Poachers tale (20 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear, age tone and creasing.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1960) later reprint. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Ppxi,189. B/w frontispiece portrait of A.T. Curtis by John Avis. Green boards, silver-gilt title & shotgun on spine. Minor faults, slight lean to spine / slight use / browning to end-papers and edges. Good copy in slightly frayed / stained dust-wrapper. Alf Curtis was born in Waltham Abbey, in Essex. In later life, he kept a fishing tackle shop (in Edmonton, North London?). There he met the writer, Fred J. Speakman, and told him his story. Tales of a life of poaching, bird catching and rabbiting, mostly in Epping Forest, with a lengthy chapter on fishing the River Lee and the London reservoirs. . …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Dark green cloth boards with silver pictorial embossed spine. Boards are worn and grubby, rear hinge split. Text has a little foxing to page edges, p37/38 has been torn and repaired with sellotape. No DJ.

Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards with marks. Content is clean with even toning. Good DJ has tears with tape repair and marks.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. Reprint. Very good clean firm interior, no marks, neat inscription to top front e/paper, contains an illustrated frontispiece, boards have just very slight shelf wear but clean firm condition over all; d/jacket has a small tear to lower spine but very good-plus bright appearance otherwise, not price-clipped.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1960) 1973 reprint. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Ppxi,189. B/w frontispiece portrait of A.T. Curtis by John Avis. Green boards, gilt title and shotgun on spine. Very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Born in Waltham Abbey, Essex, in later life, Alf Curtis kept a fishing tackle shop (in Edmonton, North London?). There he met, and told his story to, writer Fred J. Speakman. Tales of a life of poaching, bird catching and rabbiting, mostly in Epping Forest, with a lengthy chapter on fishing the River Lee and the London reservoirs. .…

Green Cloth. Condizione: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Condizione sovraccoperta: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE). Reprint. WITH DUSTJACKET.FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed by A Previous Owner. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Includes dust jacket. Foxing to pages. Some wear and tear to dust jacket.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good ++. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good++. 1st Edition. 1st Edition 1960. The life-story of an Essex poacher as told by himself to Fred J.Speakman. Alfred Thomas Curtis was born of a line of poachers into a poaching family.With illustrations by John Avis. Ownership inscription of Richard Williamson the son of Henry Williamson. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed and nicked, More images can be taken upon request. ref 17593. John Avis (illustratore).…

Condizione: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back with rifle. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 189 pp with monochrome illustrated frontispiece. Lower spine end creased, ghosting to free end papers. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with foxing to rear panel, nicks and rubs to spine ends and corners, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. RURAL VILLAGE LIFE.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 193 p. illus., maps. 23 cm. Subjects; Mammals. England Epping Forest. Natural history. Old World badger. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1960 G Bell & Sons hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good clean tight binding in very good unclipped dustjacket.

paperback. Condizione: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Condizione: Very Good. Bound in green cloth, original dustjacket, minor tearing to dustjacket at very top of spine, minor shelfwear to extremities of dustjacket, some spotting on endpapers.

Full-Leather. Condizione: Fair. 94 pages, however NB: this copy lacking all leaves prior to page 13. Vernacular old leather cover. 6 x 3.8 inches.

1960. G. Bell and Sons Ltd. Hardback. Book - Good. DJ - Good.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Poachers: A Tale is a novel written by Ewan Hugh MacLachlan in 1863. The story is set in the Scottish Highlands and follows the lives of several characters who are involved in poaching, an illegal activity that involves hunting game on someone else's property. The main character, Angus MacTavish, is a skilled poacher who is constantly pursued by the gamekeeper, Donald MacPherson. As the story progresses, Angus becomes involved in a love triangle with two women, Morag and Mary, which adds a romantic element to the plot. The novel explores themes of class conflict, social justice, and the struggle for survival in a harsh landscape. It also offers a glimpse into the way of life of the Scottish people during the 19th century. Overall, The Poachers is a captivating tale of adventure, love, and the consequences of breaking the law.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. The Poachers | A Tale (1863) | Ewan Hugh Maclachlan | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2009 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781120338051 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…