THE BOOK OF FIELD SPORTS, AND LIBRARY OF VETERINARY KNOWLEDGE

2 volumes quarto 12x10 inches, handsomely leather bound in full period blue calf with twin leather lettering labels, raised bands and gilt tooled spines and boards. In good condition. Two titles, ii, 484, 520, xxiv pages and ILLUSTRATED WITH 73 LITHOGRAPH PLATES (5 hand coloured). Complete. Fascinating views of guns, rabbit, pheasant, duck, pigeon and grouse shooting, sporting dogs, birds, hunting with horses, coursing etc plus the 2 sort after plates of CRICKET AND TENNIS. Many of the plates with decorated borders. Volume two is entirely dedicated to the horse. Some marginal marks but predominantly an unusually attractive and clean copy.