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Seller: Merandja Books, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. A hardback book with both book and jacket in fine condition, dated 2005. Reissue of a revised edition published in 1890. Sketches of natural history and rural life. Seller Inventory # 063370
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Seller: Lady Lisa's Bookshop, Chester, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback in good condition. Seller Inventory # 30012
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2005). (1878) 2005 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp221. B/w engravings by Charles Whymper, dark green end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. New reprint of this popular first-hand account of gamekeeping and poaching in nineteenth century England. Facsimile reprint of the 1890 revised edition, the first edition appearing in 1878 when the author was thirty. A classic of country life in the nineteenth century. Delightful tales of gamekeeping, poaching, rabbiting, fishing and natural history. Chapters include: The man himself - his house, and tools; His family and caste; In the fields; His dominions - the woods, meadows and water; Some of his subjects - dogs, rabbits, 'mice and such small deer'; His enemies - birds and beasts of prey, trespassers; Professional poachers - the art of wiring game; Guerilla warfare - gun accidents, black sheep. . Seller Inventory # 51225
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2005). (1878) 2005 new edition. Pp221. B/w engravings by Charles Whymper. Green cloth. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. New reprint of this popular first-hand account of gamekeeping and poaching in nineteenth century England. Facsimile reprint of the 1890 revised edition, the first edition appearing in 1878 when the author was thirty. A classic of country life in the nineteenth century. Delightful tales of gamekeeping, poaching, rabbiting, fishing and natural history. Chapters include: - The man himself - his house, and tools; His family and caste; In the fields; His dominions - the woods, meadows and water; Some of his subjects - dogs, rabbits, 'mice and such small deer'; His enemies - birds and beasts of prey, trespassers; Professional poachers - the art of wiring game; Guerilla warfare - gun accidents, black sheep. PREVIOUS PRICE £18.95. Seller Inventory # 14978
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Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic. Seller Inventory # 042105
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Seller: River Reads, Torrington, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 026112
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Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Charles Whymper (illustrator). Firmly bound, green cloth boards. Small foxing on closed page edges. Jacket not price clipped with a crease down the edge of the back inner flap. Facsimile reprint of a revised edition published in 1890. Seller Inventory # 075039
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Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf. Seller Inventory # mon0000138280
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