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Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches
John Guille Millais
1894
Henry Sotheran & Co : London
9.5" by 7"
xiii [4], 2-185, 16pp
SUMMARY
The second edition of John Guille Millais' fascinating sporting work, rebacked in vibrant morocco.
Early Edition,Illustrated,Leather 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
The second edition of this work.
John Guille Millais' entertaining series of shooting sketches, recounting his experiences hunting, as well as detailing the habits of animals and various other important notes on the sport.
Looking at Capercaillie, Blackgame, Grouse, and Ptarmigan.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, nineteen plates, and in-text illustrations.
Collated, complete.
With sixteen pages of adverts to the rear.
With two former owner's inscriptions to the front pastedown, dated 1921, and 1992.
Rebacked in morocco, with the publisher's original cloth laid down to the front and rear board. Endpapers renewed.
CONDITION
Rebacked in morocco, with the publisher's original front and rear boards laid down. Boards age toned to perimeters. Endpapers renewed. Former owner's inscriptions mounted to front pastedown. Front hinge lightly strained, but firmly held. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout, with one gathering working loose. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd light handling mark.
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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