Kersley j a (32 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, a few small tears and toning.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. unknown (based on photos). Tenth Printing. The hardcover edition of "Training the Retriever: A Manual" appears to be in good condition with no visible signs of damage from the photos. The binding seems intact, and the cover is clean with clear text and illustrations. The dust jacket condition is not visible in the provided images. James Croft (illustratore).…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. THERE IS LIGHT AGE SPOTTING & TANNING TO BOARDS- INTERIOR IS VERY GOOD- STURDY CLEAN. NICE COPY OF A CLASSIC TEXT.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good ++. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket (as issued). 6th Printing. Soundly based on a deep understanding of the canine, this book acts as a foundation for a logical and original course for managing and training your retriever. Includes advice on early shots, working tests, field trials, judges and judging. B&W photos.206 pages including index. Some wear evident primarily on back cover. Pgs. 147-153 have slight dogear at bottom corner. James Croft (illustratore).…

3rd prtg., VG hardcover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Second printing 1973. Very good inside and out with light handling and wear. See pictures for further description.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1971). (1970) 1980's reprint. 8vo (155 x 234mm). Pp207,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations by James Croft. Laminated boards. Boards bumped and bowed. Good copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Endpapers and edges spotted -DW now protected.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1970) 1973 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp185. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use else very good. Tear to slightly tanned dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Edition. Dust-jacket is lightly rubbed on the corners. Crisp clean unclipped dust-jacket, fresh covers with gilt lettering on spine, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Previous owner's name in ink at front. Illustrator: James Croft; Arthur Robinson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0091189705. ISBN/EAN: 9780091189709. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 57222011089. All our books are sent by tracked mail. James Croft; Arthur Robinson (illustratore). …

hardcover. Condizione: New. * Cover has some very minor shelf wear. ~ NEW inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages w/No markings. (Email for more info./pics).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1970) 1973 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp185. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly chipped dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 4th Edition. 187 Pages, Illustrated. A Soundly Bound Book, Previous Owner's Name On Endpaper Otherwise Unmarked, Covers A Little Faded At Edges. Dustjacket Is Complete, One Short Closed Tear Otherwise Would Be "Vg". Not Ex Library. James Croft / Arthur Robinson (illustratore).…

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). (1970) 1980 5th edition. 8vo (145 x 217mm). Pp187. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. This edition has a new dust-wrapper design. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1970) 1976 3rd edition. 8vo (140 x 216mm). Pp187. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used price-clipped dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 217mm). Pp183. B/w photographs, illustrations by James Croft. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1970) 1976 3rd edition. 8vo (140 x 216mm). Pp187. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Frequently recommended by my customers as a straightforward and very useful guide to training labrador retrievers to the gun. "The amateur who undertakes the training of a dog must be an enthusiast. .This is a book written by an amateur for amateurs, although I hope my professional friends may get a little quiet amusement out of it. It is written while the difficulties of training are fresh in my mind - the professional has often forgotten the difficulties that troubled him in the early days. It sometimes wanders from the strict path of training - but after all this is how training should go - and I have tried to introduce a little humour. Whether I have written about a serious subject in a light manner or a light subject in a serious manner, I leave to the reader to decide." A detailed and wholly realistic book. Chapters include: Know your dog; On scent and scenting; On choosing a puppy, its housing and management; The first year; The training ground, the rabbit pen; On crime and punishment and the correction of faults; Handling; Training; Obstacles and how you hope to surmount them; Advanced handling; Advanced training; The errors of an amateur; The first and second seasons; On judges and judging; Of guns, stewards and professional trainers; Working tests and field trials; The final bounce. Appendices include: Excerpts from Registration and Field Trial Rules; Rules for Retriever Trials; Excerpts from the Standard Recommendations of the Retriever Advisory Committee. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Fair original illustrated boards, depicting indian on horse, general wear, 1" broken at head of spine, remains of bookplate on ffep, otherwise clean throughout.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. Training the Retriever by J A Kersley. Published by Howell Book House, New York, NY, 1977. 1st Edition 5th Printing. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Some edge wear, overall content excellent. 208 Pgs. ISBN 0876057741. LCCN 77-165561. An illustrated manual to answer the need of anyone seeking firm and original guide-lines on training a Retriever, from early principles to advanced training. Includes information and advice on early shots, working tests, field trials, and on judges and judging, with appropriate appendices. The many sketches by James croft and photographs by Arthur Robinson compliment the text in a remarkable way. Description text copyright 2012 BooksForComfort. Item ID 26142. book. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp143. B/w illustrations by James Croft. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. First edition. This book is largely a discussion of gundog faults and how to correct them, with an interesting underlying analysis of dog psychology. Chapters include: The dog as a pack animal; The mind of a dog - neurosis, brain-washing, emotions, intelligence, imitation, memory, time sense, communication, adaptability; some aspects of scenting; A discussion on faults - yipping and hard mouth, clewing up; some special methods of training - training by food, the use of electricity in training, the uses of a check, forced training; A dialogue on difficulties - heeling, delivery, temperament, perversions, faults when out, retrieving, in general; Working tests and retriever field trials - working test, field trials, how to become a judge, general aspects of judging, the three-judge system, the four-judge system, difficult decisions and a quiz on judging; It all depends on the dog. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp143. B/w illustrations by James Croft. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. First edition. This book is largely a discussion of gundog faults and how to correct them, with an interesting underlying analysis of dog psychology. Chapters include: The dog as a pack animal; The mind of a dog - neurosis, brain-washing, emotions, intelligence, imitation, memory, time sense, communication, adaptability; some aspects of scenting; A discussion on faults - yipping and hard mouth, clewing up; some special methods of training - training by food, the use of electricity in training, the uses of a check, forced training; A dialogue on difficulties - heeling, delivery, temperament, perversions, faults when out, retrieving, in general; Working tests and retriever field trials - working test, field trials, how to become a judge, general aspects of judging, the three-judge system, the four-judge system, difficult decisions and a quiz on judging; It all depends on the dog. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 4th Edition. This copy is in as new, unmarked condition bound in tan cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped 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. Kersley's manual is widely regarded as one of the most straightforward, realistic, and good‑humoured guides to training a retriever for the gun. It is written explicitly by an amateur for amateurs, and that perspective is its charm and its strength. The tone is practical, lightly humorous, and grounded in the author's own early struggles—something he contrasts with professionals who may have forgotten the difficulties of their first dogs. III 4. …

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