2016 Annual Auction Catalog

NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY & MUSEUM Preserving, promoting, and sharing the literature, art, and culture of equestrian, angling, and field sports

2016 ANNUAL AUCTION September 11, 2016 – November 4, 2016

page 8 Lot 13: Racing at Home and Abroad. London: The London & Counties Press Association, 1923. First edition, No. 464 of only 475 complete sets.

Board of Directors Officers Manuel H. Johnson Chairman Jacqueline B. Mars Vice Chairman Claire Reid Treasurer Cathy M. Brentzel Secretary Directors Helen K. Groves James I. Harrison, III Lawrence E. Kurzius Clarke Ohrstrom Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom Gayden Parker Lorian Peralta-Ramos F. Turner Reuter, Jr.

Mimi Abel Smith Hector Alcalde Joseph E. Aulisi Bradley J. Bondi Frank A. Bonsal, Jr. B. Tim Brookshire Donald G. Calder Natalie M. Epstein

Advisory Directors Dorothy Lee Pierre Manigault Catherine Murdock

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Leadership Circle Mrs. Frances Massey Dulaney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Mullaney Benefactor Circle Mrs. William Abel Smith Mr. and Mrs. Hector Alcalde Amb. and Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Aulisi Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Bondi Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal, Jr. Ms. Cathy M. Brentzel Mr. and Mrs. B. Tim Brookshire Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Calder Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Epstein Mrs. Helen K. Groves Mr. and Mrs. James I. Harrison III Ms. Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Dr. and Mrs. Manuel H. Johnson Mr. Paul Tudor Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kurzius Mrs. Jacqueline B. Mars Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Gayden Parker Mrs. Lorian Peralta-Ramos Ms. Claire Reid Mr. and Mrs. F. Turner Reuter, Jr. Conservator Circle Ms. Katrina Becker Mr. and Mrs. Zohar Ben-Dov Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fazakerley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doug Fout Mrs. Hermen Greenberg Mr. Hurst K. Groves and Ms. Barbara A. Sharp

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Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mills, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morency Ms. Mary C. Morgan and Mr. Michael Neish Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Oare Mrs. Roberta W. Odell Robin Parsky Ms. Nicole H. Perry and Mr. Andrew T.C. Stifler The Hon. Trevor Potter and Mr. Dana Scott Westring Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mr. and Mrs. Jerold J. Principato Mr. and Mrs. David Roux Mr. and Mrs. S. Bruce Smart, Jr. Mrs. Robert H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Sodolski Mr. T. Garrick Steele Mrs. Virginia Guest Valentine Ms. Laura W. Van Roijen Mrs. C. Langhorne Washburn Mr. John P. White Mr. and Mrs. Rene R. Woolcott Guardian Level Ms. Anne H. Adams Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradley Davis Alanna Dwoskin Ms. Anne Engen Mary Ann Ghadban Mrs. Penny Hallman Leslie Hazel Mr. Douglas H. Lees III Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr. Mrs. Linda D. Newton Ms. Michele Powers Dr. and Mrs. William Russell Mr. William C. Steinkraus Dr. Robert Varrin Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin Wood III

Auction Rules 1. The National Sporting Library & Museum Annual Auction is a benefit to NSLM Members at all levels. All bidders must hold an active NSLM Membership to bid.

2. Bids may be submitted by e-mail to JConnolly@NationalSporting.org or by mail using the bid sheet at the back of this catalog. When corresponding, please list the lots for which bids are being submitted, as well as maximum bid amount.

We will make every effort to notify bidders if their maximum bid is exceeded.

In case of multiple bids of the same amount, the bid received earliest will be recognized as the high bid. Telephone bids will not be accepted.

3. Bidding will begin at 12:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, September 11 and will end at 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 4. Only bids recieved by the ending date will be recognized; postmarks will not govern.

4. Lots will be listed with a Minimum Bid. Bids must be made in whole dollar amounts over the minimum amount.

5. Lots will be listed with a Direct Purchase price. Bids at the Direct Purchase price will preclude bidding on the lot in question. In case of multiple Direct Purchase bids on the same lot, the bid received earliest will be recognized as the winning bid.

5. Winners will be contacted following the end of the auction. Shipping for all won lots will be calculated separately from the bid amount.

6. All books are used, and are listed with brief condition information. All works of art are already matted and framed, and listed size is measured with frame included. Purchases may be returned within seven days of receipt if the buyer is not satisfied.

7. Senior NSLM Staff members and their immediate family members may not bid in the Annual Auction.

8. Although donations to NSLM are tax deductible, Annual Auction purchases are not.

9. All proceeds from the Annual Auction will benefit the NSLM’s Library Fund to support the continued maintenance of Library Collections.

Questions? Contact John Connolly, the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Librarian at 540-687-6542 ext. 18 or JConnolly@NationalSporting.org

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Introduction The National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) has served as a steward of sporting history for over 60 years, and we are honored to continue preserving, promoting and sharing the memories of the men and women who live out the passion of equestrian, angling, and field sports. The sporting community continues to entrust us with their books which have been lovingly collected over decades.

Duplicates of titles already in the NSLM collection are sold and the proceeds of the sale go toward the preservation and maintenance of the collections.

These funds have been critical this year, as we have expanded our archival storage, planned book storage expansion, grown our educational programs, and continued development of digital preservation of objects in the NSLM collections. In November, we will launch our first Book Adoption Program to directly preserve rare donations that come to us in need of repair.

Once again, we are thrilled to make available the collectible duplicates in the form of our Annual Auction. Like last year, sporting etchings and lithographs are available for bid through a generous donation to NSLM. It is our hope that these beautiful pieces of art will find homes among our members.

A new addition to our Auction this year is the ability to direct purchase lots.

This feature has been requested often in prior years, and allows our bidders to purchase a lot outright on a “first come, first served� basis.

Thank you for your continued support of NSLM and its collections. With your support, we continue to grow and develop new ways to serve the sporting community. Your participation in our Annual Auction helps us maintain resources that have been enjoyed by thousands of researchers and visitors to the Library each year.

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Lot 1 Racing in America: 1922-1936

Lot 2 Racing in America: 1937-1959

By John Hervey. Privately printed, New York : The Jockey Club, 1937.

By Robert F. Kelley. Privately printed, New York : The Jockey Club, 1960. Copy 950 of 1000.

Condition: Very Good. Hard cover with some shelf wear and a small dent on the top of the back cover.

Deckle edge pages. Black and white plates.

Condition: Fine. Cloth binding. Deckle edge pages. Black and white plates.

Minimum Bid: $70 Direct Purchase: $200

Minimum Bid: $70 Direct Purchase: $200

Lot 3 Racing in America: 1960-1979

Lot 4 Plantation Days

By William H. Rudy. Privately printed, New York : The Jockey Club, 1980. Copy 1870 of 2000.

By “Anthony Ashley, Jr.� (F. Gray Griswold).

Privately printed, 1935. Signed by the author.

Condition: Fine. Cloth binding. Deckle edge pages. Color frontispiece, interior illustrations nearly all black and white.

Condition: Very fine. Hard cover. Slight scuff on the front cover.

Minimum Bid: $70 Direct Purchase: $200

Minimum Bid: $80

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Direct Purchase: $250

Lot 5 Hell for Leather!

Lot 6 The Noble Science

Printed by Eugene V. Connett. New York : Derrydale Press, 1928. Copy 314 of 350.

By F. P. Delmé Radcliffe. A new edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged, by William C. A. Blew.

London : George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1911.

Two volumes.

Condition: Good. Hard cover. Three colored engravings. Some writing on the first page.

Minimum Bid: $40

Condition: Good. Green cloth binding. Both covers show wear. Vol. 1 has a brittle binding.

Direct Purchase: $75

Minimum Bid: $175

Direct Purchase: $350

Lot 7 Full Tilt

Lot 8

By Alden Hatch and Foxhall Keene. New York : Derrydale Press, 1938. Copy 17 of 950. Signed by Alden Hatch.

By Paul Morand. Paris : Olivier Perrin, 1966.

Anthologie de la Littérature Équestre Condition: Very Good. Text in French. Red cloth binding with colored endpapers. The first three pages are embossed in the upper right corner.

Some discoloration on the page block and the cover.

Condition : Good. Blue cloth binding. Board edges are slightly worn.

Minimum Bid: $125 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $80

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Direct Purchase: $175

Lot 9

Lot 10 Pack and Paddock

The Foxhound Stud Book 1904 Vol. II

By Roger D. Williams. Lexington, KY : National Foxhunter’s Association, 1904

By Tad Shepperd. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1938. Collection of sporting poems illustrated by Paul Brown.

Condition: Good. Hard cover with wear and pencil writing. A typed list of illustrations is pasted inside the front cover and there is extensive handwriting in pencil on the inside cover and first page.

Minimum Bid: $50

Condition: Very Good. Very slight discoloration of board edges on cover.

Direct Purchase: $90

Minimum Bid: $30

Direct Purchase: $80

Lot 11 The Breeding of Foxhounds

Lot 12 Redmond C. Stewart

By Earl Bathurst, C.M.G. London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1926.

By Gordon Grand. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1938. Illustrated with photographic plates.

Condition: Good. Cloth binding. Top and bottom of the spine show wear. Deckle edge pages on two sides, gilt along the top. Black and white illustrations.

Condition: Good. Cloth cover shows discoloration near edges. Interior fine.

Minimum Bid: $40

Minimum Bid: $20

Direct Purchase: $90

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Direct Purchase: $65

Lot 13 Racing at Home and Abroad

Lot 14 A Sporting Tour

London: The London & Counties Press Association, 1923. Three volumes. First edition, No. 464 of only 475 complete sets.

By Harry Worcester Smith. Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1925. “Through Ireland, England, Wales and France.” Two volumes.

Condition: Very good. Leather on cover corners is flaking, but bindings are tight and pages are clean.

Condition: Very Good. Red hardcover binding.

Slight wear on the top and bottom of the spines.

Minimum Bid: $300 Direct Purchase: $800

Minimum Bid: $100 Direct Purchase: $250

Lot 15

Lot 16 The Best Season on Record

Sport in the Highlands and Lowlands

By Tom Speedy. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1886. Second edition.

By Captain Pennell Elmhirst “Brooksby.” London: George Routledge and Sons, 1884. Illustrated by J. Sturgess.

Condition: Good. Green cloth binding with gilt pictorial decoration, edges worn. Interior clean, some pages uncut. Frontispiece, title page, and the following page loose from binding.

Minimum Bid: $40

Condition: Very Good. Marbled Boards. Leather binding shows minor wear and shelf discoloration.

Direct Purchase: $75

Minimum Bid: $70

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Direct Purchase: $100

Lot 17 The Cream of Leicestershire

Lot 18 Fox-hound, Forest, and Prairie

By Captain Pennell Elmhirst “Brooksby.” London: George Routledge and Sons, 1896. Illustrated by J. Sturgess.

By Captain Pennell Elmhirst “Brooksby.” London: George Routledge and Sons, 1892. Illustrated by J. Sturgess and J. Marshman.

Condition: Very Good. Marbled boards. Leather binding shows minor wear and shelf discoloration.

Condition: Very Good. Marbled boards. Leather binding shows minor wear and shelf discoloration.

Minimum Bid: $70

Minimum Bid: $70

Direct Purchase: $100

Direct Purchase: $100

Lot 19 Hunting Pie

Lot 20

By Frederick Watson. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1931. Foreword by Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock and illustrations by Paul Brown.

By Harry D. Chamberlin. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. Copy 876 of 1250.

Condition: Very Good. Hard cover with color decorations. Black and white illustrations.

Condition: Very good. Heavily illustrated. Owner’s mark embossed on second page. Cloth binding with decoration on the front. Dust jacket in mylar cover shows moderate shelf wear and some tears.

Minimum Bid: $85

Minimum Bid: $200 Direct Purchase: $350

Training Hunters, Jumpers and Hacks

Direct Purchase: $175

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Lot 21 A Horse for Christmas Morning

Lot 22 Hunting Sketches

By Gordon Grand, Sr. New York: Winchester Press, 1970. Foreword by Gordon Grand, illustrations by Wallace Nall. In slipcase.

By Anthony Trollope. New York: Gosden Head Ltd., 1933. Introduction by James Boyd, M.F.H. and drawings by Robert Ball.

Condition: Very Fine. Green cloth binding is tight. There is a bookplate on the front endpaper.

Slipcase shows slight shelf wear.

Condition: Very good. Marbled cloth cover.

Decorative endpapers. Black and white illustrations.

Minimum Bid: $20

Minimum Bid: $30

Direct Purchase: $50

Direct Purchase: $55

Lot 23 An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports

Lot 24 Bolinvar

By Delabere P. Blaine. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1852. Two volumes. A complete account of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, etc.

By Marguerite F. Bayliss. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. Illustrated by Robert Ball. Set 143 of 950.

Inscribed by the author.

Condition: Good. Bindings faded; leather cracked on spine.

Condition: Volume 1 is Fair. Back board and spine are detached from the block. Volume 2 is in Good condition.

Minimum Bid: $50

Minimum Bid: $125 Direct Purchase: $200

Direct Purchase: $100

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Lot 25 The Southborough Fox

Lot 26

By Gordon Grand. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. Drawings by Eleanor Iselin Mason. Signed by the author. Black and white illustrations.

By Gordon Grand. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1933. Drawings by J. Alden Twachtman. Black and white illustrations.

Condition: Very Good. Red hard cover binding with gilt decorations. Slight shelf wear particularly at the base and top of the spine.

Condition: Fair. Red hardcover binding is separating from the text block and shows some shelf wear. The interior is in very good condition.

Minimum Bid: $40

Minimum Bid: $40

Colonel Weatherford and His Friends

Direct Purchase: $80

Direct Purchase: $80

Lot 27 Old Man

Lot 28

By Gordon Grand. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1934. Paintings by William J. Hays. Black and white illustrations, color frontispiece.

By Gordon Grand. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1935. Illustrations by Paul Brown.

Colonel Weatherford’s Young Entry

Condition: Good. Red hardcover binding with gilt decorations shows light shelf wear and has discolorations on the boards.

Condition: Good. Red hardcover binding with gilt decorations shows some shelf wear and is becoming a bit loose.

Minimum Bid: $40

Direct Purchase: $80

Minimum Bid: $40

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Direct Purchase: $80

Lot 29 As Hounds Ran

Lot 30 Let’s Ride to Hounds

Edited by A. Henry Higginson. 1930. Illustrations

by Cecil Aldin and Lionel Edwards. Copy 153 of 990.

By Anole Hunter. New York: Derrydale Press, 1929.

Condition: Very Good. Cloth binding with decorations. Shelf wear along the edges and fading at edges.

Condition: The book is in Fine condition, the slipcase is in Fair condition. The slipcase shows heavy shelf wear with discoloration, top of spine is bumped.

Minimum Bid: $70

Direct Purchase: $125

Minimum Bid: $20

Direct Purchase: $45

Lot 31 The Old Surrey Fox Hounds

Lot 32 Myopia: A Centennial Chronicle

By Humphrey R. Taylor. London: Longmas, Green, & Co., 1906. Edited by H. G. Harper. Illustrated.

“A history of the hunt from its earliest days to the present time.”

By Edward Weeks. Hamilton, Massachusetts, 1975.

A history of the Myopia Hunt Club. Heavily illustrated.

Condition: Good. Hard cover shows scratches and shelf wear. Some foxing on the interior pages.

Condition: Very Good. Hard cover binding with a decorative cover. Maps on endpapers. Some discoloration and scratches on the cover.

Minimum Bid: $55

Minimum Bid: $90

Direct Purchase: $125

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Direct Purchase: $170

Lot 33

Lot 34

Crown Jewels of Thoroughbred Racing

Thoroughbreds I Have Known

By Richard Stone Reeves. Lexington, Kentucky: The Blood-Horse Inc., 1997. “Contains 84 color reproductions of original oils and 30 sketches.�

By Richard Stone Reeves. South Brunswick: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1973. Foreword by Whitney Tower. Commentary by Juno Cole Weyer.

Introduction by Richard Stone Reeves.

Condition: Very Fine. Dust jacket shows some rubbing

Minimum Bid: $50

Condition: Fine. Red cloth binding is tight and shows little wear. Dust Jacket missing.

Direct Purchase: $95

Minimum Bid: $50

Direct Purchase: $80

Lot 35

Lot 36

Belmont Park: A Century of Champions

Thoroughbred Racing in America

By Edward L. Bowen. Lexington, Kentucky: Eclipse Press, 2005. Original paintings by Richard Stone Reeves. Heavily illustrated with mainly color plates.

By Edward L. Bowen. London: Bulfinch, 1994.

Introduction by Steven Crist.

Condition: New. The item is still shrinkwrapped.

Condition: Fine. Dark blue cloth binding is tight and shows very little wear. Dust jacket shows a little wear along the bottom edge.

Minimum Bid: $100 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $25

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Direct Purchase: $55

Lot 37 Leicestershire and Its Hunts

Lot 38 The Harboro’ Country

By Charles Simpson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. With 83 illustrations by the author.

Introduction by Major A. Burnaby, MFH.

By Charles Simpson. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1927. Illustrated by the author.

Introduction by Lord Stalbridge.

Condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing on the cover.

There is a fold out map in the rear of the book.

Condition: Very Good. Some discoloration and wear on the cover. There is a fold out map in the rear of the book.

Minimum Bid: $35

Minimum Bid: $35

Direct Purchase: $70

Lot 39

Lot 40 My Life and Times

The Devon and Somerset Staghounds

By E.T. MacDermot. London: Collins, 1936.

Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.

By Charles James Apperley, “Nimrod.” Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1927. Copy 116 of 250.

Edited with additions by E. D. Cuming.

Condition: Good. Red cloth binding is faded and has some discolorations. There are bumps and bent corners on both boards and the spine shows shelf wear. The interior is clean.

Minimum Bid: $70

Direct Purchase: $70

Condition: Very Good. Red cloth binding with gilt text shows some shelf wear but binding is tight.

Direct Purchase: $150

Minimum Bid: $75

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Direct Purchase: $150

Lot 41

Lot 42

Extracts from the Diary of a Huntsman

The Hunt Country of America Revisited

By Thomas Smith. New York: Longmas, Green, & Co., 1921. Introduction by Lord Willoughby de Broke. Black and white illustrations and color plates.

By Kitty Slater. New York: Cornwall Books, 1987.

Foreword by Paul Mellon. Inscribed by the author.

Condition: Very Good. Tan hard cover with gilt decoration and green spine.

Condition: Very Good. Hard cover with some rubbing on the back. Binding is tight and the interior is clean. The dust jacket is in Good condition with a few small rips and scuffs.

Minimum Bid: $70

Minimum Bid: $75

Direct Purchase: $150

Lot 43

Direct Purchase: $150

Lot 44 Famous Foxhunters

The Story of American Foxhunting

By J. Blan Van Urk. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1940. Two volumes. Both inscribed by the author.

By Lionel Edwards. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1932. Limited edition copy 52 of 100, signed by the author.

Condition: Good - Volume 1 has some discoloration on the front cover in the upper left corner. Volume 2 has tear approximately 2 inches long from the edge of the front cover on the bottom right corner.

Condition: Very Good. Slight wear and discoloration on the original cover.

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $400

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Lot 45 The Songs of Foxhunting

Lot 46 Hunter’s Choice

By Alexander Mackay-Smith. Millwood, Virginia: The American Foxhound Club, 1974. Limited edition, copy 472 of 1500, inscribed by the author.

By Archibald Rutledge. New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1946. A Countryman Press Book.

Condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing on edges of original cloth binding. Gilt decoration on cover.

Condition: Very Good. Black and white illustrations, color frontispiece. Brown cloth binding with decoration on the front cover and the spine.

Minimum Bid: $45

Minimum Bid: $30

Direct Purchase: $100

Direct Purchase: $65

Lot 47

Lot 48

Try Back: A Huntsman’s Reminiscences

A Sporting Family of the Old South

By A. Henry Higginson. New York: Huntington Press, 1931. First edition. Foreword by Henry Goodwin Vaughan, M.F.H.

By Harry Worcester Smith. Albany, New York: J.B. Lyon Company, 1936. “The story of five generations of sportsmen, starting with John Stuart Skinner.”

Condition: Good. Red and green hard cover with decorative label on the spine. Binding is tight but the covers show shelf wear.

Condition: Good. Red cloth binding with gilt text and gilt decorations on the spine. Cover shows wear.

Minimum Bid: $25

Minimum Bid: $40

Direct Purchase: $50

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Direct Purchase: $85

Lot 49 An Artist’s Game Bag

Lot 50 The Queen’s Hounds

By Lynn Bogue Hunt. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1936. Copy 1049 of 1225. Black and white illustrations and color plates.

By Lord Ribblesdale. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897. A handwritten letter from the author presenting the book is pasted into the front cover.

Condition: Very Good. Wear on the top and bottom of the spine and on the corners of the boards.

Binding is tight.

Condition: Fair. Cloth binding is discolored and shows wear. The board corners are bumped. The interior has some foxing but otherwise clean.

Minimum Bid: $70

Minimum Bid: $60

Direct Purchase: $150

Direct Purchase: $135

Lot 51 An Incorruptible Irishman

Lot 52

By E. Somerville and Martin Ross. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932. Being an account of Chief Justice Charles Kendal Bushe, and of his wife, Nancy Crampton. First edition.

By E. Somerville and Martin Ross. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1893. First edition. Illustrated by W. W. Russell, from sketches by Somerville.

Through Connemara in a Governess Cart

Condition: Very Good. Cover has scratches, and spine is worn at corners. Board corners bumped.

Condition: Good. Dust jacket is torn and discolored.

Minimum Bid: $70

Minimum Bid: $100 Direct Purchase: $250

Direct Purchase: $140

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Lot 53 Currents & Eddies

Lot 54

By William J. Schaldach. New York : A. S. Barnes and Company, 1944. First printing. Illustrations and color plates by the author.

By J. Stanley Reeve. New York: Gosden Head Ltd., 1935. Foreword by W. Plunket Stewart, drawings by Robert Ball. Copy 498 of 950. Covers seasons from 1928-1935.

Further Fox-Hunting Recollections

Condition: Very Good. Cloth binding. The dust jacket is not in good condition but the book’s spine is tight and the pages are clean.

Minimum Bid: $40

Condition: Very Good. Red cloth binding with three small holes. Spine is tight and the interior is clean.

Direct Purchase: $90

Minimum Bid: $35

Direct Purchase: $75

Lot 55 The Hunting Tours of Surtees

Lot 56 “Plain or Ringlets?”

By R. S. Surtees. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1927. Introduction by E.D. Cuming, illustrations by George Denholm Armour.

By R.S. Surtees. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition. Illustrations by John Leech.

Condition: Very Good. Red cloth binding with decorations.

Condition: Very Good. Tan leather binding with gilt decorations. Leather on the spine is worn and flaking. Marbled endpapers.

Minimum Bid: $30

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Direct Purchase: $70

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Lot 57 Handley Cross

Lot 58 “Ask Mama”

By R. S. Surtees. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854. Illustrations by John Leech.

By R. S. Surtees. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. Illustrations by John Leech.

Condition: Good. Tan leather binding with gilt decorations. Leather on the spine is worn and flaking. Marbled endpapers.

Condition: Very Good. Tan leather binding with gilt decorations. Leather on the spine is worn and flaking. Marbled endpapers.

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Lot 59 Mr. Facey Romford’s Hounds

Lot 60 Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour

By R. S. Surtees. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1865. Illustrations by John Leech.

By R. S. Surtees. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Illustrations by John Leech.

Condition: Good. Tan leather binding with gilt decorations. Leather on the spine is worn and flaking. Marbled endpapers.

Condition: Good. Tan leather binding with gilt decorations. Ribbon bookmark still attached.

Leather on the spine is worn and flaking. Marbled endpapers.

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

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Lot 61 Forester’s Field Sports

Lot 62 The Hitchcock Ed. of David Gray

By Henry William Herbert. New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1849. Two volumes.

By David Gray. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1929. Illustrated by Paul Brown. Three volumes: Gallops I, Gallops II, Mr. Carteret.

Condition: Good. Black and white illustrations. The spines of both volumes show moderate wear at the top and bottom. Volume 1 has a tear in the binding about midway along its spine.

Condition: Good. Volume 1 is signed by the author.

Set number 57 of 750. All volumes show shelf wear and have slightly discolored spines.

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $375

Lot 63 Sporting Prints

Lot 64 The Encyclopaedia of Sport

By F. Gordon Roe. London: The Connoisseur Ltd., 1927. Introduction by C. Reginald Grundy. 48 color plates and 2 black and white.

Edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire Hedley Peek and F. G. Aflalo. London: Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd., 1897. Two volumes.

Condition: Good. ž leather binding is rubbed on all edges and flaking along the spine. The binding is tight and the interior is clean.

Condition: Interiors are very good. Bindings on both volumes are fair. Covers of both volumes have cracked hinges, heavy shelf wear, and scuffing.

Minimum Bid: $50

Minimum Bid: $350 Direct Purchase: $750

Direct Purchase: $95

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Lot 65 Prestige du Cheval

Lot 66 The Points of the Horse

By Pierre Bruneteau et. al. Paris: Durel Editeur, 1951. Copy 1634 of 3000. In clamshell box.

By Horace Hayes. London: W. Thacker & Co., 1897.

Illustrated by J. H. Oswald Brown. Second edition.

Condition: Book is in fine condition. Cloth binding is tight. The clamshell box is also in fine condition showing very little wear.

Condition: Good. The front cover has a small hole in the bottom right corner. General shelf wear and scuffing. The binding is tight and the interior is clean.

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $300

Minimum Bid: $50

Lot 67 The Book of the Horse

Lot 68 History of the Brocklesby Hounds

By S. Sidney. London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 1879. Second edition.

By George E. Collins, “Nimrod Junior.� London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1902. Color map included.

Condition: Interior is Very Good. Numerous black and white illustrations and color plates. The cover is in Good condition. Heavy rubbing and shelf wear on all edges. Rip at top of spine, hinges are cracked.

Direct Purchase: $100

Condition: Fair. Red cloth binding shows wear, has bumped corners, a rip in the top spine. Front hinge is cracked.

Minimum Bid: $200 Direct Purchase: $350

Minimum Bid: $100 Direct Purchase: $200

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Lot 69 Modern Polo

Lot 70 Wild Sports in the South

By Captain E. D. Miller. London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1911. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Black and white illustrations and plates.

By Charles E. Whitehead. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1860. Illustrations by Ehninger, Tait, and others.

Condition: Very Good. Dark red hard cover with gilt text. Some shelf wear. Interior is clean.

Condition: Good. Marbled boards, endpapers and page edges. Some shelf wear and scuffing. Both hinges have been repaired.

Minimum Bid: $50

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Lot 71 The Horse and His Rider

Lot 72 British Ponies

By Sir Francis B. Head. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1861. Second edition.

By Allen W. Seaby. London: A. & C. Black Ltd., 1936.

Heavily illustrated by the author.

Condition: Fair. Brown hard back binding with gilt decorations. The corners are bumped and there are rips in the top and bottom of the spine as well as one along the bottom third of its length.

Condition: Good. Brown cloth binding. Shelf wear on the spine and edges of the boards. Interior is clean.

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Lot A The Last Round Roland Clark, 1928. Etching on paper.

Framed, 24 1/4 in. x 21 1/2 in.

Roland Clark (1874-1957) was known primarily for his etchings of game birds. He gained great familiarity with those species through a life of waterfowl hunting.

Clark was also an enthusiastic angler, rider, and sailor.

Minimum Bid: $650 Direct Purchase: $900

Lot B Geese Over Marsh Frank W. Benson, 1942. Etching on paper.

Framed, 15 in. x 16 5/8 in.

Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) was a fantastic sporting artist and American impressionist. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and in 1883 the AcadĂŠmie Julien in Paris.

Minimum Bid: $650 Direct Purchase: $900

Lot C Swinging In Frank W. Benson, 1927. Etching on paper.

Framed, 16 in. x 20 in.

Born in Massachusetts, Benson is credited as the founder of the school of the American sporting print and one of the most accomplished artists to work within that genre.

Minimum Bid: $650 Direct Purchase: $900 Frank Benson biographical information from www.frankwbenson.com. Robin Hill biographical information from www.robinhillartist.com. You can read more about Roland Clark in the book To Keep a Tryst With the Dawn: An Appreciation of Roland Clark by John T. Ordeman.

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Lot D Lone Pintail Frank W. Benson, 1930. Drypoint on paper.

Framed, 10 in. x 11 in.

During his lifetime, Benson produced oil and watercolor paintings as well as etchings, with wildfowl a primary subject for his work.

Minimum Bid: $350 Direct Purchase: $600

Lot E Flock of Canvasbacks Frank W. Benson, 1924. Drypoint on paper.

Framed, 15 in. x 16 1/2 in.

In the late 1890s, Benson bought a small hunting retreat near Cape Cod’s Nauset Marsh. From there, he began experimenting with black and white wash drawings that were so popular that he had trouble meeting demand.

Minimum Bid: $650 Direct Purchase: $900

Lot F The Alarm Frank W. Benson, 1917. Etching on paper.

Framed, 15 in. x 17 in.

Benson once said to one of his daughters, “The whole process from the bare plate to the finished print is full of fascinating possibilities and possible failures.”

Minimum Bid: $650 Direct Purchase: $900

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Lot G Sunset at Long Point Frank W. Benson, 1933. Trial Proof.

Framed, 17 1/2 in. x 15 in.

In 1911, Benson began experimenting with etchings.

Etching from his barn studio in Maine, Benson became proficient in the mastery of light that had become his hallmark. In 1915, Benson included a few etchings in an exhibition in Boston, and all of them sold within a week. It was the beginning of high demand for Benson’s etching work that would last for decades.

Minimum Bid: $650 Direct Purchase: $900

Lot H Red Heads Frank W. Benson, 1917. Drypoint on paper.

Framed, 15 in. x 19 in.

Benson’s etching received rave reviews, and his work was exhibited across the United States and in London.

His work was a major factor in the establishment of the American sporting print.

Minimum Bid: $300

Direct Purchase: $600

Lot I Long-Eared Owl Robin Hill, 1974. Lithograph on paper.

Framed, 30 in. x 23 in.

Robin Hill (b. 1932) was born in Australia before his family moved to England. He trained in art at Wimbledon School of Art, the National Gallery of Art School, and the Royal Melbourne College. His love of nature and passion for the outdoors is reflected in his meticulous attention to detail in his portrayal of wildfowl. He continues to paint from his studio in Washington, D.C.

Minimum Bid: $150 Direct Purchase: $350

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS To the Finish: The Art & Process of Greg Montgomery On view through November 27, 2016 To the Finish: The Art & Process of Greg Montgomery delves into the artist’s creative process. The show of thirtyfive fine art prints and preparatory materials features Montgomery’s early serigraphs (silkscreen prints), drawings, and cut-paper studies as well as giclées printed with the innovative ink-jet printing technology which was embraced by fine art print makers by the mid-1990s for the resulting realistic colors, detail, and faithfulness to the original medium.

Detail of the Color-aid paper study for Rain or Shine, 1988, reveals the detail required to cut and fit varying sizes of color papers together. On the margin, the artist mixed silkscreening inks to match colors. © Greg Montgomery

Picturing English Pastimes: British Sporting Prints at the NSLM On view through January 15, 2017 Picturing English Pastimes: British Sporting Prints at the NSLM features a selection of late 18th and 19th century prints from the NSLM permanent collection. Curated

by John H. Daniels Fellow Jennifer Strotz, the exhibition focuses on the British print market and includes (after) John Nost Sartorius (English, 1759-1828), engraved examples by some of the most popular publishers and

by John Harris (English, 1767-1832), Travellor Beating Meteor well-known sporting artists of the era. The installation (detail) 1790 aquatint, 16 ¼ x 20 ¾ inches. Gift of Mr. and includes equestrian subjects and highlights different Mrs. Norman R. Bobins, 2012. types of printmaking techniques.

The Chronicle of the Horse in Art On view through March 26, 2017 The Chronicle of the Horse in Art presents the variety and depth of the classic, iconic, and contemporary art featured prominently on the front covers of The Chronicle of the Horse for almost seventy years. The original paintings and sculptures being gathered by NSLM for the exhibition will celebrate the horse in art in its broad range of expression chronicled by the magazine and convey the rich history and highlights of equine sports which have been followed by the equestrian world for generations.

HOURS OF OPERATION Wednesday - Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

The NSLM is closed on federal holidays.

Library: Free to the public

George Stubbs (English, 1724–1806), Shark with his Trainer Price (detail), dated 1775, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Paul Mellon Collection. Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

MUSEUM ADMISSION NSLM Members: Free Adults: $10 Seniors (65 & older): $8 Youth (13-18): $8 Children (12 & under): Free The Museum is free on Wednesdays and on the last Sunday of each month.

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