THE "COUNTRY LIFE" LIBRARY OF SPORT: SHOOTING. Edited by Horace G. Hutchinson. Second volume.
1903 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Ppx,336. B/w photographs and illustrations. Red buckram, upper board and spine titled in gilt.
A practical guide to game shooting as it was in Edwardian era Britain. Chapters include:- Wild-fowl: natural history; Wild-fowling afloat; Wild-fowling on shore; Duck shooting from the Avon "Gazes"; Artificial rearing of wild duck; The hare: natural history; The hare: its hunting and shooting; The rabbit: natural history; The rabbit: management and shooting; Week-end shoots; Wild pigeons; Planting coverts for game; Motor cars for sporting purposes; The game laws; Shooting accessories.
A practical guide to game shooting as it was in Edwardian era Britain. Chapters include:- Wild-fowl: natural history; Wild-fowling afloat; Wild-fowling on shore; Duck shooting from the Avon "Gazes"; Artificial rearing of wild duck; The hare: natural history; The hare: its hunting and shooting; The rabbit: natural history; The rabbit: management and shooting; Week-end shoots; Wild pigeons; Planting coverts for game; Motor cars for sporting purposes; The game laws; Shooting accessories.
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Book Code
45156
| Author | Hutchinson (Horace Gordon). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 45156 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Cloth slightly stained, old price (10/-) in ink to front paste-down, foxing to edges and end-papers else good-plus. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1903 |
| Publisher | Country Life. |
| Place | London. |