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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Brown, J. Moray

Powder, Spur, and Spear

A Sporting Medley

Published: Chapman and Hall, London, 1889

Edition: First Edition

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This work recalls Brown's love of equestrian sports, bird shooting and salmon angling as well as big game hunting in India after panther and tiger. There is also a description of pig sticking near the Nagpore Station in the Deccan, and an encounter with an elusive barasingh in Kashmir. In addition, the author details bear hunting with a spear. Original gilt pictorial blue cloth with pig sticking vignette on upper board and gilt spine titles. Original green endpapers starting at the inner hinges. Cloth rubbed, spine ends a little frayed. 

  • Binding Condition: Good to Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Good to Very Good
  • Size: Octavo
  • Sold By: Classic Arms Books
  • Contact Person: Ken Czech
  • Country: United States
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