Traces the history of hunting with guns, looks at the development of the shotgun, and describes changes in game shooting and management
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Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Over the past two centuries few field sports have changed as much as game shooting, particularly in recent years. However, although the development of the sporting gun had the greatest influence on game shooting during the 19th century, in the 20th century it has been not so much the weapons that have changed but more the attitude of those who use them - known also, in our sometimes ill-defined English language, as sporting "guns". Most early paintings of shooting, often portraits of proud sportsmen armed with flintlocks and with spaniels at heel, were completed during the first half of the 19th century, with artists such as Stubbs and Ben Marshall elaborating on the theme. Paintings of driven game, however, were slow to materialize, possibly due to that sport's initial unpopularity, but now shooting scenes by painters of that period - Archibald Thorburn, J.C.Harrison, George Lodge and his pupil Philip Rickman - are in considerable demand. Today's young stars also have a bright future - possibly none more than Andrew Ellis, who, complemented by those great sporting artists of yesterday, has provided Ranulf Rayner with more than 30 paintings of contemporary scenes, each of which was commissioned especially for this book. The author, who has shot game in many countries, traces the sport from the early development of the shotgun to the way game shooting is practised around the world today. Quoting many anecdotes and facts about the world's principal varieties of game birds, including grouse, pheasant, partridge, woodcock, duck and snipe, he follows the changing pattern of game shooting and game management, the effect on the environment and the future of the sport as a whole. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR004185352
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Da: Best Books, St. Leonards on sea, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. illustrated. dj has indentations, rubbing to spine ends & one spine corner tip. LARGE BOOK, Codice articolo 014324
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: The Deva Bookshop, Holt, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Andrew Ellis (illustratore). Near Fine book in Very Good dustjacket. Brown cloth boards with gild lettering to spine, gift inscription to title page, no other inscriptions or markings. Appears unread. DJ is price clipped. Landscape folio (370 x 288mm). Pp96. Full page colour plates by Andrew Ellis, photographs, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. A beautifully illustrated book on gamebird and wildfowl shooting in Britain and Europe. Codice articolo 204527
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Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Oblong folio (282 x 362mm). Pp96. Full page colour plates by Andrew Ellis, photographs, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Fine in dust-wrapper. A handsome and beautifully illustrated book on gamebird and wildfowl shooting, principally in Britain and Europe. Despite the title this is a book about sport and natural history, not really about guns. . Codice articolo 262
Quantità: 5 disponibili
Da: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Codice articolo Q-0715398660
Quantità: 1 disponibili