The Book of Archery Being the Complete History and Practice of the Art, Ancient and Modern ; Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Anecdotes, and an Account of the Existing Toxophilite Societies
by Hansard, George Agar
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E-369. Very Good. Leather. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, UK. 1845. Xxi, 456 pages. Illustrated with 34 unnumbered leaves of plates. Bound by Townsend in decorated full leather boards with titles present to the spine. Silk endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Front title page trimmed and pasted down to a new page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An extensive account of archery divided into twelve sections, including "Juvenile Bowmen," "Female Archery," "French Archery," "Greek and Roman Archery," among others. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- The Book of Archery Being the Complete History and Practice of the Art, Ancient and Modern ; Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Anecdotes, and an Account of the Existing Toxophilite Societies
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- Hansard, George Agar
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