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Elements of Shooting
by Eric Parker
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$336.62NZ$302.96
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About This Item
London: The Field Press LTD, 1924. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Eric Parker. The first edition of Eric Parker's important and colourfully illustrated study on hunting, uncommon to see in a leather binding. The first edition, dated 1924 to the preface and with Parker described as the 'Shooting Editor of 'The Field'' to the title page - in later reprints they removed the date, and Parker was attributed as the 'Editor in Chief of 'The Field''.A comprehensive guide to shooting, in which the author details step by step the art of shooting, from learning how to hit, safety, to the kit and gear you need. Also looking into various types of birds and how best to hunt them.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and nine colour plates.Collated, complete.By Eric Parker.Bookplate of David M. Ritchie to the front paste down. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Fading to the spine and head of the boards. A little rubbing to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 822P10
- Title
- Elements of Shooting
- Author
- Eric Parker
- Illustrator
- Eric Parker
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Field Press LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Elements of Shooting shooting sport hunting shooting the field
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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