1930-1957 The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes. Volume III: Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore. Volume VII: Fox-Hunting. Volume X: Salmon Fishing. Volume XIV: Big Game Shooting in Africa. Volume XXVI: The Lonsdale Keeper's Book.

Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

Containing the following works: Volume III: Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore (published 1951). Volume VII: Fox-Hunting (published 1930). Volume X: Salmon Fishing (published 1945). Volume XIV: Big Game Shooting in Africa (published 1957). Volume XXVI: The Lonsdale Keeper's Book (published 1938). Whilst only volume III 'Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore' is dated to the title page, the other five volumes have been dated by the printer's information to the final page of each text. Each volume is lacking their original pictorial dustwrapper. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of Volume III 'Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore' and 'Lonsdale Library' advertisement to the front of each volume. With attractive mapped endpapers to volume X 'Salmon Fishing', depicting the principal salmon rivers of England, Wales, and Ireland, and the front pastedown of volume XIV 'Big Game Shooting in Africa', depicting 'The Distribution of American Game'. Collated, complete with: One hundred and fifty illustrations to 'Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore'. Forty five illustrations, eight 'reproductions of Hunting Pictures', and four coloured plates to 'Fox-Hunting'. Three hundred and seven illustrations to 'Salmon Fishing'. One hundred and fifty illustrations to 'Big Game Shooting in Africa'. Sixty illustrations to 'The Lonsdale Keeper's Book'.