Williamson (Capt. Thomas) & Samuel Howitt. Oriental Field Sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of Wild Sports of the East, first edition, 1807.

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Williamson (Capt. Thomas) & Samuel Howitt. Oriental Field Sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of Wild Sports of the East, first edition, hand-coloured engraved additional title, small loss to bottom corner not affecting image, laid down, short tear to bottom edge, 40 hand-coloured aquatints, paper watermarked 1804, faint off-setting, occasional faint marginal finger-soiling, bookplate, contemporary straight-grain red morocco, rebacked retaining original spine, gilt inner dentelles, gilt border, g.e., a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey Travel 427; Schwerdt II, pp.297-298], oblong folio, 1807. *** First edition of the book Schwerdt referred to as "the most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence." Provenance: Bookplate of the Earl of Dartmouth, probably that of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth.

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