An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports; or, A Complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletics Amusements of the present day - From the Library of Henry Williamson

Delabere P Blaine

Published by Longmans, UK, 1870

About this Item

New Revised and Enlarged Edition 1870. 600 engravings on wood, by R. Branston. Original green cloth decorated in gilt. Probably owned by Charles Hibbert Henry Williamson's father in law. The Hibbert's were a wealthy middle class family in Devon. Williamson' met his daughter Ida Loetitia at various hunting meets and fell in love From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is good++ and quite bright. Re-cased retaining the spine and endpapers. Contents quite good. Endpapers rather worn to the edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17593.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports; or, A Complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletics Amusements of the present day - From the Library of Henry Williamson
• Publisher: Longmans, UK
• Publication Date: 1870
• Language: English
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: R Branston
• Edition: New Edition
• Condition: Good