{"product_id":"vintage-1956-soviet-book-the-sportsman-hunters-handbook-vol-2-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1956 Soviet Book: The Sportsman-Hunter's Handbook (Vol 2) | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Classic 1956 Soviet Hunting Encyclopedia: \"The Sportsman-Hunter's Handbook\" (Vol. 2)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor hunting historians, game trackers, cynologists, and collectors of vintage Soviet sporting publications, this \u003cb\u003e1956 original Soviet hardcover volume\u003c\/b\u003e is a foundational reference. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eFizkultura i Sport\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eГосударственное издательство «Физкультура и спорт»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sportsman-Hunter's Handbook: Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eНастольная книга охотника-спортсмена. Том II\u003c\/i\u003e) compiles the collective expertise of premier Soviet zoologists, field hunters, and firearms instructors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in a durable cloth-backed hardcover, this 400+ page volume is richly illustrated with color field photography, anatomical bird plates, animal tracking schematics, and shooting diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Game Tactics, Soviet Laikas, Waterfowl \u0026amp; Shotgun Mechanics\u003c\/b\u003e This volume provides thorough instructional and biological coverage across all aspects of Soviet hunting:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Game Tracking \u0026amp; Wolf Control (\u003ci\u003eОхота по зверю\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Detailed methodology for hunting wolves using colored flag lines (\u003ci\u003eохота с флажками\u003c\/i\u003e), finding and digging out dens (\u003ci\u003eволчье логово\u003c\/i\u003e), and hunting bears with dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeathered Game \u0026amp; Marsh Birds (\u003ci\u003eОхота по перу\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Identification guides and blind-hunting strategies for Caucasian black grouse (\u003ci\u003eкавказский тетерев\u003c\/i\u003e), pintail ducks, grey geese, bustards (\u003ci\u003eдрофа, вихляй\u003c\/i\u003e), and snipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoviet Laika Breeding \u0026amp; Fieldwork (\u003ci\u003eОхотничьи лайки\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive breed standards and field training protocols for the four recognized Soviet hunting breeds: Russian-European, West Siberian, East Siberian, and Russo-Finnish Laikas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShooting Principles \u0026amp; Gun Handling:\u003c\/b\u003e In-depth breakdown of shotgun shooting methods (\u003ci\u003eнавскидку, от плеча, с поводком\u003c\/i\u003e), swing follow-through, leading flying game, and rifle ammunition selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Настольная книга охотника-спортсмена. Том II (\u003ci\u003eThe Sportsman-Hunter's Handbook: Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Fizkultura i Sport\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eМосква\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth-backed hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 400+ pages, illustrated with color\/monochrome photo plates and figures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Sporting Literature \/ Game Hunting \u0026amp; Trapping \/ Cynology \u0026amp; Firearms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original cloth-backed boards are clean, flat, and solid with natural handling wear along the outer perimeters and spine ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Authentic vintage institutional ex-library copy with a neat period ink stamp on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior pages, monochrome drawings, and color photographic plates are clean and completely legible, showing uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1950s Soviet paper stocks. 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