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several old books are lined up in a row on a white surfacea brown book sitting on top of a white tablean old book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallan old book sitting on top of a blue table next to a cupan open book with a picture of a man and a woman on itan open book with a picture of a cat on ita red book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallthe book is red with gold lettering on it and a white backgroundthe front cover of a red book with a drawing of a man on a horsehunting memories of many lands by t h davis, ltd london adelphi terracean open book with pictures of a forest and a house in the backgroundan open book with a black and white photo of a man in a boatan old book sitting on top of a table next to a white tablean old book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallthe book leaves from the diary of a soldier sportsman by sir montagu gerardan open book with a picture of a man on a horsean open book on a table with a drawing of a mountaintwo red books sitting on top of each other on a tabletwo old books sitting on top of each other on a tablean old book sitting on top of a table next to a mousea book with a picture of a man shooting a gunan open book with a picture of a mountain in the backgroundan open book on a table with a calculator and a calculator on ita book with a picture of a man shooting a guna blue book sitting on top of a white tablea blue book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallan old blue book sitting on top of a white tablea book with a picture of a man in a suit and tiean open book with a black and white image of a man on a horsean open book with pictures of people riding camels and a man on a horsean old book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallan old book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallan old book sitting on top of a table next to a clockan open book with a picture of a man on a mountain in the backgroundan open book on a table with a blue backgrounda book open to a page with pictures of people on it
Maître Cyril DUVAL

603 - BOOKS IN ENGLISH.— HUNTING AROUND THE WORLD.
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Estimate €300 - €350
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BOOKS IN ENGLISH.— HUNTING AROUND THE WORLD. Set of 6 volumes in the publisher’s cardboard binding. From the hunting library of J. López de Ceballos (ex-libris), comprising: - BAXTER (E. H.). *From Shikar & Safari. A Big Game Anthology*. London, Black, 1931. In-8, publisher’s hardback, 292 pp. An anthology of accounts by the greatest hunters recounting their memories from around the world (Africa, Asia, North America). Contributors include Selous, Neumann, Percival, Filet, Pollock, Baillie-Grohman, Sutherland, Patterson, Foà, Wallace and many other authors. Not previously published in French. Good condition. -ESMONDE (T. H. G.). *Hunting Memories of Many Lands*. London, Fisher Unwin, 1925. 12mo, illustrated publisher’s cardboard binding, 262 pp. Hunting memoirs of this Irish aristocrat, set in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Hungary and Ireland. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Very good condition. Handwritten ‘ex-dono’ inscription from a member of the author’s family. - GERARD (M. G.). *Leaves from the diaries of a soldier and sportsman during twenty years’ service in India, Afghanistan, Egypt and other countries, 1865–1885*. London, Murray, 1903. 8vo, publisher’s cardboard binding, 400 pp. First edition of these important accounts of hunting in India, Central Asia and Africa: tigers, bears, leopards, wild boar hunted with a spear, etc. Numerous black-and-white plates. Never published in French. A good copy. Attractive cardboard binding with gilded tigers; spine and covers sun-faded. Lower corners broken, headbands worn. - HUTCHINSON (H. G.). *Big Game Shooting*. London, Country Life, 1905. 2 vols. In-8, publisher’s hardback, 302 & 356 pp. First edition of this encyclopaedia of big-game hunting around the world: Northern Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. Illustrated with drawings and numerous black-and-white photographs. Not published in French. Good condition. Slight foxing. Spine sun-faded. Library stamps. - LEWENHAUPT (C. A. C. de). *Sport across the World*. London, Jarrolds, 1933. In-8, publisher’s blue percaline cloth binding, 288 pp. First edition of a Swedish aristocrat’s hunting memoirs, set in Tunisia (wild boar, falconry), Florida (crocodile, deer), California, Mexico (puma), Corsica (mouflon), in Norway (grouse), etc. Illustrated with a portrait of the author as a frontispiece and 31 plates of black-and-white photographs. Never published in French. Very good condition. Spine sun-faded. -LEWIS (A. G.) *Sport, Travel and Adventure*. London, Fisher Unwin, 1915. 8vo, publisher’s hardback, 352 pp. First edition. The author’s hunting memoirs from every continent. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Never published in French. Cardboard binding stained and rubbed, with a small tear at the top joint. Provenance: The hunting library of the late Don Javier López de Ceballos
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About the sale 📚🦓🦋 LA FLÈCHE Sale 2 – HUNTING: BOOKS, TROPHIES, TAXIDERMY & CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
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