Lot 39
Fowling.- Markham (Gervase) Hungers Prevention: or, the whole Art of Fovvling by Water and Land, for Francis Grove...to be sold by Martha Harrison, 1655.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Fowling.- Markham (Gervase) Hungers Prevention: or, the whole Art of Fovvling by Water and Land, second edition, woodcut frontispiece and many illustrations in text, contemporary ink inscription and small ink stain on title, a little browned, a few stains, ink signature to front pastedown, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Poynter 25.2; Wing M657], small 8vo, for Francis Grove...to be sold by Martha Harrison, 1655.
⁂ First published in 1621 this practical guide was intended, according to the title, to aid "all those that have anything to doe with New Plantations".
Description
Fowling.- Markham (Gervase) Hungers Prevention: or, the whole Art of Fovvling by Water and Land, second edition, woodcut frontispiece and many illustrations in text, contemporary ink inscription and small ink stain on title, a little browned, a few stains, ink signature to front pastedown, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Poynter 25.2; Wing M657], small 8vo, for Francis Grove...to be sold by Martha Harrison, 1655.
⁂ First published in 1621 this practical guide was intended, according to the title, to aid "all those that have anything to doe with New Plantations".
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