Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR014972149
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Vendeur : Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. N° de réf. du vendeur Z1-I-004-01955
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Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. Large 4to (211 x 304mm). Ppviii,140. B/w illustrations, colour diagrams and maps, extensive bibliography, grey end-papers. Laminated boards, issued without dust-wrapper. Unobtrusively bumped but good-plus. This is a detailed analysis of historical population data of some British mammals and birds, using figures culled from the long-term records of gamekeepers on country estates. Each species has a page of text, with distribution maps and graphs of population trends. Chapters include: An historical perspective: evolution of the sporting gun, the rural landscape, the social framework, the upland scene; The last 100 years: changes in the landscape, changes in shooting, changes in gamekeeping; Introduction to the species accounts: the sample unit - bag density, national trends, long-term trends, geographical distributions, population cycles; The game: Rabbit, Brown hare, Mountain hare, Woodpigeon, Grey partridge, Redleg partridge, Pheasant, Red grouse, Black grouse, Capercaillie, Woodcock, Common snipe, Mallard, Teal, Tufted duck. The predators: Hedgehog, Weasel, Stoat, Polecat, American mink, Wildcat, Red fox, Grey squirrel, Brown rat, Magpie, Carrion and hooded crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Jay; An overview: Then and now - Edwardians and Elizabethans, Finding a future for game - subsistence exploitation, commercial exploitation, regulated hunting, wild game management, predator control or predation control, Squaring conservation with game management. Appendices include: The Game Conservancy's National Game Bag Census - early uses of bag records, launching the scheme, restructuring for computer, recent additions; Changes over time: cycles - time series analysis, true-cycles, phase-remembering quasi-cycles, phase-forgetting quasi-cycles, non-cyclic populations; time series analysis; The National Game Bag Census computer. Includes extensive references. . N° de réf. du vendeur 40159
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Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. Large 4to (211 x 304mm). Ppviii,140. B/w illustrations, colour diagrams and maps, extensive bibliography, grey end-papers. Laminated boards, issued without dust-wrapper. Fine new unread copy. This is a detailed analysis of historical population data of some British mammals and birds, using figures culled from the long-term records of gamekeepers on country estates. Each species has a page of text, with distribution maps and graphs of population trends. Chapters include: An historical perspective: evolution of the sporting gun, the rural landscape, the social framework, the upland scene; The last 100 years: changes in the landscape, changes in shooting, changes in gamekeeping; Introduction to the species accounts: the sample unit - bag density, national trends, long-term trends, geographical distributions, population cycles; The game: Rabbit, Brown hare, Mountain hare, Woodpigeon, Grey partridge, Redleg partridge, Pheasant, Red grouse, Black grouse, Capercaillie, Woodcock, Common snipe, Mallard, Teal, Tufted duck. The predators: Hedgehog, Weasel, Stoat, Polecat, American mink, Wildcat, Red fox, Grey squirrel, Brown rat, Magpie, Carrion and hooded crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Jay; An overview: Then and now - Edwardians and Elizabethans, Finding a future for game - subsistence exploitation, commercial exploitation, regulated hunting, wild game management, predator control or predation control, Squaring conservation with game management. Appendices include: The Game Conservancy's National Game Bag Census - early uses of bag records, launching the scheme, restructuring for computer, recent additions; Changes over time: cycles - time series analysis, true-cycles, phase-remembering quasi-cycles, phase-forgetting quasi-cycles, non-cyclic populations; time series analysis; The National Game Bag Census computer. Includes extensive references. . N° de réf. du vendeur 4621
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Vendeur : Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, Royaume-Uni
Pictorial hard covers. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. No inscriptions. Weight: 1 Language: English. N° de réf. du vendeur 27861
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Vendeur : Daisyroots Books, GRANGE OVER SANDS, CMA, Royaume-Uni
paperback. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Game Heritage: An Ecological Review from Shooting and Gamekeeping Records. Stephen C Tapper. Game Conservancy Trust, Fordingbridge, 1992, hardback, laminated pictorial boards, 140 pp, numerous maps, diagrams and drawings . field sports, hunting, shooting, game, wildlife ecology. 41214 FIELD SPORTS £1150. N° de réf. du vendeur 41214
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