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December 11, 2013

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LOT 263

Lot 263

[Books: Sportsman Interest]
Blome, Richard (1635-1705)

[Books: Sportsman Interest] Blome, Richard (1635-1705)
Lot 263 Details
[Books: Sportsman Interest]
Blome, Richard (1635-1705)

THE GENTLEMANS RECREATION. IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST BEING AN ENCYCLOPEDY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, THE SECOND PART, TREATS OF HORSEMANSHIP, HAWKING, HUNTING, FOWLING, FISHING AND AGRICULTURE. WITH A SHORT TREATISE OF COCK-FIGHTING

first edition, 2 parts in one volume, folio, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, two pages of approbation to Charles II and James II, 10 plates of subscriber’s arms, 30 plates to arts and sciences, 45 to horsemanship, hunting, hawking, fishing, etc., with woodcuts in the text, in original calf boards, London, S. Roycroft, printer

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $840
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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[Books: Sportsman Interest] Blome, Richard (1635-1705)
  • [Books: Sportsman Interest] Blome, Richard (1635-1705)
Provenance:

Ex Libris Sir Ernest Ridley Debenham, 1st Baronet (1865-1952)

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