-BOUND. The original embossed green cloth has been used to cover a new cloth binding (front, spine & back cover). Bookplate on the attached front endpaper, former owner's ink sig. on the f.f.e.p., lt. foxing on the rear endpapers & some lt. foxing on the bottom edge of a few pp. of the text o/w good to very good cond.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Rare. A very good+ condition copy of the 1842 first edition, first printing, in the original blind-decorated green cloth, evenly faded. Gilt titles still bright on spine. Binding very good with only light wear to the extremities. Light knock to one corner. Text very good, tight and clean, with only very little very light foxing, just the odd speckle here and there. Yellow end papers, the front free end paper bearing two neat 1843 inscriptions. One barely noticeable, small, neat page margin repair. Tissue-guarded, steel-engraved frontispiece and engraved half-title, plus many woodcuts. Wide-ranging, comprehensive contents, from all aspects of guns and equipment to gundogs and all types of quarry, from game to wildfowl, deer to rooks. An excellent book. See photographs attached. (R-31).…

Leather. Zustand: Good. First edition. Two uniformly bound Victorian volumes on shooting, a fascinating insight into popular sport, complete with illustrations. Two desirable sporting volumes uniformly bound with gilt decoration of a man shooting to the spines.Bound by Birdsall & Son.'Instructions to the Young Sportsmen', by Lieutenant Colonel P. Hawker, is the eighth edition, published in 1838. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and in-text engravings. Half-title is present. Collated, complete.This is Hawker's most popular and enduring work, offering advice garnered through his prolific hunting career; Hawker was known as one of the greatest shots of the nineteenth century.'The Modern Shooter', by Captain Lacy, is the first edition, published in 1842. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, three plated, and in-text engravings. Collated, complete.Lacy's volume is a practical instructional volume on shooting, both inland and coast shooting. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Birdsall. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the leather, heavier to the head of the spine of 'Instructions'. Minor marks to the boards, marks to the boards of 'Instructional' a little heavier. Marks a little darker to the boards of 'Modern Shooter'. Head of the boards of 'Instructions' are a little faded. Stamp to the recto of the front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Frontispiece of 'Instructions' with a small tidemark to the tail, tide mark to the plates. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Original Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. xxvii; (i); 348 pages. Steel engraved frontispiece of three pointers, additional pictorial title, 3 plates. Original cloth first signs of inner hinge straining and just showing the webbing holding firm for now.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this desirable work of shooting history, offering practical instructions for shooting both inland and on the coast. This guide to shooter covers a wide range of shooting topics, which include: discussion on firearms, targets, types of hunting dogs, and types of prey. With an illustrated title page and frontispiece by T. A. Prior, and an additional 3 plates. With several illustrations take from the original sketches on the author, Captain Lacy, and engraved by E. Landells. In addition the work boasts over 20 in-text illustrations. Collated complete. This particular volume has been rebacked with the original boards and backstrip preserved. A lovely work of shooting history from the mid-nineteenth century, offering a comprehensive look into the art of shooting for the Victorian sportsman. Rather rare and sought after. Rebacked with the original backstrip preserved. Externally lightly bumped to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Small amount of loss to the front and rear pastedowns towards the hinges, most likely due to rebacking. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with light age toning to the extremities of numerous pages, alongside the odd spot. Tidemark to the reverse of the frontispiece. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…