Lot 370
R. Ward, Records of Big Game. Third edition. London 1899.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
370
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Rowland Ward
Ward, Rowland: Records of big game with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and measurements of horns, antlers, tusks & skins. Third ed. London: Selbstverlag 1899. 23,5 x 17 cm. With a portrait engraving in photogravure and a facsimile of the author’s signature, as well as numerous illustrations. XVII, 504 pp., 6 leaves. Original linen with gold-stamped title labels on the spine and cover.
(Some wear and scuffing. Front inner joint and left-hand side of the book block slightly damaged. Browning on the left-hand side due to the paper. Flyleaf with handwritten notes. p. 248 with a small coloured-pencil note.)
Contains measurement methods and information on trophy hunting. Covers big-game rifles; aiming, skinning and dressing big-game trophies in the field, etc. The main part of the book consists of a catalogue of hunting trophies, including details of the trophy’s size, the hunting area and a list of the trophy owners.
(Some wear and scuffing. Front inner joint and left-hand side of the book block slightly damaged. Browning on the left-hand side due to the paper. Flyleaf with handwritten notes. p. 248 with a small coloured-pencil note.)
Contains measurement methods and information on trophy hunting. Covers big-game rifles; aiming, skinning and dressing big-game trophies in the field, etc. The main part of the book consists of a catalogue of hunting trophies, including details of the trophy’s size, the hunting area and a list of the trophy owners.