The Gloucester Fox Hunting Club is THE FARLIEST ORGANIZ D AMERICAN HUNT CLUB of which we have any record. 231. MORDAUNT (SIR CHARLES) AND VERNEY (W. R.). Annals of the Warwickshire Hunt, 1795-1895, from Authentic Documents. Illustrated with numerous fine portraits and views. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth, gilt tops, uncut. London, 1896 FIRST EDITION. 232. MORLAND (GEORGE). Blagdon (Francis William). Authentic Memoirs of the Late George Morland, with remarks on his Abilities and Progress as an Artist: in which are interspersed a Variety of Anecdotes never before published; together with a facsimile of his writing, specimens of his hieroglyphical sketches, &c., &c. The whole collected from numerous manuscript communications. Embellished with 19 very beautiful colored engravings, being Reproductions of Morland's celebrated work. The plates are as follows: Oblong atlas folio, original boards, leather back and label on front cover, slightly rubbed. London: Edward Orme, 1806 MAGNIFICENT SET OF MORLAND PLATES PRINTED IN COLORS 233. MORLAND (GEORGE) AND IBBETSON (J.). Shooting Subjects. A Series of Five Beautiful Rural Shooting Scenes, PRINTED IN COLORS. Engraved by T. Simpson, C. Catton, Jr., and R. Dodd, after George Morland and J. Ibbetson, as follows: Hare Shooting. By Morland. Oblong folio. Size of plates, 132 by 154 inches, each plate matted. Enclosed in cloth folding case. London, 1789-1790-1800 EXCESSIVELY RARE. The plates are most beautifully colored, and may be justly called among the most attractive shooting prints ever issued. [SEE ILLUSTRATION] 234. MUSTERS (JOHN CHAWORTH). The Great Run with John Chaworth Musters' Foxhounds, of Annesley Park, Notts., Feb. 16, 1872. Map and photograph portraits (one loose). 4to, limp boards. Nottingham, [1876] 235. VERY SCARCE. Hunting Songs and Poems. Photographic frontispiece; Book of Hunting Songs and Sport. Collected by Mrs. Chaworth Musters. Photographic frontispiece. 2 vols., square 12mo, cloth. Privately printed, n. d., and 1885 236. NAPOLEON. Excellmanns (Baron Karlo). The Eventful Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Late Emperor of the French. Illustrated with 22 colored plates, being portraits and views, and a facsimile in the text. 4 vols., 8vo, full dark blue levant morocco, gold filigree borders on sides, gold tooled panelled backs and inside borders, gilt edges. London: Printed for John Cumberland, 1828 Very rare color-plate book, the illustrations being engravings colored by hand. 237. NAPOLEONIC COLORED PLATES. A Magnificent Series of 8 Colored Aquatints drawn by Atkinson, and engraved by Dubourg, depicting Napoleon's Russian Campaigns, as follows: The Miseries of the French Grand Army in their retreat through Moscow, on bivouaque. The Murmur of the French Grand Army in their retreat through Russia, 1812. The Retreat of the French Grand Army from Moscow intercepted by the Russian Cossacks, 1812. Bonaparte's Flight in Disguise from his Ruined Grand Army in Russia, 1812. The Emperor Alexander, Generals Cathcart, Wilson & Moreau, at the Battle before Dresden. Aug. 24, 1813. Death of Moreau. Retreat of the French from Leipzig, Oct. 1813. Returning Thanks to Almighty God on the Field of Battle after the great victory over the French at Leipzig, 1813. Meeting of the Emperor of Russia, King of Prussia, and the Crown Prince of Sweden, at Leipzig, Oct. 18, 1813. Oblong folio. Size of plate mark 1134 by 151⁄2 inches, each plate with untrimmed margins. Enclosed in cloth folding case. London: Edward Orme, 1813-14 An exceedingly fine set of these excessively rare aquatints. 238. NEEDHAM (T. H.). The Complete Sportsman. Containing a compendious view of the Ancient and Modern Chase the laws relating to Dogs. Angling, and the laws relating to Fish, etc. 8vo, original boards (a little worn), uncut (writing on title). London, 1817 239. NETHERCOTE (O. H.). The Pytchley Hunt, Past and Present. Its History from its Foundation to the Present Day. Frontispiece and portraits. 12mo, cloth, uncut. London, 1888 FIRST EDITION. 240. NEWHOUSE (C. B.). The Express Extraordinary. A magnificent series of 6 brilliantly colored prints, depicting scenes in the life of an express rider. Drawn by C. B. Newhouse, engraved by Charles Hunt, and splendidly colored in aquatint. 1. The Express at the Inn and Postilion (Bright moonlight night). 2. The Express at the Toll Gate (Frosty night). 3. The Express at Kingswell (Blinding snow-storm). 4. The Express Across Country (Hail and sleet). 5. The Express in a Snow Drift. 6. The Express at King's Arms (the arrival in time). Oblong royal 4to. Size of plate 114 by 164 inches, each plate with engraved caption added, mounted and matted, enclosed in cloth folding case. London: G. S. Tregear, 1839 Exceedingly Rare. One of the most unusual and beautiful series of color prints. 241. NEW SPORTING ALMANACK (THE), for 1844 and 1845. Edited by "Wildrake." Engraved titles and fine plates after Wildrake, Hancock, and others. 2 vols., 16mo, cloth. Fine copies. Scarce. London: Ackermann, n. d. 242. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE (THE). With numerous fine engraved plates. First Series, Vols. 1-19; New Series, Vols. 1-9. Together 28 vols., 8vo, new half pigskin. London, 1831-1845 A FINE SET OF THIS SCARCE MAGAZINE, with plates after Alken, Cooper, Herring, Barenger, and others. 243. NEWTON (G. W.). Rural Sports, and How to Enjoy Them. With an Appendix, comprising Memoirs and Characteristics of Eminent Sportsmen. 4to, polished calf, gilt back and borders, gilt edges, by Riviere. London, 1867 · CHOICE COPY. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the insertion of 31 fine portraits, hunting scenes, etc., of which 19 are colored plates from Ackermann's "Repository," and 8 are photographic reproductions. ONE OF THE RAREST AMERICAN SPORTING PUBLICATIONS 244. NEW YORK SPORTING MAGAZINE, and Annals of the American and English Turf. Profusely illustrated with engraved and lithographed plates, those in the first seven numbers BEING BRILLIANTLY COLORED. 4to, half calf. New York, 1833-4 THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST AMERICAN SPORTING PUBLICATIONS ExTANT, AS BUT ONE OTHER PERFECT COPY IS KNOWN TO MR. BURTON. It began in March 1833, and was published monthly until February 1834, the completion of a full year. Publication was then discontinued until July 1834, when the first number of the second volume appeared, and with the issue of the sixth number of this volume in December 1834, the publication ceased. At the end is a Racing Calendar for 1834, with a separate pagination. 245. ORACLE OF RURAL LIFE. An Almanack for Country Gentlemen for the Years 1839, 1840, and 1841 (2 copies of the latter). Engraved titles and plates. 4 vols., 16mo, original printed pictorial wrappers (a little worn, one back repaired). London, v. d. 246. The same for 1840-43. Engraved titles and plates (a little foxed). In one vol., 16mo, cloth (slight tear). London, v. d. These Almanacks were issued in one volume with a separate title-page, "The Illustrated Book of Rural Sports.' They contain articles by Nimrod, Tom Oakleigh, and others. FIRST EDITION. 247. PEASE (A. E.). The Cleveland Hounds as a Trencher-fed Pack. Colored frontispiece, map and facsimiles. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1887 248. PENNELL-ELMHIRST (E.). The Best of the Fun, 1891-7. 8 colored and 48 other illustrations. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut (a few edges stained). London, 1803 249. FIRST EDITION. The Cream of Leicestershire. Eleven Seasons' Skimmings. Notable Runs and Incidents of the Chase. With illustrations, colored and plain, by John Sturgess. 8vo, cloth, uncut. 250. FIRST EDITION. London, 1883 The Best Season on Record. With illustrations, colored and plain, by John Sturgess. 8vo, half red calf (spotted), emblematic tooling on back, gilt top, uncut. London: Routledge, 1885 251. Fox-Hound, Forest, and Prairie. With colored plates and woodcuts. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. 252. PHILLIPPO (WILLIAM SKINNER). Fox Hunting. 8vo, boards, red morocco back. London, 1892 Thoughts on London, 1858 FIRST EDITION. Inscribed on title: "H. L. Hudson, Esquire, with the Author's Compts." This is a MOST UNUSUAL VOLUME, being a tirade AGAINST Fox Hunting in England. 253. PORTRAITS OF THE WINNING HORSES OF THE GREAT ST. LEGER STAKES, at Doncaster, from the Year 1815 to the Year 1824 inclusive. Comprising Filho da Puta, the Duchess, Ebor, Reveller, Antonio, St. Patrick, Jack Spigot, Theodore, Barefoot, Jerry. 10 Magnificent Colored Aquatint Plates painted by Herring and engraved by Sutherland. Royal folio, original half binding, entirely uncut. Doncaster: Published by Sheardown & Son, 1825 A complete copy of this EXCESSIVELY RARE Work and in the original state of publication. The plates are in brilliant state Opposite each plate is a full description of the Horse and a record of his performances. In this copy are three extra plates, Memnon, Tarrare, Matilda, for the years 1825, '26, '27. 254. PULESTON (T. H. G.). A History of Fox-Hunting in the Wynnstay Country and part of Shropshire, from the beginning |