leather binding angling mayer john (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. J Shury (illustrator). Fifth edition. Engraved frontispiece by J. Shury, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches, vii (1), 214pp, [1] leaf. Mid-19th century black strait-grained 3/4 morrocco and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine titling, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. (ownership signature of John Sadlier Moody at title-page, mild bumps to upper corners, shelfwear at lower edge, mild rubbing, within, mild toning, title-page a bit more so with offsetting from frontispiece, still a quite attractive, very good copy). Himself a gamekeeper, John Mayer envisages other professional gamekeepers as his primary audience, reminding them "not [to] forget the sadwich-case, and flask of brandy, to hand to the gentlemen, when their nerves get a little affected." The work covers the capture of badgers, bats, foxes, stags, pike, rats, and many more creatures, and details dozens of recipes for physicking hunting dogs. Although our title page informs us that we are looking at a fifth edition, all of the early printings are rare, both in institutional settings and on the market. ABPC lists just two copies of this book (both from our edition) at auction since 1975.