John marchington (52 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Zustand: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Zustand: Good. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents.

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Softcover Edition. Minimal fade to part of spine, with a little light rub to some edges.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Inscr to ffep, price-clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and clipped.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1981) 1985 reprint. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppx,198. B/w photographs, text to end-papers. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Top edge slightly dusty, corners slightly bumped, bookseller's label to rear board else good clean copy. Issued without a dust-wrapper. A good general guide to shooting: "After an initial section on the history of shooting, the author goes on to discuss the criteria in selecting a gun, marksmanship, fieldcraft, safety, rough shooting on high and low ground, driven game [and] wildfowling." Includes a practical and highly realistic section on managing your own shoot. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). 1975 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp112. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Tom Banks. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used price-clipped dust-wrapper. A collection of essays on British sport - on ratting and pigeon shooting, pike and trout fishing, keepers and gundogs. Chapters include: Guns, men and places; Trout and the constant magic; On rats and ratting; The fascinating pike; In praise of pigeons; Tackle tinkering; Happy the keeper; Dogs of my acquaintance. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). 1975 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp112. B/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Tom Banks. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Stains to end-papers but good-plus in clipped dust-wrapper. A collection of essays on British sport - on ratting and pigeon shooting, pike and trout fishing, keepers and gundogs. Chapters include: Guns, men and places; Trout and the constant magic; On rats and ratting; The fascinating pike; In praise of pigeons; Tackle tinkering; Happy the keeper; Dogs of my acquaintance. .…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Good condition hard cover, with good condition jacket, internally clean and tidy, in a very good readable condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, internally clean and tidy and in a good readable condition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). 1981 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppx,198. B/w photographs, text to end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. A good general guide to shooting: "history of shooting, .selecting a gun, marksmanship, fieldcraft, safety, rough shooting on high and low ground, driven game [and] wildfowling". Includes a practical and highly realistic section on managing your own shoot. . …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, with fair condition jacket, some wear to cover and spine, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 3rd Edition. With 158 pages , illustrated , red cloth, gilt lettered , hard cover , ex library copy with liberate markings , good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback in good condition- with jacket. Cover is marked and faded. Pages in good clean condition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 241mm). Pp143. B/w photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in black, duck motif to upper board. Slightly bumped. Good-plus in slightly tanned dust-wrapper. "Wildfowling is one of the most difficult and hardest forms of shooting. The problems of quarry recognition are immense, conditions are tough and the worse the weather the greater the chance of good sport. In spite of this, more and more people are attracted by this demanding and challenging pursuit and there has never been a greater need for a comprehensive book for the newcomer who may know about shooting, but who has never been wildfowling." Chapters include: Introduction to wildfowling; To begin, firearms law, Protection of Birds Act; The quarries, practical recognition, duck, geese, special problems of waders, migration, breeding grounds, individual species, goose populations, feeding habits of duck; Weaponry; Comfort and survivial; Concealment and marksmanship; Twilight flighting; Day flighting; Geese; Inland wildfowling; Playing the game; General. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 241mm). Pp143. B/w photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in black, duck motif to upper board. Minor faults but good-plus in slightly used, price-clipped dust-wrapper. "Wildfowling is one of the most difficult and hardest forms of shooting. The problems of quarry recognition are immense, conditions are tough and the worse the weather the greater the chance of good sport. In spite of this, more and more people are attracted by this demanding and challenging pursuit and there has never been a greater need for a comprehensive book for the newcomer who may know about shooting, but who has never been wildfowling." Chapters include: Introduction to wildfowling; To begin, firearms law, Protection of Birds Act; The quarries, practical recognition, duck, geese, special problems of waders, migration, breeding grounds, individual species, goose populations, feeding habits of duck; Weaponry; Comfort and survivial; Concealment and marksmanship; Twilight flighting; Day flighting; Geese; Inland wildfowling; Playing the game; General. .…

Zustand: Good. Dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs/nicks. Book content is in like new condition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 8vo (138 x 223mm). Pp288. B/w illustrations from old engravings, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge dusty but very good in slightly used / clipped dust-wrapper. From The Boke of St Albans to the formation of WAGBI - a good history of the sport. Chapters include: Wildfowling before The Boke; Enter the gun; From The Boke to the parson; Hawker; The Golden Age begins; Decoys and their history; The Golden Age continues; Punt-gunning, the ultimate sport; The Golden Age and its ending; The birth and life of WAGBI; The twentieth century. .…

1st ed. Pages clean; binding tight. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in laminated baords Used - Very Good. VG hardback in laminated baords.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 8vo (138 x 223mm). Pp288. B/w illustrations from old engravings, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. From The Boke of St Albans to the formation of WAGBI - a good history of the sport. Chapters include: Wildfowling before The Boke; Enter the gun; From The Boke to the parson; Hawker; The Golden Age begins; Decoys and their history; The Golden Age continues; Punt-gunning, the ultimate sport; The Golden Age and its ending; The birth and life of WAGBI; The twentieth century. .…

Hardback. Second Edition. Spine of the dustjacket sunned with light wear to the extremities A good clean copy with photographic illustrations pp 158. book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp223. B/w photographs. Foreword by Tony Jackson. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly used in unclipped dust-wrapper. "John Marchington, well known for his books on shooting and his regular contributions to The Field, has researched his subject extensively and produced in Pugs and Drummers a book that is consistently entertaining and informative." Chapters include; introduction - pugs and drummers at the Game Fair, humans, rabbits and ferrets, the search for accuracy, an assessment of relevant literature; enter the rabbit; the mystery and history of the ferret; the natural history of the rabbit; the natural history of the rabbit - social structure; myxomatosis - the dreadful plague; ferret management; downfalls of the rabbit; ferreting; lay-ups and their solutions; on a shining night; rabbit-stew. This book has to be at the top of anyone's list for this subject area. .…

Zustand: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), viii, 216pp. 8 colour plates, 42 b&w illustrations. Original green cloth, dustwrapper. Light tanning to the edges of the text block, else the book is in very good condition. The dustwrapper is in good condition (a little rubbed and dusty). ISBN 0851151965. …