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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1999). (1939) 1999 paperback edition. Large 8vo paperback (187 x 268mm). Ppxii,48. Colour plates by Philip Rickman. Covers 5mm (3/16") short of fore-edge - but still a fine unread copy. "It is one of the signs and portents of our times that the future of many species of ducks should be less dependent on their fate at the hands of nature than at the hands of man. . Marshes are drained: bricks and mortar restrict the country, and where forty years ago (c1900) there was wild game, no wire fences and very little disturbance, to-day those conditions have gone. It is no good crying about it. The job of the present generation is to see that we stabilise affairs before they go too far." Hugh Pollard in the Introduction. The authors give the reader necessary background information for achieving this aim. Good colour illustrations. Chapters include: By Hugh Pollard - Grouse and Black Game; Partridges and Quail; Pheasants. By Phyllis Barclay-Smith - Wild Turkey, Woodcock and Snipe; Geese and Ducks. Shooting in Great Britain, by Hugh Pollard. Shooting in America, by Eugene V. Connett. This edition has French-fold card covers which unfortunately fall 3/16" short of the fore-edge. PREVIOUS PRICE £12.95.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). (1939) 1993 edition. 4to (195 x 272mm). Ppxii,48. Colour plates of game birds by Philip Rickman, marbled end-papers, all edges gilt. Colour engraving of pheasants to gilt decorated green faux leather, issued without a dust-wrapper. Limited to 2,500 numbered copies. Slight mark to cover but a near fine copy. "It is one of the signs and portents of our times that the future of many species of ducks should be less dependent on their fate at the hands of nature than at the hands of man. . Marshes are drained: bricks and mortar restrict the country, and where forty years ago (c1900) there was wild game, no wire fences and very little disturbance, to-day those conditions have gone. It is no good crying about it. The job of the present generation is to see that we stabilise affairs before they go too far." Hugh Pollard in the Introduction. The authors give the reader necessary background information for achieving this aim. Good colour illustrations. Chapters include: By Hugh Pollard - Grouse and Black Game; Partridges and Quail; Pheasants. By Phyllis Barclay-Smith - Wild Turkey, Woodcock and Snipe; Geese and Ducks. Shooting in Great Britain, by Hugh Pollard. Shooting in America, by Eugene V. Connett. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 367 pages plus indexes (complete). A passive copy. The boards are grubby. They retain a weary elegance. There handling and storage marks and wear all about. They are sure. The contents are very clean, clear, benign, confident, authoritative. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1993). (1939) 1993 edition. 4to (195 x 272mm). Ppxii,48. Colour plates of game birds by Philip Rickman, marbled end-papers, gilt edges. Colour engraving of pheasants to gilt decorated green faux leather. Fine unread copy - still in publisher's box. "It is one of the signs and portents of our times that the future of many species of ducks should be less dependent on their fate at the hands of nature than at the hands of man. . Marshes are drained: bricks and mortar restrict the country, and where forty years ago (c1900) there was wild game, no wire fences and very little disturbance, to-day those conditions have gone. It is no good crying about it. The job of the present generation is to see that we stabilise affairs before they go too far." Hugh Pollard in the Introduction. The authors give the reader necessary background information for achieving this aim. Good colour illustrations. Chapters include: By Hugh Pollard - Grouse and Black Game; Partridges and Quail; Pheasants. By Phyllis Barclay-Smith - Wild Turkey, Woodcock and Snipe; Geese and Ducks. Shooting in Great Britain, by Hugh Pollard. Shooting in America, by Eugene V. Connett. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1931). 1931 1st edition. Large 8vo (150 x 241mm). Pp208. Two-colour illustrations by Gilbert Holiday, top-edge gilt. Red buckram, spine titled in gilt. Cloth stained and slightly bumped, slight browning to end-papers and edges. Good, lacks dust-wrapper. Lionel Edwards' copy, his name to end-paper.* This is an interesting and entertaining selection of stories and articles on hunting and horses. Includes some good illustrations. Articles include: The opening meet; The show card; Point-to-pointers; Horse, please; School days; Professor pony; Mode and the Moss-Trooper; Mares' nests; Woolworth horses; A Platonic dialogue; A point of view; A marriage has been arranged. ; Scent lies; The lovely road; Frost and other curses; Potted history. * This copy has a note to the front end-paper, in Edwards' hand, reading, "Lionel Edwards, from Q(?).v. Carl. Christmas 1931." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1936). 1936 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 225mm). Ppxv,284. B/w photographs, colour illustrations by Philip Rickman. Brick red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth rather stained else good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. "The value of Major Pollard's book, is that he tells those of us who do not know, and those of us who may think we do know, almost everything that need be told about the business, as well as the pleasure, of shooting. If you want to know how to set about taking a shoot, great or small; if you want to know the history and the habits and the variations of the game that you mean to shoot; if you want to know how to rear pheasants, how to feed the chicks on the rearing field, how to look after the poults after they have been put out in the wood, how to manage a day's shoot so as to bring the grown birds over the guns in the best possible manner; how to keep down the always-increasing cost of running a shoot - if you want to know all of these things and many others, you could not possibly do better than read this book, and never let it off your shelf so long as you retain an interest in any of these things." (From the introduction by Guy Pollock). Chapters include:- The choice of a shoot; The gun and ammunition; Pheasants; Partridges; Grouse, black game, capercailzie, ptarmigan; Snipe and woodcock; Duck; Ground game; Vermin; The diseases of game birds; Some notes on the rearing of pheasants; The cookery of game. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1936). 1936 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 225mm). Ppxv,284. B/w photographs, colour illustrations by Philip Rickman. Brick red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth rubbed and faded, some foxing and use. Good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. "The value of Major Pollard's book, is that he tells those of us who do not know, and those of us who may think we do know, almost everything that need be told about the business, as well as the pleasure, of shooting. If you want to know how to set about taking a shoot, great or small; if you want to know the history and the habits and the variations of the game that you mean to shoot; if you want to know how to rear pheasants, how to feed the chicks on the rearing field, how to look after the poults after they have been put out in the wood, how to manage a day's shoot so as to bring the grown birds over the guns in the best possible manner; how to keep down the always-increasing cost of running a shoot - if you want to know all of these things and many others, you could not possibly do better than read this book, and never let it off your shelf so long as you retain an interest in any of these things." (From the introduction by Guy Pollock). Chapters include:- The choice of a shoot; The gun and ammunition; Pheasants; Partridges; Grouse, black game, capercailzie, ptarmigan; Snipe and woodcock; Duck; Ground game; Vermin; The diseases of game birds; Some notes on the rearing of pheasants; The cookery of game. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1945). (1939) 1945 edition. Large 4to (245 x 305mm). Ppx,48. Colour paintings by Philip Rickman. Red cloth, titled in black to front board, spine untitled. Slight wear and bumps to cloth, some pages slightly foxed. Very good in tanned and frayed dust-wrapper. "It is one of the signs and portents of our times that the future of many species of ducks should be less dependent on their fate at the hands of nature than at the hands of man. . Marshes are drained: bricks and mortar restrict the country, and where forty years ago (c1900) there was wild game, no wire fences and very little disturbance, to-day those conditions have gone. It is no good crying about it. The job of the present generation is to see that we stabilise affairs before they go too far." Hugh Pollard in the Introduction. The authors give the reader necessary background information for achieving this aim. Good colour illustrations. Chapters include: By Hugh Pollard - Grouse and Black Game; Partridges and Quail; Pheasants. By Phyllis Barclay-Smith - Wild Turkey, Woodcock and Snipe; Geese and Ducks. Shooting in Great Britain, by Hugh Pollard. Shooting in America, by Eugene V. Connett. .

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Major Hugh B. C. Pollard's cookery book of helpful tips for the hunter and sportsman. First edition. A collection of more than two-hundred ideas of how to cook meat and fish, hunted or caught by a sportsman. Written for those "who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life", with suggestions on how to cook partridges, pheasant, venison, game, trout and more. Written by Major Hugh B. C. Pollard, an author, journalist and firearms expert, known for his many works on weaponry. In the original quarter cloth binding. Externally, sound with bumping and light loss to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Age toning to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate and red sticker to the front pastedown. Good. book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1936). 1936 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 225mm). Ppxv,284. B/w photographs, colour illustrations by Philip Rickman. Brick red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Price 16s. (Spine stickered 18/-.). Good-plus in foxed and slightly chipped dust-wrapper. "The value of Major Pollard's book, is that he tells those of us who do not know, and those of us who may think we do know, almost everything that need be told about the business, as well as the pleasure, of shooting. If you want to know how to set about taking a shoot, great or small; if you want to know the history and the habits and the variations of the game that you mean to shoot; if you want to know how to rear pheasants, how to feed the chicks on the rearing field, how to look after the poults after they have been put out in the wood, how to manage a day's shoot so as to bring the grown birds over the guns in the best possible manner; how to keep down the always-increasing cost of running a shoot - if you want to know all of these things and many others, you could not possibly do better than read this book, and never let it off your shelf so long as you retain an interest in any of these things." (From the introduction by Guy Pollock). Chapters include:- The choice of a shoot; The gun and ammunition; Pheasants; Partridges; Grouse, black game, capercailzie, ptarmigan; Snipe and woodcock; Duck; Ground game; Vermin; The diseases of game birds; Some notes on the rearing of pheasants; The cookery of game. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). 1937 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Ppxx,139. B/w photograph plates. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine, slight use. Good copy in slightly frayed and used dust-wrapper. "A practical contribution to its solution, for all hunting people." "The object of this book is to suggest a clearer line of thought about the age-old problem of scent. It is in the main a discussion of the relatively complex conditions which control the diffusion of scent, for we only discern scent by its diffusion. The line I have taken is to try to work out a perfectly simple instrument which will tell the hunting man exactly the percentage of chances of scent on any day at any time. It does. .Despite the accuracy of this method of instrumental calculation there are plenty of points in this book which are open to the widest possible range of argument. It is almost impossible to 'prove' anything connected with the physiological side of scent, and the observer will always find an embarassing range of alternative possiblities. .Anyway, this little book is an attempt to bring the scientific side of it rather closer to some modern scientific theories of our own time. Chapters include: The secretion of the scent; The diffusion of scent; The Scentometer; Adverse factors; The secret of scent; Scent and local conditions; How we smell; How hounds smell; Scent in other animals. Appendices are: Relative humidity in air; Simple hygroscopes. Uncommon in a dust-wrapper. .

FIRST EDITION Small 4to., quarter bound in blue cloth with marbled paper-covered boards and paper title labels to spine and upper board, in unclipped dust jacket. [vii] + 155pp, indexed. Remains of faint erased inscription to ffep. Light foxing to foredge. Edges of boards lightly rubbed. Paper title labels somewhat foxed. Dust jacket somewhat soiled and damaged - please see photos. Overall VG in Good, Sound dust jacket. (Shelf 200) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1930). 1930 1st edition. Large 4to (222 x 290mm). Ppx,183. Colour paintings, b/w illustrations by Philip Rickman & H.Frank Wallace, rough-cut pages. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Quite used - fading and staining to cloth, spine slightly shaken, edges and end-papers browned. Good only. Comprehensive guide to British game shooting and gamekeeping with many goodcoloured plates. Appendices including ageing and sexing of game, useful tree and shrub species for coverts and details of ammunition. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1928). 1928 1st edition - De Luxe issue. 4to (255 x 320mm). Ppviii,87. Colour plates & b/w illustrations by Frank Southgate. Quarter vellum / paper-covered boards. #800 of 950 numbered copies. Quite rubbed but a very good copy. Many colour and b/w plates of paintings by Frank Southgate, and a very readable text by Pollard. Chapters include: Prelude; Wild geese; Duck; Duck shooting; Waders; Game birds; Snipe and woodcock; Vermin and various. .

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Major Hugh B. C. Pollard's cookery book of helpful tips for the hunter, presented here in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. An excellent example, found in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of more than two-hundred ideas of how to cook meat and fish, hunted or caught by a sportsman. Written for those "who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life", with suggestions on how to cook partridges, pheasant, venison, game, trout and more. Written by Major Hugh B. C. Pollard, an author, journalist and firearms expert, known for his many works on weaponry. Bound in the publisher's quarter cloth and marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, lovely, with light bumping and a little rubbing to the extremities. Light offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is a little worn, with chipping and closed tears to the extremities. Larger tears to joints, with tape repair to the backstrip verso. Light marks to wrap and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Near Fine. book.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. This is a very good hardcover copy of the 1927 edition in tan cloth with the black smoking pistol device on the front cover. Almost no wear, completely clean inside, (faint spotting to the last two pages). Illustrated with 3 collotype plates and 38 black & white photos and line drawings. Covers the history of firearms from the beginnings in the 14th and 15th centuries on through the Renaissance and on up to the modern period, ending with the modern military rifles of World War 1. 8 appendices on individual makers like Smith & Wesson and Colt, and lists of makers in Britain and America. 4to, 10" high X 8" wide, 320 pages. A very nice copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1928). 1928 1st edition - De Luxe issue. 4to (255 x 320mm). Ppviii,87. Colour plates & b/w illustrations by Frank Southgate. Quarter vellum / paper-covered boards. #845 of 950 numbered copies. Some foxing but but a very good copy. Many colour and b/w plates of paintings by Frank Southgate, and a very readable text by Pollard. Chapters include: Prelude; Wild geese; Duck; Duck shooting; Waders; Game birds; Snipe and woodcock; Vermin and various. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches). Decorated initial letters to each chapter. A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London. Half tan calf, spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label, with owners initials, on front board.Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper. Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book. In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage. This book is not for them, but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".:

1st Edn,. xv 284 pages, illustrated with 6 colour plates by Phillip Rickman and 8 half tone plates from photographs. Personal inscription to verso of the front blank. Publishers red cloth binding in DJ a very good copy with no loss to the DJ. Covers the choice of a shoot, the guns and ammunition all game vermin, game bird rearing and disease. Chute 525.