The Field Sports of the Norrth of Europe. A Narrative of Angling, Hunting, and Shooting in Sweden and Norway by Captain L. Lloyd. Enlarged and Revised Edition.

Lloyd, Llewelyn (1792-1876).

Published by London: Hamilton, Adams & Co. Glasgow: Thomas D. Morison. Printed by H. Nisbet & Co., Glasgow., 1885

About this Item

5 3/4 inches x 9 in., half-title; title-page; editorial preface; contents. 416 pp. + 8pp. publisher's catalogue; p. 27 gives a short "Scandinavian Piscatorial Bibliography". Dark blue, textured cloth, with titling gilt on the spine. The upper portion of the outer front hinge shows a one inch split to the cloth, bump to the front cover corner, light wear to cover corners, edges, dusting to rough top-edge; some age-related tanning to endpapers, page margins, small, marginal erasure on pp. 369-370. A near fine to very good copy of a rather fragile type of book. With the bookplate of Cleveland, Ohio based book collector, William G. Mather (1857-1951), on the front paste-down endpaper. Some of the fish & game animals mentioned: Yellow Bream, Perch, Eel, Salmon, Trout; Bear, Elk, Wolf, Lynx, Fox, Hare, Capercali, Eagle, Geese, Hazel Hen, Snipe, Wild Duck. Weight: 2 1/2 lbs. Seller Inventory # M-203

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Field Sports of the Norrth of Europe. A ...

Publisher: London: Hamilton, Adams & Co. Glasgow: Thomas D. Morison. Printed by H. Nisbet & Co., Glasgow.

Publication Date: 1885

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket