Hawker, Lieut-Col PBiblio.com
Lt Col Peter HawkerBiblio.com
Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting
1833ref. 913F46London: Longman Rees Orme Brown Green and Longman 1833. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A smart example of the seventh edition of Peter Hawker's illustrated and engaging guide to guns and shooting. The seventh edition of Hawker's popular work.This informative work offers thorough advice and information regarding a wide range of outdoor pursuits and field sports including gun management and the preservation of game. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further plates with vignette illustrations throughout. Collated complete.Retaining the original half title.With a former owner's inscription dated 1890 to a front blank.A celebrated diarist author and sportsman Hawker was considered one of the 'greatest shots' of the nineteenth century. His sporting accomplishments were widely followed often being reported in The Times newspaper. In a full morocco binding. Rubbing to joints and raised bands of back strip. Head of rear joint and head and tail of front joint starting with boards firmly held. Inscription to a front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with plates age toned and featuring instances of spotting. Very Good Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman hardcover
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