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MEDIEVAL HUNTING
Written by Richard Almond.
Stock no. 1826788
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings about hunting, including the view that it was chiefly an aristocratic pursuit. A lively, informative and richly illustrated unique study, essential for medieval and social historians and also has much to offer those interested in the countryside and modern fieldsports. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0750921625. Some minor foxing to text block. Lower corner crease to margins of prelims. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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HERDWICKS: HERDWICK SHEEP AND THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT
Written by Geoff Brown.
Stock no. 1826650
Published by Hayloft Publishing Ltd. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. A Cumbria Guide. Herdwicks are the native sheep of the English Lake District. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1904524656. Light rubbing to corners of covers, minor bump to top of spine. Contents clean.

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COUNTRY NOTES
Written by V. Sackville-West.
Stock no. 1826314
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Most of these notes have appeared at fortnightly intervals during 1938 and 1939 in the New Statesman and Nation. The author's ramblings of country life. Beige cloth boards, brown titles. B/w photos throughout. Boards browned and some foxing mainly to spine and top edges. Text block browned. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean.

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RURAL RIDES
Written by William Cobbett. Illustrated by Joe McLaren.
Stock no. 1325630
Published by Folio Society. Fine condition.

In the Counties of: Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Somersetshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfollk and Hertfordshire With Economical and Political Observations relative to matters applicable to, and illustrated by, the State of those Counties respectively. Grey/brown cloth spine with vignette of tree in black, gilt title. Beige cloth boards with silhouette of tree to front. Brown endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. A fine copy still in original shrinkwrap.

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STRAWBALE HOME PLANS
Written by Wayne J. Bingham; Colleen F. Smith.
Stock no. 1824882
Published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

An inspiring and diverse collection of strawbale buildings. Featuring everything from single-level country homes to cottages and studios, to community buildings. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos & b/w plans. ISBN: 9781586858612. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE
Written by Margaret Potter; Alexander Potter. Illustrated by Margaret Potter; Alexander Potter.
Stock no. 1324316
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial paperwraps with brown border and red title to front. Colour lithographs and b/w drawings. Puffin Picture Book No. 37. Slight rubbing to cover edges and slight fading to spine. Some page corners slightly creased. Contents clean.

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COUNTRY HOLIDAY
Written by Margaret Scott-Brown. Illustrated by Leo Dowd.
Stock no. 1324312
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Circa 1944. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No.33. Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Slight browning to pages else contents clean.

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QUEEN REARING ESSENTIALS
Written by Lawrence John Connor.
Stock no. 1324007
Published by Wicwas Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A must have book for every beekeeper. Pictorial cardwraps. 100 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781878075239. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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THE HAFLINGER
Written by Helen Deverill.
Stock no. 1324006
Published by J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

The Allen Breed Series. The Haflinger's development from its early origins in the Tyrolean Alps to the present day. Glazed pictorial boards. 101 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0851316441. Spine and cofrners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small embossed name label to rear pastedown. Contents clean. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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THE HAFLINGER
Written by Helen Deverill.
Stock no. 1323994
Published by J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

The Allen Breed Series. The Haflinger's development from its early origins in the Tyrolean Alps to the present day. Glazed pictorial boards. 101 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0851316441. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine.

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PORTRAIT OF A VILLAGE
Written by Francis Brett Young. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1323737
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles and vignette. B/w wood engravings. Story of Monks Norton in Worcestershire. Spine bumped. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Large foxspots to preliminary pages, some smaller foxspots to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby, spine browned with slight loss at top and bottom and also a small hole to centre.

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KEEPER OF THE STREAM
Written by Frank Sawyer. Illustrated by Charles Jardine.
Stock no. 2140647
Published by George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Life of a River and its Trout Fishery. With a new introduction by Sidney Vines and Illustrations by Charles Jardine. ISBN: 0047990260. Fading/browning to cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips; faded to spine and a couple of edges.

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