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Upland Game Bird Shooting in America
by Connett. Eugene
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Introduction by Colonel Lewis S. Thompson. The Derrydale Press, New York, 1930. xxv,[1],249pp., plus 64 plates, including 5 colored. Quarto. Original brown publisher's cloth, gilt, t.e.g. Hinges starting, light edge and corner wear, occasional foxing, plates fine. Overall, about very good. First edition, one of 850 copies. A series of instructional essays on hunting different types of game in the United States, illustrated with color plate reproductions of paintings Edmund Burke, A.B. Frost, Lynn Bogue Hunt, and others. "Some of America's most knowledgeable sportsmen were contributing authors to this excellent and timeless work" - Siegel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio52
- Title
- Upland Game Bird Shooting in America
- Author
- Connett. Eugene
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed., one of 850 copies.
- Publisher
- The Derryland Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hunting, America, Shooting
Terms of Sale
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives miss-described or damaged.
About the Seller
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
Biblio member since 2015
Vancouver, British Columbia
About E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
Specializing in Fine Bindings, Children's Illustrated, Fore-edge paintings, Sets, voyages and classic literature.
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