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1894 Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches
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Description
Early Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding
The second edition of this work.
John Guille Millais' entertaining series of shooting sketches, recounting his experiences hunting, as well as detailing the habits of animals and various other important notes on the sport.
Looking at Capercaillie, Blackgame, Grouse, and Ptarmigan.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, nineteen plates, and in-text illustrations.
Collated, complete.
With sixteen pages of adverts to the rear.
With two former owner's inscriptions to the front pastedown, dated 1921, and 1992.
Rebacked in morocco, with the publisher's original cloth laid down to the front and rear board. Endpapers renewed.
Condition
Rebacked in morocco, with the publisher's original front and rear boards laid down. Boards age toned to perimeters. Endpapers renewed. Former owner's inscriptions mounted to front pastedown. Front hinge lightly strained, but firmly held. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout, with one gathering working loose. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd light handling mark.
Very Good
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