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SHOOTING: FIELD AND COVERT. The Badminton Library. By Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bt.
(1886) 1895 5th edition. 8vo (140 x 196mm). Ppxvi,357. Engraved plates and illustrations by C. Whymper and others, top edge gilt. Original blue half roan gilt, gilt Badminton coat of arms to orange cloth, spine titled in gilt.
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. A sporting classic. This title forms a pair with its companion volume, also by Walsingham and Payne-Gallwey, Shooting: Moor and Marsh. A "Bibliographical Note" to the half-title verso states: "First edition, July 1886; Reprinted December 1886, June 1889, February 1892, February 1895."
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. A sporting classic. This title forms a pair with its companion volume, also by Walsingham and Payne-Gallwey, Shooting: Moor and Marsh. A "Bibliographical Note" to the half-title verso states: "First edition, July 1886; Reprinted December 1886, June 1889, February 1892, February 1895."
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| Author | Walsingham (Lord) and Payne-Gallwey (Sir Ralph). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 42638 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Spine newly rebacked with original, rubbed leather, new end-papers and fly-leaves. Owner's light pencil inscription, foxing to edges but nice, tight copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1895 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Co. |
| Place | London. |