Cock Fighting (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. 2 Edwin Brock Last Poems - In Memorium Ron Sanford Drawing Michael Foreman Drawing 16 Carl Tighe Al Haqq Anne Howson Drawing 32 Bob Scriven Sculptures 36 Laura Knight Drawing 37 George Szirtes Poems Ron Sandford Portrait of George Szirtes 43 Alan Brownjohn Staying on the Train Charles Shearer Drawing 48 Ken Smith Poems 50 Alan Young Cock Fighting - Images and Text 54 Fred Voss Poems Christine Simpson Drawing 58 Jeffrey L Schneider Pie Ken Cox Drawing 62 Burns / Lomas Reviews 66 Mark Harris Etchings 71 Jehane Markham Poems 74 Edward Lowbury Poems 76 Bax / Casterton / Gahagan Reviews 81 John Sewell Poems 83 Kate Foley Poems 85 Charles Shearer Drawing 86 Lee Harwood Poems Charles Shearer Drawings 90 Diana Syder Poems 92 James Laughlin Last Poems - In Memorium Vanessa Jackson Photograph Artwork on cover by Robert Scriven.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A SPLENDID ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVING. HAND COLOURED, COLOURING NOT CONTEMPORARY BUT DELICATELY AND SKILFULLY EXECUTED . MOUNTED (MATTED) AND READY TO FRAME. MOUNT SIZE 12 X 8 INCHES , 33 X 22 CMS. SHOWSA COCK FIGHTING SCENE.

8°. Engraved folding frontispiece, 154 SS. Old boards, spine with later paper, in newer folding portfolio Amusing book about breeding and using cocks, first published in 1793. With pedigrees of famous chamions and room for notes on fights, stock, gains etc. - Some browning, little foxing, title with small owner s inscription and shadow of the frontispiece, rubbed but else fine.

[28] pp. Illustrated throughout from engravings. 8vo, original printed wrappers. First edition. A fine copy. 49 types of gaffs are illustrated; also, sparring muffs, saws, scales, shears, poultry markers; gaff cases; coops, etc.

6pg. 8 " x 11". December 5, 1939 & December 6, 1939. Clearfield, PA. An archive of letters from the 1939 case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Various Individuals on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in Cock Fighting. The letter from the law firm of Smith & Maine explains the subsequent documents: "A transcript of the docket of 'Squire Johnston in connection with proceedings against a substantial number of individuals on charges of aiding and abetting in cock fighting has been handed to me for attention. It is my understanding that the Court directed the County Controller to make an audit or investigation of the record in the hands of 'Squire Johnston to determine the present status of affairs with particular reference to collection and disposition of certain fines and forfeitures. The transcript seems to fully set forth the desired information and I will be prepared to discuss the matter with you at your convenience." The following pages show the legal transcripts for the alleged cock fight that took place on June 11, 1939. 68 men were charged with violating the state law and 28 of them were made to pay a fine of $10 a piece for failure to appear in court. The archive is in good shape, with slight toning, fold-separations, and ink-smudge issues that do not affect legibility.