British and American Game Birds. With a chapter on 'Shooting in America' by Eugene V.Connett, and with illustrations by Philip Rickman.

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The deluxe issue of the first UK edition, limited to 125 numbered copies (this being #55) printed on hand-made paper with an original pencilled and initialled remarque by Rickman (a different sketch appeared in each of the 125 copies). 4to. x, 48pp. Original quarter pigskin with buckram covered sides, lettered in gold at the upper board. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With a captioned tissue-protected colour frontispiece and nineteen colour plates, all with captioned tissue-protectors present. A trace of very light occasional spotting to the tissue protectors and to the unprinted reverse of the plate leaves. A virtually fine copy. No dust wrapper called for. The British edition of a book first published in the US in 1939, this deluxe issue an absolute delight!. N° de ref. del artículo ARC93613

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