SOMERVILE [Somerville], William (1675-1742). The Chace. A Poem . London: for G. Hawkins and sold by T. Cooper, 1735. 4° (230 x 192mm). Engraved frontispiece by Scotin after Gravelot, errata on final leaf. Polished sprinkled calf by Riviere, gilt rule border, spine and edges. FIRST EDITION of The Chace , Somervile's highly popular poem combining his two great loves, hunting and poetry. He conveys 'the excitement and dangers of the chase as well as its place in history' (ODNB). Foxon S562; Rothschild 1932; Schwerdt II, p.166. SOMERVILE [Somerville], W. The Chace . London: for G. Hawkins, sold by T. Cooper, 1735. [ Bound with :] An Essay on Hunting. By a Country Squire . London: for J. Roberts, 1733. 2 works in one, 8° (202 x 122mm). (Light browning in second work.) Contemporary calf (discreet repairs, new spine labels); modern linen chemise and half red morocco slipcase. Provenance : W. Jones (inscription on second title). FIRST OCTAVO EDITION of The Chace and FIRST EDITION of the Essay . I: Foxon S563; Schwerdt II: 166. II: Schwerdt I: 164. BLANE, William. Cynegetica: or, Essays on Sporting . London: J. Stockdale, 1788. 8° (228 x 140mm). Engraved frontis. and additional title by Heath after Stothard. (Occasional faint spotting.) Uncut in original blue boards (neatly rebacked in paper); modern linen chemise and green half morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION. Schwerdt I: 70. -- BUDGELL, Eustace (1686-1737). A Poem upon his Majesty's Late Journey to Cambridge and Newmarket . London: for Benj. Motte, 1728. 2° (358 x 216mm). (Lacks half-title, faint spotting.) Early 20th-century green morocco-backed boards (spine sunned). FIRST EDITION. Foxon B557. (4)
SOMERVILE [Somerville], William (1675-1742). The Chace. A Poem . London: for G. Hawkins and sold by T. Cooper, 1735. 4° (230 x 192mm). Engraved frontispiece by Scotin after Gravelot, errata on final leaf. Polished sprinkled calf by Riviere, gilt rule border, spine and edges. FIRST EDITION of The Chace , Somervile's highly popular poem combining his two great loves, hunting and poetry. He conveys 'the excitement and dangers of the chase as well as its place in history' (ODNB). Foxon S562; Rothschild 1932; Schwerdt II, p.166. SOMERVILE [Somerville], W. The Chace . London: for G. Hawkins, sold by T. Cooper, 1735. [ Bound with :] An Essay on Hunting. By a Country Squire . London: for J. Roberts, 1733. 2 works in one, 8° (202 x 122mm). (Light browning in second work.) Contemporary calf (discreet repairs, new spine labels); modern linen chemise and half red morocco slipcase. Provenance : W. Jones (inscription on second title). FIRST OCTAVO EDITION of The Chace and FIRST EDITION of the Essay . I: Foxon S563; Schwerdt II: 166. II: Schwerdt I: 164. BLANE, William. Cynegetica: or, Essays on Sporting . London: J. Stockdale, 1788. 8° (228 x 140mm). Engraved frontis. and additional title by Heath after Stothard. (Occasional faint spotting.) Uncut in original blue boards (neatly rebacked in paper); modern linen chemise and green half morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION. Schwerdt I: 70. -- BUDGELL, Eustace (1686-1737). A Poem upon his Majesty's Late Journey to Cambridge and Newmarket . London: for Benj. Motte, 1728. 2° (358 x 216mm). (Lacks half-title, faint spotting.) Early 20th-century green morocco-backed boards (spine sunned). FIRST EDITION. Foxon B557. (4)
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