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Over the past two centuries few field sports have changed as much as game shooting, particularly in recent years. However, although the development of the sporting gun had the greatest influence on game shooting during the 19th century, in the 20th century it has been not so much the weapons that have changed but more the attitude of those who use them - known also, in our sometimes ill-defined English language, as sporting "guns". Most early paintings of shooting, often portraits of proud sportsmen armed with flintlocks and with spaniels at heel, were completed during the first half of the 19th century, with artists such as Stubbs and Ben Marshall elaborating on the theme. Paintings of driven game, however, were slow to materialize, possibly due to that sport's initial unpopularity, but now shooting scenes by painters of that period - Archibald Thorburn, J.C.Harrison, George Lodge and his pupil Philip Rickman - are in considerable demand. Today's young stars also have a bright future - possibly none more than Andrew Ellis, who, complemented by those great sporting artists of yesterday, has provided Ranulf Rayner with more than 30 paintings of contemporary scenes, each of which was commissioned especially for this book. The author, who has shot game in many countries, traces the sport from the early development of the shotgun to the way game shooting is practised around the world today. Quoting many anecdotes and facts about the world's principal varieties of game birds, including grouse, pheasant, partridge, woodcock, duck and snipe, he follows the changing pattern of game shooting and game management, the effect on the environment and the future of the sport as a whole.
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David & Charles, 1991
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THE STORY OF THE SPORTING GUN. By Ranulf Rayner.
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David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1991, 1991
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Landscape folio (370 x 288mm). Pp96. Full page colour plates by Andrew Ellis, photographs, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Slight use else very good in like dust-wrapper. A handsome and beautifully illustrated book on gamebird and wildfowl shooting, principally in Britain and Europe. Despite the title, this is a book about sport and natural history, not really about guns. . N° de réf. du vendeur 28450
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The story of the sporting gun / paintings by Andrew Ellis ; written by Ranulf Rayner
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 96 p., ill (some col.), 29x38 cm. Ill. on lining papers. Subjects: Shotguns - History. Hunting - History. 2 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 302338
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Cloth, oblong 4to, 29 cm, 96 pp, ils (many colour). From the blurb: "Over the past two centuries, few field sports have changed as much as that of game shooting, particularly in recent years. But although the development of the sporting gun had the greatest influence on game shooting during the nineteenth century, during the twentieth century it has not been so much the weapons that have changed but more the attitude of those that use them -known also, in our sometimes ill-defined English language, as sporting 'Guns'. Most early paintings of shooting, often portraits of proud sportsmen armed with flintlocks and with spaniels at heel, were completed during the first half of the nineteenth century, with artists such as Stubbs and Ben Marshall elaborating on the theme. But paintings of driven game were slow to materialise, possibly due to that sport's initial unpopularity. Now, however, shooting scenes by painters of that period - Archibald Thorburn, J. C. Harrison, George Lodge or his pupil Philip Rickman - are in considerable demand. Today's young stars also have a bright future: none more than Andrew Ellis, who, complemented by those great sporting artists of yesterday, has provided Ranulf Rayner with more than thirty splendid paintings of contemporary scenes, each of which was commissioned especially for this book. The author, who has shot game in many countries, traces the sport from the early development of the shotgun to the way game shooting is practised around the world today. Quoting many anecdotes and intriguing facts about the world's principal varieties of game birds - grouse, pheasant, partridge, woodcock, duck and snipe, among others - he follows the changing pattern of game shooting and game management, the effect on the environment, and the future of the sport as a whole. Illustrated throughout with Andrew Ellis's glorious paintings, charming pencil sketches, evocative photographs and maps, this fascinating and compelling book certainly deserves a place of honour in the library of every sporting 'Gun'. Front board slightly marked, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-18099
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The story of the sporting gun / paintings by Andrew Ellis ; written by Ranulf Rayner
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Newton Abbot : David & Charles, 1991
ISBN 10 : 0715398660
ISBN 13 : 9780715398661
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 96 p., ill (some col.), 29x38 cm. Ill. on lining papers. Subjects: Shotguns - History. Hunting - History. 2 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 302338
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Andrew Ellis (illustrateur). Near Fine book in Very Good dustjacket. Brown cloth boards with gild lettering to spine, gift inscription to title page, no other inscriptions or markings. Appears unread. DJ is price clipped. Landscape folio (370 x 288mm). Pp96. Full page colour plates by Andrew Ellis, photographs, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. A beautifully illustrated book on gamebird and wildfowl shooting in Britain and Europe. N° de réf. du vendeur 204527
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THE STORY OF THE SPORTING GUN. By Ranulf Rayner.
Edité par
David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1991, 1991
ISBN 10 : 0715398660
ISBN 13 : 9780715398661
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Couverture rigide
Edition originale
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Oblong folio (282 x 362mm). Pp96. Full page colour plates by Andrew Ellis, photographs, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Fine in dust-wrapper. A handsome and beautifully illustrated book on gamebird and wildfowl shooting, principally in Britain and Europe. Despite the title this is a book about sport and natural history, not really about guns. . N° de réf. du vendeur 262
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