OGILVIE-GRANT, W.R., D. CARRUTHERS, J.G. MILLAIS, F. WALLACE, ET AL | The Gun at Home and Abroad. London: The London & Counties Press Association, 1912-1915

Property from the Sporting and Travel Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson

OGILVIE-GRANT, W.R., D. CARRUTHERS, J.G. MILLAIS, F. WALLACE, ET AL

The Gun at Home and Abroad. London: The London & Counties Press Association, 1912-1915

4 volumes, 4to (12 3/8 x 10 in.; 315 x 255 mm). Titles printed in red and black, initials printed in red, photogravure portrait frontispieces, colored lithographed plates after George Edward Lodge, Archibald Thorburn, and others, numerous photogravures and other illustrations, tissue-guards; occasional and minor spotting; one or two closed marginal tears to text leaves, minor toning. Original brown morocco, boards with double gilt rules, gilt titles to upper boards, rounded spines with titles and text in gilt, top edges gilt; rubbing to extremities. 

First editions, limited issues. "A sumptuous production" (Czech). Other contributors to the volumes include J.G. Millais, J.E. Harting, Abel Chapman, F.C. Selous and Douglas Carruthers. The books comprise: I. British Game Birds and Wildfowl; II. British Deer & Ground Game, Dogs, Guns & Rifles; III. The Big Game of Africa & Europe (and duplicate volume); IV. The Big Game of Asia and North America. [With]: Fishing at Home and Abroad.

REFERENCE:

Czech, Africa 146; Czech, Asia 45; Nissen IVB, 690