The Book of Archery, Being the Complete History and Practice of the Art, Ancient and Modern, Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Anecdotes, and an Account of the Existing Toxophilite Societies
by Hansard, George Agar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- good to very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henery G. Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. good to very good. later ediiton. xxi,[3],456pp. Octavo in half leather and marbled boards with matching endpapers and edges, 15 engraved plates, including extra engraved title page with vignette and 24 plates(at end) from outline illustrations. Discreet institutional stamps on frontispiece and extra engraved title page with small stamp on title page. good to very good 1845
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106635
- Title
- The Book of Archery, Being the Complete History and Practice of the Art, Ancient and Modern, Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Anecdotes, and an Account of the Existing Toxophilite Societies
- Author
- Hansard, George Agar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good to very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henery G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- Archery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
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