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Book Condition: Used
Seller: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts

United States
About Item: London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean by Howlett, 1819.. Handcoloured aquatint on J. Whatman paper with accompanying letterpress description on J. Larking rag paper, dated 1817. 18.5 x 23 inches. 47 x 58.5 cm. Sheet size. Engraved by Viveres, using the same plate as the first edition published by Edward Orme. Slight discoloration in the margins. Tears in the right and lower margin.From:ORIENTAL FIELD SPORTS : being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the WILD SPORTS OF THE EAST; and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the NATURAL HISTORY of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals: As likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes, and serpents / the whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes, taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson, who served upward of twenty… Read More
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