Sportsman`s Portfolio of American Field Sports

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Lot 233 | Sportsman's Portfolio of American Field Sports
Sportsman's Portfolio of American Field SportsBoston, 1855Sportsman's Portfolio of American Field Sports. Boston: M.M. Balou, 1855. "The most profusely illustrated early sporting book published in America" (Gee). Originally issued serially in Gleason's, this book edition was printed on low-quality paper, making it a rare survival. Siegel 29; see Ernest Gee's introduction to the 1929 Derrydale reprint. Oblong quarto (207 x 280mm). Title-page with vignette, 20 wood-engraved illustrations (final leaf with image of stag hunting heavily repaired with significant losses, lacking corresponding text; browned and stained). Original printed wrapper (chipped and repaired, with some areas strengthened, rather browned and stained). Custom chemise and slipcase.
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