The Rod and the Gun, Being Two Treatises on Angling and Shooting

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Hardback in half leather marbled paper covered boards, with five gilt illustrations and eight gilt bands on the spine, previous owner's label tipped in on front endpaper, other label on inside cover, some rubbing and shelfwear to the cover and extremities of leather, some foxing to the illustrations and light foxing elsewhere throughout the book, front hinge very slightly loose but otherwise complete and in Very Good condition. First edition, ppxii, 439, frontispiece picture of Derwentwater. Various aspects of angling and shooting. Contents include: Part 1. Angling - Introductory observations on the principles of the angler and his art; On the general structure and physiology of fishes; Of the angler's fishes in particular - their aspect, habits, and modes of capture; List of works on angling. Part 2. Shooting - A retrospective view of the weapons of the chase; and of some of the sports and pastimes that preceded the use of the gun; The jungle; The park and the forest; The moor - the glen - the pine wood - and the granite cliff; The farm - the marsh - and the wood; The beach - the river - and the flood; Juvenile sports; The dog; The fowling-piece; Taking aim. N° de ref. del artículo 011052

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