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THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD [SET OF 4]


Estimate: Rs 1,25,000-Rs 1,50,000 ( $1,955-$2,345 )


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a)
TITLE: British Game Birds and Wildfowl
AUTHOR: Ogilvie-Grant, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al
PUBLISHER: The London & Counties Press Association Ltd
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1915
VOLUME: 1
BINDING: Original brown pebbled morocco, stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, rest uncut
NO.OF PAGES:
SIZE:
Height: 32.6 cm
Width: 27 cm
Depth: 6.5 cm

b)
TITLE: British Deer and Ground Game, Dogs, Guns, and Rifles
AUTHOR: Ogilvie-Grant, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al
PUBLISHER: The London & Counties Press Association Ltd
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1915
VOLUME: 2
BINDING: Original brown pebbled morocco, stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, rest uncut
SIZE:
Height: 32.6 cm
Width: 27 cm
Depth: 6.5 cm

c)
TITLE: The Big Game of Africa and Europe
AUTHOR: Ogilvie-Grant, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al
PUBLISHER: The London & Counties Press Association Ltd
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1915
VOLUME: 3
BINDING: Original brown pebbled morocco, stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, rest uncut
SIZE:
Height: 32.6 cm
Width: 27 cm
Depth: 6.5 cm

d)
TITLE: The Big Game of Asia and North America
AUTHOR: Ogilvie-Grant, W.R., Arthur Acland HOOD, J.G. MILLAIS, et al
PUBLISHER: The London & Counties Press Association Ltd
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1915
VOLUME: 4
BINDING: Original brown pebbled morocco, stamped in gilt, top edges gilt, rest uncut
SIZE:
Height: 32.6 cm
Width: 27 cm
Depth: 6.5 cm

Each title is no.76 from a limited edition of 950 sets.

Each volume was issued in a limited edition of 950 numbered copies. The first 500 copies of each volume were issuedas complete sets.

Truly encyclopedic in its scope, The Gun at Home and Abroad encompasses all aspects of shooting, from stag hunting technique and statistics to tips on burning grouse moors in autumn to accounts of African big game hunts that blend solid observation with colorful anecdote. A lavishly produced and richly informative work documenting the sporting life of a bygone era.