new poachers handbook man hare pocket de niall (8 résultats)

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.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Sylvanus Marston (illustrateur). binding tight. covers creased. pages browning. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1960 ). (1960) later reprint. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppxii,156. B/w illustrations by Sylvanus Marston. Black boards, spine titled in silver. Slight use, spotting to end-papers and slightly soiled edge but good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's Handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. .Country rascals they may have been, .but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it [first] appeared, and I make none now, .I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From Niall's 'Notes to the Revised Edition'. Contents include: Harvest of idleness; Bewitched hares; Respectability; The peacock and the perch; A hare by stealth; The long net; Clever dogs; Of gins and snares; A partridge whistle; Elusive coveys; Longtails; Bold characters; Legends; The day of Butcher Murphy; Deer and desperadoes; The ways of the fowler; Duck catching; The quiet river; Line setting; Otters and otter boards; Snatchers at work; A noose for trout; The gorse dam; Nets and netsmen; Sundry adventures; An eel from the stream; The modern market. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1960). 1960 1st edition thus. 8vo (142 x 220mm). Ppxii,156. B/w illustrations by Sylvanus Marston. Dark olive boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Some spotting, good-plus in rubbed dust-wrapper. "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's Handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. .Country rascals they may have been, .but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it [first] appeared, and I make none now, .I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From Niall's, Notes to the Revised Edition. Contents include: Harvest of idleness; Bewitched hares; Respectability; The peacock and the perch; A hare by stealth; The long net; Clever dogs; Of gins and snares; A partridge whistle; Elusive coveys; Longtails; Bold characters; Legends; The day of Butcher Murphy; Deer and desperadoes; The ways of the fowler; Duck catching; The quiet river; Line setting; Otters and otter boards; Snatchers at work; A noose for trout; The gorse dam; Nets and netsmen; Sundry adventures; An eel from the stream; The modern market. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1960) 1984 paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback (120 x 198mm). Ppxii,156. Black & white illutrations by Sylvanus Marston. Usual slight browning, mark to top edge but a good-plus second-hand paperback. "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. .Country rascals they may have been, .but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it [first] appeared, and I make none now, .I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From Niall's 'Notes to the Revised Edition'. Contents include: Harvest of idleness; Bewitched hares; Respectability; The peacock and the perch; A hare by stealth; The long net; Clever dogs; Of gins and snares; A partridge whistle; Elusive coveys; Longtails; Bold characters; Legends; The day of Butcher Murphy; Deer and desperadoes; The ways of the fowler; Duck catching; The quiet river; Line setting; Otters and otter boards; Snatchers at work; A noose for trout; The gorse dam; Nets and netsmen; Sundry adventures; An eel from the stream; The modern market. .

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Foxing to edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 155 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects: Poaching; Hunting Great Britain; Fishing Great Britain; Poaching England. 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1960) 1984 paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback (120 x 198mm). Ppxii,156. Black & white illutrations by Sylvanus Marston. Slight use but very good used paperback. Scarce in this edition. "Water has passed under the bridge since the original edition of The Poacher's handbook was written, water and a salmon or two. Things, people and creatures natural to the countryside have come and gone. Even a decade ago there were more men about who remembered the squire and who recalled the word 'transported' being used. Poachers there are, however, in the tradition. .Country rascals they may have been, .but resourceful men, and their sons and grandsons have stood more than once to defend the country that nurtured them. Many hard words were addressed to me for daring to produce a handbook on poaching, but I made no apology for it when it [first] appeared, and I make none now, .I trust I will offend none but those whose liver is sadly out of order." From Niall's 'Notes to the Revised Edition'. Contents include: Harvest of idleness; Bewitched hares; Respectability; The peacock and the perch; A hare by stealth; The long net; Clever dogs; Of gins and snares; A partridge whistle; Elusive coveys; Longtails; Bold characters; Legends; The day of Butcher Murphy; Deer and desperadoes; The ways of the fowler; Duck catching; The quiet river; Line setting; Otters and otter boards; Snatchers at work; A noose for trout; The gorse dam; Nets and netsmen; Sundry adventures; An eel from the stream; The modern market. .

Soft cover. Etat : Good. The book is in good condition with a clean, but yellowed interior from age. The cover and spine contain creases and stains along the edges.