The field book: or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom : compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern / by the author of "Wild sports of the West."
1833, 1st edition. London : Published by Effingham Wilson. Provenance: L. Williams. Very good copy in the original aniline calf over cloth. Raised bands, spine compartments all uniformly tooled in gilt. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #321872
Physical description: viii, 616 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates: illustrations (wood-engravings); 22 cm.
Notes: Author of Wild sports of the West is William H. Maxwell. Engravings signed, variously: S. Williams, Sears, TWI.
Plates. 'Printed by Bradbury and Evans' - t.p. verso.
Subjects: Sports Great Britain. Sports; Dictionaries.
Amusements Great Britain.
Sports. Sports; Encyclopedias. Sports 19th century. Sports Dictionaries and encyclopedias. Country life Great Britain.Dictionaries and encyclopedias. Nature Dictionaries and encyclopedias. Genre:
Dictionaries. Dictionary.
Illustrated.
Price: €120.00