Description: "First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling" by Abel Chapman. 1896 1st edition; Horace Cox; London. Nicely illustrated with 36 illustrations by the author, and three by Chas. Whymper - many of the illustrations are full-page and fold-out. There are numerous illustrated advertisements at the front and back for sporting companies and gear. The contents are as follows: What are Wildfowl, and Where are they Found?; Flight-shooting by Day and Night; Coast-shooting under Canvas; On Punts Punt-guns, and the Practice of Wildfowl Shooting Afloat; Concerning Wildfowl at Home and Abroad; Duck-shooting with the Stanchion-gun, by Day and Night; On Wild Geese and Swans with Directions in the Aiming and Firing of Punt-guns, and in "Timing the Shot"; On Wild Geese and Swans with Remarks on Hard Weather and its Effects on Fowl; On Grey Geese; On the Diving-ducks, Sea-ducks, and Divers with Directions in Distinguishing the Different kinds of Wildfowl when Seen at a distance; Concluding Remark; Wildfowling in Autumn; Two Seasons on Home Waters - 1891-2, 1892-3; Morning Flight; Two Seasons in Southern Spain - A Fowler's Winter 1893-4, A Contrast 1894-5; British Wildfowl.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
End Time: 2024-10-11T19:47:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.42 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Illustrator: Abel Chapman, Chas. Whymper
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Abel Chapman
Publisher: Horace Cox
Topic: Hunting, Fishing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Outdoor & Nature
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1896
