A narrative of 1868. With wood engravings by John Worsley. Pp. [vi]+x+106(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), coloured frontispiece and 3 text illustrations (2 full page), plus pictorial head & tailpiece, the publisher's device at colophon printed in orange; cr. 4to; blue buckram, lettered & decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed;..... More
Being an historical and descriptive fs24 account of the national game of Scotland, by 'A Keen Hand', and originally published in l857 and now reprinted with an introduction by Bernard Darwin. Pp. [vi]+xii+84+[4](last colophon, blank), frontispiece and pictorial headpieces by John O'Connor, glossary, appendix; demy 12mo; qr. green linen, spine..... More
Pp. [vi]+66+[4](blank, colophon), the title, one decorative initial and publisher's device at colophon printed in red; tall cr. 4to; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; the fore and bottom edges uncut, partly unopened; dust wrapper, the backstrip browned, edges slightly chipped; The Dropmore Press, London, 1947. First edition limited..... More
Decorations by John O'Connor. Pp. [viii]+60+[4](envoi and colophon, last blank), pictorial title page, 6 full page illustrations, pictorial dedication page and tailpiece, decorative initial, colophon decoration; cr. 4to; blue buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt; uncut; dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled, edges slightly chipped and split; bookseller's sticker at..... More
Translated by E. H. Blakeney. Pp. [xii]+24+[4](blank, colophon), printed in red & black, frontispiece and 2 large decorative initials by John O'Connor; med. 4to; qr. vellum (slightly 'cloudy'), spine lettered and ruled in gilt, maroon linen boards, publisher's device in gilt at centre of upper board, top edge of upper..... More