The Gun at Home and Abroad.
British Game Birds and Wildfowl; British Deer and Ground Game; The Big Game of Africa & Europe; The Big Game of Asia & N. America.
Stock Code 111517
London, London and Counties Press Ass., 1912-1915.
Original price
£1,800.00
-
Original price
£1,800.00
Original price
£0.00
£1,800.00
£1,800.00
-
£1,800.00
Current price
£1,800.00
One of only 500 copies. Comprising of four works, entitled: British Game Birds and Wildfowl; British Deer and Ground Game; The Big Game of Africa & Europe; The Big Game of Asia & N. America, the authos of which include J.G. Millais, Aymer Maxwell, Meysey-Thompson, Abel Chapman and Selous, each the best in their field. One of the most comprehensive works on the subject.
Limited edition, number 140 of 500 copies; 4 vols (uniformly numbered), large 4to (325 x 270 mm); titles printed in red & black, photogravure portrait of George V in each vol., 59 coloured plates, 70 half-tone plates, 17 other illustrations, including photogravures and monochromes, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations by Lodge, Thorburn and Caldwell, some light spotting confined in the main to preliminary and terminal leaves, otherwise clean and bright; publisher's brown pebbled morocco, gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed as issued, these a little browned, spines sunned, light rubbing and marks, more pronounced to rear board of vol. 1, else good and sound.
Limited edition, number 140 of 500 copies; 4 vols (uniformly numbered), large 4to (325 x 270 mm); titles printed in red & black, photogravure portrait of George V in each vol., 59 coloured plates, 70 half-tone plates, 17 other illustrations, including photogravures and monochromes, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations by Lodge, Thorburn and Caldwell, some light spotting confined in the main to preliminary and terminal leaves, otherwise clean and bright; publisher's brown pebbled morocco, gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed as issued, these a little browned, spines sunned, light rubbing and marks, more pronounced to rear board of vol. 1, else good and sound.
Provenance
Delivery
We offer secure and express delivery on all local and international orders of rare books, maps and prints placed through this website.
