Wild Ducks: How to Rear and Shoot Them

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1905

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A first edition of Captain W. Coape Oates helpful guide to rearing and shooting wild ducks, with four illustrative plates by British artist G.E. Lodge. A first edition copy of this work, published in 1905.With four tissue-guarded monochrome photogravure plates from drawings by the British illustrator G.E. Lodge and twelve black and white photographic illustrations. Collated complete.Written by Captain W. Coape Oates, this work is a helpful and thorough guide to those anxious to rear wild ducks on economical lines. With extensive instructions on how to select a home for your ducks, to hatching and laying, to shooting. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt titles. Externally, very smart. Light bumping and wear to boards extremities. Minor rubbing to joints. Scattered spotting on end papers. Ink inscription on front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. One tissue guard missing for the photogravure titled 'A Tidy Mother', page 33. Very Good Indeed.

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Title
Wild Ducks: How to Rear and Shoot Them
Author
Captain W. Coape Oates
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co., London
Publication year
1905
Condition
Very Good Indeed
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
G.E. Lodge
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
7.5" by 5"

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