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TALES OF A RAT HUNTING MAN
Editore:
Boydell & Brewer Inc, Ipswich, 1978
ISBN 10: 0851150977
ISBN 13: 9780851150970
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Da: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, Regno Unito
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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Martin Knowelden (illustratore). 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The price clipped dust wrapper is in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This book is a view of rats and their habits and a further installment of his own autobiography. It is a gritty, eccentric, and oddly charming memoir of his lifelong obsession with ratting?yes, hunting rats?with dogs and ferrets. First published in 1978, the book blends practical know-how with vivid storytelling, all delivered in Plummer's unmistakably wry and self-deprecating tone. Raised in the industrial grit of Wales, Plummer found solace in the wild corners of rubbish tips and sewer beds, where he honed his craft. He treats the brown rat as Britain's "unheralded game-animal," and his passion for the sport is both unapologetic and oddly poetic. The book is part field guide, part social commentary, and part personal odyssey. Plummer shares tips on breeding and training terriers, the quirks of ferrets (jills over hobs, for agility), and the peculiar etiquette of ratting in less-than-glamorous locales. But beneath the muck and maggots, there's a deeper thread: a reflection on British class divides, outsider identity, and the strange nobility of a life lived on the margins. D. Brian Plummer, full name David Brian Plummer?was a British writer, teacher, dog breeder, and something of a countryside maverick. Born in Bridgend, Wales, in 1936, he led a colourful and unconventional life that included stints as a gamekeeper in Europe, a professional boxer in America, and a teacher in the UK. He's best known for his books on working dogs, hunting, and rural life, often blending gritty realism with eccentric humour. His most popular works include Tales of a Rat-Hunting Man, Rogues and Running Dogs, and The Complete Jack Russell Terrier. He also developed the Plummer Terrier, a breed named after him. Plummer's writing is steeped in the traditions of British field sports and self-sufficiency, often reflecting his deep connection to the countryside and its characters his books remain cult favourites among enthusiasts of rural lore and working dogs. Ref RRR 2. Codice articolo 036303
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Tales of a rat-hunting man
Editore:
Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0851150977
ISBN 13: 9780851150970
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Da: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, Regno Unito
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Plummer, D. Brian. Tales of a rat-hunting man. First edition. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1978. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket, with light shelfwear along the top edge and a few small marks. Red cloth with silver lettering to spine. Binding strong. Frontispiece b/w illustration. 141pp., b/w illustrations. Page edges lightly tanned ; contents clean and bright. "A view of rats by someone who has spent much of his life pursuing them and a further instalment of his autobiography" (from the cover description). Brian Plummer (11 September 1936 12 September 2003), was a British writer, teacher and dog breeder. Growing up in the austere years around World War II, Plummer based some of his biographical stories in and around the valley in which he grew up. Some of the stories involve friends, members of the village community, and bizarre members of his own family. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Codice articolo ABE-1755179458705
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TALES OF A RAT-HUNTING MAN. By David Brian Plummer. First edition.
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The Boydell Press. Ipswich. 1978, 1978
ISBN 10: 0851150977
ISBN 13: 9780851150970
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Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978 ). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp142. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Brown cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Top edge dusty, slight use but good-plus in complete dust-wrapper. Brian Plummer holds forth on the subject of the rat, and his part in its downfall. With this book, "Brian Plummer scores again .This is a view of rats by someone who has spent much of his life pursuing them, and it is both a serious book on rats and their habits and a further instalment of his own autobiography, as eccentric and entertaining as before - not to say macabre (.hunting rats in a maggot factory?) .A fascinating book, invaluable to the hunter and terrier-owner." Chapters include: Black and brown rats - and never the twain shall meet; The Real McCoy - the brown rat; The hunting of the rat; Ferrets; Ratting dogs; The rat pits; Training a terrier to rat; Of rats and men; Mexborough, glorious Mexborough; The way south; The Midlands. . Codice articolo 19289
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