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Price: US$885.45 + shipping
Description: liii 286 pages, TEG, folio, illustrated with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproduction with descriptive tissue guards with a forward by Theodore Roosevelt. 1 of a limited edition of 600 copies signed by Baillie Grohman and numbered this being 19, spotting to the contents. Recently bound in half dark brown morroco cloth sides with the gilt circular seal of Edward 2nd Duke of York from the original edition laid down to the upper cover. One of the oldest and well-known books published in the English language on hunting deer, boar, fox, hare etc. Circa 1406-1413. Schwerdt Vol.2 page 305.
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
Price: US$891.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small repair to head of title-page; Rebound in half green morocco, limited to 600 copies (no. 107) ; Folio 13" - 23" tall
Seller: Quality Books UK, Derby, DERBY, United Kingdom
Price: US$1020.20 + shipping
Description: The first limited edition of this very important medieval manuscript on hunting by Edward, the 2nd Duke of York, a lavishly illustrated work including a foreword by the then-President Teddy Roosevelt. A limited edition, limited to 600 copies, of which this is numbered 147, with the editor's facsimile signature to the limitation page.The first edition.In the original publisher's reverse calf.Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece, and fifty-one monochrome plates.The plates depict the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript.Collated, complete.'The Master of Game' is an immensely important medieval manuscript of Edward, the 2nd Duke of York's, hunting treatise. It's mostly a translation of Gaston Phoebus' work 'Livre de Chasse'.This manuscript was originally compiled between 1406 and 1413, and is the oldest English language book on hunting. Though this work was made during the fifteenth century it wasn't published until this modernised English 1904 edition.The 2nd Duke of York was a grandson of King Edward III, and he held important positions during the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V - during the reign of Henry IV he held the position of master of game. In 1415 he was killed at the Battle of Agincourt.With a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, this work was published whilst he was the President. Teddy Roosevelt was a very noted hunter, and published three of his own works about hunting, as well as contributing to many other volumes on the sport.Edited by William A. and F. Baillie-Groham. William and his wife Florence modernised the work. In the original publisher's reverse calf binding. Externally, worn. Head of the spine is lifting with some loss, a little further loss of leather to the extremities of the front board. Rear joint is cracked, with a little further loss and a repaired crack to the tail of the spine. Boards are discoloured with some marks. Front hinge is strained, rear hinge has failed. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spots. The printers leaf to the rear is torn. Good Only
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1059.63 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1904. Ballantyne, Hanson and Co, London. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Spine badly damaged. One of 600 copies signed by the editor, with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproductions. Full reversed calf inlaid on the front board with the seal of Edward, Second Duke of York. Brown endpapers. Scattered foxing throughout.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Price: US$1062.54 + shipping
Description: liii 286 pages, TEG, folio, illus with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproduction with descriptive tissue guards with a forward by Theodore Roosevelt. 1 of a limited edition of 600 copies signed by Baillie Grohman and numbered this being 153, some spotting to the contents , but overall contents clean, Bound in the original brown reversed calf with the gilt circular seal of Edward 2nd Duke of York to the upper cover. Recased with the spine relayed showing some old loss and marking, rubbing to the lower outer corners. Unusual to find in the original binding in any state. One of the oldest and well-known books published in the English language on hunting deer, boat, fox, hare etc. Circa 1406-1413. Schwerdt Vol.2 page 305.
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Folio measuring 380 x 280mm. VG+ to Near Fine condition. One of 600 copies signed by the editor, with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproductions. Full reversed calf inlaid on the front board with the seal of Edward, Second Duke of York. Brown endpapers. Scattered foxing throughout, largely concentrated in preliminaries. In all, a tight and pleasing copy housed in a custom case. A partial translation of the oldest and most famous hunting book in the English language, Gaston Phoebus. "Based primarily on Gaston de Foix's Livre de Chasse, originally composed in 1387, The Master of Game was written by Edward of Norwich in his 'leisure' between 1406 and 1413, mostly while being held prisoner for having treacherous designs against his cousin, Henry IV. While much of the book is almost an exact translation of de Foix, Edward added five chapters of his own to form the major source of our knowledge of the medieval hunt" (UPenn). The present large-paper edition is beautifully illustrated, capturing the substance of its subject. It additionally features a foreword by famed huntsman and U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who provides cultural context for the hunt then and in his own time. Very Good +.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.