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The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle Including Game and Wildfowl Guns, Sporting and Match Rifles and Revolvers
J. H. Walsh
1882-1884
Horace Cox : London
9" by 5.5"
[xv] 502 (32) 503-504; [xvi] 582 (32) 583-584pp.
SUMMARY
The first edition of this profusely illustrated two volume set regarding shooting, complete with many illustrations, several of which are folding.
First Edition,Folding Plates,Illustrated,Original Binding,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
With copious publisher's advertisements to the rear of both volumes.
The first edition.
Complete in two volumes and presented in the original green cloth.
Uncommon.
Profusely illustrated with many full page and vignette illustrations, eight of which are folding.
John Henry Walsh was an English sports writer, who often wrote under the pseudonym 'Stonehenge'. After working as a surgeon for a number of years, he resigned his position in order to focus upon his passion for rural sports, publishing his first work on the subject, entitled 'The Greyhound'. He is perhaps best known for his work entitled ,Manual of British Rural Sports, published in 1856. He later went on to become the editor of The Field magazine, at which point he began using his pseudonym 'Stonehenge'.
This fascinating work focuses upon weaponry used for out door pursuits and is a thorough and detailed exegesis on the subject. Many demonstrative vignette and full page illustrations make the work a still highly useful work. His work, particularly in relation to sporting firearms is still considered to be highly stimulating and beneficial.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding with gilt detail to the spine. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Slight shelf wear to the extremities. The odd light mark to the boards. Small area of damp staining to the front board of volume one. Hinges have been professionally reinforced. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd spot and marginal age toning due to paper used. Contemporary ink inscription to verso of frontispiece and half title. Large closed tear to folding plate facing page 404 of volume two, with evidence of previous tape repair.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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