1826 Instructions To Young Sportsman Hawker Fifth Edition Illustrated

Description: Click here to see our other books! Instructions to Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns and Shooting Lt Col P. Hawker 1826 Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green : London 9" by 6" [xxiv] 456pp. SUMMARY The fifth edition of this highly influential work regarding shooting, profusely illustrated with many charming full page monochrome plates. Early Edition,Illustrated,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The fifth edition. First published in 1814. Collated complete with ten full page plates and a number of charming vignette illustrations. Peter Hawker was a celebrated diarist author and sportsman, considered one of the 'greatest shots' of the nineteenth century. His sporting accomplishments were widely followed, often being reported in The Times. Today, he is best known for his published works regarding shooting, wild fowling and fishing. This charming work 'Instructions to Young Sportsmen' is a thorough work offering advice and information regarding a wide range of outdoor pursuits, including gun management and the preservation of game. Upon release the work was extremely successful and went through nine editions in his lifetime. CONDITION Rebound with paper covered boards. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelfwear only. Personal bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Pages roughly cut. Ink signature to title page. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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