Gun field de long (7 resultados)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 197mm). Pp283. B/w illustrations by Nigel Lovett. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Previous owner's name, cloth slightly stained. good only. A good and comprehensive look at game and rough shooting with much on the techniques of shotgun shooting and some good anecdotes. By "Scolopax" of The Field. "This book consists of a selection from essays which have appeared in The Field. Almost all of them have been written during World War II. While the more technical ones dealing with guns and the art of shooting might nearly have been written at any time, many of the others show traces of the influence of total war upon field sport. Apology must be made for certain repetition, which is inevitable in the case of a book composed entirely of essays, each complete in itself, contributed week by week to the Press." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 197mm). Pp283. B/w illustrations by Nigel Lovett. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. End-papers very foxed o/w good-plus. A good and comprehensive look at game and rough shooting with much on the techniques of shotgun shooting and some good anecdotes. By "Scolopax" of The Field. "This book consists of a selection from essays which have appeared in The Field. Almost all of them have been written during World War II. While the more technical ones dealing with guns and the art of shooting might nearly have been written at any time, many of the others show traces of the influence of total war upon field sport. Apology must be made for certain repetition, which is inevitable in the case of a book composed entirely of essays, each complete in itself, contributed week by week to the Press." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 197mm). Pp283. B/w illustrations by Nigel Lovett. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Previous owner's name but a very good copy. Front of dust-wrapper laid in. A good and comprehensive look at game and rough shooting with much on the techniques of shotgun shooting and some good anecdotes. By "Scolopax" of The Field. "This book consists of a selection from essays which have appeared in The Field. Almost all of them have been written during World War II. While the more technical ones dealing with guns and the art of shooting might nearly have been written at any time, many of the others show traces of the influence of total war upon field sport. Apology must be made for certain repetition, which is inevitable in the case of a book composed entirely of essays, each complete in itself, contributed week by week to the Press." .…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Robert Hale, 1948. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 283pp, illust. A little spotted/foxed, d/j worn, chipped, torn and marked. A fair copy. /0.4uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading). …

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 283 pages illustrated . A VG copy with no previous ownership markings in a 98%. complete dust jacket is included.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: fair. Hardback. With dust jacket.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First edition. A smart collection of uncommon shooting titles, including 2 first editions, and all three original dust wrappers. A collection of unusual modern shooting titles, comprised of 2 uncommon volumes, and the incredibly scarce volume 2.All volumes bound in their original publisher's cloth, complete with original dust wrappers. Volume 1 dust wrapper unclipped.Featuring 2 first editions, in volumes 1 and 2.Volume 1 features charming monochrome vignette illustrations throughout, rendered by artist Nigel Lovett, who often illustrated similar pastoral scenes.Volume 2 features a monochrome frontispiece, and 4 double-sided monochrome plates of photography. Collated, complete. Bound in original cloth. In original dust wrappers, vols 2 and 3 clipped by tearing. Externally, very smart. Very minor shelf wear. Small mark to vol2 front spine tip. Ink inscription to vol2 front free endpaper. The odd minor area of age toning to endpapers. Notable crease to vol3 front spine tip. Dust wrappers generally smart. Moderate shelf wear. Large closed tears to vol2 dust wrapper, with corresponding tape mending to the reverse. Moderate loss to vol2 dust wrapper cover and vol1 dust wrapper head. Occasional rubbing to covers. Sunning to vol3 dust wrapper. Small coloured pencil mark to vol3 dust wrapper front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Nigel Lovett; Not Stated; None (ilustrador). book.…