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Big Game Shooting. (The Badminton Library). With contributions by Sir Samuel W.Baker, W.C.Oswell, F.J.Jackson, Warburton Pike, F.C.Selous, Lt-Col R. Heber Percy, Arnold Pike, Major Algernon C. Heber Percy, W.A. Baillie-Grohman, Sir Henry Pottinger, Earl of Kilmorey, Abel Chapman, Walter J. Buck, and St. George Littledale. With illustrations by Charles Whymper, J.Wolf and H.Willink, and from photographs. Two Volumes
by PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY, CLIVE:
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About This Item
Longmans, Green and Co. 1894 1st edition.. Size 5.5 x 7.75 inches. In brown boards, gilt to spine and front. Decorative endpapers. Two Volumes In very good conditions. Spines slightly rubbed at ends. Corners bumped. Rubbing to front edge of Volume 2. Handling marks. Mild foxing to edges. Pencil inscription to front endpapers of Volume 1. Inscription to title page of Volume 2. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Else clean and tight copies. 453pp. 443pp. With b/w plates and illustrations in text. Volume I of the Badminton Library book on Big Game Shooting, much of which is set in South Africa. Includes elephant, lion, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffe and more. With diagrams illustrating the approach to particular shots. Volume II includes Arctic, European and India Hunting. Stag, Elk, Chamois.
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- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84307
- Title
- Big Game Shooting. (The Badminton Library). With contributions by Sir Samuel W.Baker, W.C.Oswell, F.J.Jackson, Warburton Pike, F.C.Selous, Lt-Col R. Heber Percy, Arnold Pike, Major Algernon C. Heber Percy, W.A. Baillie-Grohman, Sir Henry Pottinger, Earl of Kilmorey, Abel Chapman, Walter J. Buck, and St. George Littledale. With illustrations by Charles Whymper, J.Wolf and H.Willink, and from photographs. Two Volumes
- Author
- PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY, CLIVE:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co. 1894 1st edition.
- Keywords
- Sports & Pastimes Badminton Library CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY, Big Game Shooting, Badminton Library, Sir Samuel W.Baker, W.C.Oswell, F.J.Jackson, Warburton Pike, F.C.Selous,Lt-Col R. Heber Percy, Arnold Pike, Major Algernon C. Heber Percy, W.A. Baillie-G
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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