Sutherland douglas 1919 1995 (19 risultati)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1982). 1982 1st edition. 4to (175 x 245mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, illustrations, foreword by Lord Home. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use / minor faults. Good-plus in used & faded dust-wrapper. In this book, the author "eschews remedies for frostbite and descriptions of the latest gadgets in favour of entertainment". Chapters include: The fishing game; The life cycle of the salmon; The salmon fly and other tackle; Big fish; The ghillie; The gentle art of poaching; The sportsman abroad; First catch your fish; The salmon, the law and the future. An entertaining and interesting read of more substance than the publisher's blurb might suggest. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1982). 1982 1st edition. 4to (175 x 245mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, illustrations, foreword by Lord Home. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Spotting to top edge, some use. Good only in frayed and faded dust-wrapper. In this book, the author "eschews remedies for frostbite and descriptions of the latest gadgets in favour of entertainment." Chapters include: The fishing game; The life cycle of the salmon; The salmon fly and other tackle; Big fish; The ghillie; The gentle art of poaching; The sportsman abroad; First catch your fish; The salmon, the law and the future. An entertaining and interesting read of more substance than the publisher's blurb might suggest. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222). Ppvi,170. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight marks to boards and tanning to edges else very good in slightly faded dust-wrapper. The author of "The salmon book," and "The English gentleman's good shooting (and fishing) guides," tells of his Orkney childhood and Scottish schooldays. .…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 8vo. Ppvi,170. Green cloth. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. The author of "The salmon book," "The English gentleman's good shooting (and fishing) guides," tells of his Orkney childhood and Scottish schooldays. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 12.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1990). 1990 1st edition. Small 8vo (133 x 204mm). Ppxiv,92. B/w illustrations by Alasdair Hilleary. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. In this book, "a sequel to his Good Shooting Guide, Douglas Sutherland sets out to equip the embryo fisherperson .not only with the right sort of tackle but with the savoir faire and knowledge of the etiquette of the river bank." With the usual large dose of self-mockery. Chapters include: First pick your fish; Getting equipped - the right rod, the right lures, the right accessories, the right clothes; The royal connection; Ladies first; The ghillie; Big fish; The compleat angler; Poaching ways; Mind your manners; Conservation and the law; Some coarse thoughts; Counting the cost. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 205mm). Pp102. B/w illustrations by Alasdair Hilleary, 'Loon'. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Boards stained and used but clean internally. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. "This is the first of a series of three slim volumes designed to let these whose wish it is to identify with the hunting, shooting and fishing set know just what they may be letting themselves in for." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1990). 1990 1st edition. Small 8vo (133 x 204mm). Ppxiv,92. B/w illustrations by Alasdair Hilleary. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning to top edge else very good in dust-wrapper. In this book, "a sequel to his Good Shooting Guide, Douglas Sutherland sets out to equip the embryo fisherperson .not only with the right sort of tackle but with the savoir faire and knowledge of the etiquette of the river bank." With the usual large dose of self-mockery. Chapters include: First pick your fish; Getting equipped - the right rod, the right lures, the right accessories, the right clothes; The royal connection; Ladies first; The ghillie; Big fish; The compleat angler; Poaching ways; Mind your manners; Conservation and the law; Some coarse thoughts; Counting the cost. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 205mm). Pp102. B/w illustrations by Alasdair Hilleary, 'Loon'. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight use else very good in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. "This is the first of a series of three slim volumes designed to let these whose wish it is to identify with the hunting, shooting and fishing set know just what they may be letting themselves in for." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Slim 8vo (114 x 201mm). Ppxiv,81. B/w cartoon illustrations by Timothy Jaques. Decorative red cloth gilt. Slight browning but good-plus in dust-wrapper. U and Non-U for the anthropologist and would-be gentleperson. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 205mm). Pp102. B/w illustrations by Alasdair Hilleary, 'Loon'. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight marks to edges but very good in dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author to a former owner. "This is the first of a series of three slim volumes designed to let these whose wish it is to identify with the hunting, shooting and fishing set know just what they may be letting themselves in for". . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1978) 1979 Book Club edition. Slim 8vo (114 x 201mm). Ppxii,77. B/w cartoon illustrations by Timothy Jaques. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning to edges and end-papers. Good-plus in slightly frayed, spine-faded dust-wrapper. U and Non-U for the sportsman and would-be gentleperson. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. Square 4to (198 x 236mm). Pp208. B/w photographs and illustrations. Crimson end-papers, black boards, spine titled in silver gilt. Good-plus in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. Biographies of a number of nineteenth-century sporting men notable for their eccentricity. "Eccentricity is often regarded as an attractive and even an endearing trait but, .it is often distance which lends the enchantment". Bad behaviour and money wasting on an epic scale, punctuated by equally epic feats such as walking across Canada in the winter and shooting 4,000 pheasants in a day ("Perhaps we overdid it today", George V). .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Sutherland, Douglas (1919-1995), Soldiers - Great Britain - Biography, World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, British. 1 Kg.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Slim 8vo (114 x 201mm). Ppxii,78. B/w cartoon illustrations by Timothy Jaques, decorative cloth gilt. Torn end-paper bookplate o/w very good in faded dust-wrapper. U and Non-U for the anthropologist and would-be gentleperson. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. Square 4to (198 x 236mm). Pp208. B/w photographs and illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Biographies of a number of nineteenth-century sporting men notable for their eccentricity. "Eccentricity is often regarded as an attractive and even an endearing trait but, .it is often distance which lends the enchantment". Bad behaviour and money wasting on an epic scale, punctuated by equally epic feats such as walking across Canada in the winter and shooting 4,000 pheasants in a day ("Perhaps we overdid it today", George V). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Slim 8vo (114 x 201mm). Ppxii,78. B/w cartoon illustrations by Timothy Jaques, decorative cloth gilt. Very good in faded dust-wrapper. U and Non-U for the anthropologist and would-be gentleperson. .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Sutherland, Douglas (1919-1995), Soldiers - Great Britain - Biography, World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, British. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiv,80p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects; Upper class Great Britain ; Anecdotes. English prose 20th century ; Humor. Marriage ; Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. Humorous prose in English 1945-. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiv,80p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects; Upper class Great Britain ; Anecdotes. English prose 20th century ; Humor. Marriage ; Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. Humorous prose in English 1945-. 1 Kg. …