1037 LAPIDARIO DEL REY D. ALFONSO X codice original [reproducido en foto-litografia, con prologo de José Fernandez Montaña]. Roy. 4to., an exact facsimile of the MS., 264 pp. with all the MINIATURES (of which there are some hundreds) reproduced in their proper colours; hf. red Madrid, 1881 MOROCCO The original MS. is in the Escurial. It was translated into Castilian from Priced by a Liverpool firm £10. A similar copy sold for £4. 10s at Puttick & 1038 LEWIS (J. F.). Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character. Impl. folio, 1039 About 1835 As usual the margins of some of the plates are spotted. 1040 MARMOL CARVAJAL (Luys del). Historia del Rebelion y Castigo de los Moriscos del Reyno de Granada . . Impressa en la ciudad de Malaga. mil y seys cientos. Con Privilegio. £ 21 0 1 01 1600 5 Small folio, maroon morocco extra, gilt edges, fine large copy 1041 MORATIN. Obras de D. Leandro Fernandez de Moratin 4 vols. in 6, roy. 8vo., LARGE PAPER, proof plates; fine copy in calf extra 1042 NAVAS (Conde de las). El Espectacula mas nacional: estudio historico de las Fiestas de Toros. 4to., pp. 600; sd. Madrid, 1901 Madrid, 1830 A new book of scholarly and national interest; the most complete and exact work of its kind. 1 01 SPORTS Angling: 1848 1043 ALKEN (H.). The Beauties and Defects in the Figure of the Horse The following is the collective title:-"The Universal Angler, Made so, by Three ngling, continued: 1046 WALTON (Izaak) and CHARLES COTTON. The Complete Angler. [Major's] Second Edition. To which are added an introductory Essay and illustrative Notes. 8vo., LARGE PAPER, with 14 fine copperplates ON INDIA PAPER, engraved by W. R. Smith from Wale and Nash; olice morocco extra, inside dentelle borders, gilt edges, by F. Bedford John Major, 1824 Major's edition was received with enthusiasm at the time of publication, and has fully maintained its place in public estimation. 47 APPERLEY (C. J.). The Chace, the Turf, and the Road, by "Nimrod." 8vo., second edition, illustrations by Allen and Gilbert, calf gilt, yellow edges, by Leighton 1843 48 BADMINTON MAGAZINE of SPORTS and PASTIMES. Edited by A. E. T. WATSON. Nos. 1-41, forming Vols. I-VII. 8vo., with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; in parts as issued 1895-8 049 BECKFORD (PETER). THOUGHTS on HUNTING in a series of familiar Letters to a Friend. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to., frontispiece after Bartolozzi, and plates, fine copy in red morocco extra, by Riviere 050 051 Sarum, 1781 -the same. the same. Another Edition. 8vo., with beautiful plates from original paintings, engraved by John Scott, calf the same. 1810 Another Edition. 8vo., frontispiece after Bartolozzi, and numerous woodcuts by Bewick, calf gilt 64 (1820) Beckford's Hunting is an old friend of mine: excellently written; such a relief (like Wesley and the religious men) to the Essayist style of the time. Do not fail to read the capital Squire's Letter in recommendation of a Stable-man, dated from Great Addington, Northants, 1734."-Letters of E. Fitzgerald. 33 Bull Fights. COLECCION de las PRINCIPALES SUERTES de una CORRIDA DE TOROS. Dibuxada y grabada por Don ANTONIO CARNICERO. Oblong 4to., 13 coloured plates, including title, inserted loosely between sheets of thick blue paper Madrid, 1790 TAUROMACHIA, or the Bull-Fights of Spain, illustrated by 26 plates representing the most remarkable Incidents and Scenes in the arenas of Madrid, Seville, and Cadiz... by LAKE PRICE; with preliminary explanations by RICHARD FORD. Royal folio, half Chess: morocco 1852 8. d. 550 100 1 1 0 77 0 6 16 6 2 10 0 2 2 0 440 2.10 0 600 100 1455 CHESS MONTHLY. Edited by L. Hoffer and J. H. Zukertort. A complete set from the beginning in 1879 to 1896 inclusive, forming vols. I-XVII. Large 8vo., with numerous diagrams; half morocco neat, marbled edges 1879-96 1956 CHESS PLAYER'S CHRONICLE. A monthly record of Chess, edited by C. E. Ranken. NEW SERIES, vols. I-IV, bound in 2 vols. 8vo., with numerous diagrams; half roan 1877-80 1057 CHESS WORLD; a Magazine devoted to the Cultivation of the Game of Chess. Vols. I-IV. 8vo., with many diagrams; half morocco neat 1058 DURAND (L'Abbé), Louis METTON et Jean PRETI. Stratégie raisonnée des ouvertures du Jeu d'Echecs. 8vo., with numerous woodcuts; half bound, gilt edges Paris, 1862 1039 JACOBUS DE CESSOLIS. HIC INCIPIT PROLOGUS super Ludo Scacorum . . . Incipit liber qui intitulatur de moribus et officiis nobilium. Tractatus de Ludo Scacorum . . . At end; EXPLICIT LIBER . . A FRATRE IACOBO DE CESULIS COMPILATUS. Small 4to., MS. ON VELLUM, beautifully written; in a limp parchment wrapper About 1350 19 0 0 1866-9 A very fine copy of a famous book, one of the most popular productions of the Middle Ages. The author, who died towards the close of the thirteenth century, combined a mastery of the game with a laudable desire to convert the moves into moral maxims. 2 10 0 076 Chess, continued :— roan 1060 CESSOLE (Jacopo da). Volgarizzamento del libro de costumi e degli offizii de' nobili sopra il Giuoco degli Scacchi . . . Tratto nuovamente da un Codice Magliabechiano. 8vo., with woodcut facsimiles; half red Milano, 1829 1061 JAENISCH (Major C. F. de). Analyse nouvelle des ouvertures du Jeu des Echecs. 2 vols. in 1, post 8vo., half calf St. Pétersbourg, 1842-3 1062 SCHACHZEITUNG der BERLINER SCHACHGESELLSCHAFT. Herausgegeben von A. Anderssen, E. Kossak, M. Lange, J. Minckwitz, C. Schwede, etc. A COMPLETE SET from the beginning in 1846 to 1889 inclusive, forming 44 vols. 8vo., with Portraits and 6900 Diagrams of Problems; neatly bound in 22 vols. half roan; VERY RARE Berlin und Leipzig, 1846-89 11 0 1063 LA STRATÉGIE. Journal d'Echecs paraissant tous les mois par une Société d'Amateurs sous la direction de Jean Preti. A complete set from the beginning in 1867 to 1889 inclusive. 22 vols. 8vo., with upwards of 3400 PROBLEMS; bound in 14 vols. half morocco This series was published unbound at upwards of £17. 55 3 10 Paris, 1867-89 1064 WESTMINSTER PAPERS (The); a Monthly Journal of Chess, Whist, Games of Skill, and the Drama. A COMPLETE set from the beginning in April, 1868, to April, 1879, forming Vols. I-XI, 4to., with portraits and diagrams of problems, with MS. notes and corrections; in the original cloth, scarce 1868-79 1065 COLLYNS (Charles Palk). Notes on the Chase of the WILD RED DEER in the Counties of Devon and Somerset. 8vo., map, and numerous illustrations, calf gilt, SCARCE 1862 1066 COUNTRY LIFE ILLUSTRATED. The JOURNAL for all interested in COUNTRY LIFE and COUNTRY PURSUITS. Complete from the commencement in January, 1897, to December, 1900; forming Vols. I-VIII. Folio, with upwards of 10,000 illustrations; cloth; SCARCE 1897-1900 10 10 Dancing: 1067 DUFORT (G.). Trattato de Ballo Nobile . . . 12mo., with copperplate diagrams; original calf gilt Napoli, 1728 1068 FEUILLET. Elémens de Chorégraphie, contenant la Description de plusieurs Pas et les Mouvemens en usage dans l'Art de la Danse, suivant les Principes de M. Feuillet. Redigés, augmentés et suivis d'une Nouvelle Contre-Danse par M. MALPIED. Sm. 8vo., 40 engraved pages of diagrams; half calf Paris (1762) 1069 DAUMAS (E.). Les Chevaux du Sahara et les Mœurs du Désert; avec des commentaires par l'Emir Abl-el-Kader. Roy. 8vo., 544 pages, with portraits; hf. vellum Paris, 1862 1070 Fencing. SAUARON, sieur de Villars (Maistre Jean). Traicté de l'espee francoise ;-Traicté contre les Duels. Avec l'Edict de Phillippes le Bel, de l'an M.CCCVI non encores imprime,-2 vols. in 1, 12mo., red Paris, 1610 1071 HAWKER (Lt.-Col. Peter). Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting. Tenth edition by Major P. W. L. Hawker. 8vo., with 8 plates and numerous woodcuts; cloth 1854 morocco extra Horsemanship: 1072 ALLEN (JOHN). Principles of Modern Riding for Ladies. 23 engravings, half calf 3 3 0 12 2 2 0 4 4 4 2 1073 L'ART DU MANEGE pris dans ses vrais principes, suivi d'une nouvelle methode pour l'embouchure des Chevaux . par M. le B. de SIND, with portrait and 7 plates, a Vienne, 1772-ESSAI SUR LES HARAS, with 4 folding plates, Turin, 1769;-2 works in 1 vol. 8vo., half calf 1769-72 0 14 1074 GRISONE (Federico). ORDINI DI CAVALCARE, et Modi di conoscere le Nature de' Cavalli . . . con una Scielta di notabili avvertimenti pertinenti a' Cavalli. Sm. 4to., with numerous woodcuts of Bits; a fine copy in limp vellum Venetia, 1610 75 JOHNSON (Daniel). Sketches of Field Sports as followed by the Natives of India, with Observations on the Animals. Also . . . the Art of Catching Serpents. 8vo., with frontispiece, boards 1822 A Presentation Copy from the Author with inscription. 76 MALET (Captain). ANNALS OF THE ROAD; or, Notes on Mail and Stage Coaching in Great Britain. To which are added Essays on the Road, by Nimrod. 8vo., FIRST EDITION, with 10 coloured plates after H. Alken and Sir J. Dean Paul; original cloth gilt; SCARCE, FINE COPY 1876 Mountaineering: £ 3. d. 1 16 0 0 12 6 3 13 6 1077 ALPINE JOURNAL (The): a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation by members of the ALPINE CLUB. Vols. I-XI and XIII-XVI, with Index to Vols. I-XV ;-together 16 vols. 8vo., with maps, plates, and woodcuts; the whole in cloth, VERY SCARCE 1863-93 30 00 CLUB ALPIN FRANÇAIS: A COMPLETE SET from the 1078 ANNUAIRE du Club Alpin Français. 770 Paris, 1875-93 10 10 0 1079 another set, from the beginning in 1874 to 1890 inclusive, forming 17 vols., 8vo., three vols. half bound, the rest sewed ib. 1875-91 In the latter set, the volume for the year 1874 has been bound without 2 folding maps. 1080 BULLETIN Mensuel. A series from 1876 to 1891 inclusive, forming 16 vols., 8vo., in parts as issued ib. 1876-91 1081 CONWAY (SIR WILLIAM MARTIN). The Alps from End to End. Roy. Svo., 100 full-page illustrations by A. D. M'Cormick, cloth 1895 1082- the same. LARGE and FINE PAPER EDITION. Roy. 8vo., half vellum 1895 "Sir William Conway's book is as valuable as it is charming. Mr. McCormick's illustrations are, indeed, so vivid that many will be tempted to follow The Alps from End to End.'"-Standard. 1083 PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. Edited by JOHN BALL. 8vo., with 9 maps, 8 chromolithographs, and 23 woodcuts Second Series. Edited by EDWARD 1859 SHIRLEY KENNEDY. 2 vols. 8vo., with 14 maps, and 56 woodcuts, many full-page 220 0 14 6 0 18 0 1862 1859-62 8 80 14 PORTRAITS of Celebrated RACE-HORSES of the past and present Centuries in strictly chronological order, commencing in 1702 and ending in 1870, together with their respective PEDIGREES and Performances recorded in full, by T. H. TAUNTON. 4 vols. sm. 4to., 420 plates (pub. £8. 8s), hf. bound, uncut 1065 the same. Vols. 3, 4, sm. 4to., many plates, cloth 1887-88 5 10 0 These two volumes comprise the Race Horses from 1824-1870. This publication is designed not only for those more or less acquainted with the History of the Turf, but for such of the general community as may desire to know something of those equine celebrities which have figured in the most captivating of all our national pastimes as winners of the great classic races, of the Ascot, Goodwood, and Doncaster Cups, and of the cups, stakes and matches throughout the kingdom." 1056 POTOCKI (COUNT JOSEPH). SPORT IN SOMALILAND; being an Account of a Hunting Trip to that Region. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. Folio, with map, portrait, and 83 illustrations, many of which are printed in colours, buckram (pub. at £4. 4s) Rowland Ward, 1900 2 10 0 1087 RADCLIFFE (F. P. Delmé). The Noble Science: a few general Ideas on Fox-Hunting. Roy. 8vo., FIRST EDITION, with portraits and plates; calf extra, with the side and back of the original cloth binding mounted and bound up at the end Ackermann, 1839 New Edition, by William C. A. BLEW. 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Royal 8vo., with plates as in the first edition; cloth, uncut 1839 1091 1092 1093 Days of Deer Stalking in the Scottish Highlands. 8vo., illustrations by the Landseers, cloth 1883 Days and Nights of SALMON FISHING in the Tweed, with an account of the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon. Royal Svo., FIRST EDITION, with 13 plates, from paintings by Landseer and others, original cloth, uncut the same. Svo., numerous illustrations, cloth £ 4 01 8 6 01 1843 1885 01 1094 Birmingham, 1767 1099 1100 gilt edges 1894 0 1 2 21 14 the same. the same. and clean copy 15 Oblong impl. folio, half morocco gilt; a fine, large 1807 16 1101 ARCHEOLOGIA WALES CAMBRENSIS, the Journal of the CAMBRIAN ARCHEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. A COMPLETE SET, from the beginning in 1846 to 1897 inclusive, with GENERAL INDEX and the supplementary and extra works issued by the Society, as detailed below;-in all 61 vols. in 58. 8vo., with a great number of plates and woodcuts; the whole newly half bound in calf neat, fore-edges UNCUT; A FINE SET, VERY SCARCE 1846-97 (FIRST SERIES) 4 vols. 1846-49; SUPPLEMENT to the First Series, 1 vol. 1850— SECOND SERIES, 5 vols. 1850-54; THIRD SERIES, 15 vols. 1855-69; FOURTH SERIES, 14 vols. 1870-83; FIFTH SERIES, Vols. 1-14, 1884-97. The extra works are: Original Documents, vol. I, completed, and vol. II, in 45 |