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Origin of excellence: Both volumes bear the Whitaker Ex Libris (a famous Anglo-Sicilian family of entrepreneurs and collectors, known for Villa Malfitano and their passion for natural history and ornithology). A detail of great historical value for provenance collectors.

Importance of the work: "The Badminton Library" is the most famous and prestigious Victorian encyclopedia dedicated to sport and outdoor activities, promoted by the Duke of Beaufort. The two-volume set on hunting (Shooting) is considered one of the historical cornerstones of nineteenth-century hunting and equestrian literature.

Provenienza d'eccellenza: Entrambi i volumi recano l'Ex Libris Whitaker (celebre famiglia di imprenditori e collezionisti anglo-siciliani, noti per la Villa Malfitano e la passione per la storia naturale e l'ornitologia). Un dettaglio di grande valore storico per i collezionisti di provenance.

Importanza dell'opera: "The Badminton Library" è la più celebre e prestigiosa enciclopedia vittoriana dedicata allo sport e alle attività all'aria aperta, promossa dal Duca di Beaufort. Il doppio volume sulla caccia (Shooting) è considerato uno dei capisaldi storici della letteratura venatoria ed equestre dell'Ottocento.

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Autori vari - Shooting: Field and Covert / Moor and Marsh - 1886

Hunting, shooting and fishing - Quantity: 2 - Book

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Two-volume first edition of Shooting: Field and Covert / Moor and Marsh, by Autori vari, published by Longmans, Green and Co. in London (1886), in English, 705 pages, 19 cm by 14 cm, condition discrete, bearing the Ex Libris Whitaker provenance and part of the Badminton Library collection.

Autori vari - Shooting: Field and Covert / Moor and Marsh - 1886

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Two-volume first edition of Shooting: Field and Covert / Moor and Marsh, by Autori vari, published by Longmans, Green and Co. in London (1886), in English, 705 pages, 19 cm by 14 cm, condition discrete, bearing the Ex Libris Whitaker provenance and part of the Badminton Library collection.

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