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HORSE LAUGHTER
Written by Will H. Ogilvie; George Denholm Armour; Guy Paget. Illustrated by G. Denholm Armour.
Stock no. 1310801
Published by Duckworth. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Few sports offer so many opportunities for humour as hunting. Cream pictorial boards. 87 pages. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Paget. Spine very slightly bumped, some very slight darkening to cover edges. Name plate to front endpaper. Endpapers browned and some light foxing at page edges. A few margin marks. Top of a couple of pages roughly opened resulting in a small closed tear and small piece missing from top of one page. Dustwrapper is very grubby with a few small stains and is price-cut.

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SPORTING ART IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY
Written by Stephen Deuchar.
Stock no. 1604857
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A full account of this artistic phenomenon, combining a cogent analysis of the ideologies lying behind these sports with the history of their imagery. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0300041160.

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MY WAY WITH THE POLE
Written by Tom Pickering; Colin Dyson.
Stock no. 2110396
Published by Pisces Angling Publications. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Compiled and edited by Dyson. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948584076. SIGNED by author, with dedication 'Tight Lines Nigel' to title page.

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BASC GUIDE TO SHOOTING GAME
Written by Michael Yardley.
Stock no. 1604350
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Foreword by Will Garfit. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781904057970. Some sticky residue marks to rear board and tiny bumps to edges. pale damp staining visible to endpapers and some pages. Slight wrinkling on some pages but contents are generally clean and bright.

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RURAL REFLECTIONS A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRAPS, TRAPMAKING AND GAMEKEEPING IN BRITAIN
Written by Stuart Haddon-Riddoch.
Stock no. 1707392
Published by Argyll Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 1000 copies. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 190283125x. Copy NO. 383. Wrapper is grubby with a couple of nicks.

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WOODLAND STALKING
Written by Peter Carne.
Stock no. 1707386
Published by Swan Hill Press. 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

B/w diagrams. B/w photos. 164 pages. ISBN: 1853108561.

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THE PLEASURE OF STILLWATER FLY FISHING
Written by Peter Reeves.
Stock no. 1707283
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 1840370181. Corners lightly bumped.

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THE LIFE OF JOHN MYTTON ESQ. OF HALSTON SHROPSHIRE
Written by Nimrod. Illustrated by H. Alken; T.J. Rawlins.
Stock no. 1707044
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1869. Fair condition.

M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the counties of Salop and Merioneth and Major of the North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry with his Hunting, Racing Shooting, Driving and Extravagant Exploits. Fourth edition revised and enlarged. 18 hand coloured plates. Two (of 18) plates MISSING. Covers unevenly faded. Edges worn and bumped. Some foxing. Plate margins a little grubby but otherwise bright.

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THE POACHERS PROGRESS
No author listed. Illustrated by C. Blake; C. Turner.
Stock no. 1706439
Published by Paul Harris. 1st thus 1981. Very good condition.

Facsimile edition first published by C. Turner in 1826. Limited to 750 copies. Very Large Oblong format, Approx. 60cm by 40cm. 8 colour plates from paintings by C. Blake, engraved by Turner. Leather spine. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. ISBN: 0862280303. Base of spine and bottom edge worn. This copy is unnumbered. A few scuffs to covers. Plates bright and clean. REDUCED from £250.

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FROM AN ANGLER'S JOURNAL VOLUME ONE
Written by Ian Watson.
Stock no. 2107737
Published by Wye Angling Publications. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Colour illustrations. Reproduction of the author's handwritten journal of his time spent angling. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 9780955721625. Copy no. 383. Contains envelope containing some postcards from the Angler's Journal. Light wear to wrapper.

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THE KENNEL CLUB STUD BOOK FOR THE YEAR 1998 VOL CXXVI
No author listed.
Stock no. 1705602
Published by The Kennel Club. 1999. Fine condition.

The Only Record Published in England of Dog Shows, Field Trials, Obedience Tests and Working Trials. Red boards, gilt titles, embossed border decoration to front and rear cover. Pictorial endpapers. Spine says 1999.

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THE KENNEL CLUB STUD BOOK FOR THE YEAR 1985 VOL CXIII
No author listed.
Stock no. 1705601
Published by The Kennel Club. 1986. Very good condition.

The Only Reocord Published in England of Dog Shows, Field Trials, Obedience Tests and Working Trials. Red boards, gilt titles. Spine says 1986. Spine faded.

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