1857 Frank Forester s Sporting Scenes & Characters 2 Vols. Complete Illustrated

Frank Forester

Published by T. Peterson, 1857

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Frank Forester s Sporting Scenes and Characters. Containing Full Remarks on All Kinds of English and American Shooting, Game, and all Kinds of Sporting. By Henry William Herbert and printed in Philadelphia by T.B. Peterson. 1857, 2 Vols., 378 pp and 373 pp, 7.5 x 5.25, library cloth rebind. Ex-library n good condition, with minor superficial rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Hinges are tight and intact in both volumes. Bookplate from the Free Library of Philadelphia on front pastedown, and modern barcode on back pastedown. Slight age-related toning to some pages. Slight pencil marginalia towards the front of the books. Illustrated with beautiful black-and-white sketches throughout. Please see photos. Henry William Herbert (1807-1858), writing under the pen name of Frank Forester, was an English-born writer, primarily focusing on sports. These two volumes contain four of his works: My Shooting Box, The Deerstalkers, The Warwick Woodlands, and The Quorndon Hounds. A rare and well-preserved set in good reading condition. Seller Inventory # FORN-ABE-MSB-0921-Shelf-593-aj195

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Title: 1857 Frank Forester s Sporting Scenes & ...

Publisher: T. Peterson

Publication Date: 1857

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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