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Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore: A Practical Guide to Modern Methods
by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale [ed.]; Eric Parker [ed.]; Leslie Sprake; et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€288.62€259.76
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About This Item
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1929. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7". Not Stated. A signed limited edition of Volume III of The Lonsdale Library on shooting in different terrain. No. 188 of 360 numbered copies printed on handmade paper, signed by Eric Parker to the limitations page, with the etched frontispiece signed by Winifred Austen, in a full morocco binding with gilt detailing to the boards and spine including the gilt crest of Lonsdale Library to the front board. Illustrated with 75 plates. Collated, complete. The third volume of The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, edited by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale and Eric Parker. This illustrated work includes advice on equipment, the training of dogs, and how to shoot different kinds of game, from a variety of authors. In a full morocco binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and rubbing to the joints and extremities. Hinges have been reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874M19
- Title
- Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore: A Practical Guide to Modern Methods
- Author
- The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale [ed.]; Eric Parker [ed.]; Leslie Sprake; et al
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 10.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Shooting Field sports Eric Parker Field sports
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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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