Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Gentleman of Philadelphia County
Title:
The American shooter's manual : comprising, such plain and simple rules, as are necessary to introduce the inexperienced into a full knowledge of all that relates to the dog, and the correct use of the gun : also a description of the game of this country / by a gentleman of the Philadelphia county.
Published / Created:
Philadelphia : Carey, Lea, & Carey, 1827.
Physical Description:
[5], x-xii, [1], 14-249, [9] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
SK313 .K47 1827
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN 2002 565: Bookplate: Joseph W. Alsop. Autograph: J.W. Alsop. Ms. notes and original sketch at back of vol. 1.

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original brown quarter cloth, and tan board covers. In brown quarter morocco, and brown cloth slip-case.

Attributed to Jesse Y. Kester.

Copyright May 10, 1827 by Carey, Lea & Carey.

"Printed at no. 24, Arch-Street.--A. Walker, agt."--verso of title page.

Engraved plates signed: F. Kearny, sc.

With a half-title.

Error in paging: p. 202-204 misnumbered p. 102-104.

Last page blank.

Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829, 27838

"Technical terms."--p. [248]-249.

"Errata."--p. [251].

Advertisements for hunting equipment, pages [253]-[257]. Includes an engraved illustration.

Attributed to Jesse Y. Kester.
Subject Terms:
Rifle practice. | Shooting. | Dogs -- Training. | Hunting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Hunting dogs. | Hunting rifles. | Game and game-birds -- United States. | Alsop, J. W. (Joseph Wright), 1804–ca. 1878 -- Bookplate. | Alsop, J. W. (Joseph Wright), 1804–ca. 1878 -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1827. | Annotations (Provenance) -- 19th century.
Contributors:
Kester, Jesse Y., attributed name. | Birch, Thomas, 1779–1851, illustrator. | Kearny, Francis, 1785–1837, engraver. | Walker, Ambrose, printer. | Carey, Lea & Carey, publisher.