Brian Plummer (147 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2008). (2000) 2008 paperback edition. 8vo (147 x 206mm). Ppvi,190. B/w line illustrations. Fine new copy. "Brian Plummer has bred dogs virtually all [his] life and has experience most of the problems attendant with the birth of puppies. He readily admits that he has also made most of the mistakes dog breeders makes, though his scientific training has perhaps allowed him to check and dodge most of the unscientific hokum that sometimes clouds the minds of conventional dog breeders. This practical and comprehensive book is essential reading for anybody who intends to breed dogs, be it an occasional litter or as a full time occupational. It is full of telling and instructive anecdotes coupled with sound professional advice from one of the UK's top breeders. The book covers all aspects of breeding, from choosing, and maintaining breeding stock through to the birth and rearing of puppies and on to their sale. It also deals candidly with some of the less palatable aspects of dog breeding including vivisection, culling and the disposal of kennel waste." Chapters include: The reasons for breeding dogs; Points to consider before starting up; Making a start; Rearing and maintaining breeding stock; Exercise; Stud dogs; The act of mating; Pregnancy; Parturition or the process of whelping; Rearing puppies; Selling one's wares; Dealing with clients; Hand rearing a litter; An idiot's guide to genetics; Breeding for vivisection; Disposing of elderly stock; Kennel staff; Bedding and the disposal of kennel waste; The future of dog breeding. Appendices cover, the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973, Licence for Keeping a Breeding Establishment for Dogs, Tail docking. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.95.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1998). (1992) 1998 paperback edition. 8vo paperback (155 x 234mm). Ppvi,167. B/w photographs, illustrations by Derek Homden, bibliography. Fine new unread copy. Plummer applies his usual intelligence and common-sense to keeping, rearing and working ferrets. Everything you need to know and a whole lot more besides! Chapters include: Polecats or ferrets; From polecat to ferret; Hobs, jills, size and colour; Housing; Feeding; Breeding; Entering to quarry; Nets; The lie up; The ferreter's dog; Ratting; Ratting dogs; Ferret shows; Diseases of the ferret. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 12.95.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1976) 1981 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 210mm). Pp133. B/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use - very good in dust-wrapper. This is Brian Plummer's complete manual for terrier work with the Jack Russell. Lots of practical advice, strong opinion and readable anecdotes of the author's own experiences. Chapters include:- The Jack Russell terrier; Choosing a terrier; Entering to quarry; The rat; The stoat; The fox; Entering to fox; Badger; Rabbit hunting; Terrier packs; General tips which may help; Breeding; Working terrier shows; Disease; Diseases and pests your dog may get. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1981). (1976) 1981 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 210mm). Pp133. B/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new unread copy in dust-wrapper. This is a new copy from stock that has been in storage for more than thirty years, so may smell slightly musty. This is Brian Plummer's complete manual for terrier work with the Jack Russell. Lots of practical advice, strong opinion and readable anecdotes of the author's own experiences. Chapters include: The Jack Russell terrier; Choosing a terrier; Entering to quarry; The rat; The stoat; The fox; Entering to fox; Badger; Rabbit hunting; Terrier packs; General tips which may help; Breeding; Working terrier shows; Disease; Diseases and pests your dog may get. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1999). 1999 1st edition. 8vo paperback (154 x 232mm). Pp167. B/w photographs, illustrations. Very good paperback. "This autobiographical account of Brian Plummer's life in the years between the end of his teaching career in the Midlands, his move to the North of Scotland, and his subsequent move further south, is interwoven with the tale of Polly, a white German Shepherd Dog. An unusual story of a very special dog, told in Brian's usual style, and full of anecdotes and fascinating facts about both people and animals." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) later reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown cloth, spine titled in silver gilt. Slight use. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp159. B/w illustrations by Romey Brough. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight use else very good in slightly faded / marked dust-wrapper. A violent and disturbing novel of a captive badger and the unpleasant world of badger-baiters and dog-fighters. Standard Plummer stuff then. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight spotting to edges and end-papers, minor faults. Good-plus in price-clipped dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in silver. Fine unread copy in price-clipped dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2006). (2005) 2006 new edition. 12mo paperback (112 x 189mm). Pp70. Line illustrations. Fine new copy. Titled inside, "The Plummer Terrier Bible." A slim booklet based on a series of articles and letters written by Plummer in the 1980s discussing the breeding of his strain of terriers, and advising his "followers" on the way forward in breeding and promotion of the Plummer Terrier. Previously reprinted as "The Plummer Bible 2005" by The Plummer Terrier Club of Great Britain. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in silver. Fine new copy in price-clipped dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1999). 1999 1st edition. 8vo paperback (154 x 232mm). Pp167. B/w photographs, illustrations. Fine copy. "This autobiographical account of Brian Plummer's life in the years between the end of his teaching career in the Midlands, his move to the North of Scotland, and his subsequent move further south, is interwoven with the tale of Polly, a white German Shepherd Dog. An unusual story of a very special dog, told in Brian's usual style, and full of anecdotes and fascinating facts about both people and animals." PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 15.99.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp159. B/w illustrations by Romey Brough. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. A violent and disturbing novel of a captive badger and the unpleasant world of badger-baiters and dog-fighters. Standard Plummer stuff then. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). (1987) 2006 2nd edition. Large 8vo (162 x 241mm). Pp150. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Full black bonded leather gilt. Edition limited to 1,000 copies. A fine out-of-series (un-numbered) copy from a limited edition of 1,000 copies. A new edition of this sought-after book, fully bound in black bonded leather and limited to 1,000 numbered copies. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2000). (1979) 2000 new edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp126,ill. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slightly bumped and used but good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Account of Plummer's development as a hunter, from boyhood exploits with lurcher and terrier to adulthood, with many interesting digressions. Includes chapters on cock-fighting and bird-catching, cooking and eating badgers, foxes and rats, hawks and hawking. Although Plummer often comes across as bonkers, many of his apparently eccentric actions, such as badger eating or covering himself with a concoction of badger grease and herbs, were experiments to establish the plausibility of claims made by other writers. Being perpetually surrounded by people incapable of sharing this pioneering spirit of enquiry seems the source of his restlessness and the driving force behind the hundreds of books he wrote in his lifetime. This is not to say that Plummer did not have deep problems, as he himself describes in Hancock's My Life with Lurchers. .

Condition: new. Martin Knowleden (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2000). (1981) 2000 new edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppiv,122. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use else very good in slightly rubbed/ wrinkled dust-wrapper. Lepus the hare is hunted throughout his life; by beagler, falconer and lurcherman. A novel of the life of a hare and his trials and hardships at the hands of his pursuers. "The world of Lepus the hare is the world of the hunted, of the creature whose only refuge is in speed and agility. The Creator gave the hare speed and beauty, but condemned him to be forever pursued, and so Lepus is hunted by a variety of enemies from the day his doe brings him into the world - hounds, hawks, and lurchers - but one hunter in particular, Brennan, is obsessed by the black-spined hare. Just as Lepus becomes a legend among the hunters, so Brennan acquires a legendary lurcher, Czar, with a formidable reputation and it seems as though Brennan will achieve his object and take the hare who has so persistently eluded him." The book includes acute observations of natural history and country sports from this legendary field sports author and commentator. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2002). (1981) 2002 new edition. 4to (221 x 281mm). Ppiv,187. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Occasional page edges slightly stuck together, slightly musty. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. This book "is an entertaining and unusual record of a year's activities with a pack of Jack Russell terriers, half a dozen lurchers, as many ferrets and a varied cast of human characters." Terrier, lurcher and ferret breeding, lots of rat hunting as well as rabbiting, a bit of falconry and much else besides. Also includes an inside account of the television documentary which was made about the author, Rat Hunting Man. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1998). (1980) 1998 new edition. 8vo paperback (154 x 233mm). Pp158. B/w frontispiece illustration, b/w photographs. New paperback. "In this classic work, Brian Plummer gives the history of the breed's origins and traces its development. Having dispensed with the myths that surround the origin of the Jack Russell, he gives advice on choosing one, and rearing and training it as a working dog. All aspects of breeding are covered, including the pros and cons of inbreeding and outcrossing." Chapters include: The legend, the fact behind the legend; The Jack Russell Club of Great Britain; Choosing a terrier; Rearing a puppy; Entering a puppy to quarry - rat, mink, stoat and the mink, coypu, fox, badger, otter, wildcat; Rabbit hunting - ferreting dogs, bushing dogs, rough-and-ready gun dogs; Breeding; Inbreeding and outcrossing, the Dog Breeder's Act; Working terrier shows; Ailments and diseases - distemper, canine viral hepatitis (Rubarth's disease), leptospirosis, Canicola fever; Worms - roundworms, tapeworms; Skin infections - mange, eczema; Wounds; Ear canker; Fleas and ticks. Appendix: The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain. .

Condition: new. Martin Knowleden (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2000). (1981) 2000 new edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppiv,122. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. Lepus the hare is hunted throughout his life; by beagler, falconer and lurcherman. A novel of the life of a hare and his trials and hardships at the hands of his pursuers. "The world of Lepus the hare is the world of the hunted, of the creature whose only refuge is in speed and agility. The Creator gave the hare speed and beauty, but condemned him to be forever pursued, and so Lepus is hunted by a variety of enemies from the day his doe brings him into the world - hounds, hawks, and lurchers - but one hunter in particular, Brennan, is obsessed by the black-spined hare. Just as Lepus becomes a legend among the hunters, so Brennan acquires a legendary lurcher, Czar, with a formidable reputation and it seems as though Brennan will achieve his object and take the hare who has so persistently eluded him." The book includes acute observations of natural history and country sports from this legendary field sports author and commentator. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2000). (1979) 2000 new edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Account of Plummer's development as a hunter, from boyhood exploits with lurcher and terrier to adulthood, with many interesting digressions. Includes chapters on cock-fighting and bird-catching, cooking and eating badgers, foxes and rats, hawks and hawking. Although Plummer often comes across as bonkers, many of his apparently eccentric actions, such as badger eating or covering himself with a concoction of badger grease and herbs, were experiments to establish the plausibility of claims made by other writers. Being perpetually surrounded by people incapable of sharing this pioneering spirit of enquiry seems the source of his restlessness and the driving force behind the hundreds of books he wrote in his lifetime. This is not to say that Plummer did not have deep problems, as he himself describes in Hancock's My Life with Lurchers. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slightly bumped and used. Good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). (1991) 2001 2nd edition. Large 8vo (159 x 240mm). Ppvi,186. B/w photographs. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Corner bumped else very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Combining formidable experience with racy style, (Brian Plummer) turns his attention - not for the first time, but now exhaustively - to the rabbit." Chapters include: Man meets rabbit; From warren to wild; The expansion of the wild or feral rabbit; The wild or feral rabbit; Rabbit control methods; Ferrets and ferreting; The ferreter's dogs; Lamping rabbits; Daytime rabbiting with dogs; the use of terrier packs in rabbit hunting; Hawking rabbits; Nets, snares, traps and divers means. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1983). (1979) 1983 paperback edition. Small 8vo (120 x 198mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Creases to slightly faded cover. Rather foxed but good second-hand paperback. Plummer's boyhood exploits with lurcher and terrier. Includes chapters on cock-fighting and bird-catching, cooking and eating badgers, foxes and rats, hawks and hawking. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). (1980) 1996 reprint. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp158. B/w photographs and illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Felt-tip to barcodes on rear of dust-wrapper with small tear, slight spotting to top edge but internally clean. Good-plus. "In this classic work, Brian Plummer gives the history of the breed's origins and traces its development. Having dispensed with the myths that surround the origin of the Jack Russell, he gives advice on choosing one, and rearing and training it as a working dog. All aspects of breeding are covered, including the pros and cons of inbreeding and outcrossing." Chapters include: The legend, the fact behind the legend; The Jack Russell Club of Great Britain; Choosing a terrier; Rearing a puppy; Entering a puppy to quarry - rat, mink, stoat and the mink, coypu, fox, badger, otter, wildcat; Rabbit hunting - ferreting dogs, bushing dogs, rough-and-ready gun dogs; Breeding; Inbreeding and outcrossing, the Dog Breeder's Act; Working terrier shows; Ailments and diseases - distemper, canine viral hepatitis (Rubarth's disease), leptospirosis, Canicola fever; Worms - roundworms, tapeworms; Skin infections - mange, eczema; Wounds; Ear canker; Fleas and ticks. Appendix: The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Spotting to top edge, end-papers slightly browned. Good-plus in slightly tanned dust-wrapper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Shop's stamp to front end-paper, slight stain to pp31-4 else very good in dust-wrapper. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Bottom edges damp-stained o/w very good in faded dust-wrapper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight bump else very good in dust-wrapper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2002). (1984) 2002 new edition. 8vo (159 x 240mm). Ppvi,113. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. Brian Plummer recounts the story of his most famous Jack Russell Terrier bitch. "Omega is Brian Plummer's most famous Jack Russell terrier, star of many a rat hunt, and his book chronicles her life and adventures in the context of the author's quest for the perfect ratting terrier, a dog that might perhaps go down in history as 'the Plummer Terrier'." "The book is also a celebration of his exploits on his favourite hunting ground .For thirteen years I've hunted David's farm, thirteen of the happiest years of my life, thirteen years marred only by my failure to cope with my job as a teacher. Now in three weeks the farm will be shut down, the buildings sold, the meal sheds emptied and the rats will go. For a while they'll hang around, .but after that, nothing; and my life will take on the same meaningless note it had before I met David. The starting of this book will be difficult, the end all too damnably easy." .