Shooting rare books

4 vols including supplement, 4to, engraved portrait, additional engraved titles, with additional hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and half-title, 72 engraved plates (68 with original hand-colour), 2 engraved tables, occasional spotting to supplement and title to supplement with soft crease, contemporary russia gilt, all edges gilt, neatly rebacked preserving spines, wear to supplement corners, a very attractive set.

Folio (48.5 x 31.5 cm), engraved additional title dated 1821, coloured by hand, 50 hand-coloured engraved plates, text in English and French; nineteenth century green polished half calf gilt, red morocco label, presented in original cloth backed slipcase, a fine clean copy.

First edition. small 4to, xii, 215 pp., numerous illustrations by Lt. General H. Hope Crealocke, handsomely bound for Hatchards in brown half morocco gilt, light soiling to title else an excellent example.