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THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330404
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1948.
Very good condition.
Limp burgundy calf binding, gilt titles and borders with vignette to front cover. 479 pages plus game record pages at rear. 6.5 x 4". B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. A couple of small stains to front endpapers. Fronty joint is starting to crack. A few page corner tips are lightly creased. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- SHOOTING
- LEATHER BINDING
SHOOTS AND SHOOTING
Written by E.C. Keith.
Illustrated by J.C. Harrison.
Stock no. 1830485
Published by Country Life.
1st
1951.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
this is the fourth of Mr. Keith's books 'mainly about shooting'. The chief purpose of this book is to pass on acquired skill in the management of several types of shoot, in the partridge economy, in the art of shooting, and the like. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour frontis & b/w plates of game birds. 167 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf rubbed. Gilt titles are dull. Faded name in blue pencil to front pastedown. Text block browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, faded to spine, browned to rear panel and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- GAME BIRDS
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329854
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
SHOTGUN MARKSMANSHIP
Written by Percy Stanbury; G.L. Carlisle.
Stock no. 1329314
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd..
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Fourth edition. The book explains in words and photographs how to become a first-class shot. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos by Carlisle. 188 pages. ISBN: 0091423600. Spine bumped, cover edges slightly rubbed. Very pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
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
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FIREARMS (CYANAMID WRAPPER)
Written by Nicholas Du Quesne-Bird.
Stock no. 1323051
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd..
1st
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Observer's Book No. 75. With 119 Black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. ISBN: 0723215715. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper (1982 Cyanamid) is just a little edge creased.
THE PLAINS RIFLE
Written by Charles E. Hanson.
Stock no. 1823158
Published by The Gun Room Press.
1st thus
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reprint Edition. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 088227015X. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn (no loss), slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- GUNS
- SHOOTING
SNIPE AND WOODCOCK
Written by L.H. De Visme Shaw; Richard J. Ussher; Alexander Innes Shand.
Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn; Charles Whymper.
Stock no. 2136036
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1903.
Almost very good condition.
Fur, Feather & Fin series. Beige pictorial boards, red and gilt titles. B/w plates. With chapters on Snipe and Woodcock in Ireland by Ussher; Cookery by Shand. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Damp staining to prelims and top of page edges.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- ORNITHOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- IRELAND
- COOKERY AND FOOD
THE PHEASANT
Written by Alfred E.T. Watson; H.A. MacPherson; A.J. Stuart-Wortley; Alexander Innes Shand.
Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn.
Stock no. 2136035
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1895.
Very good condition.
Fur and Feather Series edited by Alfred E.T. Watson. Includes Natural History of the Pheasant by Rev. H.A. MacPherson; Shooting the Pheasant by A.J. Stuart-Wortey; Cookery of the Pheasant by Alexander Innes Shand. 265 pages, plus 24 page booklist to rear. B/w illustrations. Browning to spine; some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- POACHING
- WILDFOWL
- SHOOTING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
THE GROUSE
Written by H.A. MacPherson; A.J. Stuart-Wortley; George Saintsbury.
Illustrated by A.J. Stuart-Wortley; Archibald Thorburn.
Stock no. 2136034
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1894.
Almost very good condition.
Fur and Feather Series. Beige pictorial cloth, red and gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small damp stain to bottom corner of rear cover. Foxing and browning throughout. A couple of page edges are uncut.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- ORNITHOLOGY
- GAME BIRDS
- COOKERY AND FOOD
THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
Written by W.W. Greener.
Stock no. 2135885
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
8th
1907.
Poor condition.
Dark green cloth. 8th edition, rewritten, and with many additional illustrations. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Spine is very browned and heavily taped back onto covers. Heavy marking and wear to rest of covers; scuffing and chipping along edges. Joints are broken - some repair with tape. Pages are very grubby to margins and edges. Endpapers are especially grubby. This is a WORKING copy ONLY!
RIFLE AND GUN
Written by L.B. Escritt.
Stock no. 2135664
Published by MacDonald & Evans Ltd..
1st
1953.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
For practice, competition and sport. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 305 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven browning and spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby in places with edge-tears and chips; a little loss.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- FIREARMS
- GUNS