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Shooting - Field and Covert
by Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Nice condition antique copy of "SHOOTING - Field and Covert" by Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey. 1886 1st edition; Little, Brown and Co.; Boston. The book features illustrations and portraits throughout (many of which are full-page). Decorative end papers.
The contents are as follows: Shooting, Past and Present; Hints for Beginners; A Short History of Gun-Making; Prices of Guns; The Choice of a Gun; Shooters; Partridge Shooting; Pheasant Shooting; Rearing; Rabbit Shooting; Vermin; Keepers; Poachers and Poaching; Dogs and Dog-Breaking; Pigeon Shooting from Traps; Index.
Condition:
Clean front cover and spine; some very light soiling on the back cover. Tiny cloth tear at the lower-out front cover corner tip. There are a couple tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are clean with no notable issues found. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. The pastedowns and title page each have a previous owner's name/address stamped in ink. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8149
- Title
- Shooting - Field and Covert
- Author
- Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- shooting, Field and Covert, Lord Walsingham, hunting, fishing, Angling, nature, outdoors, rifles, guns, shotguns, wild animals, wildlife
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-Fiction; Outdoor / Nature;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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