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Title: British Sports and Sportsmen Past and Present Hunting
Description: London, British Sports and Sportsmen, 1908-12. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of these three extensive volumes discussing prominent sportsmen and hunting, illustrated throughout with hundreds of plates. The first editions of these works. In three volumes. 'Past and Present' complete in two volumes, 'Hunting' complete in one volume. 'Hunting' is a limited edition, limited to one-thousand numbered copies, of which this is numbered three-hundred and seventy-three. The 'British Sports and Sportsmen' series was a commanding series, containing many volumes on a wide variety of sporting subjects. Other topics include tennis, hockey and other ball games, racing, cricket, shooting, and more. Two extensive sporting works, detailed studies into prominent sportsmen, and hunting. 'Past and Present' Volume I, published in 1908. Illustrated with one-hundred and fifty-one plates. 'Past and Present' Volume II, published in 1912. Illustrated with one-hundred and forty-nine plates. 'Hunting', published in 1912. Illustrated with one-hundred and thirty-three plates. Collated, complete. Bookplate to the front pastedown of 'Hunting', 'Matilda Constance Ismay&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with discolouration and marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown of 'Hunting&apos. Hinges of 'Past & Present' Volume I are starting but firm. Rear hinge of 'Past & Present' Volume II is starting but firm. Front hinge of 'Hunting' is starting but firm. Half-title of 'Past & Present' Volume I is lifting to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with some spots to 'Past & Present&apos. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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