KNAPSACK MANUAL FOR SPORTSMEN ON THE FIELD
Published by the Author and Bradbury, Evans & Co. 1872 London, 1st edn, 57pp, line drawing. Very good copy in original gilt stamped leather, with slight wear to the bottom of the spine. Front hinge strengthened with archival Japanese rice paper. Item #002963
The author of this delightful handbook was Edwin Ward, the older brother of James Rowland Ward. Edwin Ward is sometimes confused with Edwin Henry Ward who was the father of both James Rowland and Edwin and who collected birds together with James Audubon and received a royal warrant as taxidermist in the 1870s from Queen Victoria. (P.A. Morris) This book clearly inspired James Rowland Ward to publish his sportsman's handbook series. The physical appearance as well as contents of both is very similar but this book was published 10 years before Rowland Ward started his series. The first section of the book gives an overview of the then known "Hunting Fields of the World" and the second section is "Preparation and Preservation of Trophies on the Field."
Price: $1,200.00