WILD SPORTS OF THE WORLD: A BOY'S BOOK OF NATURAL HISTORY AND ADVENTURE. By James Greenwood...
1862 1st edition. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Ppxvi,426. 10 colour lithograph plates, b/w illustrations, 2 folding maps. Original blind-stamped green cloth with gilt elephant vignette.
"With woodcuts from designs by Harden Melville and William Harvey, (10) coloured illustrations from water-colour drawings by J.B. Zwecker, Harrison Weir and Harden Melville, Portraits of celebrated Hunters from original photographs, and (folded) maps showing the habitats of animals and plants all over the world". Dramatic depictions of wild animals in their natural habitat coupled with many gung-ho hunting scenes of man pitted against, or injured by, beast.
"With woodcuts from designs by Harden Melville and William Harvey, (10) coloured illustrations from water-colour drawings by J.B. Zwecker, Harrison Weir and Harden Melville, Portraits of celebrated Hunters from original photographs, and (folded) maps showing the habitats of animals and plants all over the world". Dramatic depictions of wild animals in their natural habitat coupled with many gung-ho hunting scenes of man pitted against, or injured by, beast.
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Book Code
33960
| Author | Greenwood (James). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 33960 |
| ISBN | B001AW1UEW. |
| Book Description | Spine split but not detached, cloth rubbed, hinges tender, corner of p17 chipped without loss of text, internal foxing and use. Good only. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1862 |
| Publisher | S. O. Beeton. |
| Place | Strand, London. |