Twenty Years' Snipe-Shooting: Extracts from the Daily Journal of the Game-Books of the Snipery
Published by Salem, Oregon: Sand Lake Press, 1990
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ethnographics, Georgetown, TX, U.S.A.Ethnographics
AbeBooks seller since December 17, 2015
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 77.05
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Facsimile reprint of the 1899 edition, 2nd Ltdedn of 300 copies of which this is #17 . Octavo. full dark blue gilt decorated faux leather, gilt titles, in gilt decorated faux leather slip case, Interior pages are clean in every way throughout. Ow VG/vgSlipcase/ndj: [vi],x,324pp, 8 bw plates horstexte. With added Introduction by Worth Mathewson. A blow by blow account of twenty years' snipe shooting in nineteenth-century America [1867-1900]: where, how and how many were shot, culminating in a total for the period of 78,602 and 3,499 various. He laments the decline of the snipe in America and blames it on habitat loss. This is a facsimile edition of the scarce Knickerbocker Press edition of 1899 of which only 200 copies were printed. Record of the sporting life in southern Louisiana, his shooting near the Teche and Attakapas country, which was Acadian settlement area very near the coast. "I shot almost altogether on the Camperdown and Cypre-Mort grounds; both very extensive inland marshes, with low prairies and sloughs adjacent." Pringle was the son of the distinguished South Carolina politician, John Julius Pringle, and here he recounts in elaborate detail (and with marvelous photographs) his hunting experiences over twenty years from 1867 in the bayous of Louisiana. It is also an account of the ecological consequences of the conversion of marshlands to agricultural purposes: with draining of the swamps and the extension of the New Orleans and Opelousas Railway (now the Southern Pacific) to Franklin, the snipe came no more. Pringle also calls attention to the destruction of northern nesting grounds and the effect upon snipe populations.…
Seller Inventory # 210122e100
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Twenty Years' Snipe-Shooting: Extracts from the Daily Journal of the Game-Books of the Snipery
- Author
- Pringle, J. J. [John Julius] & Worth Mathewson [Intro]
- Publisher
- Salem, Oregon: Sand Lake Press
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Limited Edition
Ethnographics
Georgetown, TX, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since December 17, 2015
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 2.24 | £ 4.11 |
Payment methods
Store description
Books, DVDs, and other media with a focus on East Asia and the Pacific.
Specialty
Mostly scholarly and academic booksSeller's business information
Ethnographics
TX, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Abebooks web sites. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please use the Ask bookseller a question link to contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Ethnographics, Georgetown, Texas, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Standard shipping is via USPS with a flat rate of $3 per item. Some heavier items may require extra postage.