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STRUTT, Joseph (1749-1802). The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England ... a New Edition, edited by William Hone. London: William Reeves, 1830. Large 8° (235 x 152mm). Hand-coloured illustrations throughout (some very light spotting and browning). Contemporary red morocco gilt, skilfully rebacked with later spine, sporting tools in compartents, gilt edges (some light scuffing).
With 16 other miscellaneous works in 21 vols. including Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy (London, 1760, seventh edition), William Beattie's Scotland (London, 1836, 2 vols., text in German, elaborately blind-stamped calf), Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Poetical Works ... edited by Mrs Shelley (London, 1853, 3 vols.), S. John Elyard's Some Old Wiltshire Homes (London, 1894) and Eleanour Sinclair Rohde's The Old English Herbals (London, 1922), most attractively-bound in calf or morocco. The lot sold not subject to return. (22)
With 16 other miscellaneous works in 21 vols. including Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy (London, 1760, seventh edition), William Beattie's Scotland (London, 1836, 2 vols., text in German, elaborately blind-stamped calf), Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Poetical Works ... edited by Mrs Shelley (London, 1853, 3 vols.), S. John Elyard's Some Old Wiltshire Homes (London, 1894) and Eleanour Sinclair Rohde's The Old English Herbals (London, 1922), most attractively-bound in calf or morocco. The lot sold not subject to return. (22)
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