SOTHEBY'S

ANGLING AUCTION & Bookseller Catalogues]

Published between 1816 - 1848. [London...]. Sobethy's.. Etc. 8vo., 21.2cm, c. 160p., wanting the spine cap, boards loose, all edges gilt, with two bookplate, (one famous), 1 - Alexr A. Weston (on the paste down front endpapers & 2 - "Bibliotheca Piscatoria. Lynniana". - very rare (Spg). Item #42085

This volume contains Auction Catalogues or Angling section from (all with prices realized or offered for). With the circular printed paper bookplate label of noted Angling collector "J.C. Lynn", Lynniana. No startard listing or reference located. No similar titles or compilation located prior to the 20th century. Including no references on Worldcat, Not Hub. Includes: Booksellers Catalogues: 1) - Extacted from Catalogues issued by Emerson Chomly; Angling Books in his Catalogue of 1823. Being 7 printed pages laid in, from his catalogues of 1816, 1817, 1818, & 1823. 2) - A Catalogue of the Very, Curious Collection of Works on Archery, Hunting, and Fisihing, Among them are, Dame Juliana erners' Book of St. Albans, the earliest known Treatise of Fysshynge with an Angle,... Which will be SOLD BY AUCTION by Mr. Sotheby. Strand... 1826. Title page & 12 printed page, listing 298 items, price recorded in ms., With the following ms note on the title page "This edition is a reprint of the lst day's sale of a longer catalogue. This copy is upon large paper. prices realized in ms. on the margins, 3) - A Catalogue of an entire and EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF BOOKS On Angling, Field Sports. &c. &c. of a Distinguished Collector; (John Taybone(sp., entered in ms.), Including the first four editions of Walton's Angler, and others of equal rarity; in Original Manuscript; with beautiful Drawings, of Mr. Brainbridge's Fly-Fisher's Guide; Mr. James Williamson's Original Manuscript Collections relative to Fishing. - Likewise Captial Original Drawings, Proof Plates, and Etchings of Field Sports, by Howitt and Scot... (header title). Fishing Books, Drawings of Field Sports, &c. - double ruled lines). Which will be Sold By Auction, By Mr. Sotheby. On Thursday, 12th June, 1828, at Twelve o'Clock, precisely. 1828. 8vo. 15,[3]. (listings for upcoming sale). John Taylevre (John Tayleur ?). prices realized in ms. on the margins, 4) - CATALOGUE of The Very Choice And Valuable LIBRARY of the late William Simonds Higgs, Esq. F.A.S. containing some exceedingly curious and rare English chronicles; fine works on english topography & history; ... Together with a choice Collections of Works On Angling. Which will be Sold By Auction, By Mr. Sotheby. On Monday, April the 26th and two following days. .. 1830. 8vo. 15,[3]. (listings for upcoming sale). John Taylevre (John Tayleur ?). prices realized in ms. on the margins, also footnote annotations in the same ms. hand, on a few pages... 5) - CATALOGUE of the well selected Law and Miscellaneous Library of George Garrett, of Sandwich Kent, solicitor and town clerk... together withAn Extensive Collection of Books on Angling, The Property Of A Collector. ... see page 23. ( F. Richards, Esq. Junor, of Reading.) Ms notation. Which will be Sold By Auction, By Mr. Sotheby. On Monday, July 22nd, 1883. 8vo., 30pages, with the Angling Collection being pages, 23 & 24 & 1 entry on p25, with prices received on the front margin and the buyers name on the inside margin, in ms. 6) - Catalogue of The Rev. W. Valentine's interesting collection of Books on Angling Hocking, and Archery, with Some Fine Works on Natural History Connected with Angling; also Numerous Treatises on the Game of Chess; and A Most Splendid And Unique Manuscript on Falconry and Hunting. Which Will Be Sold by Auction by Mr. S. Leigh Sothby, in Thursday, July 4th. 1839. [title text underlining in double red lines]. Prices received and buyers on both margins of each page in mansucropt. 8vo. 15p., 7)- followed by 30 pages with clipped entries containing the angling books from catalogues, or section from dealers such as Joseph Lilly, London; Thorpe; Nattali's Catalouge; Willis. March, 1848; Lilly.

Price: $5,000.00