INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN in all that relates to guns and shooting.
Fourth edition, corrected and improved; with ten explanatory plates. Pp. xx+440(last colophon), engraved frontispiece and 7 [of 9]plates, list of London gunmakers; med. 8vo; later qr. black calf over green cloth, with printed paper title labels inlaid on the spine and upper board, the spine a trifle faded; uncut; ribbon marker; later endpapers, with the original spine title label on a small backing sheet laid on the upper free endpaper; the hinges tape marked, a few light damp stains (including 4 of the plates), a couple of small edge splits or chips, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London, 1825. Fourth edition. *Lacking two plates, and with two other plates misplaced (presumably during the rebinding). First published in 1814. This copy is from the library of firearms collector Douglas Mills, with his business card laid on the upper free endpaper and also on the binder's blank. Item #141712
Price: $400.00