[SPORT]. FORESTER, FRANK. The Complete Manual For Young Sportsmen. New York, 1857. 8o, half morocco gilt, t.e.g., joints rubbed. Illustrated. -- [DERRYDALE PRESS]. WALDEN, HOWARD T., II. Big Story. New York, [1940]. Small 8o, half blue morocco gilt, t.e.g. Limited edition, number 489 of 550 copies. Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler. -- BUCKLAND, FRANCIS T. Curiosities of Natural History. London, 1900. 8o, contemporary half calf gilt. Fourth series. Plates. -- CUMMING, Lt. Col. GORDON. Wild Men and Wild Beasts. Edinburgh, 1872. 8o, red morocco gilt, t.e.g., others uncut. Second edition. Engraved plates. -- GREENWOOD, JAMES. Wild Sports of the World. London, 1862. 8o, full red calf gilt. Later edition. Numerous plates (some colored), folding maps and illustrations in text. -- HUTCHINSON, HORACE G., Editor. Big Game Shooting. London, 1905. Country Life Library of Sport. 2 vols., 8o, half red morocco gilt, t.e.g., upper covers detached. Photographic plates. -- NAPIER, Lieut.-Col. E. Wild Sports in Europe, Asia, and Africa. London, 1844. 2 vols., 8o, original rose cloth, rebacked with original backstrips laid-down; some spotting and browning to plates. Engraved plates. -- BOULT, G. T. The Young Sportsman's Pocket Companion. London, n.d. [Circa 1800]. Small 8o, old vellum (original ?). Folding frontispiece. Illustrated with woodcut depicting various birds. -- And approximately 50 others, including books on golf and bullfighting. (60)

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[SPORT]. FORESTER, FRANK. The Complete Manual For Young Sportsmen. New York, 1857. 8o, half morocco gilt, t.e.g., joints rubbed. Illustrated. -- [DERRYDALE PRESS]. WALDEN, HOWARD T., II. Big Story. New York, [1940]. Small 8o, half blue morocco gilt, t.e.g. Limited edition, number 489 of 550 copies. Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler. -- BUCKLAND, FRANCIS T. Curiosities of Natural History. London, 1900. 8o, contemporary half calf gilt. Fourth series. Plates. -- CUMMING, Lt. Col. GORDON. Wild Men and Wild Beasts. Edinburgh, 1872. 8o, red morocco gilt, t.e.g., others uncut. Second edition. Engraved plates. -- GREENWOOD, JAMES. Wild Sports of the World. London, 1862. 8o, full red calf gilt. Later edition. Numerous plates (some colored), folding maps and illustrations in text. -- HUTCHINSON, HORACE G., Editor. Big Game Shooting. London, 1905. Country Life Library of Sport. 2 vols., 8o, half red morocco gilt, t.e.g., upper covers detached. Photographic plates. -- NAPIER, Lieut.-Col. E. Wild Sports in Europe, Asia, and Africa. London, 1844. 2 vols., 8o, original rose cloth, rebacked with original backstrips laid-down; some spotting and browning to plates. Engraved plates. -- BOULT, G. T. The Young Sportsman's Pocket Companion. London, n.d. [Circa 1800]. Small 8o, old vellum (original ?). Folding frontispiece. Illustrated with woodcut depicting various birds. -- And approximately 50 others, including books on golf and bullfighting. (60)

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