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Condizione: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1970) 1979 reprint. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography, end-paper maps. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Hinges tender, rather shaken, some browning and use. Reading copy only in dust-wrapper. ".Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. Introduction by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mansfield. Preface by Peter Scott, C.B.E." This is a heavily revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization of wildfowl; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, Peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1970) 1979 reprint. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography, end-paper maps. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Top edge spotted. Good-plus in slightly rubbed dust-wrapper. ".Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. Introduction by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mansfield. Preface by Peter Scott, C.B.E." This is a heavily revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization of wildfowl; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, Peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1940) 1975 3rd edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppxvi,240. B/w photograph plates, illustrations. Salmon boards, spine titled in gilt. Spotting to end-papers and edges else clean internally, smells slightly musty owing to long storage. Good copy in used dust-wrapper. Noel M. Sedgwick, then editor of The Shooting Times, gives good advice and instructions for the teenage reader. And, indeed, for anyone else who is interested in the subject. A whole genre of shooting books exists which deals with the new conditions prevailing after the Second World War. This book, published in 1942, is perhaps the first, since Sedgwick explains in his foreword that "since commencing to write this book, many and startling changes have overcome the shooting world, owing to the prosecution of the war. Almost in a night, it seems, the face of our island home has changed". And more was to come. Chapters include: Shooting to-day; Safety first; Guns and cartridges; How to shoot; Behaviour in the shooting field; The sportsman-naturalist; Vermin; Rooks and rook shooting; Trapping and snaring; Ferreting; Pigeon shooting 1; Pigeon shooting 2; Rough shooting; The grouse; The pheasant; The partridge; Snipe; The woodcock; The hare; The not-so-humble rabbit; Inland marshes; Wildfowling; Dogs and dog-training. A good read and still useful. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition thus. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults / tape-marks to end-papers else clean, good-plus in slightly frayed/ clipped dust-wrapper. This is a greatly revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. UK hardback reprint, 1979 Barrie & Jenkins. The book is in very good condition, the dustjacket is in good condition. Illustrated.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1970) 1979 reprint. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. ".Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. Introduction by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mansfield. Preface by Peter Scott, C.B.E." This is a heavily revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, Peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition thus. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. End-paper corner-snipped. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. ".Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. Introduction by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mansfield. Preface by Peter Scott, C.B.E." This is a heavily revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition thus. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp350. Colour plates by Peter Scott, colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, end-paper maps, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. This is a greatly revised and extended new edition of the original The New Wildfowler, first published in 1961. A comprehensive handbook with sections on wildfowl identification, legislation, guns and equipment, food and migrations, rearing and ringing, reserves and conservation, cookery and taxidermy, and famous wildfowlers of the past. Chapters include: Wildfowling and the law (two chapters); Wildfowl and wader identification and distribution, hybridization; The migrations of British geese and ducks; Food habits of of wildfowl in Britain; Clothes and equipment; Guns and cartridges; The wildfowler's dog; Shore shooting; Punt-gunning; Inland marsh shooting; Etiquette and safety on the marsh; The wildfowler in Eire; Wildfowl conservation in Ireland; Rearing wild duck; Ringing a duck; WAGBI duck to supplement wild populations; Goose conservation; National wildfowl refuges; Local reserves; Management of reserves by WAGBI and its clubs; National wildfowl counts; The status of wild geese in Britain and Ireland; Conservation and bird protection; International co-operation in the conservation of wildfowl and wetlands; The North American wildfowl situation; Control of predators; Wildfowl in captivity; The diseases of wildfowl; Wildfowl taxidermy; Wildfowl cookery; Famous wildfowlers of the past; A bibliography of wildfowl and wildfowling. Many good names contributed to this book, including: Peter Turner, William Brotherston, James Harrison, Hugh Boyd, peter Olney, Peter Whitaker, Gough Thomas, Peter Moxon, Arthur Cadman, J.A. Field, Noel M. Sedgwick, Bill Powell, John Wardell, Jeffery Harrison, Bill and Harry Mouland, Major-General C.B. Wainwright, Jim Ellwood, John Ruxton, E. Max Nicholson, Barry Bailey, George Atkinson-Willes, Malcolm Ogilvie, Philip Brown, Peter Conder, Geoffery Matthews, Charles Swan, Edmund Gleadow, Arthur Jennings, Pamela Harrison, Henry James. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1940) 1951 reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxii,236. B/w photographs, illustrations. Light olive cloth, spine titled in green. Staining to boards, edges marked and slightly browned but a good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. Noel M. Sedgwick, then editor of The Shooting Times, gives good advice and instructions for the teenage reader. And, indeed, for anyone else who is interested in the subject. A whole genre of shooting books exists which deals with the new conditions prevailing after the Second World War. This book, published in 1942, is perhaps the first, since Sedgwick explains in his foreword that "since commencing to write this book, many and startling changes have overcome the shooting world, owing to the prosecution of the war. Almost in a night, it seems, the face of our island home has changed". And more was to come. Chapters include: Shooting to-day; Safety first; Guns and cartridges; How to shoot; Behaviour in the shooting field; The sportsman-naturalist; Vermin; Rooks and rook shooting; Trapping and snaring; Ferreting; Pigeon shooting 1; Pigeon shooting 2; Rough shooting; The grouse; The pheasant; The partridge; Snipe; The woodcock; The hare; The not-so-humble rabbit; Inland marshes; Wildfowling; Dogs and dog-training. A good read and still useful. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1940). (1940) 1944 reprint. 8vo (150 x 223mm). Ppxii,236. B/w photographs, illustrations. Tan cloth, spine titled in dark brown. Various faults, quite used - good only. Noel M. Sedgwick, then editor of The Shooting Times, gives good advice and instructions for the teenage reader. And, indeed, for anyone else who is interested in the subject. A whole genre of shooting books exists which deals with the new conditions prevailing after the Second World War. This book, published in 1942, is perhaps the first, since Sedgwick explains in his foreword that "since commencing to write this book, many and startling changes have overcome the shooting world, owing to the prosecution of the war. Almost in a night, it seems, the face of our island home has changed". And more was to come. Chapters include: Shooting to-day; Safety first; Guns and cartridges; How to shoot; Behaviour in the shooting field; The sportsman-naturalist; Vermin; Rooks and rook shooting; Trapping and snaring; Ferreting; Pigeon shooting 1; Pigeon shooting 2; Rough shooting; The grouse; The pheasant; The partridge; Snipe; The woodcock; The hare; The not-so-humble rabbit; Inland marshes; Wildfowling; Dogs and dog-training. A good read and still useful. .

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 236pp. 16 b/w illurstrations + 6 in text. Comprehensive review - classic reference. The book is in very good condition - clean and bright. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

New Edition (Revised and Reset). Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 350p., ill. ; 24cm. Subjects: Waterfowl shooting -- Great Britain. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. illustrated. DJ has missing pieces top of spine, top of back edge, top of front and small bit at bottom and now in protective sleeve. Boards have staining.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Barrie & Jenkins 1979 H/B. near fine condition, clean and unmarked throughout. Shipped next working day from the U/K Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Reprint Edition with dust jacket - collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo illus. 2nd Prtng. No Date, Ca 1949. -British game. [Cat. 39-459 & 61-538.] Dampwrinkled; Good no DJ.

Condizione: Good. 1949. First Edition. 221 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to text block edges. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy foxing. Moderate rubbing and marking all over.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. New edition. This splendid book is primarily about wildfowling, but it is also about conservation. Its important chapters concerned with wildfowl conservation, observation and habitat are of the deepest interest. The Jacket is a little worn around the edges.

Condizione: Good. 1949. First Printing. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1940). 1940 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 221mm). Ppxii,236. B/w photograph plates, illustrations. Tan cloth, spine titled in black. Rather used, good only. Noel M. Sedgwick, then editor of The Shooting Times, gives good advice and instructions for the teenage reader. And, indeed, for anyone else who is interested in the subject. A whole genre of shooting books exists which deals with the new conditions prevailing after the Second World War. This book, published in 1942, is perhaps the first, since Sedgwick explains in his foreword that "since commencing to write this book, many and startling changes have overcome the shooting world, owing to the prosecution of the war. Almost in a night, it seems, the face of our island home has changed". And more was to come. Chapters include: Shooting to-day; Safety first; Guns and cartridges; How to shoot; Behaviour in the shooting field; The sportsman-naturalist; Vermin; Rooks and rook shooting; Trapping and snaring; Ferreting; Pigeon shooting 1; Pigeon shooting 2; Rough shooting; The grouse; The pheasant; The partridge; Snipe; The woodcock; The hare; The not-so-humble rabbit; Inland marshes; Wildfowling; Dogs and dog-training. A good read and still useful. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. Green cloth covers with gold lettering on the spine which is bright. Covers exhibit light wear, bumping and soiling on corners and spine ends. Light soiling and wear on edges. Heavy shelf wear and soiling on covers with curling on front and back covers. Moderate yellowing and foxing to page ends. Foxing and yellowing to inside front and back covers, ffep's and bfep's. Yellowing to text and the b&w illustrations with occasional foxing to page ends. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with small chips and moderate soiling to edges, corners and spine ends. Heavy soiling and shelf wear to covers, hinges and spine. Chapters detailing Estuary Shooting, conservation of wildfowl, pheasants, swans and plover and much more. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.

Condizione: Good. DJ is clean but has a tear to top of spine. Gift inscription to endpaper. Contents are clean but lightly toned.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Boards have light wear. Content is clean with light toning. No DJ.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1940) 1951 reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxii,236. B/w photographs, illustrations. Light olive cloth, spine titled in green. Dedication to front end-paper. Spotting to edges and end-papers. Good-plus in marked and torn dust-wrapper. Noel M. Sedgwick, then editor of The Shooting Times, gives good advice and instructions for the teenage reader. And, indeed, for anyone else who is interested in the subject. A whole genre of shooting books exists which deals with the new conditions prevailing after the Second World War. This book, published in 1942, is perhaps the first, since Sedgwick explains in his foreword that "since commencing to write this book, many and startling changes have overcome the shooting world, owing to the prosecution of the war. Almost in a night, it seems, the face of our island home has changed". And more was to come. Chapters include: Shooting to-day; Safety first; Guns and cartridges; How to shoot; Behaviour in the shooting field; The sportsman-naturalist; Vermin; Rooks and rook shooting; Trapping and snaring; Ferreting; Pigeon shooting 1; Pigeon shooting 2; Rough shooting; The grouse; The pheasant; The partridge; Snipe; The woodcock; The hare; The not-so-humble rabbit; Inland marshes; Wildfowling; Dogs and dog-training. A good read and still useful. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. WITH 311 PAGES , 7 COLOURED IOLLUSTRATIONS AND NUMEROUS OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS , BLUE CL;OTH , HARD COVER , GILT LETTERED , PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME O/W VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Revised Edition. Minor creases and dust spotting on jacket.

Hardback. Condizione: V.g. No Jacket. reprint. 236pp. Grubby covers. A reading/reference copy. Orig. pub. 1940.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear and tears and has been corner cut in front. Written dedication to front first page. Otherwise a good readers copy.