Fishing Book, Golden Days by Romilly Fedden

A large late Victorian first edition veterinarian book "Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System Of The veterinary Art" edited by W.J. Miles and published by William Mackenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, London. A very rare, sought after and important publication illustrated with numerous finely executed anatomical and other engravings, possessing high value on the score of utility as well as of ornament, many of which are executed in colour. Not ex-library. Well over five hundred pages, 47 full-page-plates in black and white and colour (all original lithographs and colourful chromolithograph plates) also several illustrations within the text. Large format hardback book, leather corners and spine, gilt title to spine 'Modern Farriery', all page edges marbled. Internally it is very clean and bright, cover rather worn, cloth cover to the rear with tear. Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System Of The veterinary Art, as at present, Practised at The Royal veterinary College, London. A complete guide to the horse, its history, varieties, and uses - breaking, training, feeding, stabling, and grooming - how to buy...

Salmon fishing lithograph by William Heath. An early rare hand coloured salmon fishing lithograph by William Heath, originally done as a set of four. This singular picture is entitled 'Sporting In The Scottish Isles' with secondary title 'Salmon Fishing', 'Drawn on stone by William Heath, from sketches taken by him in the Islands of Islay'. Framed in maple frame with glass. Published April 21st 1835 by Rudolph Ackermann. The other three pictures in the set are Grouse Shooting...

Golf print 'The Royal and Ancient' after Dendy Sadler. A good oak framed artist proof golf etching by James Dobie after the painting by Dendy Sadler. The ...

British Sports & Sportsmen Book, Shooting and Deerstalking. A rare, first edition, single encyclopaedia of sports book from the series "British Sports and Sportsmen" titled Shooting ...

An interesting and scarce group of 4 works on fishing including the following: "Tales of Freshwater Fishing" 1st edition by Zane Grey published June 1928, Lacks d.j., excellent cond...

Old English Furniture its true value and function, by H. Avray Tipping With an Important Bookplate of The Right Honorable Malcolm John MacDonald PC OM, (1901 – 1981) who was a British politician and diplomat. He was born to future Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Margaret MacDonald...

This library of 10 books (mostly 1st Editions) contains 3 volumes with dust jackets: Nymph Fishing in Practice by Oliver Kite, London Herbert Jenkins (reprinted 1969) The Salmon by...

A group of eight vintage books on fishing, one in a slipcase, as follows: •A Book of Trout Flies by Preston Jennings, published by Crown, shown with slipcase, circa 1960 •Handbook o...