SHOTS HEARD ROUND THE WORLD: AN AMBASSADOR'S HUNTING ADVENTURES ON FOUR CONTINENTS. By Ellis O. Briggs. Illustrated by Rudolf Freund.
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. London. 1958
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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, 1958). (1957) 1958 1st UK edition. 8vo (155 x 240mm). Ppviii,149. B/w illustrations by Rudolf Freund. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Corners slightly bumped, browning to end-papers and edges. Good-plus in slightly frayed and used dust-wrapper. An entertaining account of an American diplomat's extra-curricular hunting and shooting expeditions in South America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe: collecting giant frogs in Peru, wildfowling in Patagonia and Korea, gamebird shooting in Liberia, Czechoslovakia and Korea, and bat-shooting in China. Chapters include: The biggest frog in the world; Snakes, pepper birds, and wild guineas in Liberia; Dona Mercedes and the wild geese of Patagonia; No hasta el postre - meaning, you can't throw rolls until dessert; Pokey and the Chungking flying bat sweepstake; How to shoot non-communist pheasants in Czechoslovakia; Pheasants, vice admirals, and Lohengrin in Korea; The pheasants of Cheju Island; A helicopter is a duck's best friend; Animal interlude - with bears. .…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- SHOTS HEARD ROUND THE WORLD: AN AMBASSADOR'S HUNTING ADVENTURES ON FOUR CONTINENTS. By Ellis O. Briggs. Illustrated by Rudolf Freund.
- Author
- Briggs (Ellis Ormsbee). (1899-1976).
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson. London. 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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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
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