Buy this book on-line A.C. Gould : Sport or Fishing and Shooting Edited by A.C. Gould, and Illustrated from the Fifteen Original water Colors by A.B. Frost, Henry Sandham, F.H. Taylor, F.S. Cozzens, Frederic Reminton, R.F. Zogbaum and S.F. Denton
Bradlee Whidden, Boston:, c. 1889
Rebacked skillfully in a quarter calf saving the original marbled boards. Six raised bands in seven compartments. Tooled gilt lettering and design on spine. , A fine collection of chromolithographs by the greatest American and Canadian contemporary artists on the theme of sports and hunting.
A handsome copy in very good condition. Plates are clean and crisp.
, Large Folio: (905mm x 450, P. Blank (2), Title, preface, Plates., Illustrated with 15 full page color lithographic plates.
Arthur Corbin Gould (1850-1903) was an avid shooter and member of the Massachusetts Rifle Association. He published \\\\\\\"The Rifle\\\\\\\" [Riling 1160] in 1885. \\\\\\\"The Rifle\\\\\\\" was the forerunner to the official publication of the National Rifle Association \\\\\\\"The Rifleman\\\\\\\", later \\\\\\\"American Rifleman\\\\\\\". Mr. Gould later authored “Sport or Fishing and Shooting , “\\\\\\\"The Modern American Pistol and Revolver, including a description of modern pistols and revolvers of American make; ammunition used in these arms; results accomplished; and shooting rules followed by Americanmarksmen\\\\\\\".
Arthur Burdett Frost (January 17, 1851 - June 22, 1928), was an early American illustrator, graphic artist and comics writer. He was also well known as a painter. Frost\\\\\\\'s work is well known for its dynamic representation of motion and sequence. Frost is considered one of the great illustrators in the \\\\\\\"Golden Age of American Illustration\\\\\\\". Frost illustrated over 90 books and produced hundreds of paintings; in addition to his work in illustrations, he is renowned for realistic hunting and shooting prints.
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