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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 197mm). Pp283. B/w illustrations by Nigel Lovett. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Previous owner's name, cloth slightly stained. good only. A good and comprehensive look at game and rough shooting with much on the techniques of shotgun shooting and some good anecdotes. By "Scolopax" of The Field. "This book consists of a selection from essays which have appeared in The Field. Almost all of them have been written during World War II. While the more technical ones dealing with guns and the art of shooting might nearly have been written at any time, many of the others show traces of the influence of total war upon field sport. Apology must be made for certain repetition, which is inevitable in the case of a book composed entirely of essays, each complete in itself, contributed week by week to the Press." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 197mm). Pp283. B/w illustrations by Nigel Lovett. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. End-papers very foxed o/w good-plus. A good and comprehensive look at game and rough shooting with much on the techniques of shotgun shooting and some good anecdotes. By "Scolopax" of The Field. "This book consists of a selection from essays which have appeared in The Field. Almost all of them have been written during World War II. While the more technical ones dealing with guns and the art of shooting might nearly have been written at any time, many of the others show traces of the influence of total war upon field sport. Apology must be made for certain repetition, which is inevitable in the case of a book composed entirely of essays, each complete in itself, contributed week by week to the Press." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 8vo (131 x 197mm). Pp283. B/w illustrations by Nigel Lovett. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Previous owner's name but a very good copy. Front of dust-wrapper laid in. A good and comprehensive look at game and rough shooting with much on the techniques of shotgun shooting and some good anecdotes. By "Scolopax" of The Field. "This book consists of a selection from essays which have appeared in The Field. Almost all of them have been written during World War II. While the more technical ones dealing with guns and the art of shooting might nearly have been written at any time, many of the others show traces of the influence of total war upon field sport. Apology must be made for certain repetition, which is inevitable in the case of a book composed entirely of essays, each complete in itself, contributed week by week to the Press." .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Robert Hale, 1948. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 283pp, illust. A little spotted/foxed, d/j worn, chipped, torn and marked. A fair copy. /0.4uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fair. Hardback. With dust jacket.

Zustand: Very Good. Publisher's original colour illustrated period science fiction super art work paper covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Tanning to the page margins, small rubs to the spine tips and in Very Good condition, priced 2/- to the front cover. We currently hold 9 other Future Science Fiction Story Magazine titles in stock. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 257 pages. 9.61x6.70x0.73 inches. In Stock.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket issued. orig. wrappers.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. A smart collection of uncommon shooting titles, including 2 first editions, and all three original dust wrappers. A collection of unusual modern shooting titles, comprised of 2 uncommon volumes, and the incredibly scarce volume 2.All volumes bound in their original publisher's cloth, complete with original dust wrappers. Volume 1 dust wrapper unclipped.Featuring 2 first editions, in volumes 1 and 2.Volume 1 features charming monochrome vignette illustrations throughout, rendered by artist Nigel Lovett, who often illustrated similar pastoral scenes.Volume 2 features a monochrome frontispiece, and 4 double-sided monochrome plates of photography. Collated, complete. Bound in original cloth. In original dust wrappers, vols 2 and 3 clipped by tearing. Externally, very smart. Very minor shelf wear. Small mark to vol2 front spine tip. Ink inscription to vol2 front free endpaper. The odd minor area of age toning to endpapers. Notable crease to vol3 front spine tip. Dust wrappers generally smart. Moderate shelf wear. Large closed tears to vol2 dust wrapper, with corresponding tape mending to the reverse. Moderate loss to vol2 dust wrapper cover and vol1 dust wrapper head. Occasional rubbing to covers. Sunning to vol3 dust wrapper. Small coloured pencil mark to vol3 dust wrapper front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Nigel Lovett; Not Stated; None (illustrator). book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Pages 169-252 + 20 pages of nice ads, Features: Lost in a Cave - three men suffer in a newly-discovered cavern in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky; "Ju-Ju" and its Spell - the notorious city of Benin and the ill-omened "Palace of Blood" where human sacrifice once took place almost daily - article with great photos; The Mountain of Gold - part1 - a trip to Canada; "Tinclad" - a boat constructed of stolen material for a daring prison escape; A Tenderfoot in Canada - part 1 - H.P. Musson ventures across Canada and secures his first job; The "Devil-Leopard" of Poosapally - it killed 30 people; The Uninvited Guest - an Indian Panther tale; The Ming Jar - what happened after a collector purchased a choice example from a temple near Canton; Mazulla and his Sahib - part 2 - an inspiring record from India - with photo of Mazulla and two of his children; In Quest of the "Bearded Boar" - in search of a trophy of this rare species located on an island in the Dutch East Indies; Across North America in a Motor-Boat - conclusion - Triumphant arrival in New York City - article with photos; Tobacco Redeemer (smoking cessation) ad inside back cover. Unmarked. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, January (Jan.) 1927, Vol. LVIII, No. 345 - Across North America in a Motor Boat Lost in a Cave - three men suffer in a newly-discovered cavern in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky; "Ju-Ju" and its S. Illustrated by Leigh, Conrad; Hiley, Francis E.; Robinson, T.H.; Wightman,W.E.; Woodville, Caton; Goss, G.W.; Holloway, Cyril; Prater, Ernest;Soper, G.; Sutcliffe, Norman (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Witherell Kidnapping case - Mrs. Gladys Witherell was kidnapped for several days - article with photos of victim and perpetrators; Bad Man Louis - a tale from what is now Glacier National Park in Montana; The Justice of the North - The North-West Mounted Police set out in search of two Eskimos - Sinnisiak and Uluksak - who killed Catholic priests in Canada's north; The Cowboys of the Camargue - a description of the life and cowboys of Frances's Camargue; Through Central America on Horseback - Part I - Eugene Cunningham describes his trip by horseback south from San Jose, Costa Rica - with photos; The Wreck of the "Angola" - the horrible tale of 42 days afloat between China and the Philippines; The River of Mystery - the largely unknown Orange River of South Africa; The Adventures of a Rolling Stone - VI - the author finds himself hired as a Montana ranch hand; Photo and brief writeup of Turkey farm of Mr. M.A. Stutsman in Barstow, California; Two Boys in the Foreign Legion - young men choose to escape from the French Foreign Legion in the African desert, pursued by Arabs; Photo and brief write-up of "The Joshua Tree", the world's largest Yucca tree in southern California; The Buried Cities of Asia Minor - II - investigating the cities of Carchemish and Jerablus, on the Euphrates; The Cowboy Outlaw - Kid Curry terrorized the western states; Odds and Ends - Hungarian barber and Egyptian fisherman at work; nice vintage ads. Average wear. Bits of external tape secure spine. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Whitaker, W.G.; Bates, Leo; Soper, G.; Gillett, F.; Robinson, T.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; Lane, Harry; Crombie, Chas; Tennant, Dudley (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Man Who Turned Thief - Part I - remarkable narrative of an honest man turned criminal who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies in American history; With a Camera in Portugal - nice photo-illustrated article; Mr. Todbury's Trawler Trip - a confirmed landlubber, advised by his doctor, goes on a sea-voyage on a little trawler; A Record Laugh - A story from Kimberley, South Africa involving an unsophisticated Kaffir, a "live" wire, and a laugh that could be heard from miles away!; Mistaken Identity - H.A. Garrett went to Chile to make a living but narrowly escaped being hanged instead; Through the East by Air - Part I - Richard Carline and his brother Sydney were commissioned to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum after WWI, and did so for ten months - with much adventure - article with photos; The Golden Cheeses - an expedition hopes to recover 2 million pounds of German gold from a ship torpedoed in the war; The Little Captain - some joyous fragments from the chequered life-history of one of the most irresponsible dare-devils imaginable - a young Mexican; Trailing the Gun-runners - Part III - continuation of the adventures of U.S. authorities attempting to block the flow of arms to revolutionaries in Dominica; Big-Game Shooting in Northern India - exciting stories about pursuing tigers and leopards; The Sea-Devil - two men are lucky to escape with their lives after a prolonged battle with a shark; and more. 85 pages plus 8 pages of vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Wood, Stanley L.; Brock, H.M.; Soper, G.; Carruthers, G.P.; Gillett, F.; Wood, Stanley L.; Robinson, T.H. (illustrator). …