1 volume. First edition 1883.
Quarter leather over green boards.
Gilt title on cover and spine.
Gilt top page edges + decorative endpapers.
Title page animal vignette.
892 pages. Frontispiece + 36 full-page illustrations.
In-text illustrations and vignettes.
A physically imposing and important book.
Among the contributors are Dan Beard, John Burroughs,
George Bird Grinnell, James A. Henshall, John Muir,
Thaddeus Norris, Charles E. Whithead, and others.
Topics range from bow-shooting and taxidermy to all forms
of angling, game and wildfowl shooting, nature appreciation,
and personal experiences (Charles Dudley Warner writes,
engagingly, on 'How I Killed a Bear').
Recorded shipping weight 3000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 25.5 x 18.5 cm
- Sold By: West Clare Rare Books
- Contact Person: Tom Moloney
- Country: Ireland
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 0657087803
- Preferred Payment Methods: Credit Cards - PayPal - Cheque.
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
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