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1804 "The Shooting Directory " by R. B. Thornhill
Item Details
An 1804 edition of The Shooting Directory by R. B. Thornhill. This scarce first edition, later printing, is lacking the suppressed pages 215-220 which discussed the lack of shooting abilities of King George III. The volume features an engraved frontispiece of Richard Thornhill with additional illustrations throughout the text. Errata, fold-out charts and tables are included.
| Title and Author/Editor | The Shooting Directory (R. B. Thornhill) |
| Genre | Hunting and Fishing, Sports, Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs, History |
| Illustrator | Various |
| Type of Illustration | Engraving |
| Binding | Paper over boards |
| Publisher or Printer | Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme |
| Publication Year | 1804 |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Edition Statement | First Edition |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- missing front cover; wear to cover with chipping, fraying, bumped corners, rubbed edges and soiling; fading; foxing; missing suppressed pages 215-220.
Dimensions
1.5" W x 11.25" H x 9.0" D
Item #
ITMG272886
