Lot 195
Natural history, field sports and Highland pursuits
Collection of works, 19th-early 20th century
Auction: 02 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Millais, J. G. The Natural History of British Game Birds. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1909. First edition, one of 550 copies, 4to (40.5 x 29.5cm), original red cloth, gilt edges and title, boards bumped, spine faded, pencil note to pastedown, light foxing to front free endpaper and tissue guard for title page plate, some foxing to photogravure borders and facing tissue guards but illustrations unaffected, colour plates clean;
Ibid. Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches; Illustrating the Habits, Modes of Capture, Stages of Plumage, and the Hybrids and Varieties which occur most amongst them. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1892. 4to (39 x 30cm), original red half morocco with gilt title and gilt top edge;
Grimble, Augustus. [Collection of works]. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1896-1904. All 4to, original quarter vellum, plates by Archibald Thorburn and others, owner's book plate to pastedowns, titles comprise: The Deer Forests of Scotland, 1896 (limited edition, one of 500 copies); Deer-Stalking and the Deer Forests of Scotland, 1901; Shooting and Salmon Fishing and Highland Sport, 1902; The Salmon Rivers of Scotland, 1902; The Salmon Rivers of Ireland, 1903 (limited edition, one of copies 250, 2 volumes); The Salmon and Sea Trout Rivers of England and Wales, 1904 (limited edition, one of 350 copies, 2 volumes);
Sheringham, Hugh and John C. Moore (editors). The Hook and the Rod. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1931. Limited edition, one of 195, illustrated by George Sheringham, 11 colour plates (8 hand-coloured), signed by the artist, 4to, original quarter vellum, owner's plate to pastedown;
Frohawk, F. W. Natural History of British Butterflies. London: Hutchinson & Co., [n.d., 1914?]. 2 volumes, 4to, original blue cloth, each illustrated with 60 colour plates and 4 black and white plates; and one other (14)