India.- Williamson (Capt. Thomas) and Samuel Howett. Oriental Field Sports, being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East, first edition, additional engraved pictorial title finely hand-coloured (possibly through stencil), 40 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates after Samuel Howett (from sketches by Williamson) by H.Merke, J.Hamble and Vivares, plate XXXI 'Hunting Jackalls' in first state, pictorial title soiled and creased causing some wear and tears (repaired), letterpress title with tear to lower margin (repaired), water-staining throughout to lower margin but not affecting images, plates with some light marginal soiling but images generally clean and bright, plate 25 with stain within plate-mark but not affecting image, plate 40 with tear to lower margin extending into imprint but not image (repaired), final leaf of text creased and frayed at lower edge, front free endpaper detached, later half calf, old manuscript description mounted as label on upper cover, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Travel, 427; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II p.297; Tooley 508], oblong folio, Edward Orme 1807 [text and plates watermarked "E & P 1804"]. ⁂ "The most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence." (Schwerdt) with some of the earliest aquatints of the wild elephant.
India.- Williamson (Capt. Thomas) and Samuel Howett. Oriental Field Sports, being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East, first edition, additional engraved pictorial title finely hand-coloured (possibly through stencil), 40 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates after Samuel Howett (from sketches by Williamson) by H.Merke, J.Hamble and Vivares, plate XXXI 'Hunting Jackalls' in first state, pictorial title soiled and creased causing some wear and tears (repaired), letterpress title with tear to lower margin (repaired), water-staining throughout to lower margin but not affecting images, plates with some light marginal soiling but images generally clean and bright, plate 25 with stain within plate-mark but not affecting image, plate 40 with tear to lower margin extending into imprint but not image (repaired), final leaf of text creased and frayed at lower edge, front free endpaper detached, later half calf, old manuscript description mounted as label on upper cover, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Travel, 427; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II p.297; Tooley 508], oblong folio, Edward Orme 1807 [text and plates watermarked "E & P 1804"]. ⁂ "The most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence." (Schwerdt) with some of the earliest aquatints of the wild elephant.
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