1887 Antique Book The Badmington Library Shooting, Sports and Pastimes in 2 Vol

Regular price £65.00 GBP
Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, sporting notables of their day, discuss all aspects of rough and formal shooting in great detail. The authors' accounts draw heavily from their own, extensive experiences. Chapters include: Shooting, past and present; Hints for beginners; A short history of gun-making; Prices of guns; The choice of a gun; Shooters; Partridge shooting; Pheasant and wood-pigeon shooting; Rearing; Rabbit shooting; Vermin; Keepers; Poachers and poaching; Dogs and dog-breaking; Pigeon shooting from traps; Shooting schools and clay pigeons.

Author: Lord Walsingham, and Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey

Publication date: 1887

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.

Lovely antique condition, really nothing much at all. Some minor rubbing to edges. Inside volume I old tape repair on front and back hinges. Inside some minor foxing, one frontis missing it tissue guard, else generally clean & tight.

Measurements ±: 19.5x 14.3x 2.8 cm. Weight total ±: 1.4 kg. (357+348 pages)

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SKU: ANT144-

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