A BOOK OF THE SNIPE. By "Scolopax."
(1904) 1991 edition, subscribers' issue. Small 8vo (128 x 196mm). Ppx,200,ads. B/w frontispiece, vignette illustrations. Green boards, gilt snipe to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 500 copies, of which nos 51-250 are in this dark green binding and are reserved for subscribers.
This is M.C.R. Grant's classic of snipe shooting, collected from articles published under his pseudonym 'Scolopax.' Chapters include: Snipe; Some haunts of the snipe; How to walk for and shoot snipe; Bogtrotting, etc. ; Dogs; Habits and habitats of snipe (two chapters). Edition limited to 500 copies, of which nos 51-250 are in this dark green binding and are reserved for subscribers, 251-500 for general sale, and 1-50 reserved for private distribution.
This is M.C.R. Grant's classic of snipe shooting, collected from articles published under his pseudonym 'Scolopax.' Chapters include: Snipe; Some haunts of the snipe; How to walk for and shoot snipe; Bogtrotting, etc. ; Dogs; Habits and habitats of snipe (two chapters). Edition limited to 500 copies, of which nos 51-250 are in this dark green binding and are reserved for subscribers, 251-500 for general sale, and 1-50 reserved for private distribution.
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Book Code
62006
| Author | Grant (Maurice Harold). (1872-1962). |
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| Book Code | 62006 |
| ISBN | B001AVY34W. |
| Book Description | Slight use, browning to edges, good-plus. No.131 of an edition limited to 500 copies, of which nos 51-250 are in this dark green binding and are reserved for subscribers. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1991 |
| Publisher | The Signet Press. |
| Place | Lockerbie. |