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The rabbit / by James Edmund Harting ; with a chapter on cookery by Alexander Innes Shand ; illustrations by Archibald Thorburn, G.E. Lodge, S. Alken and Charles Whymper
by Harting, James Edmund (1841-1928). Shand, Alexander Innes (1832-1907) [author]. Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935) [illustrator]. Lodge, George Edward [illustrator]. Alken, Samuel (1784-) [illustrator]. Whymper, Charles (1853-1941) [illustrator]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans, Green and Co., 39 Paternoster Row , 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy bound in half leather over cloth board decorated in gilt. Wear and tear (significant loss to the spine band). Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Series; Fur, feather & fin series. Physical description; vi pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 256 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Illustrated title page. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Rabbits. Hunting. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 371781
- Title
- The rabbit / by James Edmund Harting ; with a chapter on cookery by Alexander Innes Shand ; illustrations by Archibald Thorburn, G.E. Lodge, S. Alken and Charles Whymper
- Author
- Harting, James Edmund (1841-1928). Shand, Alexander Innes (1832-1907) [author]. Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935) [illustrator]. Lodge, George Edward [illustrator]. Alken, Samuel (1784-) [illustrator]. Whymper, Charles (1853-1941) [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans, Green and Co., 39 Paternoster Row
- Date Published
- 1898
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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