The Witchery of Archery Book~A True Classic!~Enhanced Reprint~long bow~NEW!

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THE WITCHERY OF ARCHERY
by Maurice Thompson
A 2016 ENHANCED REPRINT OF THE CLASSIC 1878 WORK WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY PLUS THE 1879 EDITION APPENDIX AND ADDED CHAPTER 17
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"All the witchery of archery takes possession of us in but the briefest half hour's acquaintance with Mr. Thompson's charming book."--Buffalo Courier
"The entire book is charming, and we cordially recommend it to readers generally, whether they are interested in archery or not, certain that they will find an enjoyable freshness about it that would have been a severe loss to have missed."
--Peoria Call
"Mr. Thompson is a devoted disciple of the bow, and he writes with a freshness and enthusiasm that are contagious."
--Cincinnati Times
"Mr. Thompson is an enthusiast in his pastime, but he is not less a lover of nature and an accurate observer in natural history, especially of birds; and the reader will be delighted with his experiences as a hunter and a roamer of the woods. The book is full of the flavor of nature, like those of Thoreau and John Burroughs."
--Hartford Courant
"Maurice Thompson's graphic articles will delight the lovers of archery, which ancient sport finds new life and freshness under the vigorous touches of his pen."
--New York Tribune
The Witchery of Archery,
by Maurice Thompson, was originally published in 1878 and is considered America's classic treatise on the subject of archery. It can be compared to Izaak Walton's legendary fishing treatise,
The Compleat Angler
. This new edition includes a new introduction, notes, and author bio, as well as a beautiful new type setting that closely replicates the 1878 original.
Maurice Thompson was considered, in his own time, among the most important authors of the "New South" in the United States. He grew up in North Georgia, fought for the Confederacy as a teenager during the Civil War, and moved north to settle in Indiana during the period of Reconstruction. His life was indelibly colored by the adventures he and his brother shared in their youth, hunting with longbows in the swampy wildernesses of Florida and Georgia.
The Witchery of Archery
, which recounts these adventures and inspired America's first archery boom, weaves together Thompson's unique literary, poetic, narrative, and sporting talents into their most enduring form. The book was an instant hit throughout the United States when it was published and has enjoyed a cult reputation within the American archery community ever since.
This edition of
The Witchery of Archery
contains all of the book's original illustrations and text, including the full Appendix, as well as an additional chapter (Chapter XVII) that was added to the 1879 Second Edition.
CONTENTS:
- Prefatory Remarks
- Outline Sketch of the Practice of Archery in Hunting
- Some Notes on Woodpecker-Shooting
- Bow-Shooting on the St. John's
- Hare, or Rabbit Shooting
- Bow-shooting with a Hermit
- Bold Robin Hood and His Merry Clan
- The Mysterious Lake
- Shooting the Wood-Duck and His Companions
- The Death of the White Heron
- The Game of Archery: Lawn Shooting, and Roving
- The Battles of the Birds
- Some Wing-Shots, and Other Fancy Work
- Three Weeks of Savage Life
- Lady Toxophilites
- Shooting Woodcock and Plover
- The English Theory and Practice of Target Shooting
- Appendix
The Bow
The Bowstring
The Arrow
The Shooting Glove
The Quiver and Belt
The Bracer
The Target
The Ascham
The Care of Tackle
The Archery Club and Its Rules
How to Shoot
Manual of Arms
Softcover. 2016 edition. 5 1/2x8 1/2. 186 pages. Illustrations.
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