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1892 Longman. Green and Co., London, 1892. Cloth. Condition: Near Fine, corners worn. No Jacket. Fourth Edition, Revised.. In brown pictorial boards with black and whtie titles with illustrations (some tissue-guarded) by various artists. 357 pages. Book is very good, with a little scattered foxing and some shelf-wear to extremities.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1892. Hard Cover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Stuart-Wortley, A.J.; Pennington, Harper; Whymper, C.; Brown, J.H. Oswald; Lodge, G.E. Fourth and third editions. Volume I: Tissue guard loose but included. Both volumes: Minor general wear. 1892 Hard Cover. xv, 357; xiii, 358 pp. Two volume set. VOLUME I CONTENTS: Introductory; Shooting, Past and Present; Hints for Beginners; A Short History of Gun-Making; Prices of Guns; The Choice of a Gun; Shooters; Partridge Shooting; Pheasant Shooting; Rearing; Rabbit Shooting; Vermin; Keepers; Poachers and Poaching; Dogs and Dog-Breaking; Pigeon Shooting From Traps; Index. VOLUME II CONTENTS: Grouse; Black Game; Deer Stalking; Deer Forests; Woodcock; Snipe; Wildfowl Shooting--Swans and Geese; Surface-Feeding Ducks; Diving Ducks; Waders; Rails and Crakes; Wildfowl Shooting on Shore; Punting, or Wildfowl Shooting Afloat; Fowling Punts: How to Build and Use Them; Swivel-Guns; Concluding Remarks on Wildfowl Shooting; A Little Plain Law for Game… Leer más

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". A. J. Stuart-Wortley, Harper Pennington, C. Whymper, J. H. Oswald, And G. E. Lodge . A wonderfully illustrated half Morocco leather bound edition of Badminton Library's 'Shooting'. An extremely smart edition, in half Morocco leather binding. Part of the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. The series was a sporting and publishing project conceived by Longmans Green & Co., intended as "a modern encyclopedia for the inexperienced man". Between 1885 and 1902 it developed into a series of sporting books which aimed to cover comprehensively all major sports and pastimes. Volume 5: Shooting: Field and Covert was written by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham and Ralph Frankland-Payne-Gallwey. Lord Walsingham was an English politician and amateur entomologist, while Sir Frankland-Payne-Gallwey was an English Engineer, historian, ballistics expert, and artist. Containing over 100 beautiful… Leer más

London,: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886.. In-16 gr. (mm. 191x131), 2 volumi, tela editoriale figurata (risg. rinforzati con striscia di tela bianca). L'opera (completa come da Indice) è così composta: - 1° vol. "Field and Covert". With contributions by the Hon. Gerald Lascelles and A.J. Stuart-Wortley, di pp. XV,357,(3), ben illustrato in b.n. da numerosiss. figure nel t. e da 11 tavole f.t. (di cui 5 con alone al marg. super.).E' suddiviso in XVI capitoli che, preceduti da una lunga introduzione, trattano: “Shooting, past and present - Hints for beginners - A short history of gun-making - Prices of guns - The choice of a gun - Shooters - Partridge shooting - Vermin - Keepers - Poachers and poaching - Dogs and dog-breaking - Pigeon shooting from traps”.- 2° vol. "Moor and Marsh". With contribution by Lord Lovat and Lord Charles Kerr. pp. XIII,348, ben illustrato in b.n. da numerosiss. figure nel t. e da 7 tavole f.t. Suddiviso in XVII capitoli, sono trattati: “Grouse - Black game -… Leer más

1887 ROUGH RIDERS Provenance SHOOTING Pheasant Hunting Trapping Roosevelt
"Shooting: Field and Covert" is a 19th-century authoritative guide to British shooting sports, co-authored by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, an English politician and naturalist, and Sir Ralph William Frankland Payne-Gallwey, an engineer and ballistics expert. The book aims to be an encyclopedic resource for both novices seeking instruction and seasoned practitioners looking to refine their skills in various forms of shooting, such as partridge, pheasant, and rabbit hunting. With contributions from the Hon. Gerald Lascelles and A.J. Stuart-Wortley, the text covers a wide range of topics, from the history of gun-making and the selection of firearms to the management of game, dog training, and addressing the challenges posed by poachers. It features over 100 engravings, including full-page plates and in-text woodcuts, by artists like Harper Pennington and G.E. Lodge. This work, part of The Badminton Library, represents a… Leer más