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WILLIAMSON, Thomas and Samuel HOWITT. Oriental Field Sports; being a Complete Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East, London: for Edward Orme, 1807.
4° (321 x 222mm). Additional engraved title in volume I and 40 hand-coloured plates etched by J. Clark. (Lacks engraved title in volume II, a few plates, especially in volume I, a little stained and foxed, some offsetting). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, a gilt tiger catching a stag in alternate panels of spines, wide gilt and blindstamped border round sides, at centre a lozenge composed of 5 gilt lines enclosing gilt arms, gilt edges (very slightly rubbed). Provenance: unidentified arms on sides - 'To Miss Tayhill from Mr Hume 1847' (inscription on title).
A wide-margined copy of the scarce first quarto edition, dated 1807 on titles. The plates are reduced copies of those used in the folio edition which appeared in parts between 1805 and 1807 and which Schwerdt described as 'The most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence'. Copies of the quarto edition with this date (1807) are not mentioned by Abbey, Schwerdt or Tooley. cf. Abbey: Travel, 431; cf. Schwerdt II, p.298. (2)
4° (321 x 222mm). Additional engraved title in volume I and 40 hand-coloured plates etched by J. Clark. (Lacks engraved title in volume II, a few plates, especially in volume I, a little stained and foxed, some offsetting). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, a gilt tiger catching a stag in alternate panels of spines, wide gilt and blindstamped border round sides, at centre a lozenge composed of 5 gilt lines enclosing gilt arms, gilt edges (very slightly rubbed). Provenance: unidentified arms on sides - 'To Miss Tayhill from Mr Hume 1847' (inscription on title).
A wide-margined copy of the scarce first quarto edition, dated 1807 on titles. The plates are reduced copies of those used in the folio edition which appeared in parts between 1805 and 1807 and which Schwerdt described as 'The most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence'. Copies of the quarto edition with this date (1807) are not mentioned by Abbey, Schwerdt or Tooley. cf. Abbey: Travel, 431; cf. Schwerdt II, p.298. (2)
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