SEAFOWL SHOOTING SKETCHES (1909) [and] THE BULLET CROSSBOW: WITH AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE "ARBALIST" (1923).
(1909 and 1923) 1990 new edn. 8vo (141 x 217mm). Ppvi,xii,101,52. B/w photographs and ills from original editions plus new ills by John Paley. Green cloth, gilt titles within ruled borders to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 300 copies.
New foreword by John Richards and introduction by Arthur G. Credland. First combined edition. Numbered copy of a limited edition of 300 copies, signed by the artist. Seafowl Shooting Sketches. Being chiefly a series of adventures on the River Ribble in pursuit of wild fowl - with several additional chapters. A few notes on birds, guns, and accessories, and on stringing the cross-bow. New and enlarged edition, published for the author, Preston, 1909. The Bullet Crossbow, with an extensive bibliography on the "Arbalist." Notes on old guns; An ancient wheel-lock; Quaint French fowling; A hare poaching adventure; Man traps, spring guns and dog spears. W.J. Sandiford, Chorley, 1923.
New foreword by John Richards and introduction by Arthur G. Credland. First combined edition. Numbered copy of a limited edition of 300 copies, signed by the artist. Seafowl Shooting Sketches. Being chiefly a series of adventures on the River Ribble in pursuit of wild fowl - with several additional chapters. A few notes on birds, guns, and accessories, and on stringing the cross-bow. New and enlarged edition, published for the author, Preston, 1909. The Bullet Crossbow, with an extensive bibliography on the "Arbalist." Notes on old guns; An ancient wheel-lock; Quaint French fowling; A hare poaching adventure; Man traps, spring guns and dog spears. W.J. Sandiford, Chorley, 1923.
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Book Code
25955
Author | Higson (Daniel). |
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Book Code | 25955 |
ISBN | 0906839017 / 0906839017. |
Book Description | Fine copy. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1990 |
Publisher | David A.H. Grayling. |
Place | Crosby Ravensworth. |