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Elements of Shooting
de Eric Parker
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 189.10EUR 170.19
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Sobre este artículo
London: The Field Press LTD, 1924. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Eric Parker. The first edition of Eric Parker's important and colourfully illustrated study on hunting, uncommon to see in a leather binding. The first edition, dated 1924 to the preface and with Parker described as the 'Shooting Editor of 'The Field'' to the title page - in later reprints they removed the date, and Parker was attributed as the 'Editor in Chief of 'The Field''.A comprehensive guide to shooting, in which the author details step by step the art of shooting, from learning how to hit, safety, to the kit and gear you need. Also looking into various types of birds and how best to hunt them.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and nine colour plates.Collated, complete.By Eric Parker.Bookplate of David M. Ritchie to the front paste down. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Fading to the spine and head of the boards. A little rubbing to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 822P10
- Título
- Elements of Shooting
- Autor
- Eric Parker
- Ilustrador
- Eric Parker
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Field Press LTD
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1924
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Elements of Shooting shooting sport hunting shooting the field
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
