Woodcut frontispiece, five plates and illustrations in the text. 8vo. [204 x 140 x 17 mm]. xi, [i], 142 pp. Original binding by Bone & Son (with their ticket) of green cloth, the front cover blocked in gilt and the reat in blind, gilt spine, yellow endleaves, plain edges. (The spine a little faded). Occasional light dust-soiling or spotting at the head, but a very good copy of this classic work on archery, first published in 1856. Booklabel of Eric Quorn.

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Title: Archery: Its Theory and Practice
Publisher: [by H. Davies in Cheltenham for ] J. Buchanan; and H. Davies, London
Publication Date: 1859
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Second Edition.
Condition: Fine

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