Country Sports & Country Writing

A lavishly illustrated narrative of the authors twin passions of art and angling.

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PUBLISHERB.T. Batsford Ltd.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear and fading at edges. Foxing to outer leaves and block edges, although printed...

Lively tales of the heyday of fast mail coaches, before the advance of the railways.

Charming accounts of the authors experiences fishing around the British Isles.

A detailed period guide to carriage driving of all types.

Comprehensive practical advice on topics from making flies for fishing to the control of vermin, and an appendix on diseases of dogs.

A very detailed history and guide to the making of fishing flies for trout.

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PUBLISHERGame & Gun Ltd, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to boards. Printed pages clean and unmarked.

A comprehensive scientific account on all the common pathogens and diseases of the bee.

A lively and authoritative book written by Eva Crane and other eminent world experts

A scientific and instructional treatise on how to correctly shoe a horse, inspired by the authors observations of widespread poor practice at the time.

A very detailed and comprehensive guide to the tying of fishing flies for the leisure angler.

A natural history and description of the river Avon and its tributaries, written by the head keeper of the Officer's Fishing Association at Netheravon.

A practical guide to fishing the Scottish Lochs.

A practical guide to driving light horses as practiced around the world.

A romantically exaggerated account of a thirty day angling tour of Wales; also filled with anecdotes about the author's military and sporting experiences in India, and his friends Byron and Shelley.

Detailed instructions in the art of fly fishing, with particular reference to the North Devon streams.

A beautifully illustrated edition of the classic discourse on "The contemplative man's recreation."