The Sportsman's Cabinet; or, a Correct Delineation of the Various Dogs Used in the Sports of the Field: Including the Canine Race in General. Consisting of a Series of Engravings of Every Distinct Breed, from Original Paintings, Taken from Life. Interspersed with Beautiful Vignettes, engraved on Wood.

William Taplin, Thomas Bewick

Edité par London: Printed and Published for the Proprietors, By J. Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row; Sold by T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, T. Ostell, Ave-Maria-Lane; And Chapple, Pall-Mall. 1803 / 1804, 1803

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William Taplin. The Sportsman's Cabinet; or, a Correct Delineation of the Various Dogs Used in the Sports of the Field: Including the Canine Race in General. Consisting of a Series of Engravings of Every Distinct Breed, from Original Paintings, Taken from Life. Interspersed with Beautiful Vignettes, engraved on Wood. Illustrated by a Comprehensive, Historical and Systematic Description of the Different Species; with a review of the Various Diseases to which they are subject, and the most Approved and Efficacious Modes of Treatment and Cure. To which is added, a Scientific Disquisition upon the Distemper, Canine Madness, and Hydrophobia. B A Veteran Sportsman. London: Printed and Published for the Proprietors, By J. Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row; Sold by T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, T. Ostell, Ave-Maria-Lane; And Chapple, Pall-Mall. 1803 / 1804 Paginates V1; viii, 276, [2] p., V2; 310, [2] p. First Edition. Complete with 2 engraved title pages, 26 plates by John Scott, and numerous wood-engraved vignettes by Thomas Bewick. Contemporary green Moroccan half calf over green cloth boards. The spine in six compartments with five wide raised bands decorated in gilt. Hand stamped gilt lettering to the second and fourth compartments. Binding with minor rubbing and shelf wear. Engravings fine strikes with some minor foxing. Contents fine with no stains but minor browning to the edges. A Very Good to Near Fine example with little wear. The volume measures: 29.5 x 23.5 x 3.5 cm. Each leaf measures 290 x 230 mm.

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• Titre: The Sportsman's Cabinet; or, a Correct Delineation of the Various Dogs Used in the Sports of the Field: Including the Canine Race in General. Consisting of a Series of Engravings of Every Distinct Breed, from Original Paintings, Taken from Life. Interspersed with Beautiful Vignettes, engraved on Wood.
• Éditeur: London: Printed and Published for the Proprietors, By J. Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row; Sold by T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, T. Ostell, Ave-Maria-Lane; And Chapple, Pall-Mall. 1803 / 1804
• Date de parution: 1803
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine