Edward, 2nd Duke of York; William A Baillie-Grohman; F. Baillie-Groham; Theodore Roosevelt — The Master of Game

London, Ballantyne, Hanson & Co, 1904. Leather. A limited edition of Edward 2nd Duke of York's important medieval manuscript on hunting, with an ornate coloured frontispiece and facsimiles of the original lavishly illustrated work, with a foreword by the then-president Teddy Roosevelt. The limited edition, being number 21 out of 600 copies, with the editor's facsimile signature to the limitation page. This is the first edition of this work since the work was written in the fifteenth century.  Illustrated with a striking chromolithograph frontispiece, and fifty-one monochrome plates. The plates depict the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript. Collated, complete.  'The Master of Game' is an immensely important medieval manuscript of Edward, the 2nd Duke of York's, hunting treatise. It's mostly a translation of Gaston Phoebus' work 'Livre de Chasse&apos. This manuscript was originally compiled between 1406 and 1413, and is the oldest English language book on hunting. Though this work was made during the fifteenth century it wasn't published until this modernised English 1904 edition. The 2nd Duke of York was a grandson of King Edward III, and he held important positions during the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V - during the reign of Henry IV he held the position of master of game. In 1415 he was killed at the Battle of Agincourt. With a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, this work was published whilst he was the President. Teddy Roosevelt was a very noted hunter, and published three of his own works about hunting, as well as contributing to many other volumes on the sport. Edited by William A. and F. Baillie-Groham. William and his wife Florence modernised the work.  In the publisher's original reversed calf, re-backed in modern calf. In the publisher's original reversed calf, re-backed in modern calf. Externally, slight marks to the boards, with rubbing to the extremities, and slight worming to the front board. Minimal worming to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages, with worming to the front pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .