1873 THE DEAD shipping SHOT - Sportsman's Complete Guide by Marksman, Illustrated, Guns Hunting Fishing Shooting etc.

"THE DEAD SHOT" - or shipping, Sportsman's Complete Guide: Being a Treatise on the Use of the Gun, with Rudimentary and Finishing Lessons in the Art of Shooting Game of All kinds: Pigeon-Shooing, Dog-Breaking, etc. by Marksman. 1873; Geo. E. Woodward; New York. With a frontispiece and five other full-page illustrations. The contents are grouped as follows: The Dead Shot; Guns; Rudimentary Lessons in Shooting; Finishing Lessons; A Few Stray Hints; Pigeon Shooting; Dog Breaking; Game Laws of New York...please see the photos for the complete list.

Condition:
Clean covers and spine; bright gilt lettering and illustrations on the spine. Small cloth tear at the lower-outer front cover corner tip, as well as at the lower-outer corner of the spine. Tight binding. The title page has pulled from the spine 1" up from the bottom edge. Nice interior with only a few random, light foxing spots found; the first 2 contents pages each have a small, dark spot near the center (it appears this may be paper pulp, though I am not sure). Overall the book is in Very Good condition.