Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 119
CLUNGUNFORD HOUSE SHOOT A FINE AND INTERESTING LEATHER-BOUND GAME BOOK,

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CLUNGUNFORD HOUSE SHOOT
A FINE AND INTERESTING LEATHER-BOUND GAME BOOK,
a contemporary transcription from the original registers and covering the period from 1837 - 1880, in neat hand and containing full details of drives and Guns, E.M. Rocke, Esq., a later owner of the estate then takes over and keeps the register current during his tenure until the shoot became largely a syndicate, a plethora of observations, including the suicide of a keeper, and details of memorable birds taken, including a brace of woodcock to one cartridge, the whole in heavy leather bound covers with gilt detailing, oil paper end-boards and brass lockable catch.
Estimate £1,000-1,500