Country Sports & Country Writing

PUBLISHERCassell and Company Limited.
BINDINGRed leather boards with banded spine. Gilt lettering and decoration. Attractive marbled endpapers and block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONThe spine has detached from the binding, but otherwise the book is in fair condition for age. Leather is scuffed at edges, with some scratching and discolouration....

A compilation of essays, sketches and verse on all aspects of fishing by over 80 contributers. These include Isaak Walton, Arthur Ransome, Thoreau and many others.

Detailed descriptions of the many types of fly and other insects most effective for fly fishing. Followed by instructions for the making of various kinds of artificial flies.

Detailed descriptions of approx. 200 birds which were once popular to be caught and mounted as trophies by contemporary sportsmen.

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PUBLISHERCambridge University Press.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, slight wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages...

A historical guide to trout fishing in stream and lake.

PUBLISHERAlexander Maclehose & Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are just a little worn at edges and corners. A little faint browning and foxing affecting outer leaves. Printed pages and images remain clear and largely unmarked. Ink inscription on flyleaf.
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Charming sketches of country life in Sussex and Devonshire from before and during WWII.

A comprehensive veterinary manual for the care and treatment of horses, from the early 19th century.

PUBLISHERSwan Sonnenschein & Co. London.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards with gilt lettering and glit and black design on spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Boards are scuffed around edges and the spine is discoloured / darkened. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting endpapers and outer leaves,...