The Poacher's Handbook - Hardcover
"Ian Niall wrote this masterpiece of country lore to retain the thrill of crossing the hills in the moonlight and of creeping up the woodside at dusk. He said, 'This book is about poaching in the old traditional style, the craft of men who knew and loved the countryside and invoked the unorthodox skills rather than the crude use of modern science to catch their game, which they took sparingly, as they needed it.' From the Poacher's Handbook you will learn how to retrieve a ferret from a deep burrow and how to train a dog, as well as the cunning ways of gamekeepers and the meaning in the changing flight of a loan pigeon. You are advised to walk softly and to listen long, when to run and when to stand still, the thing to do in the black hat of night and the way to read a flushed magpie and the laugh of the jay. Poet, countryman and scholar, Bernard O'Donaghue, wrote a foreword to this celebrated country classic which will delight a new generation of country lovers and collectors alike. The Poacher's Handbook was first published in 1950. Hailed as 'the outstanding of nature books', it was an immediate bestseller and achieved no less than 14 editions before being republished in 1960 as The New Poacher's Handbook but without Barbara Greg's wood engravings. Since then there have been two separate paperback editions and total sales of over 100,000. This edition is a re-issue of the original format and includes Barbara Greg's highly-acclaimed wood engravings."
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"Ian Niall was the author of eleven novels and many books on country matters including Pastures New and Fresh Woods which were both illustrated with wood engravings by Barbara Greg. He was a columnist for over 40 years, beginning with The Spectator and then Country Life, where he was known and loved by a wide public for his regular contributions to 'A Countryman's Notes'. Born in Scotland, he spent his formative years on his grandfather's farm in Galloway. After more than forty years in Wales, he and his wife lived in the Chilterns until his death."
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- PublisherMerlin Unwin Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 1874762007
- ISBN 13 9781874762003
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages141
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THE POACHER'S HANDBOOK. By Ian Niall.
Published by
White Lion Books. Balsham, Cambridge. 1992.
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1874762007
ISBN 13: 9781874762003
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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1992). (1950) 1992 new edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppx,133. Wood engravings by Barbara Greg. Gilt feather motif to green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Green dust-wrapper. Minor faults, slightly bumped / slight use, good-plus in like dust-wrapper. "Ian Niall wrote this masterpiece of country lore to regain the thrill of crossing the hills in the moonlight and creeping up the woodside at dusk. He says, 'This is a book about poaching in the old traditional style, the craft of men who knew and loved the countryside and invoked the unorthodox skills rather than the crude use of modern science to catch their game, which they took sparingly, as they needed it'". "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's Handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. Country rascals they may have been, but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it [first] appeared, and I make none now, .I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From the author's Notes to the Revised Edition. . Seller Inventory # 38021
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THE POACHER'S HANDBOOK. By Ian Niall.
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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1992). (1950) 1992 new edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppx,133. Wood engravings by Barbara Greg. Green dust-wrapper. Fine unread copy in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Bookseller's label on front end-paper. "Ian Niall wrote this masterpiece of country lore to regain the thrill of crossing the hills in the moonlight and creeping up the woodside at dusk. He says, 'This is a book about poaching in the old traditional style, the craft of men who knew and loved the countryside and invoked the unorthodox skills rather than the crude use of modern science to catch their game, which they took sparingly, as they needed it'." "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's Handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. Country rascals they may have been, but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it appeared, and I make none now. I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From the author's Notes to the Revised Edition. Previous Price £14.95. Seller Inventory # 43611
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THE POACHER'S HANDBOOK. By Ian Niall.
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White Lion Books. Balsham, Cambridge. 1992.
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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1992). (1950) 1992 new edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppx,133. Wood engravings by Barbara Greg. Green dust-wrapper. Fine new copy in unclipped dust-wrapper. "Ian Niall wrote this masterpiece of country lore to regain the thrill of crossing the hills in the moonlight and creeping up the woodside at dusk. He says, 'This is a book about poaching in the old traditional style, the craft of men who knew and loved the countryside and invoked the unorthodox skills rather than the crude use of modern science to catch their game, which they took sparingly, as they needed it'." "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's Handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. Country rascals they may have been, but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it appeared, and I make none now. I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From the author's Notes to the Revised Edition. . Seller Inventory # 43888
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