The sport of shooting and deer stalking, in an edition of a thousand
Compiled by “The Sportsman” and published in London in 1913 with photogravures, it records the practices and personalities of game shooting and deer stalking.
The story
An oversized 1913 British sporting history with photogravures, originally issued in a numbered edition of one thousand copies.
Compiled and edited by “The Sportsman” and published in London, the volume records the practices and personalities of game shooting and deer stalking in early-twentieth-century Britain. A portrait frontispiece of King George V and photographic illustrations document the social world of sporting estates, clubs, and field sports. This particular copy is numbered 355 of the 1,000-copy edition and retains an engraved “Ex Libris Spencer Eddy” bookplate depicting a dog. Another set from the same publishing series is offered separately with a bookplate bearing that name, suggesting a possible shared library association; the bookplate owner's biographical identity is not established.
Details
- Date
- 1913
- Publisher
- British Sports and Sportsmen, London
- Edition
- Limited edition, number 355 of 1,000
- Binding
- cloth: original publisher's green-and-tan buckram
- Condition
- Original two-tone green-and-tan buckram with gilt lettering. Moderate rubbing and surface soiling to covers; mild wear and small nicks at corners and edges. First few preliminary leaves have some pulling/loosening at the lower inner gutter near the binding (shown in close-up photo); the book is overall intact with slight localized looseness in places, not a detached text block. Marbled endpapers, King George V frontispiece and several photogravures present. One visible tissue guard is creased/wrinkled; vintage newspaper clipping laid in. Full text and photogravure plate collation has not been carried out, so completeness cannot be guaranteed. Owner reports book weighs 12 lb before packing.
- Bookplate
- Ex Libris Spencer Eddy bookplate.
