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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Sportsman In France: Comprising A Sporting Ramble Through Picardy And Normandy, And Boar Shooting In Lower Brittany (Volume Ii)

The Sportsman In France: Comprising A Sporting Ramble Through Picardy And Normandy, And Boar Shooting In Lower Brittany (Volume Ii)

Tolfrey, Frederic

Paperback

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ISBN10: 9354540139
ISBN13: 9789354540134
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 332
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into a France of hedgerows, market towns, and hard riding, where sport and scenery travel together. France, gun, and open road. In Volume II of Frederic Tolfrey's The Sportsman in France, a seasoned observer follows the line from Picardy and Normandy into Lower Brittany, recording the rhythms of the countryside and the practical realities of the chase. Part sporting travel narrative, part classic hunting memoir, it moves with the pace of a victorian travelogue nonfiction, attentive to local character without losing sight of the next day afield. These pages speak to readers who want more than a map: field sports in France as lived experience, with clear-eyed notes on terrain, weather, and the social world that gathers around sporting days. Tolfrey's account of boar hunting in Brittany anchors the volume, complemented by picardy normandy travel that shows how regional landscapes shape sport. As European hunting travel writing, it captures a moment in 19th century France when rural tradition and modern curiosity met at the inn door and in the covert. Outdoor history readers will value its firsthand detail; collectors will recognise a cornerstone in any classic sporting literature collection. Republished by Alpha Editions in a modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original and is easy to enjoy today - a heritage title for readers and collectors alike. A collectors edition hunting classic in feel and intent, it belongs on the shelf of anyone drawn to shotgun shooting adventures, sporting memoir, and the view of the countryside.

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