The Sportsman's Cabinet; or, a Correct Delineation of the Various Dogs Used in the Sports of the Field, Including the Canine Race in General [Two Volumes]

A Veteran Sportsman [Taplin, William]

Verlag: Printed and Published for the Proprietors, By J. Cundee, London, 1803

Beschreibung

Two Volumes. 1st, 1803/1804. Quarto's. vii, 276pp plus index & 310pp plus index. Complete with 26 engraved plates (including two frontispieces), 2 engraved titles and numerous woodcuts after Bewick. Several of the plates foxed and browned, as usual. Bound in a contemporary diced calf, gilt ruled. Recently re-backed to match, gilt ruled with deer vignettes to compartments. Board extremities a little bumped and rubbed, with some small surface losses. All edges marbled with matching end papers. Former owner's bookplates: one for 'Henry Arthur Blyth' (a mid-19th century British Peer) and the other for 'Schwerdt' (the same Schwerdt who published a Hunting, Hawking and Shooting catalogue in which this title is recorded). Aside from the usual browning and foxing to some plates the remainder of the contents are generally clean. Overall a 'Very Good' set. Additional images available on request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008083

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Sportsman's Cabinet; or, a Correct ...

Verlag: Printed and Published for the Proprietors, By J. Cundee, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1803

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition