STAG HUNTING -- HOWARD, Sir Robert (1626-1698). The Duell of the Stags: a Poem . London: for Henry Herringman, 1668. 4° (220 x 156mm). (Small repaired rust-hole in B4 with loss of a few letters, title a trifle spotted, lacks the final blank.) Maroon half morocco by Lloyd. ONLY EDITION of this allegorical poem set in Windsor Forest and dedicated to the Duke of Buckingham. Howard, the restoration poet, is best remembered for being Dryden's brother-in-law and author of The Committee . Wing H-2991. SOMERVILE, William (1675-1742). The Chace. A Poem . London: G. Hawkins and T. Cooper, 1735. 4° (255 x 193mm). Engraved frontispiece by Scotin after Gravelot. Contemporary mottled calf (extremities worn). Provenance : John Earl of Delawarre (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of this 18th-century favourite. 750 copies printed. Foxon S562. [POWNEY, Richard (1701-1764)]. The Stag Chace in Windsor Forest. A Poem . London: for J. Shuckburgh, 1739. 2° (336 x 203mm). Woodcut ornament on title and a headpiece. Late 19th-century polished tree calf by Riviere, gilt spine, top edges gilt. Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate and gilt arms on spine). FIRST EDITION. Further editions followed in 1740 and 1742. Foxon P1012; Schwerdt II, p. 223. BURGER, Gottfried August (1747-1794). The Wild Huntsman's Chase . London: Sampson Low, 1798. 4° (259 x 195mm). Polished half calf gilt by Riviere. Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate and gilt arms on spine; his sale, 22 May 1939, lot 273). An earlier English edition had appeared in 1797. Schwerdt I, p. 87; and A Forest Ramble; with a Description of a Royal Stag Hunt (London, 1818) by [?]William Law, ex-Schwerdt. (5)
STAG HUNTING -- HOWARD, Sir Robert (1626-1698). The Duell of the Stags: a Poem . London: for Henry Herringman, 1668. 4° (220 x 156mm). (Small repaired rust-hole in B4 with loss of a few letters, title a trifle spotted, lacks the final blank.) Maroon half morocco by Lloyd. ONLY EDITION of this allegorical poem set in Windsor Forest and dedicated to the Duke of Buckingham. Howard, the restoration poet, is best remembered for being Dryden's brother-in-law and author of The Committee . Wing H-2991. SOMERVILE, William (1675-1742). The Chace. A Poem . London: G. Hawkins and T. Cooper, 1735. 4° (255 x 193mm). Engraved frontispiece by Scotin after Gravelot. Contemporary mottled calf (extremities worn). Provenance : John Earl of Delawarre (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of this 18th-century favourite. 750 copies printed. Foxon S562. [POWNEY, Richard (1701-1764)]. The Stag Chace in Windsor Forest. A Poem . London: for J. Shuckburgh, 1739. 2° (336 x 203mm). Woodcut ornament on title and a headpiece. Late 19th-century polished tree calf by Riviere, gilt spine, top edges gilt. Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate and gilt arms on spine). FIRST EDITION. Further editions followed in 1740 and 1742. Foxon P1012; Schwerdt II, p. 223. BURGER, Gottfried August (1747-1794). The Wild Huntsman's Chase . London: Sampson Low, 1798. 4° (259 x 195mm). Polished half calf gilt by Riviere. Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate and gilt arms on spine; his sale, 22 May 1939, lot 273). An earlier English edition had appeared in 1797. Schwerdt I, p. 87; and A Forest Ramble; with a Description of a Royal Stag Hunt (London, 1818) by [?]William Law, ex-Schwerdt. (5)
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