[Sporting] [Shooting] Hawker, Lt. Col. Peter Collection of 11 Editions of "Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that Relates to Guns and Shooting"

London: Longman, et al., 1824-59. In nine volumes. Third through eleventh English editions. 8vo. Presentation copy of the ninth edition, inscribed by Hawker to his friend, English water-colorist, optical instrument maker, and designer of the volume's frontispiece, Cornelius Varley, "To/Cornelius Varley Esq./with the author's/kind regards,/& thanks for his/able exertions." Each volume illustrated with engraved frontispiece, plates, and in-text illustrations; some plates hand-colored. Variously colored three-quarter morocco over cloth-covered boards, some top edges gilt, other edges trimmed; condition varies, generally very good to near-fine; front boards starting on fifth and eighth edition; contemporary ownership signature on title-page of eleventh volume; book-plate of Raymond L.J. Riling in third, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh editions; armorial book-plate in third edition; armorial book-plate of Frederick William Jones in fourth edition; illustrated book-plate of Emmet C. May in fifth edition; illustrated book-plate of Harry Worcester in seventh edition; book-plate of Charles T. Haven in eighth edition; armorial book-plate of Baronet Sir George Henry Scott Douglass in ninth edition; armorial book-plate of Joseph Whitaker in tenth volume; armorial book-plate of Joseph Anderton in eleventh edition. Riling 373

Together with:

Instructions to Young Sportsmen, in all that Relates to Guns and Shooting
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1846 and 1853. In two volumes. First and second American editions. 8vo. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces and engraved plates. Three-quarter brown morocco over marbled boards; marbled edges; scattered foxing and soiling to text and plates. Full orange morocco; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Book-plate of Raymond L.J. Riling in each volume; ownership ink stamp of Clarence Sackett, Rye, New York, on title-page of first edition. Riling 373

"Considered a classic on the subject and was written 'at particular request of some sporting friends of the author...' " (Riling 373).

From the library of bibliographer, bookseller, and arms collector Raymond L.J. Riling (1896-1974).