THE COMPLETE MANUAL FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN; with Directions for Handling the Gun, the Rifle, and the Rod; the Art of Shooting on the Wing; the Breaking management and hunting of the Dog; the varieties and Habits of Game; River, Lake and sea Fishing, etc, etc, etc. Prepared for the Instruction and Use of the Youth of America (Revised Edition)

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xvi, (17)-477 pgs, appendix, page and chapter decorations. Pebbled green cloth with gilt titled, decorative spine, beveled edges on boards. Stated Revised Edition. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor rubbing to edges and corners, light rubbing. Interior pages are age-toned, else clean and tight. Includes 4 pasted in labels from former owners. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The author, Henry William Herbert, wrote under the pen name Frank Forester. He was a British-born American novelist, historian, illustrator, journalist and writer on sport. He was well known for his works on sport and this title is a classic example. This is well preserved copy of a book often found in rough condition. PROVENANCE: Henry C. Squires & Son label on rear endpaper; label noting sale of Forester dwelling pistols on rear endpaper; bookplate of C. Howard Collet, dated 1911, on front endpaper; bookplate of Raymond L. Riling on front endpaper. N° de ref. del artículo 0223022

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