1870s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL RETELLING ONE INTREPID HUNTER'S 'BATTLES WITH BEARS'

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On offer is a very interesting, original c1870 manuscript account of some bear hunting trips handwritten By J. D. Barnes. Titled "Battles with Bears" there are 12 9" x 14" folio sh eets with narrative and it seems that each trip involves a particular bear. The accounts are rather detailed and on one occasion it appears to be with his Lordship - Lord Woodhause[?] and his party, with mentions of muzzle loader no. 10, walking with snowshoes, shooting details, etc. [It should be noted that we list separately by the same author a handwritten travel diary describing Mr. Barnes trip from Russia to Italy in 1875 - 1876.ID #0001958]; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, BEAR HUNTING, J. D. BARNES, LORD WOODHAUSE, HUNTING, TRAVEL, BATTLES WITH BEARS, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel, Show more