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Captain Thomas Williamson (1790-1815) and Samuel Howitt (?1755-1822)
Oriental Field Sports, being a complete detailed and accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East. London: William Bulmer and Co., for Edward Orme, 1807.
20 parts in one volume, oblong 2° (452 x 583mm). Half-title printed in pouchior, letterpress title, 40 hand-coloured aquatint plates by H. Merke, J. Hamble or Viveres after drawings by Howitt and Williamson. (A few plates and text leaves with occasional marginal tears not affecting plate mark or text, light browning to edges, last few pages soiled along old creases to corner.) Modern morocco-backed cloth (edges lightly rubbed).
The copy described by Abbey had a variant numbering, with two plates numbered XVI, two numbered XVII, two numbered XVIII, and none numbered XI, XV, or XXXIII. This copy has the complete consecutive numbering, agreeing with Tooley's description. Plate 31 is in Tooley's presumed first issue, reading 'Hunting Jackals' rather than 'Jackals rescueing a hunted brother', although both plates bear the same date. Tooley 508; Abbey Travel 427; Schwerdt II pp. 297-298.
Oriental Field Sports, being a complete detailed and accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East. London: William Bulmer and Co., for Edward Orme, 1807.
20 parts in one volume, oblong 2° (452 x 583mm). Half-title printed in pouchior, letterpress title, 40 hand-coloured aquatint plates by H. Merke, J. Hamble or Viveres after drawings by Howitt and Williamson. (A few plates and text leaves with occasional marginal tears not affecting plate mark or text, light browning to edges, last few pages soiled along old creases to corner.) Modern morocco-backed cloth (edges lightly rubbed).
The copy described by Abbey had a variant numbering, with two plates numbered XVI, two numbered XVII, two numbered XVIII, and none numbered XI, XV, or XXXIII. This copy has the complete consecutive numbering, agreeing with Tooley's description. Plate 31 is in Tooley's presumed first issue, reading 'Hunting Jackals' rather than 'Jackals rescueing a hunted brother', although both plates bear the same date. Tooley 508; Abbey Travel 427; Schwerdt II pp. 297-298.