Description: Click here to see our other books! Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches John Guille Millais 1892 Henry Sotheran & Co. : London 18" by 12.5" 72pp SUMMARY A lovely edition of this important naturalist work, richly illustrated in colour and in a leather binding. Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION Written by John Guille Millais (1865-1931), a British naturalist, travel writer and artist remembered for the preciseness of his illustrations. Millais was a keen hunter, and especially reputable for his depictions of game birds.A beautiful and clean copy of his work.A folio.Contains the bookplate of Allan Heywood Bright (1862-1941), a British Liberal politician once held as being the leading member of the Liberal party in Liverpool.With a profuse number of woodcut and autotype illustrations, as well as fifteen coloured plates. Collated, complete. CONDITION In the publisher's original half straight grain morocco binding. Externally generally smart, with some rubbing resulting in slight loss to the leather, in particular to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound with hinges strained but firm, pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
Price: 337.5 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: John Guille Millais
Publisher: Henry Sotheran & Co.
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: John Guille Millais
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1892
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 4.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
