THE BEDSIDE WILDFOWLER
Written by Colin Willock.
Stock no. 1829272
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Willock. A collection of gems and rarities of fowling literature resulting in this anthology, liberally bestrewn with notes and comments by its editor and lavishly illustrated with drawings and plates in b/w. Lilac cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 216 pages. some fading to spine. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and rubbed, rear panel is a little grubby.

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SNAFFLES ON RACING AND POINT TO POINTING
Written by John Welcome; Rupert Collens. Illustrated by Snaffles.
Stock no. 1829241
Published by The Lambourn Press. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Snaffles work gives an accurate and interesting development of point-to-poinnting and steeplechasing between 1907 and 1953. Large oblong format. Colour & b/w illustrations. 159 pages. ISBN: 0951369709. Light fading to front board. Heavy foxing to top edge of text block, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to front panel and is scuffed, creasing to top edge of rear panel.

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A HISTORY OF THE OLD BERKS HUNT 1905-2011
Written by Richard Green.
Stock no. 1829223
Published by Countryside Books. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An almost continuous record of hunting diaries and interviews with the main families of the prominent characters and their stories who have shaped the Old Berks Hunt in the Vale of the White Horse country. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour map to pocket on rear board. 301 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846743153. Minor fading to very edge of lower boards, minor spot to front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded and a little scuffed.

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1829222
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A re-issue of the 1931 edition. The text is from the 1676 edition, the fifth and last to be revised by the author, but the spelling is modernised since it is meant primarily to be read rather than admired as a 'period piece'. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front and spine. Green pictorial endpapers. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 223 pages. ISBN: 0245528687. A lovely copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn across the top front panel, faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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THE OLD STAG AND OTHER HUNTING STORIES
Written by Henry Williamson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328954
Published by Putnam & Company. 1946. Very good condition.

Illustrated edition. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to front cover. Page edge browning else contents clean.

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FISHING FOR PLEASURE AND CATCHING IT
Written by E. Marston; R.B. Marston.
Stock no. 1328902
Published by T. Werner Laurie. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

And two chapters of angling in North Wales by R.B. Marston. Green patterned cloth with dark green title and pattern to front, gilt title to spine. 152 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink (long but very neat) to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and a little browning to front endpaper.

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THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN
Written by H.A. Gilbert.
Stock no. 1828866
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The history of the River Wye from a fisherman's point of view, from early times until the abolition of fresh-water netting. Light brown cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. vii and 160 pages including index, plus 8 page Methuen's general literature list to rear. Pale fading to lower edge of boards with some rubbing of edges. Text block is browned and heavily foxed. Some scattered foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Blue dustwrapper is very browned (discoloured) and grubby, spine is scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners worn with a chip to top of spine.

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A CARP MEMOIR (RELIVING THE CARP DREAM)
Written by Tim Paisley.
Stock no. 1328230
Published by Water's Edge Publications. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collection of fragmented memories, and reflections on landmarks and achievements. Red boards, gilt titles to front and spine. A big, heavy book. 560 pages. Colour photos throughout. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A small, light mark to lower edge of textblock. A tiny (faint) indentation affecting the preliminary pages at top corners. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed (hardly noticeable). This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE ENGLISH WHIPPET
Written by E.G. Walsh; Mary Lowe.
Stock no. 1828273
Published by The Boydell Press. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. An authoritative and entertaining book tracing the story of the English Whippet from a point several centuries before its recognition by the Kennel Club in 1890, through the founding of the Whippet Club, the other breed clubs and the Whippet Coursing Club, and up to the present day. Coursing with whippets is covered in detail and there are separate chapters on the hunting whippet and the racing whippet. Also chapters on breeding and rearing. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851152716. SIGNED by Mary Lowe to title page (no dedication) and includes a signed letter from Mary Lowe. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn, corners bumped. Browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has creased laminate to front edge of spine, and is a little scuffed.

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THE BIRDS OF ESSEX: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Written by Miller Christy.
Stock no. 1828260
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1890. Almost very good condition.

Essex Field Club Special Memoirs Vol II. Red cloth boards, black titles and owl vignette to front. 162 woodcut illustrations, two plans and a frontispiece. Chapters include Hawks & Hawking; Wild Fowl Decoys and Wild-Fowling. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper ('with the author's kind regards'). Boards marked, spine faded and frayed at top. Corners a little worn. Joints starting to crack. Text block browned. Foxing to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few marks to ontents mainly to margins. Contents are lightly browned.

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MEMORABLE COARSE FISH
Written by Faddist.
Stock no. 1327784
Published by Burlington Publishing Company Limited. Circa 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An 'Angler's News' publication. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 115 pages. Spine bumped. Foxing and light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed, browned to spine and chipped at edges with slight loss.

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AN OBSESSION WITH CARP
Written by Dave Lane.
Stock no. 1327674
Published by Laneman Publishing. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1901717038. Spine bumped. Small mark to rear free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge creased/rubbed.

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