Michael f twist (14 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2001). 2001 1st edition. Small format paperback. Ppvi,231,ads. B/w photographs. Fine new paperback. Third installment in Michael Twist's autobiography, following The Spacious Days and Hallowed Acres. The author is invalided out of the army and is appointed manager of the run-down Roundhill estate in the Vale of Aylesbury. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 6.99.…

Condizione: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 2004 reprint with B&W illustrations; spine and cover uncreased; pale yellow discolouration marks to page fore-edge and a little pale foxing to verso of front cover and first page; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 223mm). Pp96. B/w photographs, illustrations. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Slight use, slight marks to page edges but very. "Nigel Mann has started training gundogs because he wanted a well-behaved shooting companion. He is an amateur who has been successful competing against professionals for a number of years and is a keen field trialler. [Generally] owners want a well-behaved dog to retrieve the game they shoot without constant direction once their dog is in the area of the fall. .One of the underlying reasons for this book is that he believes his methods differ in a number of aspects to those already expressed in other books and, in particular, that a puppy's education should begin at only eight weeks old. His new ideas should assist anyone anxious to train their gundog to a degree when it becomes a competent and reliable retriever." .…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 223mm). Pp96. B/w photographs, illustrations. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Publisher's file copy with label to end-paper and file number label to spine. Very good copy. "Nigel Mann has started training gundogs because he wanted a well-behaved shooting companion. He is an amateur who has been successful competing against professionals for a number of years and is a keen field trialler. [Generally] owners want a well-behaved dog to retrieve the game they shoot without constant direction once their dog is in the area of the fall. .One of the underlying reasons for this book is that he believes his methods differ in a number of aspects to those already expressed in other books and, in particular, that a puppy's education should begin at only eight weeks old. His new ideas should assist anyone anxious to train their gundog to a degree when it becomes a competent and reliable retriever." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1999). (1988) 1999 2nd edition. Large 8vo paperback (154 x 234mm). Ppxii,204. B/w photographs. Slight use but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. A classic in its field. This is a detailed and useful guide to breeding and keeping Golden Retrievers by a noted breeder and trainer. Chapters include: Recollections and food for thought; Commitment - buying your puppy; Early days - 8 weeks to 8 months; A preface to work, a general approach to training; Problems and discipline; The basic rudiments of work; Intermediary training; Working for A-Levels; Working tests and the introduction to game; Shooting and picking up; Field trialling; Show Gundog Working Certificate; Showing; Obedience and agility; British Veterinary Association and Kennel Club Hereditary Eye Defects and Hip Displasia Schemes; Primary epilepsy; Full circle - breeding from your Golden Retriever. .…

Hardcover Laminated. Condizione: Near Fine. No Dustwrapper. 1st Edition.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 223mm). Pp96. B/w photographs, illustrations. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. "Nigel Mann has started training gundogs because he wanted a well-behaved shooting companion. He is an amateur who has been successful competing against professionals for a number of years and is a keen field trialler. [Generally] owners want a well-behaved dog to retrieve the game they shoot without constant direction once their dog is in the area of the fall. .One of the underlying reasons for this book is that he believes his methods differ in a number of aspects to those already expressed in other books and, in particular, that a puppy's education should begin at only eight weeks old. His new ideas should assist anyone anxious to train their gundog to a degree when it becomes a competent and reliable retriever." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppviii,183. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in slightly shelf-worn dust-wrapper. A classic in its field. This is a detailed and useful guide to breeding and keeping Golden Retrievers by a noted breeder and trainer. Chapters include: Recollections and food for thought; Commitment - buying your puppy; Early days - 8 weeks to 8 months; A preface to work, a general approach to training; Problems and discipline; The basic rudiments of work; Intermediary training; Working for A-Levels; Working tests and the introduction to game; Shooting and picking up; Field trialling; Show Gundog Working Certificate; showing; Obedience and agility; British Veterinary Association and Kennel Club Hereditary Eye Defects and Hip Displasia Schemes; Primary epilepsy; Full circle - breeding from your Golden Retriever. .…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. The first three volumes of the author's autobiography.Growing up on an estate in Buckinnghamshire in the 1930s and during WW2.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good tight copy, minor marks to boards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. With illustrations by John Ankers.very good copy as new, issued without dustjacket. pp183.