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Shooting and Fishing Trips In England, France, Alsace, Belgium, Holland, and Bavaria
"Wildflower" "Snapshot" [Lewis Clements]
1876
Chapman & Hall : London
8" by 5.5"
viii, 336; viii, 317pp.
SUMMARY
A smart first edition of this collection of stories from shooting and fishing trips across Europe.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99
DESCRIPTION
Complete in two volumes.
First edition.
A collection of reminiscences from shooting and fishing trips across Europe, with chapters on wildfowl shooting, free shootings, angling and shrimping, sea-fishing excursions, and more.
Written by Lewis Clements, under the pseudonym "Wildflower" "Snapshot", a British author and sportsman.
CONDITION
In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with small marks to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting and age toning to the first and last few pages. Booth Bird Museum Brighton bookplate to the front pastedown with their ink stamp to the half-title and the odd page. Pencil notes to the front pastedown of volume one.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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