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1855 1ed RARE Sportsmans Portfolio American HUNTING
1855 1ed RARE Sportsmans Portfolio American HUNTING
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1855 1ed RARE Sportsmans Portfolio American HUNTING Fishing Illustrated Moose



One of the earliest illustrated American books on hunting!



The Sportsmans Portfolio is an impressive, valuable, and highly desirable mid-19th-century manual designed to provide strategy to American hunters. Published in paperback, this work is rarely found in good condition, let alone complete in all regards. This short book features impressive full-page engravings of each animal along with a description of the animal and its habitat. It includes descriptions on Snipe shooting, trout and pike fishing, moose and bison hunting, and many other types game sports.



Item number: #6695

Price: $1950



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The Sportsmans Portfolio of American Field Sports.



Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

20 engravings w/ descriptions

References: Phillips, p. 355; Henderson pp. 228-229; Goodspeed, p. 350; Van Winkle Sale 710; Wetzel p. 217

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~8in X 11.5in (20cm x 29cm)

Exceedingly rare with auction estimates and price comparisons at upwards of $3,000

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1855 1ed RARE Sportsmans Portfolio American HUNTING

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