British Field Sports; A Valuable Work of Reference for the Gentleman, the Sportsman, the Farmer, the Members of the Volunteers Rifle Corps.

MILES, Henry Downes (1806-1889).

Published by London: William Mackenzie, [1877, or later].

About this Item

4to., (12 x 9 4/8 inches). Colour printed pictorial title-page, 50 lithographed plates, including 16 with original hand-colour. Contemporary half maroon morocco, gilt (extremities a little worn, and covers with one or two pale stains). Provenance: with the engraved armorial bookplate of Frederick Murray-Lucas on the front paste-down. First published in about 1860. Including an all-encompassing variety of sports, from shooting, foxhunting and fishing, to cricket and tennis; and information on guns, sporting dogs, and first aid.

Seller Inventory # 72lib1024

Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Field Sports; A Valuable Work of Reference for the Gentleman, the Sportsman, the Farmer, the Members of the Volunteers Rifle Corps.
• Publisher: London: William Mackenzie, [1877, or later].
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sporting