THE PHEASANT. Natural History by the Rev. H.A. MacPherson, Shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley, Cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. Fur, Feather & Fin Series.

Fur, Feather & Fin Series. Series editor Alfred E.T. Watson. Macpherson (H.A.).

Published by The Signet Press. Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire. 1993

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1993). (1893) 1993 new edition. Small 8vo (135 x 196mm). Ppxxix,265. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, b/w illustrations. Green boards, titled on spine & upper board in gilt. New introduction by P. Robertson & M. Woodburne. Fine unread out-of-series copy. Chapters on natural history by Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. Chapters include: The Pheasant in History; The Pheasant of the Woodlands; Old-World Fowling; Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century Style; How to Show Pheasants; How to kill Them; Wild-bred and Hand-reared; Policy and Protection; Landscape and Larder; and the Cookery of the Pheasant. Volume 1 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. Volume 1 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. Edition limited to 500 copies. This is an out-of-series, un-numbered copy. PREVIOUS PRICE £35.00.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE PHEASANT. Natural History by the Rev. H.A. MacPherson, Shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley, Cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. Fur, Feather & Fin Series.
• Publisher: The Signet Press. Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire. 1993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new