WILLIAMSON (THOMAS) and SAMUEL HOWITT Oriental Field Sports
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WILLIAMSON (THOMAS) and SAMUEL HOWITT
Oriental Field Sports, hand-coloured additional engraved title (skilfully laid down), 40 hand-coloured aquatint plates by H. Merche from drawings by Samuel Howitt after orginals by Williamson, the additional title and title creased and soiled and with a tear repaired, margins of 2 text leaves cut down and mounted, red half morocco [Abbey Travel 427], oblong folio, Edward Orme, 1807
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  • Oriental Field Sports contains the most famous of all shikar plates, and is to hunting what Daniell's Oriental Scenery is to architectural views of India. See illustrations on preceding page.

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