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Edité par Published by the author. Roseworld Productions. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10 : 0955313023ISBN 13 : 9780955313028
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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Livre Edition originale Signé
Etat : new. (Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. 4to (205 x 255mm). Pp127. B/w photographs & illustrations, many of them by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Tan boards, spine titled in gilt. Mint new copy in dust-wrapper. Although the edition was limited to 950 copies, this copy is NOT numbered or signed. The Northamptonshire village of Faxton, always isolated, gradually fell into ruin and was abandoned in the twentieth century. The last Rector of Faxton was W.M. Watkins-Pitchford, the father of Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as "BB", the author and illustrator. This book is peppered with material, prose and illustrations, from BB's childhood recollections of the village. PREVIOUS PRICE £25.00.
Edité par White Lion Books. Cambridge. 1993., 1993
ISBN 10 : 1874762023ISBN 13 : 9781874762027
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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Livre
Etat : new. (Hardcover, 1993). (1945) 1993 White Lion Books revised edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxii,212. B/w illustrations by "BB." Blue boards, spine titled in gilt, gilt feather vignette on upper board. Rather stained and shelf-worn new copy in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Bookseller's stamp on front end-paper. This new edition is a selection of the best from the original collection, published for the first time in a larger format. Previous Price £18.95.
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Edité par Ernest Benn., 1977
ISBN 10 : 0510155022ISBN 13 : 9780510155025
Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Edité par Jane Nissen Books. London. 2000., 2000
ISBN 10 : 1903252008ISBN 13 : 9781903252000
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : new. Denys Watkins-Pitchford (illustrateur). (Paperback, 2000). (1944) 2000 new paperback edition. 8vo (133 x 216mm). Pp304+2pp ads. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Very good copy. First published in 1944. The story of three brothers who run away from home and live as outlaws in an English forest. "When first published in 1944, I said that it stood 'head and shoulders above the normal run of children's book'. Reading it again, twenty-four years later, I find no reason to change my opinion. This is a very unusual book: at once a first-rate adventure story set in the English countryside and a primer for the budding field naturalist aged 10-12 by a master of the craft." (Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald). .
Edité par Oxford University Press, 2005
ISBN 10 : 0192792040ISBN 13 : 9780192792044
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Brand New. D. J. Watkins-Pitchford (illustrateur). 256 pages. In Stock.
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Edité par Published by the author. Roseworld Productions. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10 : 0955313023ISBN 13 : 9780955313028
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale Signé
Etat : new. (Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. 4to (205 x 255mm). Pp127. B/w photographs & illustrations, many of them by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Tan boards, spine titled in gilt. Mint new copy in dust-wrapper. Edition limited to 950 copies. These have been signed and numbered by the author. The Northamptonshire village of Faxton, always isolated, gradually fell into ruin and was abandoned in the twentieth century. The last Rector of Faxton was W.M. Watkins-Pitchford, the father of Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as "BB", the author and illustrator. This book is peppered with material, prose and illustrations, from BB's childhood recollections of the village. PREVIOUS PRICE £25.00.
Edité par The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1986., 1986
ISBN 10 : 0851152449ISBN 13 : 9780851152448
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
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(Paperback, 1986). (1948) 1986 2nd edition. Small 8vo paperback (115 x 198mm). Ppxvi,282. B/w engravings & illustrations by "BB". Reading crease and slight fading to spine. Some use, good-plus. An anthology of classic sport and natural history. This edition published as part of The Boydell Country Library series. .
Edité par Eyre and Spottiswoode. London. 1944., 1944
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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(Hardcover, 1947). (1940) 1947 reprint. 8vo (139 x 216mm). Ppxx,176. B/w illustrations by Denys Watkins Pitchford ("BB"). Cream cloth, spine titled in gilt. Edges and end-papers browned. Good-plus in dust-wrapper with some spotting. 5s. net. "This chronicle of village life was mainly written during the two months of comparative calm which were destined to be the sinister prelude to total war. Moreover, the calm was emphasized, at least in the countryside, by coincidence with one of the bitterest spells of winter within living memory. For a few weeks Larkfield (as I have called the village) experienced something of that self-sufficiency which was the basis of English rural life in the days before Enclosure. And now, as I write this introductory note, every vestige of that calm has been shattered. Larkfield watches the approach of happenings which have no equal in terror or frightfulness. And meanwhile spring unfolds with a completeness only matched by the completeness of the winter that preceded it: the English countryside puts forth her loveliest and best to front the enemy, .Already the Larkfield I have tried to picture in these pages wears the aspect of a dream .but it is a dream that must be kept before our waking eyes when the horrors that sought to blind us are past." C. Henry Warren, from the Foreword. Interesting and readable. .
Edité par Merlin Unwin. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2004., 2004
ISBN 10 : 1873674678ISBN 13 : 9781873674673
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : new. Watkins-Pitchford, Denys (illustrateur). (Hardcover, 2004). (1945, 1993) later reprint. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxii,212. B/w illustrations by "BB", decorative end-papers. Black boards, spine titled in gilt, black engraving of carp to light blue dust-wrapper. Slight use else very good in dust-wrapper. This is Merlin Unwin's reprint of the White Lion edition of 1993. A selection of the best from the original collection, published in this edition in a larger format, with a new foreword by Ian Niall. .
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Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1948., 1948
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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(Hardcover, 1948). (1937) 1948 reprint. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Ppxii,237. Illustrated with b&w plates (7 wood engravings by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford and 5 drawings by G.D. Armour), wood-engraving tail-pieces by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Binding A. Burnt orange cloth, spine titled in gilt. Foxed and used but a good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. A marvellous collection of BB's short pieces on wildfowling, rough shooting, following hounds, fishing and natural history. .
Edité par Eyre and Spottiswoode. London. 1944., 1944
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : new. (Hardcover, 1944). (1941) 1944 new edition, "reset to Economy Standard". 8vo (142 x 221mm). Pp176. B/w illustrations by Denys Watkins Pitchford ("BB"). Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription, slight foxing and use. Good-plus, lacks dust wrapper. "This chronicle of village life was mainly written during the two months of comparative calm which were destined to be the sinister prelude to total war. Moreover, the calm was emphasized, at least in the countryside, by coincidence with one of the bitterest spells of winter within living memory. For a few weeks Larkfield (as I have called the village) experienced something of that self-sufficiency which was the basis of English rural life in the days before Enclosure. And now, as I write this introductory note, every vestige of that calm has been shattered. Larkfield watches the approach of happenings which have no equal in terror or frightfulness. And meanwhile spring unfolds with a completeness only matched by the completeness of the winter that preceded it: the English countryside puts forth her loveliest and best to front the enemy, .Already the Larkfield I have tried to picture in these pages wears the aspect of a dream .but it is a dream that must be kept before our waking eyes when the horrors that sought to blind us are past." C. Henry Warren, from the Foreword. Interesting and readable. .
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1946., 1946
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1946). (1945) 1946 reprint. 12mo (116 x 168mm). Ppxxii,568. Woodcut illustrations D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Fully bound in soft red leather, gilt fish vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Thin paper. Spine cracked, signature to front end-paper, internally clean. Marred by an amateur tape repair to the spine. Lacks dust-wrapper. The publishers infer that the compiler and illustrator are not the same person. "A most pleasing anthology by authors old and new, particularly of the captures of big fish." (Hampton). "A Thames professional fisherman tells of a midnight battle with a giant barbel, Mr. Albert Buckley gives a most thrilling account of is successful capture of Britain's record carp, and many are the accounts of stern fights with noble salmon and trout in Norway, Sweden, and in Britain. .the whole volume, which has been designed to slip into the pocket, is illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford, whose work is such a feature of "BB" books. .its most unusual feature lies in the fact that "BB" has contacted the holders of fishing records and has got from them their first-hand accounts of how, where, and when they caught their big fish." (Dust-wrapper blurb). .
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London 1944., 1944
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1944). (1943) 1944 reprint. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by "BB". Cream and maroon two-tone cloth, spine titled in maroon. Foxed, fep excised. Good, lacks dust-wrapper. Gift inscription from 1944. This is "BB"'s record of a year in the Northamptonshire countryside; his encounters with birds and insects, and adventures with gun and fishing rod. .
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1950., 1950
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
Etat : new. (Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 220mm). Ppvi,281. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford, end-paper maps. Binding C - Green boards, spine titled in black. Well-used copy, spine rubbed & bumped. Good only in poor dust-wrapper. 'First cheap edition', with R.A. Atkinson dust-wrapper*. A description of country life throughout the year in the form of letters from a countryman to a friend overseas. Natural history, field sports and carp and other observations of country life as it once was. Illustrated with full-page scraperboard plates and many smaller black-and-white illustrations by the author. "Where is Compton Deverell? It may be anywhere you choose in the English countryside, because 'BB' has drawn a living picture of that sort of delightful old house among fields and woods, the ideal English home which thousands of exiles and town dwellers remember from their childhood or hope to have in that future for which they work and plan. The letters are written by a countryman to a younger friend abroad and they describe the routine of country life throughout the months of the year as it engages an active man with a contemplative mind. They recount the discovery of the small signs of spring, the delights of summer and long days spent in the open air, and the white beauty of winter which the townsman hardly knows. The period includes the 'black winter' of 1947-48, which will long be remembered as the most severe of the century. Here then is a tranquil book designed for casual reading, calling up the very sights, sounds and smells of the English countryside. It is one of the most intimately observed of 'BB's' books, and one of the most endearing." * Two issues of the first edition appeared. The first had a red dust-wrapper with black-and-white illustration by BB and an original price of 16s. The second also had red cloth, but a new dust-wrapper with colour illustration by R.A. Atkinson and an original price of 7s 6d. The book blocks of both editions appear to be identical. There is also a third binding, green cloth, with black titles, issued in the Atkinson dust-wrapper, priced at 7s 6d. .
Edité par The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1985., 1970
ISBN 10 : 085115235XISBN 13 : 9780851152356
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
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(Paperback, 1985 ). (1945) 1985 3rd edition. Small 8vo paperback (128 x 198mm). Ppxiv,289. Woodcut illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Foxing to edges, spine slightly faded. Good-plus. "A most pleasing anthology by authors old and new, particularly of the captures of big fish." (Hampton). This edition is somewhat shortened from the 567 pages of the original. Issued as part of the Boydell Country Library series. .
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Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1946., 1946
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1946). (1945) 1946 reprint. 12mo (116 x 168mm). Ppxxii,568. Woodcut illustrations D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Fully bound in soft red leather, gilt fish vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Thin paper. Tape-marks and slight browning to end-papers otherwise a clean copy marred by an excised frontispiece clumsily glued back in. The publishers infer that the compiler and illustrator are not the same person. "A most pleasing anthology by authors old and new, particularly of the captures of big fish." (Hampton). "A Thames professional fisherman tells of a midnight battle with a giant barbel, Mr. Albert Buckley gives a most thrilling account of is successful capture of Britain's record carp, and many are the accounts of stern fights with noble salmon and trout in Norway, Sweden, and in Britain. .the whole volume, which has been designed to slip into the pocket, is illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford, whose work is such a feature of "BB" books. .its most unusual feature lies in the fact that "BB" has contacted the holders of fishing records and has got from them their first-hand accounts of how, where, and when they caught their big fish." (Dust-wrapper blurb). .
Edité par Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1987., 1987
ISBN 10 : 085115249XISBN 13 : 9780851152493
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
Country Lib. S (illustrateur). (Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition thus. Small 8vo paperback (119 x 196mm). Ppviii,118. B/w illustrations by "BB". Cover faded, slight browning internally but clean and probably unread. This book is based on "BB"s earlier "Be quiet and go a-angling" (1949), written under the pseudonym "Michael Traherne". However, it would appear that "BB" intended publishing "Fisherman's Folly" very much earlier since he cites it as a source for a chapter, "The Abbey Moat", in "The Fisherman's Bedside Book" (1945). .
Edité par Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1987., 1987
ISBN 10 : 085115249XISBN 13 : 9780851152493
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
Country Lib. S (illustrateur). (Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition thus. Small 8vo paperback (119 x 196mm). Ppviii,118. B/w illustrations by "BB". Scratches to cover, slight browning internally. Crease and slight fading to spine but clean and probably unread. This book is based on "BB"s earlier "Be quiet and go a-angling" (1949), written under the pseudonym "Michael Traherne". However, it would appear that "BB" intended publishing "Fisherman's Folly" very much earlier since he cites it as a source for a chapter, "The Abbey Moat", in "The Fisherman's Bedside Book" (1945). .
Edité par Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1987., 1987
ISBN 10 : 085115249XISBN 13 : 9780851152493
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
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Country Lib. S (illustrateur). (Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition thus. Small 8vo paperback (119 x 196mm). Ppviii,118. B/w illustrations by "BB". Dried glue to inside front cover. Usual browning, else very good internally. This book is based on "BB"s earlier "Be quiet and go a-angling" (1949), written under the pseudonym "Michael Traherne". However, it would appear that "BB" intended publishing "Fisherman's Folly" very much earlier since he cites it as a source for a chapter, "The Abbey Moat", in "The Fisherman's Bedside Book" (1945). .
Edité par Methuen Publishing Ltd, England, 1970
ISBN 10 : 0416145809ISBN 13 : 9780416145809
Vendeur : Caerwen Books, Forrestfield, WA, Australie
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good. D J Watkins-Pitchford (illustrateur). An ex library copy so marked to prelims. Jacket has been clipped to the edge of the front flap removing perhaps half a cm . Book has cloth tape to gutters and a mark from a ? book pocket.
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Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1948., 1948
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1948). (1937) 1948 reprint. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Ppxii,237. Illustrated with b&w plates (7 wood engravings by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford and 5 drawings by G.D. Armour), wood-engraving tail-pieces by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Binding A. Burnt orange cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use, browning, lacks front end-paper. Good only in remnant dust-wrapper. A marvellous collection of BB's short pieces on wildfowling, rough shooting, following hounds, fishing and natural history. .
Edité par White Lion Books. Cambridge. 1996., 1994
ISBN 10 : 1874762112ISBN 13 : 9781874762119
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
(Hardcover, 1994). (1948) 1994 2nd edition, 1996 reprint. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxii,212. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford, pale brown end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Dedication to half-title page, minimal spotting to top edge else very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper with fading to spine. An anthology of classic sport and natural history. This is a selection from the best of the original edition, for the first time in Britain in a larger format. "I have for many years felt the need of a Shooting Man's Bedside Book which contained, not technical instructions 'how to shoot' or 'how to breed' pheasants and manage a shoot, but which was largely composed of the best descriptive writing on the sport. What interests me (and I think I am an average person) are the actual experiences of shooting men in the field, as long as those accounts are realistic and couched in good English. .Such have I tried to make this volume. But .I have included a certain amount of useful information, shooting records, ballistics, etc., which are necessary and would be demanded if they were omitted. In any case they serve as pastry to what I hope will prove an interesting and palatable pie." B.B. includes a disproportionate amount of wildfowling, for its wildness sake, and, "It is also the most unpopular form of shooting, and I never cease to give thanks for this fact." The articles are divided so - boyhood memories - a mixed bag - some record bags of game - the great bustard - gun dogs - gamekeepers and poachers - deer stalking - wildfowling - 'let us be always out of doors'. Contributors include; 'BB', Richard Jefferies, W.H. Hudson, J.C. Tregarthen, H. Hesketh-Prichard, John Colquhoun, Charles St. John, Abel Chapman, Sir Hugh Gladstone, Llewellyn Powys, A. Stuart-Wortley, Eric Hosking, Patrick Chalmers, Hugh Wormald, C. McLean, J. Wentworth Day, R.D. Irwin, F. Newman, R. Deterding, J. Arthur Gibbs, Scrope, Noel Sedgwick, Lord Dorchester, H. Frank Wallace, J.G. Millais, Peter Scott, Colonel Peter Hawker, John Masefield, 'Paddy Flynn', C.T. Dalgetty, Negley Farson, Eric Parker, Gilbert White, Anon, Wilfred Scawen Blunt, Robert Louis Stevenson. .
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Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1946., 1946
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1946). (1945) 1946 reprint. 12mo (110 x 172mm). Ppxxii,568. Woodcut illustrations D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Fully bound in soft red leather, gilt fish vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Thin paper. Scorch mark to upper board, spine rubbed, end-paper inscription. Good only. No dust-wrapper. The publishers infer that the compiler and illustrator are not the same person. "A most pleasing anthology by authors old and new, particularly of the captures of big fish." (Hampton). "A Thames professional fisherman tells of a midnight battle with a giant barbel, Mr. Albert Buckley gives a most thrilling account of is successful capture of Britain's record carp, and many are the accounts of stern fights with noble salmon and trout in Norway, Sweden, and in Britain. .the whole volume, which has been designed to slip into the pocket, is illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford, whose work is such a feature of "BB" books. .its most unusual feature lies in the fact that "BB" has contacted the holders of fishing records and has got from them their first-hand accounts of how, where, and when they caught their big fish." (Dust-wrapper blurb). .
Edité par Eyre and Spottiswoode. London. 1947., 1947
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1941). (1941) 1947 reprint. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Pp252. Illustrated with full-page b&w woodcuts & vignettes by the author. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Some browning & wear. Good only, without dust-wrapper. This is an engaging collection of essays on life in the countryside which was written in the 1930s and published in 1941 when that world had come to a close. "BB captures here in words and sensitive wood engravings the wonders of English wildlife and countryside." "BB describes himself as a hunter-naturalist-artist and in this rare and valuable combination we may well find the explanation of the minute observation displayed. the quiet simplicity of the wood engravings is peculiarly suited to the author's style." (The Times). .
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1950., 1950
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 220mm). Ppvi,281. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford, end-paper maps. Binding A - Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting to edges and end-papers. Small tear to bottom of hinge on upper board. Spine faded and marked. Good. Lacks dust-wrapper. A description of country life throughout the year in the form of letters from a countryman to a friend overseas. Natural history, field sports and carp and other observations of country life as it once was. Illustrated with full-page scraperboard plates and many smaller black-and-white illustrations by the author. "Where is Compton Deverell? It may be anywhere you choose in the English countryside, because 'BB' has drawn a living picture of that sort of delightful old house among fields and woods, the ideal English home which thousands of exiles and town dwellers remember from their childhood or hope to have in that future for which they work and plan. The letters are written by a countryman to a younger friend abroad and they describe the routine of country life throughout the months of the year as it engages an active man with a contemplative mind. They recount the discovery of the small signs of spring, the delights of summer and long days spent in the open air, and the white beauty of winter which the townsman hardly knows. The period includes the 'black winter' of 1947-48, which will long be remembered as the most severe of the century. Here then is a tranquil book designed for casual reading, calling up the very sights, sounds and smells of the English countryside. It is one of the most intimately observed of 'BB's' books, and one of the most endearing." .
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1946., 1946
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
(Hardcover, 1946). (1945) 1946 reprint. 12mo (110 x 172mm). Ppxxii,568. Woodcut illustrations D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Fully bound in soft red leather, gilt fish vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Thin paper. Spine rubbed and frayed. Good. No dust-wrapper. The publishers infer that the compiler and illustrator are not the same person. "A most pleasing anthology by authors old and new, particularly of the captures of big fish." (Hampton). "A Thames professional fisherman tells of a midnight battle with a giant barbel, Mr. Albert Buckley gives a most thrilling account of is successful capture of Britain's record carp, and many are the accounts of stern fights with noble salmon and trout in Norway, Sweden, and in Britain. .the whole volume, which has been designed to slip into the pocket, is illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford, whose work is such a feature of "BB" books. .its most unusual feature lies in the fact that "BB" has contacted the holders of fishing records and has got from them their first-hand accounts of how, where, and when they caught their big fish." (Dust-wrapper blurb). .
Edité par Hollis and Carter, 1947
Vendeur : Puffin & Bean, Concord, MA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. D.J. Watkins-Pitchford (illustrateur). 3rd Edition. The great English classic novel of three boys living wild like Robin Hood in the forest of Brendon Chase. Cover is chipped along top of spine, some tears along spine of dj, rugging at corners, bottom left corner of inside front dj is missingn. Age spotting and sun fading on inside front and back leaves of dj. Christmas 1951 inscription to previous owner. Otherwise good copy of increasingly rare book with Watkins-Pitchford's own illustrations.
Edité par Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shrosphire. 2004., 2004
ISBN 10 : 187367466XISBN 13 : 9781873674666
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
Watkins-Pitchford, Denys (illustrateur). (Hardcover, 2004). (1948) 2004 MUB reprint. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxii,212. B/w illustrations by "BB". Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An anthology of classic sport and natural history. This is a selection from the best of the original edition, for the first time in Britain in a larger format. "I have for many years felt the need of a Shooting Man's Bedside Book which contained, not technical instructions 'how to shoot' or 'how to breed' pheasants and manage a shoot, but which was largely composed of the best descriptive writing on the sport. What interests me (and I think I am an average person) are the actual experiences of shooting men in the field, as long as those accounts are realistic and couched in good English. .Such have I tried to make this volume. But .I have included a certain amount of useful information, shooting records, ballistics, etc., which are necessary and would be demanded if they were omitted. In any case they serve as pastry to what I hope will prove an interesting and palatable pie." B.B. includes a disproportionate amount of wildfowling, for its wildness sake, and, "It is also the most unpopular form of shooting, and I never cease to give thanks for this fact." The articles are divided so - boyhood memories - a mixed bag - some record bags of game - the great bustard - gun dogs - gamekeepers and poachers - deer stalking - wildfowling - 'let us be always out of doors'. Contributors include; 'BB', Richard Jefferies, W.H. Hudson, J.C. Tregarthen, H. Hesketh-Prichard, John Colquhoun, Charles St. John, Abel Chapman, Sir Hugh Gladstone, Llewellyn Powys, A. Stuart-Wortley, Eric Hosking, Patrick Chalmers, Hugh Wormald, C. McLean, J. Wentworth Day, R.D. Irwin, F. Newman, R. Deterding, J. Arthur Gibbs, Scrope, Noel Sedgwick, Lord Dorchester, H. Frank Wallace, J.G. Millais, Peter Scott, Colonel Peter Hawker, John Masefield, 'Paddy Flynn', C.T. Dalgetty, Negley Farson, Eric Parker, Gilbert White, Anon, Wilfred Scawen Blunt, Robert Louis Stevenson. .
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1942
Vendeur : Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Jade Green Cloth. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. D J Watkins-Pitchford (illustrateur). Second Reprint. First published in 1939 as "Manka, The Sky Gipsy", reprinted January 1941 and again January 1942 xvi, 258pp, illustrated with black & white woodcuts, both full-page and chapter headers and footers, pages clean and crisp, ink signature of previous owner to front free endpaper, jade green cloth and black spine lettering, lacks dust jacket. Denys Watkins-Pitchford MBE (1905-1990) was born at Lamport, Northamptonshire. His first book was published in 1937 and over the next 50 years he wrote some 60 books of his own and illustrated another 35 by other authors. Although he used his real name for his illustrations he decided it was too long for an author, which is why he adopted the pseudonym "B.B." for his writings. Size: 8.75 X 5.5 Inches. BB, Fiction.
Edité par Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948
Vendeur : River Reads, Torrington, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. BB (D J Watkins Pitchford) (illustrateur). First Edition. There is a drawing of a rabbit as a private library plate on the fep.