The Partridge (Fur and Feather Series)
by Rev. H. A. Macpherson, A. J. Stuart-Wortley, George Saintsbury
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1893. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1893. Very Good+. Clean tan cloth boards with brown illustration, red lettering on the cover, red, gold and brown lettering on spine. 1893 on title page. No fraying or fading; extremely light soiling. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean black endpapers. Beautifully penned previous owner inscription on back of front free endpaper. Wonderful book on the partridge with the following three sections: Natural History of the Partridge, by the Rev. H. A. MacPherson; Shooting, by A. J. Suart-Wortley, and Cookery, by George Saintsbury. With illustrations by A. J. Stuart-Wortley, A. Thorburn, and C. Whymper, including frontispiece with tissue guard. 276 pages + ads for Badminton Library and other sporting books and 32pp undated publisher's catalog at rear. From the "Fur and Feather Series" edited by Alfred E. T. Watson..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028502
- Title
- The Partridge (Fur and Feather Series)
- Author
- Rev. H. A. Macpherson, A. J. Stuart-Wortley, George Saintsbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- HUNTING PARTRIDGE, BIRD HUNTING, GAME BIRDS, FUR AND FEATHER SERIES, MACPHERSON, STUART-WORTLEY, GEORGE SAINSTBURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting;
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Stanley, New York
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