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Title: Partridge Shortenin'; Being an Instructive and Irreverent Sketch Commentary on the Psychology, Foibles, and Footwork of Partridge Hunters, By G. Grouse Author: [Cross, Gorham L.] Place: [Wellesley Hills, MA] Publisher: Privately printed Date: [1949] Description: Illustrated with photographic plates, including frontispiece, text illustrations. (8vo) green cloth, gilt cover design. One of 100 copies. First Edition. With two handwritten letters by the author, both dated December 1949, laid in. A rare and delightful collection of sporting reminiscences which, despite the specificity of the title, involve a wide spectrum of activities: speed-boating, slingshot making, fishing for salmon and muskellunge, wildfowling for partridge, woodcock, duck and other quarry, lists of favorite sporting books, discussion of sporting gear, equipment, etiquette--all enlivened with interludes of family gossip and some slightly rowdy song lyrics. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to cloth; very good or better. Item number: 284589