On the Wing. A Book for Sportsmen
by BUMSTEAD, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boston. Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1869. Hardcover. 12mo, 17cm, 274p., frontisplate, title- page vignette, 14 engraved text illustrations,appendices, dark green cloth, bevelled boards, gilt illustration(hunting dog) on the upper cover repeated in blind on the backcover, gilt spine title & decoration, Inscribed "With thecompliments of the author" on the front free fly in pencil, betterthan very good copy. Selection and use of guns; various kinds ofshooting (woodcock, quail, grouse, snipe, waterfowl, rabbits);training hunting dogs; woodcraft. Appendices include various Stategame laws and list of gun-makers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35815
- Title
- On the Wing. A Book for Sportsmen
- Author
- BUMSTEAD, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston. Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1869
- Keywords
- SPORT GAME HUNTING SHOOTINGGROUSE QUAIL SNIPE WATERFOWL SPORTSMEN
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...