Venice: Baldassar di Costantini; [Comin de Tridino de Monferrato], 1544; 1540. First Italian edition of Alciati; later (?7th) Italian edition of Puteo. Two Important Sixteenth-Century Works on Duelling. Two early works on duelling bound together. The Alciati was first published in Latin as De Singulari Certamine (1543) and appears here... Read More

London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1840. Second edition. The second edition of this cavalry sword manual by Henry William Angelo, the grandson of Domenico Angelo, founder of London's School of Arms. The first edition was published in 1835 with 10 plates. Read More

London: printed by S[amuel] R[oycroft] and are to be sold by Edward Gough at Cow-Cross, 1682. First edition. The Glory of the English Bow. One of the more important archery books of the period after Ascham’s TOXOPHILUS (1545), written by Wood who was "Marshall to the Regiment of Archers." It..... Read More

Wrexham: Reprinted by R. Marsh, 1788. Fourth edition. Joseph Haslewood’s Copy. “Not only is this the most renowned work on the subject of archery in English, or for that matter in any language, but its publication marked the beginning of the decline of the prejudice in favour of Latin as..... Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. First edition. Inscribed "To Robert Howard Russell/ with affectionate regards/ John Kendrick Bangs/ May 16, 1896. " Publication date March, 1896. Rusell was Bangs's publisher for "Emblemland." and a famous publisher in the 1890s and beyond. A nice association. Read More

11 Dec 1808. Br;low was a poet, politician and a Hartford Wit. Read More

Worcester, Mass: Isaiah Thomas, 1787 [i.e., 1944]. Facsimile of the first Worcester edition issued by F. G. Melcher in celebration of the 200th anniversary of its first publication. Fine facsimile of the first of the children’s books produced by John Newberry, originally published in 1744. The first American edition was... Read More

London: Elliot Stock, n.d. [1905]. A fine reprint of the first English sporting book. Read More

Madison, Ohio: Sunrise Publishing Company, 1994. Duncan, T. O. First Edition, one of 300 copies. A highly useful bibliography, this is also a leaf book containing tipped-in leaves gathered from imperfect copies. Read More

Lanham [Maryland] and New York: The Derrydale Press, [2001]. Brown, Paul. No 25 of 25 deluxe copies, signed by the author on the title page. Short biography and detailed bibliography of the great equine artist Paul Brown (1893-1958) by noted sporting dealer and bibliographer Duke Biscotti.Warmly inscribed on the title... Read More

Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press, 1997. First edition, Deluxe edition, 55 of 75 copies, signed by author and artist. Deluxe Copy, One of 75, An Indispensable Work. A continuation of John Phillips's A Bibliography of American Sporting Books 1582-1925, this indispensable update contains some 5,000 detailed entries by author... Read More

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. First edition. Standard Reference. Bibliography of the literature of foxhunting, comprising descriptions of books published in Britain and the United States through the year 2000, with biographical notes on selected authors.New and already indispensable. Read More