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author:
HIGSON, Daniel.
title:
SEAFOWL SHOOTING SKETCHES. THE BULLET CROSSBOW. 2 titles in 1 volume.
year:
C, 1990
description:
Photographic plates, and new text sketches by John Paley. 275 copies only, bound in quality buckram, gilt titles on spine & upper cover. Signed by the publisher and John Paley. There is a new introduction by Arthur Credland. The 2nd edition of "Seafowl Shooting Sketches" published in 1909 and "The Bullet Crossbow" was published in 1923 in Lancashire. The first edition of "Seafowl....." is excessively rare - privately published by the author in 1887. I have only seen one copy in over 30 years dealing. Mainly 'Fowling experiences and mainly on the Ribble estuary, but also rough shooting, partridge & grouse shooting &c.. Stringing the Crossbow. Shooting Library. The Bullet Crossbow. Notes on Old Guns. A French Mode of Fowling. Hare Poaching. Man Traps &c.&c., 170 pps. Both works are rare.
price:
£35.00
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20 July 2008