Millais, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al The Gun at Home and Abroad. British Game Birds and Wildfowl (Vol. I).British Deer and Ground Game, Dogs, Guns, and Rifles (Vol. II). The BigGame of Africa and Europe (Vol. III). The Big Game of Asia and NorthAmerica (Vol. IV) London: The London & Counties Press Association Ltd, 1912-1915 Truly encyclopedic in its scope, TheGun at Home and Abroad encompasses all aspects of shooting, from stag hunting technique and statistics to tips on burning grouse moors in autumn to accounts of African big game hunts that blend solid observation with colorful anecdote. A lavishly produced and richly informative work documenting the sporting life of a bygone era, from the distinguished library of a sportsman whose family maintains one of the legendary Adirondack hunting camps (BIG GAME) First Editions, No. 326 of five hundred sets. 4 vols., Large 4to. Photogravure frontispiece of King George V in each volume. With 59 colored plates and 5 monochrome plates after G. Lodge, A. Thorburn, V. R. Balfour-Browne, and E. Caldwell; 8 tinted photogravures; 206 black-and- white plates (chiefly halftone); most with captioned tissue guards. Numerous illustrations and tables in text. Title pages printed in red and black, chapter initials printed in red. Original brown pebbled morocco, stamped in gilt, t.e.g., rest uncut. Bookplate of Edward Sands Litchfield. Fine Copy. Litchfield p. 74 Price: USD 5,000.00 other currencies   order no. 40715    inquire

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