THE TRAPPER'S GUIDE: A Manual of Instruction (Second Edition)

Language: English

Published by Oneida Community, Community Press,, Wallingford, CT, 1867

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SUBTITLED: A Manual of Instruction for Capturing all kinds of Fur-Bearing Animals and Curing their skins; with Observations on the Fur Trade, Hints on Life in the Woods, and Narratives of Trapping and Hunting Excursions by S. Newhouse and Other Trappers and Sportsmen. Second Edition with New Narratives and illustrations. Edited by J. H. Noyes and T. L. Pitt. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 215 pgs, text illustrations and plates. Original brown cloth with gilt tilted spine. Stated Second Edition. Former owner's signature on preliminary page. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Edges and corners rubbed and lightly worn, spine ends with neat repair. Interior pages 103-104 and 207-208 missing; else few pages with edge repair, other pages lightly discolored, light stains on last few pages. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Here is the scarce second edition of the Newhouse trapping guide. Here is provided "good rules, good examples, good tools to work with and good practice. Our task has been to furnish the first three of these requisites for mastering the art of Trapping. In the first part of this book, Mr. Newhouse gives good rules. In the Narratives the learner will find good examples. In the Appendix we sho him where he may find good tools. This good practice must be the work of his own genius and resolution" (Conclusion). Decent copy of an early edition of this most famous of the numerous trapping guide that began publication in 1865.…

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Title
THE TRAPPER'S GUIDE: A Manual of Instruction (Second Edition)
Author
Newhouse, S. (Edited by J. H. Noyes and T. L. Pitt)
Publisher
Oneida Community, Community Press,, Wallingford, CT
Publication year
1867
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
2nd Edition

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