Popular pastimes, being a selection of picturesque representations of the customs & amusements of Great Britain, in ancient and modern times; accompanied with historical descriptions.

[BRAYLEY Edward Wedlake 1773-1854. STEPHANOFF Francis Philip 1788-1860]

Pastimes include football, exorcism and wife selling VG 1st ed 1816 In contemporary full calf, decorative gilt edge tooling. Spine skilfully rebacked with the original laid down, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to…

£900 | Published: 1816 | Publisher: Sherwood, Neely and Jones; etc

Popular pastimes, being a selection of picturesque representations of the customs & amusements of Great Britain, in ancient and modern times; accompanied with historical descriptions.

[BRAYLEY Edward Wedlake] 1773-1854

Complete with all 20 pls & vignette (B&W as issued). First edition, early issue?, in attractive contemporary full calf, elaborate blind & gilt box tooling, corners rubbed. Spine carefully re-laid, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, edges…

£475 | Published: 1816 | Publisher: Sherwood, Neely and Jones; etc

An Essay on Hunting

Country Squire [ie GOSDEN Thomas] 1780-1840

A Unique Copy, Extra illustrated. First edition in worn, maroon morocco over worn marbled boards, some gilt tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Internally, portrait frontis, title page in red & black with…

£350 | Published: 1733 | Publisher: J. Roberts

Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa.

DRAYSON Capt. Alfred W [Wilks] 1827-1901.

VG, 2nd ed, 1860, 8 pls. In contemporary red half morocco with red cloth covers a little worn, corners and edges rubbed, some blind tooling, marks and a small tear at lower cover. Spine, gilt tooling and titles, edges worn slightly. Internal,…

£210 | Published: 1860 | Publisher: Roputledge, Warne, & Routledge,

A History of Fox-Hunting in the Wynnstay Country and Part of Shropshire, From the Beginning of this Century to the end of the Season of 1884-85

PULESTON THG [Theophilus Henry Gresley Sir] 1821-1896

FOX HUNTING IN SHROPSHIRE First and only edition, in modern quarter red calf over green cloth, gilt tooling. Spine, gilt tooling & titles to calf label. Internally, half title, frontis, [2], [7], 8-196 pp, 14 pls (including 9 portraits), all…

£250 | Published: 1893 | Publisher: Printed for Private Circulation Only

The Cambrian Popular Antiquities;

ROBERTS Peter 1760-1819

1st ed, VG, 10 pls (9 coloured). In c1950s half calf, red marbled boards, corners and edges rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to red calf label;, edges brushed. Internally, 50s endpapers, bound without the half title, [5], (vi-viii),…

£350 | Published: 1815 | Publisher: E Williams

The Cambrian Popular Antiquities...

ROBERTS Peter 1760-1819

1st ed, VG, 10 pls. In green half morocco with green cloth, corners and edges rubbed. Spine, title and tooling in gilt, raised bands, edges rubbed. Internally, green marbled endpapers, teg, bound without the half title, [5], (vi-viii), [1],…

£325 | Published: 1815 | Publisher: E Williams

Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England: including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles,

STRUTT Joseph 1749-1802

Super clean, crisp copy of Strutt's classic Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. Strutt is often called the first English social historian. First edition, 1802, in quarter red goatskin over blue cloth (by Delrue), some blind…

£875 | Published: 1801 | Publisher: J. White

British Sports and Pastimes. 1868.

TROLLOPE Anthony editor 1815-1882

The Earl of Carysfort's copy. Near Fine, 1st ed, 1868. In full green morocco, decorative gilt edge tooling, gilt coat of arms to upper board. Spine, faded, raised bands, gilt tooling & title. Internally, half title, [6], [1], 2- 322 pp, gilt…

£300 | Published: 1868 | Publisher: Virtue & Co; Virtue and Yorkston