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Lot 144
WILLIAMSON, Thomas (1790-1815) and Samuel HOWITT (c. 1765-1822)
Oriental Field Sports. London: William Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1807.
Closed13 July 2023
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WILLIAMSON, Thomas (1790-1815) and Samuel HOWITT (c. 1765-1822)
Oriental Field Sports. London: William Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1807.
First edition of 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Bound from the 20 original parts and containing 'the finest impressions of the plates' (Tooley) by H. Merke, J. Hamble, and Viveres after Howitt's drawings after Williamson. Abbey Travel 427; Mellon/Podeschi 88; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II, pp.297-298; Tooley 508.
Oblong folio (441 x 566mm). Paper watermarked '1804' throughout. Contemporary hand-coloured engraved additional title, 40 aquatints finished in contemporary hand-colour, plate XXXI is in Tooley's presumed first issue, reading 'Hunting Jackalls' (additional title cut out and lightly creased, plate I ‘Going Out in the Morning’ bound as frontispiece, letterpress title faintly creased, some light occasional spotting and staining, affecting more heavily pls XVIII, XIX and XXVIII). Modern red half morocco, gilt edges, red Morocco gilt lettering piece on upper cover (extremities lightly rubbed), ?contemporary red cloth dustjacket lettered in gilt (unevenly faded and extremities lightly rubbed).
Oriental Field Sports. London: William Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1807.
First edition of 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Bound from the 20 original parts and containing 'the finest impressions of the plates' (Tooley) by H. Merke, J. Hamble, and Viveres after Howitt's drawings after Williamson. Abbey Travel 427; Mellon/Podeschi 88; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II, pp.297-298; Tooley 508.
Oblong folio (441 x 566mm). Paper watermarked '1804' throughout. Contemporary hand-coloured engraved additional title, 40 aquatints finished in contemporary hand-colour, plate XXXI is in Tooley's presumed first issue, reading 'Hunting Jackalls' (additional title cut out and lightly creased, plate I ‘Going Out in the Morning’ bound as frontispiece, letterpress title faintly creased, some light occasional spotting and staining, affecting more heavily pls XVIII, XIX and XXVIII). Modern red half morocco, gilt edges, red Morocco gilt lettering piece on upper cover (extremities lightly rubbed), ?contemporary red cloth dustjacket lettered in gilt (unevenly faded and extremities lightly rubbed).
WILLIAMSON, Thomas (1790-1815) and Samuel HOWITT (c. 1765-1822)
Oriental Field Sports. London: William Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1807.
First edition of 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Bound from the 20 original parts and containing 'the finest impressions of the plates' (Tooley) by H. Merke, J. Hamble, and Viveres after Howitt's drawings after Williamson. Abbey Travel 427; Mellon/Podeschi 88; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II, pp.297-298; Tooley 508.
Oblong folio (441 x 566mm). Paper watermarked '1804' throughout. Contemporary hand-coloured engraved additional title, 40 aquatints finished in contemporary hand-colour, plate XXXI is in Tooley's presumed first issue, reading 'Hunting Jackalls' (additional title cut out and lightly creased, plate I ‘Going Out in the Morning’ bound as frontispiece, letterpress title faintly creased, some light occasional spotting and staining, affecting more heavily pls XVIII, XIX and XXVIII). Modern red half morocco, gilt edges, red Morocco gilt lettering piece on upper cover (extremities lightly rubbed), ?contemporary red cloth dustjacket lettered in gilt (unevenly faded and extremities lightly rubbed).
Oriental Field Sports. London: William Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1807.
First edition of 'the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence' (Schwerdt). Bound from the 20 original parts and containing 'the finest impressions of the plates' (Tooley) by H. Merke, J. Hamble, and Viveres after Howitt's drawings after Williamson. Abbey Travel 427; Mellon/Podeschi 88; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II, pp.297-298; Tooley 508.
Oblong folio (441 x 566mm). Paper watermarked '1804' throughout. Contemporary hand-coloured engraved additional title, 40 aquatints finished in contemporary hand-colour, plate XXXI is in Tooley's presumed first issue, reading 'Hunting Jackalls' (additional title cut out and lightly creased, plate I ‘Going Out in the Morning’ bound as frontispiece, letterpress title faintly creased, some light occasional spotting and staining, affecting more heavily pls XVIII, XIX and XXVIII). Modern red half morocco, gilt edges, red Morocco gilt lettering piece on upper cover (extremities lightly rubbed), ?contemporary red cloth dustjacket lettered in gilt (unevenly faded and extremities lightly rubbed).
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