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The Shooting Field with Holland & Holland Revised and Enlarged Edition
by King, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1870948394
- ISBN 13
- 9781870948395
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Southport, Connecticut: Blacksmith Corporation. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 1870948394 . Gilt edges to head and fore-edge leaves. Color and Black and white photographs. "The Shooting Field is part of the British heritage. Lord Ripon, the greatest shot who ever lived, said that when we no longer continued to shoot 'the England of whom the poets have sung will have ceased to exist'." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Tiny dent back board tail, ends of spine lightly bumped; otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket ends of spine have edge wear; protected in an archival cover. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 184 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70154
- Title
- The Shooting Field with Holland & Holland Revised and Enlarged Edition
- Author
- King, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1870948394
- ISBN 13
- 9781870948395
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Corporation
- Place of Publication
- Southport, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 1870948394
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- Tail
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- Fine
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