Shooting by Moor, Field, and Shore
by Eric Parker, Leslie Sprake, et al
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. , 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Various. A well illustrated and informative work on the modern methods of shooting, particularly within the moor, field, and shore, with contributions by a range of authors and various illustrated plates. First Edition.Vol III in 'The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes'. Illustrations include a frontispiece of Lord Lonsdale doing some field shooting at Lowther Castle, along with seventy-four plates and various in-text illustrations.This is an informative work on the practical aspects of field shooting, as well as shooting on the moors and the shore. Contents include 'The Gun & General Ballistics', 'Clothing & Equipment', 'The Grouse, Natural History & Preservation', and 'The Snipe'. With a range of contributors, including Major Hugh Pollard, Leslie Sprake, P. D. Williams, and Iain Ramsay.Edited by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, as well as Mr. Eric Parker. Illustrated bookplate to front pastedown, belonging to prior owner Alan Thornton.One page of publisher's adverts to front of text. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. A bit of discolouration to boards with light fading to the margins and spine. Bumping to head and tail of spine with a few marks to rear board. Light spotting to text block. Illustrated bookplate to front paste down, as well as bookseller's sticker. Light age-toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to margins. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 810D81
- Title
- Shooting by Moor, Field, and Shore
- Author
- Eric Parker, Leslie Sprake, et al
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Shooting by Moore, Field and Shore The Lonsdale Library Eric Parker The Earl of Lonsdale The Lonsdale Library illustrated plates
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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