moreover the FIRST ISSUE with the two woodcuts on pages 40 and 42, which were afterwards omitted; and all the plates, besides their brilliancy of coloring, are in FIRST STATE, bearing Virtue's address on the imprint. 165. Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis. 2 vols., 12mo, original boards, cloth backs, uncut, paper labels (one damaged). New Orleans, 1837 THE EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN EDITION OF THIS POPULAR WORK. While it bears in the imprint, New Orleans, Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis, it was probably printed by Carey and Hart in Philadelphia, as the leaves of book advertisements bear their imprint. 166. A. L. s., 1 p., small 4to, Dec. 31, 1844. To Dr. Richardson. With address and seal. Hole in folds. Fine letter, wishing Dr. and Mrs. Richardson a Happy New Year. Mentions a sketch by Cruikshank which he encloses, and also his own work, "Every Gentleman's Manual." 167. ELLIOTT (WILLIAM). Carolina Sports by Land and Water; including Incidents of Devil-Fishing, &c. 12mo, cloth (pp. time-spotted). Charleston, 1846 FIRST EDITION. Very scarce. 168. EPWELL HUNT (THE); The Raby Hunt; The Melton Hunt. Title vignette. Folio, sewn, uncut (title and 6 pp.). Typis Medio-Montanis, 1847 A VERY FINE COPY OF THIS EXCESSIVELY RARE PRIVATELY PRINTED POETICAL ACCOUNT OF THESE THREE FAMOUS HUNTS. 169. The Epwell Hunt in Warwickshire, and Billesdon Coplow Hunt, Leicestershire. By an Old Sportsman; with an account of some of the Capital Fox Chases with John Corbet's Hounds, etc. 12mo, old wrappers, uncut, enclosed in new cloth Cheltenham, n. d. covers. SCARCE. 170. ESSAY ON HUNTING (AN). By a Country Squire. Engraved frontispiece and title vignette. 4to, boards (hinges worn), uncut (pages somewhat spotted). London: J. Roberts, 1733 SCARCE. Only 100 copies of this work were printed on Large Paper. In the Editor's Preface to Beckford, he observes that until Mr. Beckford's book appeared, no work on the subject of Hunting had been published except THE PRESENT ANONYMOUS WORK. 171. FAIRFAX (THOMAS). The Complete Sportsman; or, Country Gentleman's Recreation. Containing the Whole Arts of ... Angling, Fox Hunting, Buck Hunting, Shooting, Game Cocks, etc. Frontispiece of a Stag Hunt. 12mo, original calf (one hinge cracked). London: Printed for J. Cooke, [1750] FIRST EDITION. A 172. FORE'S SPORTING NOTES AND SKETCHES. Quarterly Magazine descriptive of British and Foreign Sport. Profusely illustrated by Finch Mason and others. Vols. 1-24. 24 vols., 8vo, cloth. London, 1885-1907 173. FOTHERGILL (GEORGE A.). Twenty Sporting Designs, with selections from the Poets. Illustrated. Small folio, boards, uncut. Edinburgh, 1911 174. FOX HOUNDS. Eddlethorpe. A List of Sir Tatton Syke's Fox Hounds. July, 1845. Oblong 24mo, original limp boards, protected in new cloth covers. Malton: Printed at the Office of George Barnby, n. d. 175. FOXHOUND STUD BOOK (THE). Portraits. Vols. 1-3. 3 vols., 12mo, cloth. Lexington, Ky., [1898-1904] SCARCE. This is the American Foxhound Stud Book, and as such is most interesting and valuable. 176. FOX HUNTING. A set of six magnificent colored Fox Hunting prints by S. Howitt, measuring 12 by 934 inches, hinged on mounts and matted. Folio. London: S. W. Fores, 1794 Superb impressions of this very rare series of Hunting Prints. Complete sets are of the greatest rarity and seldom met with. 177. A set of 4 very fine colored prints of Fox Hunting. Engraved by James Pollard after sketches by F. Gill. In cloth folder. Fox Hunters Meeting. Comprising: The Fox Breaking Cover. London, 1819 A Fox Chase. A very rare set by James Pollard, brilliant impressions and first issues. The prints measure 18 by 121⁄2 inches, and have full margins. 178. GAMBADO (GEOFFREY). AN ACADEMY FOR GROWN HORSEMEN : Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. Also, ANNALS OF HORSEMANSHIP: Containing accounts of Accidental Experiments, and Experimental Accidents, both successful and unsuccessful . . . Illustrated with a portrait of the author and numerous finely colored humorous plates after designs by Bunbury. 2 vols., 4to, full polished calf, gilt backs, uncut, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. London, 1808 179. GARDINER (JOHN SMALLMAN). The Art and the Pleasures of Hare-Hunting. In Six Letters to a Person of Quality. 8vo, crushed crimson levant morocco, Jansen style, gilt edges, by Riviere. London: Printed for R. Griffiths, 1750 FINE COPY OF THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH THE HALF-TITLE. This is the origin of Mr. Beckford's "Thoughts on Hunting," which he has copied into his book without acknowledging the obligation. The edition is supposed to have been bought up as far as possible, prior to Beckford's publication, by Beckford himself, although he states in his own book that he never saw a copy. 180. GARLE (HUBERT). Hunting in the Golden Days. Colored illustrations by Finch Mason. 8vo, cloth. London, 1896 FIRST EDITION. Scarce. 181. GELERT. A Guide to the Foxhounds and Staghounds of England; to which are added, the Otter-Hounds and Harriers of several Counties. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1849 FIRST EDITION. Bookplate of Benedict John Angell. 182 GENTLEMAN'S NEW JOCKEY (THE); or Farrier's Approved Guide. Containing the exactest Rules and Methods for Breeding and Managing Horses, etc. . . . with many new and rare Secrets, etc. Engraved folding frontispiece (repaired), and woodcuts. 12mo, full brown morocco, line-tooled, with small ornaments on back and sides in red. London: Printed by W. W. for Nicholas Boddington, 1687 AN EXTREMELY RARE LITTLE WORK, of which no copy appears to have occurred in many years. There is some old writing on fly-leaves, by a former owner. 183. GILBEY (SIR WALTER). Animal Painters of England from the Year 1650. A brief history of their Lives and Works. With 28 specimens of their paintings, chiefly from wood engravings by F. Babbage. 3 vols., 4to, cloth, gilt tops, uncut. FIRST EDITION. London, 1900 184. GOMERSALL (WILLIAM). Hunting in Craven. 12mo, full black morocco, gilt edges. Skipton, [1889] FIRST EDITION. 185. [GOSDEN (T.).] Impressions of a Series of Animals, Birds, etc., illustrative of British Field Sports: From a Set of Silver Buttons. Engraved title and fine engraved vignettes. Each page printed within ornamental borders. 8vo, original boards (one cover loose). London, 1821 THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION. John Scott the engraver offered to engrave a set of silver buttons for Gosden which would rival the Emperor Napoleon's, if Gosden would bear the expense. The medallions in the present volume represent Cooper's drawings of these buttons, which were engraved by Scott, and the volume is a PRESENTATION COPY FROM GOSDEN TO COOPER, with autograph inscription on the fly-leaf. 186. GRIFFITH (T. A.). Hunting Songs. 12mo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Lichfield, 1876 187. HANGER (GEORGE). General George Hanger to all Sportsmen, Farmers, and Gamekeepers. Double-page etched frontispiece after Reinagle. 8vo, old half calf (worn). London, n. d. SCARCE. On Rat catching, Rifles and Muskets, breeding Pheasants, Race Horses, etc. Bookplate of T. Gosden. 188. HAWKER (PETER). Instructions to Young Sportsmen, with Directions for the choice, care, and management of guns; hints for the preservation of game; and instructions for shooting wildfowl. To which is added, A Concise abridgment of the principal game laws. 12mo, full green levant morocco, gilt top, uncut. FIRST EDITION. Fine copy. London, 1814 189. [HERBERT (HENRY W.).] Sporting Scenes and Sundry Sketches; being the Miscellaneous Writings of J. Cypress, Jr. Edited by Frank Forester. Engraved plates. 2 vols., 12mo, boards, paper labels, uncut. New York, 1842 FIRST EDITION. 190. HERBERT (H. W.). Another copy. 2 quarter citron morocco, gilt backs and tops, uncut. FIRST EDITION. vols., 8vo, three New York, 1842 SALE TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL FOURTH, AT 8:15 SECOND SESSION LOTS 191-380 191. HINDS (JOHN). Conversations on Conditioning. The Grooms' Oracle, and Pocket Stable-Directory. Colored folding frontispiece by Brown after Alkin. 12mo, original boards, cloth back, paper label, uncut. London: Printed for the Author, 1829 FIRST EDITION. 192. HOLDERNESS. Hunting Notes from Holderness. Squire Draper, Tom Hodgson, James Hall and others. 1726-1914. By Captain Frank H. Reynard. Map and illustrations. 8vo, cloth. [Privately Printed], n. p., n. d. FIRST EDITION. 193. HORE (J. P.). The History of the Royal Buckhounds. Illustrations, one in color. 8vo, cloth. London, 1893 FIRST EDITION, with the slip of errata. 194. [HORLOCK (K. W.).] Letters on the Management of Hounds. By "Scrutator." Folding diagram. 8vo, original cloth, London, 1852 uncut. FIRST EDITION. These Letters first appeared in Bell's "Life in London." 195. [] Horses and Hounds. A Practical Treatise on their Management. By "Scrutator." Illustrated by Harrison Weir. 12mo, boards, red morocco back, rebacked. London, 1855 FIRST EDITION. 196. [-] Recollections of a Fox-Hunter. By Scrutator." Frontispiece (torn). 8vo, cloth. London, 1861 FIRST EDITION. 197. [] The Country Gentleman. By "Serutator." 3 vols., 12mo, original cloth, top edges uncut. FIRST EDITION. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862 198. [-] Practical Lessons on Hunting and Sporting. By "Scrutator." 12mo, original cloth, uncut. FIRST EDITION. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865 199. [] The Science of Foxhunting and Management of the Kennel. By "Scrutator." Frontispiece. 12mo, half green morocco, emblematically tooled back, gilt top, uncut. London, 1868 FIRST EDITION. 200. [HOWLETT (ROBERT).] The School of Recreation; or, a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Racing, |