Pye, Henry James.: The Sportsman's Dictionary; containing various methods to be observed in Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Farriery, Hawking etc. etc. , LONDON: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1807.The Fifth Edition. Bound in modern half-morocco, with marbled boards. Illustrated with frontispiece and sixteen other full-page plates. 547pp. There were earlier editions of 1778, 1782, 1785, 1792, and 1800, but this was the first edition stating that Pye was the author. A very good, clean copy. Chute 532. 'Very scarce'. Schwerdt Vol II. p.118. (Book ref. 688 ) £ 250.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Sporting Moray Limited , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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