Practical Wildfowling: A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler: With descriptions of the various birds usually met with. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged.
by FALLON, W. J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1907. Original buckram with gilt vignette and titles to front board. titles to spine. Spine a little faded, and a slight stain to the front board. Period adverts as end papers. The book itself is clean and tidy throughout, with a little darkening to the pages only. Decent copy. 248, 20 pp. (adverts to rear). 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches). . Bougran original avec vignette et titres dorés sur la première planche. titres au dos. Le dos est un peu décoloré, et une légère tache est présente sur le premier plat. Des publicités d'époque font office de pages de garde. Le livre lui-même est propre et bien rangé, avec un léger assombrissement des pages seulement. Exemplaire décent. 248, 20 pp. (publicités au dos). 190 x 130 mm
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4197
- Title
- Practical Wildfowling: A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler
- Author
- FALLON, W. J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fowl, wildfowl, sport, nature, birds, birding, ornithology, oiseaux, oiseaux sauvages, sport, nature, oiseaux, ornithologie,
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About the Seller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
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Richelieu
About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
Glossary
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....