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.

Published by Longmans, Green, & Co. London. 1895

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1895). 1895 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 197mm). Ppx,265,ads. B/w plates after Archibald Thorburn. Binding A. Oatmeal-coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. A nice cover but the edges of the text block are stained throughout so a good reading copy only. Bookplate. 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. 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. .

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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.
Author
Fur, Feather & Fin Series. Series editor Alfred E.T. Watson. Macpherson (H.A.).
Publisher
Longmans, Green, & Co. London. 1895
Binding
Hardcover
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1st Edition

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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.

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Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd

Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd,, Bull House, 15 Penrallt Street
Machynlleth, United Kingdom SY20 8AG