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1833 Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding
The seventh edition of Hawker's popular work.
This informative work offers thorough advice and information regarding a wide range of outdoor pursuits and field sports, including gun management and the preservation of game.
Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further plates, with vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.
Retaining the original half title.
With a former owner's inscription, dated 1890, to a front blank.
A celebrated diarist author and sportsman, Hawker was considered one of the 'greatest shots' of the nineteenth century. His sporting accomplishments were widely followed, often being reported in The Times newspaper.
Condition
In a full morocco binding. Rubbing to joints, and raised bands of back strip. Head of rear joint and head and tail of front joint starting, with boards firmly held. Inscription to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with plates age toned and featuring instances of spotting.
Very Good
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