![ORME, Edward and HOWITT, Samuel (?1765-1822). Orme's Collection of British Field Sports. London: Edward Orme, 1807 [-1808]. 10 parts, oblong 2° (458 x 580mm). Hand-coloured aquatint title, list of plates with aquatint vignette, and 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Godby, Vivares, Craig, Clark and Merke after Howitt. (Short tears with old repairs in the margins of plates 1, 4, 10-13 and 20; plates 6 and 19 with repaired tears just touching the image; occasional light browning; overslips on plates 2 and 9 worn.) Parts 1, and 3-6 each in the original blue paper wrappers backed with drab paper spine, the upper side of each with a large engraved title label numbered in manuscript; parts 2, and 8-10 each skilfully bound to style; part 7 possibly bound to style but reusing the printed label (light wear); together in a blue half morocco case, probably by Aquarius.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04354_0214_000(orme_edward_and_howitt_samuel_ormes_collection_of_british_field_sports105520).jpg?w=1)
Details
ORME, Edward and HOWITT, Samuel (?1765-1822). Orme's Collection of British Field Sports. London: Edward Orme, 1807 [-1808]. 10 parts, oblong 2° (458 x 580mm). Hand-coloured aquatint title, list of plates with aquatint vignette, and 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Godby, Vivares, Craig, Clark and Merke after Howitt. (Short tears with old repairs in the margins of plates 1, 4, 10-13 and 20; plates 6 and 19 with repaired tears just touching the image; occasional light browning; overslips on plates 2 and 9 worn.) Parts 1, and 3-6 each in the original blue paper wrappers backed with drab paper spine, the upper side of each with a large engraved title label numbered in manuscript; parts 2, and 8-10 each skilfully bound to style; part 7 possibly bound to style but reusing the printed label (light wear); together in a blue half morocco case, probably by Aquarius.
'VERY RARE. THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE FINEST AND MOST IMPORTANT SPORTING BOOK OF THE LAST TWO CENTURIES' (Schwerdt). A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS, most of these also in the original paper wrappers with the original printed labels. Tooley calls it 'a magnificent work, the most valuable English colour plate book on Sport'. The present copy contains the plates in an early state, printed on sheets watermarked 1804 to 1806 (Abbey records copies dated as late as 1819). Plates 2 and 9 with the printed overslips correcting the caption, and plate 2 with the letter 'x' added to 'cheveau' in manuscript. Abbey Scenery 14; Mellon/Podeschi 86; Schwerdt II, p. 53; Tooley 273.
'VERY RARE. THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE FINEST AND MOST IMPORTANT SPORTING BOOK OF THE LAST TWO CENTURIES' (Schwerdt). A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS, most of these also in the original paper wrappers with the original printed labels. Tooley calls it 'a magnificent work, the most valuable English colour plate book on Sport'. The present copy contains the plates in an early state, printed on sheets watermarked 1804 to 1806 (Abbey records copies dated as late as 1819). Plates 2 and 9 with the printed overslips correcting the caption, and plate 2 with the letter 'x' added to 'cheveau' in manuscript. Abbey Scenery 14; Mellon/Podeschi 86; Schwerdt II, p. 53; Tooley 273.