A Bibliography of American Sporting Books : Sport, Natural History, Hunting, Dogs, Trapping, Shooting, Early American Travel, Fishing, Sporting Periodicals, Guide Books, Forestry, Conservation, etc.
by Phillips, John C
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- Title
- A Bibliography of American Sporting Books : Sport, Natural History, Hunting, Dogs, Trapping, Shooting, Early American Travel, Fishing, Sporting Periodicals, Guide Books, Forestry, Conservation, etc.
- Author
- Phillips, John C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket, as issued
- Edition
- 1991 reprint, Limited to 250 copies
- Publisher
- James Cummins Bookseller
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sporting Books / Guns / Hunting / Fishing;
- Size
- 8vo. (xii), 639pp
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