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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). 1984 1st edition. Large format paperback. Pp255. B/w illustrations. Slight use but good copy. "For hunters who want more know-how on processing their catch from field to table .it includes: step by step fully illustrated instructions on how to field dress, transport, skin, pluck, prepare for trophy mounting, butcher, store and freeze, prepare for eating, the most hunted species in North America". Covers twenty-nine species of game bird and waterfowl, as well as eleven mammals including wild boar, deer, and mountain lion, and the alligator. Good sections on deer and small game butchery. .…

[Book history] RARE PUBLISHERS' SAMPLES. Five volumes, octavo (largest volume 22 x 15cm). Each in publisher's cloth, all slim volumes lacking titles to spines. Each sample is unique, some containing lined paper at the back for the salesman to record subscribers. Every volume contains a sample of the text and various illustrations from the printed book, with the 'London Dickens' advertising a set rather than a single title. Both 'The London Dickens' and 'Our Martyred President' contain samples of alternative bindings, including leather. 'Earl Kitchener' contains instructions to salesmen. All volumes used with some wear and tear. An uncommon collection of sample volumes. Very good.…