OSBALDISTON, William Augustus. The British Sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer's Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement . London: J. Stead, [1792]. 4° (259 x 202mm). 42 engraved plates by Prattent, Pass and others after Dodd and Stead, 37 hand-coloured, the others printed in sanguine. (Some discolouration, spotting and offsetting, a few marginal tears.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed). Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate; his sale, 11 March 1946, lot 1846). FIRST EDITION, issued in 42 parts. Mellon/Podeschi 70; Schwerdt II, p.54: 'a general sporting dictionary of which the plates in old hand-colouring are the chief attraction'. THORNTON, Thomas. A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England, and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland . London: Vernor and Hood, 1804. 4° (262 x 203mm). 16 engraved plates by Medland, Peltro and others after Garrard and Barrett. (Some discolouration and offsetting.) Contemporary half calf, flat spine ruled in gilt (rubbed). Provenance : Edward Lockwood Percival (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION 'of an enjoyable account of this famous sportsman's hawking, shooting and fishing experiences in Scotland', Schwerdt II, p.259; and Samuel Howitt's British Preserve , engraved title and 36 plates, all partly hand-coloured (London, [1824]). (3)
OSBALDISTON, William Augustus. The British Sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer's Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement . London: J. Stead, [1792]. 4° (259 x 202mm). 42 engraved plates by Prattent, Pass and others after Dodd and Stead, 37 hand-coloured, the others printed in sanguine. (Some discolouration, spotting and offsetting, a few marginal tears.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed). Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate; his sale, 11 March 1946, lot 1846). FIRST EDITION, issued in 42 parts. Mellon/Podeschi 70; Schwerdt II, p.54: 'a general sporting dictionary of which the plates in old hand-colouring are the chief attraction'. THORNTON, Thomas. A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England, and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland . London: Vernor and Hood, 1804. 4° (262 x 203mm). 16 engraved plates by Medland, Peltro and others after Garrard and Barrett. (Some discolouration and offsetting.) Contemporary half calf, flat spine ruled in gilt (rubbed). Provenance : Edward Lockwood Percival (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION 'of an enjoyable account of this famous sportsman's hawking, shooting and fishing experiences in Scotland', Schwerdt II, p.259; and Samuel Howitt's British Preserve , engraved title and 36 plates, all partly hand-coloured (London, [1824]). (3)
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