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BB A CELEBRATION
Written by BB; Tom Quinn.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326742
Published by Wharncliffe Publishing Limited.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A unique collection of BB's country and field sports writings. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photographic plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1871647169. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed but otherwise bright.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326254
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Something unique for all lovers of angling, a selection from some of the best descriptive writing in English, practical advice, unusual adventures, records, everything which can recall for fishermen the pleasures of their chosen sport. Illustrated thoughout with BB's dramatic woodcuts. 568 thin pages. Small format, 6.75" x 4.25" Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and vignette. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cover edges slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and slightly grubby/browned, small stain to base of spine.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANGLING
- FIELD SPORTS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
GOOSE SHOOTING
Written by Alasdair Mitchell.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326253
Published by Swan Hill Press.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The sport of goose shooting. A studied look at current methods and etiquette. Colour and b/w photos. B/w illustrations including one by BB. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 185310793X. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to endpapers and textblock.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
SEPTEMBER ROAD TO CAITHNESS AND THE WESTERN SEA
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326251
Published by Nicholas Kaye.
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
BB has been a-wandering again... Colour frontis and over 70 atmospheric b/w engravings. A memorable book. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 168 pages. Spine bumped. Some slight fading to edges and a small dent to top edge of front cover. Textblock is browned, some slight foxing to endpapers. Slight musty smell to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and browned.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB; Duff Hart-Davis.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1826890
Published by White Lion Books.
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A companion volume to BB's "Fisherman's Bedside Book", illustrated throughout with numerous woodcuts. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. A handsome new edition with an introduction by Duff Hart-Davis. ISBN: 1874762112. Reprint.Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and spine edges of panels, tiny nick to front vertical edge.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE WIND IN THE WOOD
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326011
Published by Hollis & Carter.
1st
1952.
Very good condition.
A collection of fairy-stories illustrated by 12 glorious colour plates plus b/w chapter head and tail decorations. 143 pages. Blue boards, silver titles. Spine bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to covers. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. There is a light musty smell to the contents (old book smell).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1826110
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. Boards a little grubby. Spine is a little cocked. Some minor foxing mainly to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, worn at corners with slight loss, surface paper rubbing to spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1325535
Published by Methuen.
1st thus
1978.
Very good condition.
A pictorial slipcase containing two paperback books: The Little Grey Men and The Little Grey Men Go Down The Bright Stream. Both books have b/w illustrations. Spines of books are faded. Some foxing to textblock and light page edge browning. Slipcase is also faded to spine and is bashed at base causing creasing and a split. Evidence of removal of a label to one panel.
THE SPORTSMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1325099
Published by The Country Library.
1940.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The essence of the English countryside captured in text and superb wood-engravings and sepia plates. 7 etchings by BB, 5 drawings by G.D.Armour and chapter tail-pieces by BB. 237 pages. Green cloth, yellow title to spine. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is worn and marked with damp stains to spine and loss to spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE BEST OF BB AN ANTHOLOGY
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1324178
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of extracts from all BB's adult books and a few extracts from his timeless children's books as well. Accompanied by the superb scraperboard illustrations of the author. Grey boards, black title to spine. 277 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0718125649. Spine and corners bumped, some bumping to cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Textblock is a little grubby and there are some marks to the page margins. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little grubby, sunned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- FIELD SPORTS
- CHILDRENS
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1323855
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SHOOTING
- WILDFOWL
- BUTTERFLIES
- BIOGRAPHY
LORD OF THE FOREST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1323759
Published by Methuen Children's Books.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. 127 pages. A boy herding pigs in a Sussex forest plants an acorn in 1272. This is the story of the giant oak which grew from the acorn. ISBN: 0416836003. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut, sunned to spine and top edges (as is usual with this item).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TREES
- ILLUSTRATED