Maître Cyril DUVAL
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BOOKS IN ENGLISH.— HUNTING & HUNTING DOGS.
See original version (French)
645
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BOOKS IN ENGLISH.— HUNTING & HUNTING DOGS.
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €350
Voluntary lot
Description
BOOKS IN ENGLISH.— HUNTING & HUNTING DOGS. Set of 3 volumes in the publisher’s cardboard binding.
From the hunting library of J. López de Ceballos (ex-libris), comprising:
- MILLS (J.). The Sportsman’s Library. Edinburgh, Tait, 1845. In-8, publisher’s red percaline cloth binding, 432 pp.
First edition of these articles on shooting and hunting with hounds, and on dogs. Illustrated with a portrait of the author and 9 plates, lithographed in two colours.
Good condition. Foxing. Modern spine.
- OSBALDESTON (G.). Squire Osbaldeston. His Autobiography edited, with commentary, by E. D. Cuming. London, Lane, 1926. In-4, publisher’s cardboard binding, 260 pp.
First edition. The memoirs of G. Osbaldeston (1786–1866), Member of Parliament and a legendary figure in English sport: cricket, horse racing, shooting and, above all, fox hunting. Illustrated with numerous plates in black and colour. Fold-out map. Biographical introduction by T. Cook. Never before published in French.
Good condition. Cardboard binding soiled.
- PENNELL-ELMHIRST. The Best Season on Record. London, Routledge, 1885. 8vo, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding, 212 pp.
Accounts of fox-hunting in England, illustrated by J. Sturgess with 4 colour plates and black-and-white drawings. Never before published in French.
Quires slightly loose. Spine blackened, cap ends worn.
Provenance: The hunting library of the late Don Javier Lopez de Ceballos
See original version (French)
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About the sale
📚🦓🦋 LA FLÈCHE Sale 2 – HUNTING: BOOKS, TROPHIES, TAXIDERMY & CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
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09/07/2026 at 2:15 PM
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