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FFF |
Wildfowl
1905.
Longmans Green & Co.
VIII 278 pages, 48pp advs, 8 full page illus by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Whymper, bookplate to front paste down, vg
[18832] |
£45.00 |
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FFF |
Wildfowl
1905.
Longmans Green & Co.
viii 278 pages, 48pp advs, 8 full page illus by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Whymper, pictorial covers, vg
[20491] |
£50.00 |
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FRANKLAND Sir Thomas |
Cautions To Young Sportsmen
1801.
second with additions Edn,.
41 pAGES, Faint tide mark to lower front edge of some pages. Bound in a recent grey paper covered boards titled in black to the spine small ownership bookplate to the front paste down. First published in 1800 with 24 pages the 1801 second edition with additions, "A series of letters cataloguing cautions with regards to the double-barrelled flintlocks recently imported from France including factual examples of shooting disasters in the shooting field. This is the first book to warn of the dangers of shooting." Chute 220 notes he is yet to see a first edition, Schwerdt vol 1 -187. A rare title in any edition.
[22780] |
£1350.00 |
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FREEMAN Captain W. |
"The Pheasant" From The Cradle To The Grave. How To Rear Economically With Notes On Shooting By Purple Heather
1900.
1st Edn.
Crewkerne.
35 pages, (4) pp of related, Frontis illustration and one other full-page plate. Old part worm trail to rear paste down, 5 small worm holes to rear blank and advert pages. Original 1/4 cloth backed white paper printed covered board with tipped on photo of a shooting cart and a party of beaters, some old dust soiling and marking, page 28 is a price list for eggs and poults pages 29 to 35 are numerous testimonials for eggs and birds. "Freeman was a game farmer extraordinary as the 7-page testimonials demonstrate. This is a glorified sales brochure for which he charged two shillings and sixpence" chute222.Quite scarce only one copy located in UK libraries at the British Library.
[23109] |
£75.00 |
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Frost Christopher |
THE OGILVIE BIRD COLLECTION
1889.
1st Edn.
the author.
Long Melford.
120 pages, Illustrated with colour photographs, line drawings etc Pictorial laminated covers. Limited to 250 copies signed by the author with an extra colour plate, also a personal inscription from the author on the front end paper. A fine copy. This collection of 770 cased British birds were all mounted by T.E.Gunn the Norwich taxidermist. F.M.Ogilvie made and catalogued the collection which was presented to Ipswich museum in 1918.
[23041] |
£45.00 |
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