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Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1898) 1986 new edition. Small 8vo (128 x 198mm). Ppxiv,256. Plain plates by Thorburn & Lodge. Alert rabbit motif and gilt tiles to green boards, spine titled in gilt. "The Field Library" edition. Slight spotting to top edge but very good. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching, The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs, by the most experienced sportsmen of the day, are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. New introductory essay on Archibald Thorburn by John Southern. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1898) 1986 new edition. Small 8vo (128 x 198mm). Ppxiv,256. Plain plates by Thorburn & Lodge. Green cloth, spine & upper board titled & decorated in gilt. "The Field Library" edition. Slight soiling to edges, smells slightly musty owing to former exposure to damp else good copy. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching, The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. New introductory essay on Archibald Thorburn by John Southern. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). (1898) 1994 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x196mm). Ppxxix,272. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, illustrations. Green boards, titled on spine & upper board in gilt. An un-numbered out-of-series copy with minor faults - slight use / slight staining due to former exposure to damp / label ghost to front board. A good copy. With a Series Foreword by the Duke of Westminster and a new Introduction by Dr. Nick Giles. A classic on trout and trout fishing. This book is divided into three sections. Written by the Marquis of Granby: Trout Fishing: Fly fishing for trout; Lake fishing; Worm fishing and spinning for trout; River preserving and river poaching; Fishing generalities; Some heavy baskets and big fish; Grayling fishing. Written by Colonel F.H. Custance: Trout breeding: Historical; Rearing, water and hatching house, the hatching apparatus, collection of the ova, hatching, the alevin stage, rearing the fry, ponds, growing the yearlings and two-year olds, travelling; stocking. Concludes with cookery of the trout by Alexander Innes-Shand. Volume 2 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. Edition limited to 500 copies. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1994). (1898) 1994 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x196mm). Ppxxix,272. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, illustrations. Green boards, titled on spine & upper board in gilt. Fine unread out-of-series copy. With a Series Foreword by the Duke of Westminster and a new Introduction by Dr. Nick Giles. A classic on trout and trout fishing. This book is divided into three sections. Written by the Marquis of Granby: Trout Fishing: Fly fishing for trout; Lake fishing; Worm fishing and spinning for trout; River preserving and river poaching; Fishing generalities; Some heavy baskets and big fish; Grayling fishing. Written by Colonel F.H. Custance: Trout breeding: Historical; Rearing, water and hatching house, the hatching apparatus, collection of the ova, hatching, the alevin stage, rearing the fry, ponds, growing the yearlings and two-year olds, travelling; stocking. Concludes with cookery of the trout by Alexander Innes-Shand. Volume 2 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. Edition limited to 500 copies. PREVIOUS PRICE £35.00.

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1994). (1898) 1994 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x 196mm). Ppxxviiii,256. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, b/w llustrations, foreword by the Duke of Westminster, 16 page introductory essay by Dr. Mike Swan. Green boards, spine and upper board titled in gilt. Fine unread out-of-series copy. "With a chapter on Cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. With a chapter on cookery by W. Alexander Innes Shand." This is a nice facsimile reprint of the 1898 first edition, with a series foreword by the Duke of Westminster and a sixteen-page introductory essay by Dr. Mike Swan of the Game Conservancy's Advisory Service. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching, The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. This is Volume 3 of the 12 volume "Game Conservancy Edition" of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. Edition limited to 500 numbered sets. Out-of-series, un-numbered copies of each title were issued singly, this is one of those single copies. PREVIOUS PRICE £35.00.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256 + 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. Spine slightly frayed, inner hinges tender. Some use but a good copy. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. The list of titles at the front, and the ads at the rear, list Wildfowl as a forthcoming title, citing the author as the Hon. John Scott-Montagu. Later issues list eleven titles, and and include Wild Fowl (two words) with the actual eventual author, L.H. de Visme Shaw. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256 + 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. Cloth very clean and bright, but end-papers have been replaced so good only. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. The list of titles at the front, and the ads at the rear, list Wildfowl as a forthcoming title, citing the author as the Hon. John Scott-Montagu. Later issues list eleven titles, and and include Wild Fowl (two words) with the actual eventual author, L.H. de Visme Shaw. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256 + 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. Cloth slightly soiled. Good-plus. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. The list of titles at the front, and the ads at the rear, list Wildfowl as a forthcoming title, citing the author as the Hon. John Scott-Montagu. Later issues list eleven titles, and and include Wild Fowl (two words) with the actual eventual author, L.H. de Visme Shaw. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. * First or early issue. No advertisements at rear. Nine titles listed on half-title verso. Spine darkened and quite foxed but a good clean copy. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. * First issue. The advertisements at the rear list nine titles in the series. The list of titles at the front, and the ads at the rear, list Wildfowl as a forthcoming title, citing the author as the Hon. John Scott-Montagu. Later issues list eleven titles, and and include Wild Fowl (two words) with the actual eventual author, L.H. de Visme Shaw. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256 + 4pp ads for Badminton Library and Fur, Feather & Fin series. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. Spine slightly shaken, slight foxing to prelims and edges. Cloth bright and presentable, a good-plus copy. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256 + 4pp ads for Badminton Library and Fur, Feather & Fin series. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. * Later issue, c. 1904 or 1905. The advertisements at the rear list eleven titles in the series. Slight foxing, contemporary owner's name to half-title page but a very good clean copy. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. * Later issue, c. 1904 or 1905. The advertisements at the rear list eleven titles in the series. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). 1898 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppx,256 + 4pp ads for Badminton Library and Fur, Feather & Fin series. B/w illustrations by Thorburn, Whymper, Lodge and Alken. Binding A. Oatmeal coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. * Later issue, c. 1904 or 1905. The advertisements at the rear list eleven titles in the series. A very good copy. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters include: Natural history of the rabbit; The warren; Ferreting; Shooting; Trapping, snaring, netting and bolting; Poaching; The Ground Game Act; Rabbit-hawking with the goshawk; The cookery of the rabbit. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. .