28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Bindings. 1) The Salmon Rivers and Lochs of Scotland. By W. L. Calderwood, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1909. 8vo (230 x 155 mm), contemporary green crushed half morocco by Zaehnsdorf for Sotheran, fish motifs gilt to spines compartments, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, half-title, 4 colour plates including frontispiece, 34 halftone plates from photographs, 18 maps, bookplate (Arthur Louis Allen), contemporary gift inscription to half-title, spine sunned, spotting to outer leaves - 2) The Life of Izaak Walton; including Notices of his Contemporaries. By Thomas Zouch, London: Thomas Gosden, 1826. 8vo (190 x 114 mm), later red half morocco gilt for Sotheran, all edges gilt, half-title, 18 engraved plates including frontispiece - 3) Wild Spain (Espana Agreste). Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History and Exploration, by Abel Chapman, and Walter J. Buck, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1893. 8vo (222 x 140 mm), later green quarter morocco, gilt spine, half-title, folding map, 51 plates, 4 pp. advertisements, contemporary ownership inscription to initial blank - 4) Modern Trout Fishing. By W. Carter Platts, 1st edition, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1938. 8vo (220 x 135 mm), later blue half morocco, fish motifs gilt to spine, 16 halftone plates from photographs - and 1 other, not angling-related (qty: 5)
Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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