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1833ref. 7725Nice condition antique copy of "Instructions for Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to GUNS AND SHOOTING" by Lt. Col. P. Hawker. 1833; Longman Rees Orme Brown Green and Longman; London. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous full-page engraved plates and in-text illustrations. There is a 16-page publisher's catalog at the front. The contents are as follows: Guns and Gunmakers; Implements for Flint-Guns; Detonating System; Gun Cases; Powder; Shot; Flints; Wadding; Loading; Powder Flask; Shot Belt; Dress for a Shooter; Shooting; Dogs; Diseases in Dogs; Preservation of Game; Duck Guns; To Make an Old Gun Shoot Well; Duck Shot; Duck-Gun Wadding; Water Boots; Water-Proof Dressing for Shoes; Dresses Proper for Wildfowl Shooting; To Preserve Gunning Clothes from the Moth; To Preserve Guns from Rusting with Salt Water; Wilkinson's Oil; Wildfowl Shooting; Launching and Canoe Shooting; General Instructions; Stanchion or Punt-Gun; Explanation of My Plan; Gunning-Punt; Boat Shooting Under Sail; Artificial Island for Curlews; Wildfowl Artillery; Method of Shooting Wildfowl in France; Punts Guns &c. Used for Shooting in the Fens; Shooting Wildfowl on Virginia Water; Dressing for Punts and Canoes; Best Means of Conveying Punts &c. Over Land; Shooting with a Small Gun on a River; General Advice for the Health and Comfort of a Young Sportsman; Alphabetical List of London Gunmakers; Preservers of Birds &c.; Game Laws; Shooting Certificate for Shooting Game. Condition: There are some small stains on the covers. 2" cloth tear at the top-right corner of the spine; smaller cloth tear at the top-left corner of the spine. Tiny cloth tears at the cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only an occasional foxing spot though a bit heavier foxing on the tissue guards and occasional light stains/smudges. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman hardcover
ref. B9781164234555Hardback. New. hardcover
1908ref. 1104094London: John Lane 1908. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Dark brown hardback with beautifully embossed front board and spine. Gold print on spine. Minor bumping to corners and ends of boards. PO's large ex-libris ink stamp on ffep. Pages tight; clean/unmarked. 327 pages. Only print info is date 1908 on title page. "Edited with introduction by C. E. Byles with illustrations by J. Ley Pethybridge." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall John Lane hardcover
ref. 1164207431.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. B9781163981146Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1909ref. 33025London: The Religious Tract Society 1909. First edition. Illustrated with photogravure portrait maps and illustrations from photographs. 8vo publisher’s original dark green textured cloth with gilt medallion and lettering on upper board and gilt lettering on spine. xxvi 5878 ads. A fine bright copy clean and with a minor bit of refurbishment at the front inner hinge. FIRST EDITION. As a Baptist missionary George Grenfell first went to Africa in 1875. He was the first to prove the independent nature of the Mubangi discovered the Ruki or Black River found himself in contact with actual cannibals and discovered and named Grenfell Falls on the Mubangi. Meant as a companion volume to Sir Harry Johnston’s; “George Grenfell and the Congo” this work concentrates on Grenfell’s missionary efforts rather than his explorations. “.it is refreshing to recall the remembrance of this good man a missionary in the purest sense of the word; who succeeded as the messenger of peace in irradiating the immense basin of the Congo by his itineraries and in endowing its geography with fixed points carefully determined by astronomical observations” from his obituary in the Le Movement Geographic The Religious Tract Society hardcover
1811ref. 99194Middlebury VT: Swift & Chipman 1811. 2nd American from the 7th London Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. 202 pages. Hardcover. Brown leather cover boards front cover board slightly bowed see image gilt title on spine with gilt bands. Binding tight. Spine straight. Some appropriate agewear throughout: tanning foxing etc. A series of graphic and interesting scenes illustrating the temper and conduct of the pilgrim on his way to Zion. Record # 99194 Swift & Chipman hardcover
ref. 134685825X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1341356701.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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ref. 1016990413.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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2017ref. 2-1947174177Running Rabbit Editions 2017. Paperback. New. 740 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.85 inches. Running Rabbit Editions paperback
ref. 1017645000.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1824ref. BS21GTBL1511London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown and Green 1824. Hardback later blue full-morocco gilt titles to spine. Marbled end-papers. 24cm x 16cm. xxii 470pp. With 10 plates as called for 3 of which are in colour. Third edition 1824. Binding now a little rubbed. Firmly bound contents clean. A heavy book additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. bs21. Hard Cover. Good. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green Hardcover
1816ref. 21942London: Printed For R. Hunter 1816. Second edition. leather_bound. Full tan calf Very good. 324 22 Index pages. 25.5 x 16.5 cm. Hand colored aquatint frontispiece by Stadler after Jackson and five black and white engraved plates. Signed presentation copy on title page: "Presented by the author Lt. Col and author to F.W. Kalkbrenner Esq. in testimony of his far superior skill in a far superior science." The recipient was a noted musician. SCHWERDT I 234-245. Noting that this edition "reflects more fully the attractive personality of the author." Bound by Baynton Riviere Bath: raised bands spine lettered in gilt gilt border fillets inner dentelles marbled endpapers Slight rubbing to joints and spine extremities. Printed For R. Hunter unknown
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1841ref. 387262London: Edmund Spettigue 1841. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover half leather with marbled boards 460 pages. Ornate gilt design on spine with 4 raised bands. Copy block with marbled edges. A contemporary note on a blank prelim page suggests this copy was a gift from Hawker's daughter. A classic that received its unique name because it was originally published in small penny portions so as to be affordable to the poor. Each morning and evening portion contains between 150 and 600 words; the size of a newspaper article or bulletin. The lessons and thought offered are to-the-point teaching about a given Bible phrase psalm or proverb. Every nugget of spiritual wisdom is prefaced with a Biblical quotation that directly pertains to the author's explanations and instruction. Clean tight copy. Record # 387262 Edmund Spettigue hardcover
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