Begbie Eric Editor (3 results)
Language: English
Published by Saiga Publishing. Hindhead, Surrey. 1981, 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). 1981 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppx,262. B/w photographs, illustrations by Pamela Hardwick, Donald Green, Sam Grice and Nicky Lunn. Speckled purple boads, spine titled in gilt. Corners bumped, foxing to edges, slight use and…spotting to end-papers. Good-plus in slightly used and faded dust-wrapper. A collection of articles on many aspects of fishing and field sports. Articles include: Fishing for salmon; To catch a pike; Keepers and poachers; Grouse shooting; Woodcock shooting; High pheasants; The keeper's year; Evolution of the modern shotgun; The modern trout fishery; Take a break; The syndicate; Shooting woodpigeon; The creck; Ramrod and powder flask; North American waterfowl hunting; Shooting in Sind; 'Pull!'; The salmon fisherman; The fine art of coarse fishing; In pursuit of the carp; An affectionate introduction to sea angling; Bring the catch home safe; When darkness falls; Basic principles of gundog training; You can take a dog to water; Gundog field trials; The abominable dog; Flies dressed to kill; Cartridge loading; The shooter's wardrobe; Pick a pattern. The final articles are fictional short stories: Music from a haunted river, Ewan Clarkson; The Annual General Meeting, Bruce Sandison; Belated Evidence, Gerald Hammond; Slim's Chance, Mike Barnes; The claybusters; Joker's Wild. The numerous contributors include: Tim Boone, John Bailey, Andy Spreadbury, Digger Derrington, Colin Jones, Eric Begbie, Sam Grice, Alexander Roosmalecocq, Izaak Walton, Peter Hawker, L.H. de Visme Shaw, Sir Ralph Payne-Galwey, Trevor Macdonald, Pat Whatley, Iain MacKenzie, Charles Miller, Arthur Shepherd, Mike Maier, Edith Grant, James Wright. .
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). (1961) 1989 1st edition thus. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp336. Colour plates and illustrations by John Paley, colour photographs, maps, extensive bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. The… latest and largest edition of the wildfowler's bible, covering all aspects of wildfowling and wildfowl conservation. Thirty-five chapters rangling from the natural history and ecology of waterfowl to handloading wildfowling cartridges, punt-gunning, wildfowl cooking and taxidermy, as well as biographies of famous wildfowlers. .
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). (1961) 1989 1st edition thus. Large 8vo (157 x 239mm). Pp336. Colour plates and illustrations by John Paley, colour photographs, maps, extensive bibliography. Green boards. Slight use, spotting to end-papers and prelims. Good-plus… in slightly tanned dust-wrapper. Signed by John Pailey, Eric Begbie, Julian Novorol and one other (illegible). The latest and largest edition of the wildfowler's bible, covering all aspects of wildfowling and wildfowl conservation. Thirty-five chapters rangling from the natural history and ecology of waterfowl to handloading wildfowling cartridges, punt-gunning, wildfowl cooking and taxidermy, as well as biographies of famous wildfowlers. .
