blandford london 1991 (4 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, excellent colour plates and b/w line drawings by Alan Hayman, brief bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight foxing. Good-plus in rubbed, and used dust-wrapper. Fairly comprehensive examination of all aspects of shooting: pheasants and other gamebirds, wildfowling and deerstalking as well as the pursuit of mouflon, chamois, wild boar and other quarry in continental Europe. Chapters include: Types of shotgun; Cartridges; Shotgun safety; Shooting technique; Development of the rifle; Types of rifle; Sighting and telescopic sight; Firing a rifle; The rifle cartridge; Knives; Binoculars; Deer; European game; Types of shoot; Game birds; Foreshore shooting; Inland goose shooting; Geese; Dabbling duck; Diving duck; Other waterfowl; Small game; large game; Game birds; Game and wildfowl. James Douglas was the pseudonym of Douglas Mitchell, a well-known archer who died in 2002 following a freak accident with a bow. .

25.0 x 18.5cms 160pp b/w illusts very good+ hardback & dustwrapper The chapters are: to thwart the Russian bear (1954-1856); the bear strikes back; the soldiers battle; aftermath. The appendices are: order of battle the army of the East up to November 1854 with later titles of regiments: British casualties.

With b/w illustrations. Paperback. 88,(3)pp. Good. ISBN 0713714964.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. Quarto 10½'' x 8'' 172 pages. ISBN 0713723440. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN.