Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107603 ISBN 13: 9781853107603
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). (1965) 1996 2nd edition. 8vo (155 x 225mm). Ppiv,156. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly browned else good-plus in dust-wrapper. "What makes a salmon take a lure? Are the responsive moods of salmon predictable? These are the fundamental questions which Salmon Taking Times sets out to answer. The author. asserts that the most important single factor affecting changes in the salmon's behaviour is the supply of oxygen.it follows that the successful angler must pay the closest attention to variations in atmospheric conditions [which cause variations in the oxygen content of the water]." With an Introduction by Bernard Venables and a Commentary by Terry Thomas. Contents include:- Section One: Salmon Taking Times - When and why salmon take; Anticipating taking times; The principal weather and water factors; Taking-time patterns; Seasonal factors; Subsidiary indications. Section Two: Reading River Currents - The behaviour of water; Glides, runs and streams; Use of current; Changing levels of the river; Where salmon lie; Tributaries and confluences. Section Three: Greased-Line Fly Selection - Policy; Colour and form; Size and weight of fly; Fly design. Section Four: More Problems - Range of vision of the salmon; Change-over from sunk-line to greased-line; Running salmon; Spinning; My current problem. .
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Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 185310597X ISBN 13: 9781853105975
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 253mm). Pp144. Colour photographs. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. A popular scientific account of the ecology and biology of Atlantic salmon. "This book has been written for all those with an interest in Atlantic salmon by two biologists who have studied the species for more than 20 years. Salmon have been studied by anglers, fishermen and scientists alike for much longer than this, but new issues of interest and importance arise all the time. Recently, the role that genes play in setting the patterns of life that bring salmon of particular types to different places, at special times and in greater or lesser numbers has been particularly topical. .[this book is] written in a straightforward style, with the sportsman and naturalist firmly in mind." Chapters include: Life in streams and rivers; Leaving for the sea; The lives of adult salmon; The return home; Patterns of return; The final run; Spawning; The genetics of salmon; The structure of populations; Why populations matter; Managing salmon populations; Farmed salmon; What now? An interesting book now available at a superb price. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853108294 ISBN 13: 9781853108297
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 226mm). Ppviii,167. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. "There can be few greater vantage points from which to observe the strange oddities of human life than knee height. .One of the most famous commentators on the peculiarites of human social life is that well-respected bitch Dido, renowned for her pungent and forceful opinions in the national daily press." Chapters include: Pawballer of the year; the making of a superspy; Reluctant premier; The heart of the royal matter; Feeling the strine; Tales from the Vienna Woods; Dog of the law; Dido the maestro; Smelling money; Rank outsider; Van dog; Too clsoe for comfort; Paradise lost; Her Emminence; Psycho-dido; Shot at dawn; The Antiques Load Show; Dido Queen of Scots; The Barker Prize for Literature. PREVIOUS PRICE £15.95.
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 185310597X ISBN 13: 9781853105975
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 253mm). Ppvi,144. Colour photographs. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. A popular scientific account of the ecology and biology of Atlantic salmon. "This book has been written for all those with an interest in Atlantic salmon by two biologists who have studied the species for more than 20 years. Salmon have been studied by anglers, fishermen and scientists alike for much longer than this, but new issues of interest and importance arise all the time. Recently, the role that genes play in setting the patterns of life that bring salmon of particular types to different places, at special times and in greater or lesser numbers has been particularly topical. .[this book is] written in a straightforward style, with the sportsman and naturalist firmly in mind." Chapters include: Life in streams and rivers; Leaving for the sea; The lives of adult salmon; The return home; Patterns of return; The final run; Spawning; The genetics of salmon; The structure of populations; Why populations matter; Managing salmon populations; Farmed salmon; What now? An interesting book now available at a superb price. PREVIOUS PRICE £19.95.
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853105759 ISBN 13: 9781853105753
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (156 x 225mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by Diana E. Brown. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight end-paper stains o/w a fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. Thirty years of studying and observing red and roe deer in England and Scotland. A very readable and informative book with good line drawings by Diana E. Brown, the author's wife. The author and his wife "explain how they chose the house in which they now live with the intention of attracting wild deer into the grounds so that observation could be made from the windows of the house. This involved the skilful planting and arrangement of shrubs and trees which took some time to mature and serve their purpose - but now deer roam freely and as you can see by Diana's drawings, she has had many chances to sketch these timid animals throughout the year and to capture their many moods in all the seasons. A good deal of what has been written about deer in the past has been based on traditional ideas. In the case of roe deer, of which the British population has increased and spread considerably in the last two decades, study of the animals is difficult. Also in the past twenty years, financial implications of deer farming have encouraged much useful research into red deer. The author has had unique opportunities to observe both species at all times of day and throughout the year and as a result, this book contains much new information for those interested in deer." Chapters include:- The enchanted cottage; The greening beeches; The living is easy; Acorns and beechmast; Tracks in the snow; The far north; Curlews on the hill; Orchids and knapweed; The lazy days of summer; The fascination of antlers; The hills turn purple; Dark nights and white days. PREVIOUS PRICE £19.95.
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853108189 ISBN 13: 9781853108181
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Lambert, Terence (illustratore). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp192. 20 pen and ink drawings by Terence Lambert. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in faded dust-wrapper. This is a readable collection of pieces on fishing, by authors well known, and less well known. The book is divided into sections by subject - game fishing - sea fishing - coarse fishing - general. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853108189 ISBN 13: 9781853108181
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
Lambert, Terence (illustratore). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp192. 20 pen and ink drawings by Terence Lambert. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. This is a readable collection of pieces on fishing, by authors well known, and less well known. The book is divided into sections by subject - game fishing - sea fishing - coarse fishing - general. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853105562 ISBN 13: 9781853105562
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to paperback (190 x 246mm). Pp160. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations, ad, French-fold covers. Publisher's file copy with label to end-paper, file number label to spine else a good second-hand paperback. A recommended text for the BASC Young Shots programme and proficiency award scheme. Graham Downing discusses every aspect of the sport. chapters include: The history of shooting; Shotguns and cartridges; Gun safety; Shooting and the law; Game shooting; Rough shooting; Wildfowl shooting; Pigeon shooting; Gundogs; The support team; Shooting and the countryside. "Essential information designed to help every newcomer to the shooting field." .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107859 ISBN 13: 9781853107856
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1996). (1993) 1996 paperback edn. 4to paperback (215 x 281mm). Pp160. Colour photographs throughout, maps, bibliography. Very good copy. A well-illustrated review of the world's large cats with a discussion of the current status of each species and subspecies. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853105562 ISBN 13: 9781853105562
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to paperback (190 x 246mm). Pp160. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations, ad, French-fold covers. Very good. A recommended text for the BASC Young Shots programme and proficiency award scheme. Graham Downing discusses every aspect of the sport. "Essential information designed to help every newcomer to the shooting field." Chapters include: The history of shooting; Shotguns and cartridges; Gun safety; Shooting and the law; Game shooting; Rough shooting; Wildfowl shooting; Pigeon shooting; Gundogs; The support team; Shooting and the countryside. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107131 ISBN 13: 9781853107139
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations, annotated bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Book-seller label to end-paper but good plus in spine-faded and clipped dust-wrapper. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs." Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853108189 ISBN 13: 9781853108181
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione Copia autografata
Lambert, Terence (illustratore). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp192. 20 pen and ink drawings by Terence Lambert. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Signed by the editor, Len Colclough, together with contributors, Tim Paisley and Martin James. This is a readable collection of pieces on fishing, by authors well known, and less well known. The book is divided into sections by subject - game fishing - sea fishing - coarse fishing - general. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1846890047 ISBN 13: 9781846890048
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). (1952) 1996 16th edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Ppxii,146. Colour photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly browned but very good in slightly faded dust-wrapper. This is the latest, updated, incarnation of this ".simple, sensible and straightforward approach to training rightly remains the standard by which every other gundog training manual is judged". David Hudson. A popular and well-thought of manual which has remained in print over many years, running to many editions. "The selection of a suitable puppy and preliminary training are found in the first three chapters, followed by retrieving from water, practical shooting work, and then the more specialised areas of spaniel, pointer and setter training. Field trials are explained and the current Kennel Club regulations are included in an appendix. Closing chapters offer advice on housing, feeding and general management." .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853108049 ISBN 13: 9781853108044
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo paperback (150 x 219mm). Ppvi,118. B/w photographs, illustrations. Slight use else very good, second-hand paperback. "This book explains how to train and use a ferret to chase rabbits from their buries. There are then a variety of options to eliminate the emerging prey, such as netting or shooting. Every aspect of working the ferret is included, from the choice of animal and the equipment needed to discerning the layout of buries and working the ferret with dogs." .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107131 ISBN 13: 9781853107139
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Corner bumped o/w a fine copy in dust-wrapper. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs". Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107131 ISBN 13: 9781853107139
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. Snipe and woodcock are wild quarry which require appropriately wild-looking habitat. Colin McKelvie goes into the detail of how and why to provide and maintain such habitat. Chapters include: Guns and gundogs: Guns and cartridges for snipe and woodcock; Gundogs for snipe and woodcock. Snipe: Snipe - natural history, the breeding season and winter habitat management; The jack snipe; Walking snipe up; Snipe driving. Woodcock: Woodcock - natural history and the breeding sason; The woodcock in winter; Flighting woodcock; Driven woodcock shooting; Woodcock - walking up and shooting over bird dogs. A wide ranging and practical book. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107131 ISBN 13: 9781853107139
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Publisher's file copy with label to end-paper, file number label to spine else a very good second-hand copy. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs". Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107131 ISBN 13: 9781853107139
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations, annotated bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Near fine in slightly used/ rubbed dust-wrapper. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs." Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853105953 ISBN 13: 9781853105951
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Ppviii,147. Colour and b/w photographs, maps, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. "This book looks in detail at the natural history of Scotland's trout." Chapters include: The Scottish tradition - trout of yore, some pioneers of loch fishing; Scotland's loch trout fishing in the 1990's - wild browns and rainbows, the current wild choice, the Scottish lochs; A contrast of lochs - assessing loch environments, food chains; Practical study of loch trout - strains of wild trout, basic anatomy, fish behaviour, natural spawning, the diet of wild loch trout, safe houses; Fishing on the trout lochs - loch-style tackle, additional kit, elementary casting, wading, boating; Loch-style techniques I - wet-fly loch fishing, dry fly, nymphing, dapping; Loch-style techniques II - float tubing, ferox fishing, fly-tying for the lochs; Weather or not - rain, wind, temperature, light, global warming, seasons; Developing tactics - rainbow and brown trout techniques, watercraft; Tactics around the country - Argyllshire, Caithness, Clydeside, Fort William and Lochaber, Inverness, Lothian, Perthshire, Ross-shire, High Sutherland, hill lochs, Tayside, the Trossachs; Modern influences on Scotland's trout - the law, protection orders, changing environment, a typical trout water, management; Classic loch trout fishing. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853108049 ISBN 13: 9781853108044
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo paperback (150 x 219mm). Ppvi,118. B/w photographs, illustrations. Publisher's file copy with label inside front cover. Good-plus second-hand paperback. "This book explains how to train and use a ferret to chase rabbits from their buries. There are then a variety of options to eliminate the emerging prey, such as netting or shooting. Every aspect of working the ferret is included, from the choice of animal and the equipment needed to discerning the layout of buries and working the ferret with dogs." .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853105279 ISBN 13: 9781853105272
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used / faded dust-wrapper. "John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of the woodpigeon and this book explains every aspect of pigeon shooting." Chapters include; What; Where; When; How - reconnaissance, hides and hide building, decoys and decoying, shooting, equipment, care and handling of birds; The legal and ethical position. Appendices deal with lead poisoning and pigeon shooters, and guns and shooting, by Chris Cradock. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853105279 ISBN 13: 9781853105272
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Minimal spotting to top edge else very good in spine-faded dust-wrapper. Dedication to title-page verso reads: "To Colin Willock, A very distinguished member of the 'first 11' in whose footsteps I would, one day, hope to follow. John Batley Sept '96". "John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of the woodpigeon and this book explains every aspect of pigeon shooting." Chapters include; What; Where; When; How - reconnaissance, hides and hide building, decoys and decoying, shooting, equipment, care and handling of birds; The legal and ethical position. Appendices deal with lead poisoning and pigeon shooters, and guns and shooting, by Chris Cradock. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853105279 ISBN 13: 9781853105272
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Publisher's file copy, label to end-paper, file number label to spine. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of the woodpigeon and this book explains every aspect of pigeon shooting." Chapters include; What; Where; When; How - reconnaissance, hides and hide building, decoys and decoying, shooting, equipment, care and handling of birds; The legal and ethical position. Appendices deal with lead poisoning and pigeon shooters, and guns and shooting, by Chris Cradock. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853105279 ISBN 13: 9781853105272
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. "John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of the woodpigeon and this book explains every aspect of pigeon shooting." Chapters include; What; Where; When; How - reconnaissance, hides and hide building, decoys and decoying, shooting, equipment, care and handling of birds; The legal and ethical position. Appendices deal with lead poisoning and pigeon shooters, and guns and shooting, by Chris Cradock. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853107786 ISBN 13: 9781853107788
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). (1968) 1996 new edition. 8vo (155 x 225mm). Ppiv,123. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use, previous owner's label to paste-down, browning to edges but very good in spine-faded dust-wrapper. "No previous writer on the subject has shown such complete understanding of the nature and behaviour of this species, nor of the exploitation of modern tackle and methods for its capture." A good book on grayling that covers both fly and float fishing methods. Chapters include: Getting to know grayling; Dry-fly considerations; Phases of dry-fly fishing; Some wet-fly problems; Phases of wet-fly and nymph fishing; Long-trotting: equipment and baits; Long-trotting: practical problems; Conditions for long-trotting; Long-trotting episodes. Appendices on length to weight ratios of grayling, float making, gathering gilt-tails, grayling cookery and more. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853105953 ISBN 13: 9781853105951
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Ppviii,147. Colour and b/w photographs, maps, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used/ spine-faded dust-wrapper. "This book looks in detail at the natural history of Scotland's trout." Chapters include: The Scottish tradition - trout of yore, some pioneers of loch fishing; Scotland's loch trout fishing in the 1990s - wild browns and rainbows, the current wild choice, the Scottish lochs; A contrast of lochs - assessing loch environments, food chains; Practical study of loch trout - strains of wild trout, basic anatomy, fish behaviour, natural spawning, the diet of wild loch trout, safe houses; Fishing on the trout lochs - loch-style tackle, additional kit, elementary casting, wading, boating; Loch-style techniques I - wet-fly loch fishing, dry fly, nymphing, dapping; Loch-style techniques II - float tubing, ferox fishing, fly-tying for the lochs; Weather or not - rain, wind, temperature, light, global warming, seasons; Developing tactics - rainbow and brown trout techniques, watercraft; Tactics around the country - Argyllshire, Caithness, Clydeside, Fort William and Lochaber, Inverness, Lothian, Perthshire, Ross-shire, High Sutherland, hill lochs, Tayside, the Trossachs; Modern influences on Scotland's trout - the law, protection orders, changing environment, a typical trout water, management; Classic loch trout fishing. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853105279 ISBN 13: 9781853105272
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Near fine in dust-wrapper. First edition. "John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of the woodpigeon and this book explains every aspect of pigeon shooting." Chapters include; What; Where; When; How - reconnaissance, hides and hide building, decoys and decoying, shooting, equipment, care and handling of birds; The legal and ethical position. Appendices deal with lead poisoning and pigeon shooters, and guns and shooting, by Chris Cradock. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1853102504 ISBN 13: 9781853102509
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
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Brown, Diana E. (illustratore). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). (1993) 1990s reprint. 8vo (152 x 226mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by Diana E. Brown. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine, end-papers slightly marked. Very good in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. A good introduction, benefitting from Ian Alcock's wide-ranging experiences with red, roe and fallow deer. Includes chapters on roe management, equipment, calls and high Seats, red deer management, skulls, skins and cooking. Appendices on seasons, the law, and antler measurements.Good line drawings by Diana E. Brown, the author's wife. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 2002
ISBN 10: 1853108308 ISBN 13: 9781853108303
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
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Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppviii,184. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but very good in like dust-wrapper. One of the best books on training the working lurcher, now unfortunately out-of-print. "Practical aspects of breeding, care and dog management. .helpful methods of rearing and training puppies, working adult dogs and showing." Chapters include: History of the lurcher; The lurcher today; Lurchers around the world; Lurcher crosses; Longdogs; The puppy - choosing, rearing and training; Management of the adult lurcher; Working; Grief and how to avoid it; Breeding lurchers; Lurcher shows. .
Editore: Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 185310731X ISBN 13: 9781853107313
Da: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Regno Unito
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Prima edizione
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (194 x 265mm). Pp320. B/w photographs, maps, bibliography. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt, gilt antlers motif to upper board. Some use, end-paper name - a good copy in slightly torn price-clipped dust-wrapper. "G. Kenneth Whitehead has studied and stalked the deer of Scotland for over fifty years. Throughout that period he has assiduously collected and studied deer and stalking records from a vast range of Scottish forests. Now, at last, the author has distilled the information of fifty years into this one volume." Chapters include: Be prepared; Hit or miss; Weapons and after the shot; Injured and wounded deer; Disease, parasitical infection and physical disabilities; Winter mortality and other factors; Poaching; Stalking and other incidents; Disturbance on the hill; A census of Scottish red deer; shortage of mature stags and their age; Hummels in Scotland; Non-typical coloured red deer in Scotland; Hinds and calves; The rut; Introduction of park deer to the forest; Red deer in woodland; Sika and other deer species; Eagles and other wildlife; The annual cull; Tagging; Artificial feeding; Deer management groups; Letting or leaving; antlers; Weights of Scottish red deer; Venison; Half a century of Scottish deer stalking weather; Scottish deer stalking seasons, 1959-1995. Appendices give: Stalkers and their forests since 1986; Bibliography; Index of forests, shootings and sheepgrounds; Index of present or former forest owners, tenants and stlking guests etc., since 1959 mentioned in text; Outline maps showing location of deer stlaking grounds in Scotland. .