Author: Thormanby
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ISBN: 1446505189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Originally published in 1901 in two volumes. The well illustrated contents of volume two contain detailed chapters on: William Cotton Oswell - John Younger - Sir Richard Sutton - William Scrope - Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley - Thomas Tod Stoddart - H. A. Leveson - Alexander Russel - Sir Samuel White Baker - Earl of Stamford - Landseer and Millais - Some Wimbledon Heroes.Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: Thormanby Thormanby
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332943244
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Excerpt from Kings of the Rod Rifle and Gun, Vol. 1: With 32 Portraits and Illustrations As to sins of omission, I can only say in defence that I have carefully considered the claims of a long roll of worthies before making my choice, and that I have chosen those whose lives afforded most material for interesting and entertaining biography. There have been some great sportsmen - the late Earl of Malmesbury and his father, for example - whom I would gladly have included in my gallery of portraits, but the information obtainable was so scanty and so devoid of personal interest that I felt the impossibility of making anything readable out of it. I think the names which I have selected are fairly representative of the great experts with Rod, Rifle, and Gun. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Thormanby
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330443651
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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Excerpt from Kings of the Rod Rifle and Gun, Vol. 1: With 32 Portraits and Illustrations "I am but a gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff." It is thus that Sir Henry Wotton, who was, as his friend and biographer Izaak Walton tells us, "a most dear lover and frequent practiser of the art of angling," and a good poet to boot, modestly describes himself in his preface to "The Elements of Architecture." Without presuming to place myself within measurable distance of so eminent a person, I may apply that description to myself in regard to a great portion of "Kings of the Rod, Rifle, and Gun." But I hope I shall not be thought to overstep the bounds of modesty if I claim credit for something more than compilation in the present work. For, original research has in several cases resulted in my unearthing details and incidents undiscovered by previous biographers, whilst personal knowledge has enabled me to supply anecdotes and facts which have never before appeared in print. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: pseud THORMANBY
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Willmott Willmott-Dixon
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ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Author: Thormanby
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Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Author: Wells, Edgar H. & Co
Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
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Author: Willmott Willmott-Dixon
Publisher: London : Hutchinson
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
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Languages : en
Pages : 206
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