Lot 300

Schwerdt, Charles Francis George Richard

Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 10 January 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£3,107
Description
Hunting, Hawking, Shooting illustrated in a Catalogue of Books, Manuscripts, Prints, and Drawings collected by C.F.G.R. Schwerdt. London: privately printed for the author, 1928-1937, 4 volumes, 4to, number 246 of 300 copies signed by Schwerdt, half-titles, title vignettes in green and black, 382 plates including 15 double-page or folding and 111 mounted and coloured, original green half morocco gilt by Kelly & Sons, very light fading to spines
Footnote
Note: A fine set of the most important bibliography of sporting books, with full collations where appropriate and invaluable notes and observations.
