An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports; Or, a Complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing. and Other Field Sports and Athletic Amusements of the Present Day

Delabere P. Blaine

Published by Longmans, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1840

About this Item

A first edition copy of this illustrated encyclopaedia of rural sports by veterinary surgeon Delabere P. Blaine. The first edition.In the publisher's original green cloth binding.With six hundred engravings in text throughout.A work by Delabere P. Blaine, anEnglishveterinary surgeonand Professor of Animal Medicine.A comprehensive encyclopaedia of rural sports in ten parts, with sections on horse racing, hunting, coursing, hawking, shooting, and more. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Fading to spine, with bumping to the head and tail. Fading to board edges, with light damp staining and spotting to boards. Hinges starting but remain firm. Binder's sticker to rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting to the front and rear. Very Good.

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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 Athletic Amusements of the Present Day
• Publisher: Longmans, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London
• Publication Date: 1840
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: R. Branston; Alken; T. Landseer; Dickes
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book