Country Sports & Country Writing

T.E. Pryce-Tannatt
£38.00

How to Dress Salmon Flies: A Handbook for Amateurs

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

J.A. Hunter
£55.00

Hunter

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PUBLISHERHamish Hamilton.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear around edges. Foxing to block edges and some browning to leaves. Text and images are otherwise clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with scuffing and a few tiny tears at edges, with discolouration and...

Frank Sawyer
£26.00

Keeper of the Stream: The Life of a River and its Trout Fishery

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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.

"Thormanby" (Willmott Willmott-Dixon)
£50.00

Kings of the Rod, Rifle and Gun (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERHutchinson and Co. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering. Gilt top block edge. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and bumped at edges. Cup ring...

John Mitchell
£30.00

Loch Lomondside: Gateway to the Western Highlands of Scotland

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, a little slight creasing to very edges.
EDITIONNumber 88 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural History, published...

Hamish Stewart
£18.00

Lochs and Loch Fishing

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A practical guide to fishing the Scottish Lochs.

Peter Marren
£30.00

Nature Conservation: A Review of the Conservation of Wildlife in Britain 1950-2001

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, a little slight creasing to very edges.
EDITIONNumber 91 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural History, published...

Arthur H. Patterson
£20.00

Nature in Eastern Norfolk

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering and border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges and corners, some scuffing and marking. Spine is very faded. Hinges a little weak with a split in the middle of the volume, but otherwise binding feels secure. Some...

Angus Lunn
£35.00

Northumberland, With Alston Moor

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PUBLISHERHarper Collins.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery good, a little slight creasing to very edges.
EDITIONNumber 95 of The New Naturalist Library series. A Survey of British Natural History, published...

D. Brian Plummer
£40.00

Off The Beaten Track

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PUBLISHERHuddlesford Publications, Cambridge.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, some shelf wear to edges of boards, corners slightly bumped. A little discolouration to block edge and outer leaves, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWear and slight creasing to edges, a little fading...

Tom Ryder
£20.00

On the Box Seat: A Manual of Driving

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

William Philipson
£12.00

Paper on Brakes: For Retarding the Motion of Carriages in Descending Inclines

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PUBLISHERWilliam Rice, London. The Institute of British Carriage Makers.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, although worn and faded. Some tearing at top of spine. Foxing mainly on back cover. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Preserved in a clear...

D. Brian Plummer
£20.00

Practical Lurcher Breeding

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PUBLISHERHuddlesford Publications.
BINDINGDark brown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little wear to edges of boards. Top block edge is browned, but text and images remain clear with barely and noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight creasing at edges, spine faded. A few tiny spot...

William Philipson
£35.00

Prize Essay on the Suspension of Carriages

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PUBLISHERThe Hub Publishing Company of N.Y.
BINDINGNavy blue boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear, especially to spine and corners. Some browning, but printed pages remain clear and little marked. Page 59 / 60 has a tear. The fold out plans and...

David Brian Plummer
£30.00

Rogues.... and Running Dogs

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PUBLISHERThe Tabard Press, Huddlesford, Lichfield.
BINDINGBrown boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little wear. Some discolouration to top block edge, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWorn and creased at edges, a small tear bottom front has previously been mended with tape. Small booksellers...

W.A. Baillie-Grohman
£80.00

Sport in The Alps: In the Past and the Present

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PUBLISHERAdam and Charles Black, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and white title patch.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in worn condition commensurate with...

Alfred Clark
£18.00

Sport in the Low-Country of Ceylon

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PUBLISHERTisara Prakasakayo, Ceylon.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally rather worn, with scuffing, scratching and staining mainly to back cover. Creasing along spine, binding secure. Some foxing / browning to block edges and outer leaves, but printed pages remain largely clear and little marked. 
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Rev. J.G. Wood
£45.00

Strange Dwellings: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals

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PUBLISHERLongmans, Green, and Co. London.
BINDINGGreen leather boards with gilt lettering and design, banded spine, burgundy title patch. Lovely marbled endpapers and block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally rather worn and scuffed, especially at edges. Hinges slightly weakened, but binding feels secure. Some foxing and browning affecting outer...

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