The American Sportsman: Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting, and the Habits of the Game Birds, and Wild Fowl of America
by Lewis, Elisha J
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- Condition
- Original purple cloth with a gilt stamped pictorial spine. Ink stamp of William Bush on title-page. Spine ends slightly worn, el
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- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 252255
- Title
- The American Sportsman: Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting, and the Habits of the Game Birds, and Wild Fowl of America
- Author
- Lewis, Elisha J
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece aquatint. Engraved aquatint title page and numerous text illustrations. xxxix, [40]-510 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original purple cloth with a gilt stamped pictorial spine. Ink stamp of William Bush on title-page. Spine ends slightly worn, el
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later reprint of the third edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Hunting / Shooting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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