Author:
OGILVIE Grant W.R.
Title:
The Gun At Home And Abroad; Volume I, British Game Birds And Wilfowl. Volume II, British Deer And Ground Game. Volume III, The Big Game Of Africa And Europe. Volume IV, the Big Game Of Asia And North America
Price:
£1550.00
Year:
1912-1915
Publisher:
The London And Counties Press Association Ltd.
Summary:
xii 443, xvi 345, xix 408, xix 433 pages, TEG, large 4to., illus throughout with colour plates by leading artists, photogravure, monochrome and half tone plates. Apart from some foxing to preliminary pages a vg+ set in the publishers full brown leather binding. A complete set of the monumental work, 500 copies were produced as sets, this being a consecutive numbered set 236. Individual volumes were issued in various limitation numbers and not numbered on the spine as this set is. Leading hunters and sportsmen of the day contributed to the volumes including F.C.Selous, J.G.Millias, Frank Wallace, D Carruthers etc. Czech Asia 45, Africa 146, Chute 482.
Ref:
13528