Buxton,Sydney — Fishing & Shooting

John Murray This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's green cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover.No Dust-Jacket.The outer boards present really well without any marks or nicks to the cloth.There are NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Complete with 14 illustrations by Archibald Thorburn,others from prints after Samuel Howitt,Wm Smith and Abraham Cooper.Comprehensive work with 10 Chapters on fishing and 13 Chapters on Shooting including Grouse Driving,Partridge Driving,Covert Shooting etc.Top edge of the book is in gilt other page edges rough cut with a little foxing to page edges.This does not detract from what is a lovely copy and certainly uncommon in such collectable condition.Acquired from the private collection of Fisherman and Author of many Fishing titles Keith Harwood,8vo 268pp First Edition 1st Impression [1902] Thorburn & Others Very Good+ No Jacket First Edition 1st Printing London 8vo