An essay on shooting.
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Richmond, Surrey (Orchard Rd, Richmond, Surrey) :
Richmond Pub. Co.,
1975.
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Edition: | [1st ed., reprinted] / |
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Notes: | "The authorship of the Essay has never been firmly established although in the last century it was ascribed to John Acton and it is generally referred to as "Acton's Essay on Shooting""--Introd. Facsimile reprint of: 1st ed., Dublin : Grueber and McAllister, 1789. - 'The author uses "La Chasse au fusil" [/ by G.F. Magné de Marolles. Paris, 1788] as the basis for his work and translates literally quite substantial passages where they are appropriate' - Introduction. Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from 5A Collection items] in the NLI catalogue. Physical description: 332 p. in various pagings, [2] p. of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. more |
ISBN: | 0855461888 : |