RAWSTORNE, Lawrence (1774-1850), author and J. T. Rawlins (fl. 1837), artist

Lot 69
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Lot 69 | RAWSTORNE, Lawrence (1774-1850), author and J. T. Rawlins (fl. 1837), artist
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RAWSTORNE, Lawrence (1774-1850), author and J. T. Rawlins (fl. 1837), artist

Gamonia: or, The Art of Preserving Game. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837.

First edition of a work celebrated for its 'unusually attractive' shooting scenes (Schwerdt). As noted in the preface to a later edition 'Gamonia is valuable not only for its rarity and charm, it is the first treatise devoted solely to the subject of pheasant rearing, covert shooting, and the management of woodlands for the special purpose of preserving game'. Abbey Life 392; Bobins II, 786; Chute 536; Schwerdt II, p.127; Tooley 393.



Octavo (234 x 150mm). Half-title, dedication page and small errata slip pasted on last leaf, 15 aquatint plates by and after J.T. Rawlins, coloured by contemporary hand (plates shaved, affecting publishing line of plate 10). Slightly later olive green straight-grain morocco, covers with decorative borders in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed); contained in a modern morocco-backed slipcase. Provenance: Samuel B. Webb (bookplate).





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