Plummer david brian 1936 2003 (113 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1976) 1981 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 210mm). Pp133. B/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use - very good in dust-wrapper. This is Brian Plummer's complete manual for terrier work with the Jack Russell. Lots of practical advice, strong opinion and readable anecdotes of the author's own experiences. Chapters include:- The Jack Russell terrier; Choosing a terrier; Entering to quarry; The rat; The stoat; The fox; Entering to fox; Badger; Rabbit hunting; Terrier packs; General tips which may help; Breeding; Working terrier shows; Disease; Diseases and pests your dog may get. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1999). 1999 1st edition. 8vo paperback (154 x 232mm). Pp167. B/w photographs, illustrations. Very good paperback. "This autobiographical account of Brian Plummer's life in the years between the end of his teaching career in the Midlands, his move to the North of Scotland, and his subsequent move further south, is interwoven with the tale of Polly, a white German Shepherd Dog. An unusual story of a very special dog, told in Brian's usual style, and full of anecdotes and fascinating facts about both people and animals." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) later reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown cloth, spine titled in silver gilt. Slight use. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Pp159. B/w illustrations by Romey Brough. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight use else very good in slightly faded / marked dust-wrapper. A violent and disturbing novel of a captive badger and the unpleasant world of badger-baiters and dog-fighters. Standard Plummer stuff then. . Brough, Romey (illustrator).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight spotting to edges and end-papers, minor faults. Good-plus in price-clipped dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1981 reprint. 8vo (138 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in silver. Fine unread copy in price-clipped dust-wrapper. As usual Plummer leavens his wide knowledge of the subject with lots of fascinating and unsavoury anecdotes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1999). 1999 1st edition. 8vo paperback (154 x 232mm). Pp167. B/w photographs, illustrations. Fine copy. "This autobiographical account of Brian Plummer's life in the years between the end of his teaching career in the Midlands, his move to the North of Scotland, and his subsequent move further south, is interwoven with the tale of Polly, a white German Shepherd Dog. An unusual story of a very special dog, told in Brian's usual style, and full of anecdotes and fascinating facts about both people and animals." PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 15.99.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and small tear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Little wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Complete DJ with light toning.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppvi,137. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Ex-library copy with usual faults and stamps, rather stained and used. Reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. Certainly written by Brian Plummer, but whether Shaw was merely a pen-name or actually existed I do not know. I invite elucidation. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1983). (1980) 1983 reprint. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp158. B/w photographs and illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge dusty, slightly marked but a good-plus copy in rather used and marked dust-wrapper. "In this classic work, Brian Plummer gives the history of the breed's origins and traces its development. Having dispensed with the myths that surround the origin of the Jack Russell, he gives advice on choosing one, and rearing and training it as a working dog. All aspects of breeding are covered, including the pros and cons of inbreeding and outcrossing." Chapters include: The legend, the fact behind the legend; The Jack Russell Club of Great Britain; Choosing a terrier; Rearing a puppy; Entering a puppy to quarry - rat, mink, stoat and the mink, coypu, fox, badger, otter, wildcat; Rabbit hunting - ferreting dogs, bushing dogs, rough-and-ready gun dogs; Breeding; Inbreeding and outcrossing, the Dog Breeder's Act; Working terrier shows; Ailments and diseases - distemper, canine viral hepatitis (Rubarth's disease), leptospirosis, Canicola fever; Worms - roundworms, tapeworms; Skin infections - mange, eczema; Wounds; Ear canker; Fleas and ticks. Appendix: The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slightly bumped and used. Good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1983). (1979) 1983 paperback edition. Small 8vo (120 x 198mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Creases to slightly faded cover. Rather foxed but good second-hand paperback. Plummer's boyhood exploits with lurcher and terrier. Includes chapters on cock-fighting and bird-catching, cooking and eating badgers, foxes and rats, hawks and hawking. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). (1980) 1996 reprint. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp158. B/w photographs and illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Felt-tip to barcodes on rear of dust-wrapper with small tear, slight spotting to top edge but internally clean. Good-plus. "In this classic work, Brian Plummer gives the history of the breed's origins and traces its development. Having dispensed with the myths that surround the origin of the Jack Russell, he gives advice on choosing one, and rearing and training it as a working dog. All aspects of breeding are covered, including the pros and cons of inbreeding and outcrossing." Chapters include: The legend, the fact behind the legend; The Jack Russell Club of Great Britain; Choosing a terrier; Rearing a puppy; Entering a puppy to quarry - rat, mink, stoat and the mink, coypu, fox, badger, otter, wildcat; Rabbit hunting - ferreting dogs, bushing dogs, rough-and-ready gun dogs; Breeding; Inbreeding and outcrossing, the Dog Breeder's Act; Working terrier shows; Ailments and diseases - distemper, canine viral hepatitis (Rubarth's disease), leptospirosis, Canicola fever; Worms - roundworms, tapeworms; Skin infections - mange, eczema; Wounds; Ear canker; Fleas and ticks. Appendix: The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Spotting to top edge, end-papers slightly browned. Good-plus in slightly tanned dust-wrapper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Shop's stamp to front end-paper, slight stain to pp31-4 else very good in dust-wrapper. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Bottom edges damp-stained o/w very good in faded dust-wrapper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight bump else very good in dust-wrapper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1985). 1985 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp192. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge dusty, dent to upper board but a good-plus in rather faded and used dust-wrapper. This book is "an idiots' guide to lurcher breeding a step by step account of the breeding of lurchers and longdogs, not only to continue a family of lurchers, but also [for] starting up a commercial lurcher breeding kennels". Advice, opinion and anecdote in Plummer's customary style. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp158. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Stains and slight bumps to boards, slight browning else good copy in wrinkled and soiled dust-wrapper. "In this classic work, Brian Plummer gives the history of the breed's origins and traces its development. Having dispensed with the myths that surround the origin of the Jack Russell, he gives advice on choosing one, and rearing and training it as a working dog. All aspects of breeding are covered, including the pros and cons of inbreeding and outcrossing." Chapters include: The legend, the fact behind the legend; The Jack Russell Club of Great Britain; Choosing a terrier; Rearing a puppy; Entering a puppy to quarry - rat, mink, stoat and the mink, coypu, fox, badger, otter, wildcat; Rabbit hunting - ferreting dogs, bushing dogs, rough-and-ready gun dogs; Breeding; Inbreeding and outcrossing, the Dog Breeder's Act; Working terrier shows; Ailments and diseases - distemper, canine viral hepatitis (Rubarth's disease), leptospirosis, Canicola fever; Worms - roundworms, tapeworms; Skin infections - mange, eczema; Wounds; Ear canker; Fleas and ticks. Appendix: The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2006). (1983) 2006 Tideline limited edition. 8vo (162 x 240mm). Pp243. B/w photographs. Black bonded leather, upper board and spine titled in gilt. A fine numbered copy. Terriers, terrier-work and pen-portraits and interviews with fifty terrier-men. This is the 2006 limited edition published by Tideline Books. The limitation is unstated but we believe it to be 1,000 copies, each copy is numbered. Chapters include: The land; The people; The quarry; Origins and bloodlines of the terriers. The terrier men: Joe Armstrong; Anthony Barker; Dennis Barrow; Maurice Bell; Richard Bland; Joe Bowman; Cyril Breay; Frank Buck; Anthony Chapman; Keith Clement; Tommy Coulson; John Cowen; Bill Crisp; Tommy Dobson; Eric Dodson, with David Reed; Monty Fairish; Willy Gray; Harry and Sid Hardasty; Nigel Hinchcliffe; Ralph Hodgson; The Irving Family; Alan Johnston; George Henry Long; Joe Mawson; Gary Middleton; George Newcombe; John Nicholson; Brian Nuttall; Christopher Ogilvie; Pat O'Malley; Jimmy Overs; Douglas Paisley; John Parkes; Walter Parkin; Eddie Pool; Edmund Porter; The Proud Brothers - Eddie and Bob Proud; Johnny Richardson; Tom Robinson; Jack Smith; Barry Todhunter; Robert Todhunter; Cyril Tyson; Graham Ward; Harold Watson; Roger Westmorland; John Whaley; Sid Wilkinson; John Winch; Wally Wyld. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 28.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2001). (1991) 2001 2nd edition. Large 8vo (159 x 240mm). Ppvi,186. B/w photographs. Fine in dust-wrapper. "Combining formidable experience with racy style, (Brian Plummer) turns his attention - not for the first time, but now exhaustively - to the rabbit." Chapters include: Man meets rabbit; From warren to wild; The expansion of the wild or feral rabbit; The wild or feral rabbit; Rabbit control methods; Ferrets and ferreting; The ferreter's dogs; Lamping rabbits; Daytime rabbiting with dogs; the use of terrier packs in rabbit hunting; Hawking rabbits; Nets, snares, traps and divers means. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2000). 2000 1st edition. 8vo paperback (153 x 226mm). Pp190. B/w line illustrations. Slight use but a very good first edition. ~. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1986) 1989 reprint. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp147. B/w photographs, illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An interesting group of profiles of some modern hunters, terriermen, lurchermen and falconers. Derry Argue, John Bromily, Terry Duggan, Eric Furness, David Hancock, Eddie 'Gummy' Hodgson, Derek Hume, Martin Knowelden, Jack Ivester Lloyd, Phil Lloyd, Bill O'Donnell, Jack Price, Dan Russell, Frank Sheardown, John Jock Tait, Alan Thomas, Ted Walsh. Well worth a read. . Knowelden, Martin (illustrator).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). (1991) 2001 2nd edition. Large 8vo (159 x 240mm). Ppvi,186. B/w photographs. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Mark to front end-paper else very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Combining formidable experience with racy style, (Brian Plummer) turns his attention - not for the first time, but now exhaustively - to the rabbit." Chapters include: Man meets rabbit; From warren to wild; The expansion of the wild or feral rabbit; The wild or feral rabbit; Rabbit control methods; Ferrets and ferreting; The ferreter's dogs; Lamping rabbits; Daytime rabbiting with dogs; The use of terrier packs in rabbit hunting; Hawking rabbits; Nets, snares, traps and divers means. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1994). (1992) 1994 paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 198mm). Ppviii,180. B/w photographs. Quite browned & used but a good second-hand paperback. Not a book about sporting dogs, but Plummer's sensible advice on turning out a biddable, well-behaved pet of any breed. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 241mm). Pp148. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in spine-faded dust-wrapper. Possible book-seller's stamp to front end-paper. First edition. This is the story of Brian Plummer's tour of the north of Scotland in the company of tinkers, gypsies, falconers and other eccentrics. "I dedicate this book to Gina, who knew the bad times - and they were many." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). (1986) later reprint. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp147. B/w photographs, illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use and spine-fading. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. An interesting group of profiles of some modern hunters, terriermen, lurchermen and falconers. Derry Argue, John Bromily, Terry Duggan, Eric Furness, David Hancock, Eddie 'Gummy' Hodgson, Derek Hume, Martin Knowelden, Jack Ivester Lloyd, Phil Lloyd, Bill O'Donnell, Jack Price, Dan Russell, Frank Sheardown, John Jock Tait, Alan Thomas, Ted Walsh. Well worth a read. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). (1986) 1989 reprint. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp147. B/w photographs, illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Blue boards, spine titled in silver gilt. Minor faults. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An interesting group of profiles of some modern hunters, terriermen, lurchermen and falconers. Derry Argue, John Bromily, Terry Duggan, Eric Furness, David Hancock, Eddie 'Gummy' Hodgson, Derek Hume, Martin Knowelden, Jack Ivester Lloyd, Phil Lloyd, Bill O'Donnell, Jack Price, Dan Russell, Frank Sheardown, John Jock Tait, Alan Thomas, Ted Walsh. Well worth a read. . Knowelden, Martin (illustrator).…