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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Leadbetter, Diana (illustrator). Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985 ). 1985 1st edition. Small 8vo (145 x 223mm). Ppxx,228. B/w photographs & b/w illustrations by Charles Jardine. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use, good-plus in used dust-wrapper. A good work on the ecology and conservation of British game-birds, deer and fish. .

Zustand: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1985). 1985 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Ppxx,228. B/w photographs & b/w illustrations by Charles Jardine. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new unread copy in dust-wrapper. A good work on the ecology and conservation of British game-birds, deer and fish. PREVIOUS PRICE £12.95.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Very Good. Leadbetter, Diana (illustrator). ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993 ). 1993 1st edition. 4to (296 x 214mm). Pp144. Over 80 watercolour paintings by Rodger McPhail. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Faint smell of soap. Browning to page ends. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. "In this account of a country naturalist's experiences, I have ranged widely through notes and memories of the creatures and the places that I have encountered. In this I have not confined myself to the landscape and wildlife of Dumfriesshire, where I live, nor to Ireland, where I was born and grew up, nor to the Highlands of Scotland nor the chalk downlands of Wessex where I have lived and worked, and to which I often return. Instead I have included all these, and more besides." Chapters include: The water-peggie; The leaper; A changeling world; The fringe of the moor; The hunter of the cliffs; Creatures of a day; The ring-tail and the ashen hawk; The falcon's crag; The goat of the air; Birds of the hill, birds of the heath; along the woodland edge; Encounters by the hidden loch; the fish hawk that came back; The mushroom mystery; Prowlers in the half-light; Deer for tomorrow; Ice Age legacies; The watcher and the roe; A river through the year; A year of wings. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993 ). 1993 1st edition. 4to (296 x 214mm). Pp144. Over 80 watercolour paintings by Rodger McPhail. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight abrasion to p143, smudged printing ink to title-page. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. "In this account of a country naturalist's experiences, I have ranged widely through notes and memories of the creatures and the places that I have encountered. In this I have not confined myself to the landscape and wildlife of Dumfriesshire, where I live, nor to Ireland, where I was born and grew up, nor to the Highlands of Scotland nor the chalk downlands of Wessex where I have lived and worked, and to which I often return. Instead I have included all these, and more besides." Chapters include: The water-peggie; The leaper; A changeling world; The fringe of the moor; The hunter of the cliffs; Creatures of a day; The ring-tail and the ashen hawk; The falcon's crag; The goat of the air; Birds of the hill, birds of the heath; along the woodland edge; Encounters by the hidden loch; the fish hawk that came back; The mushroom mystery; Prowlers in the half-light; Deer for tomorrow; Ice Age legacies; The watcher and the roe; A river through the year; A year of wings. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985 ). 1985 1st edition. Small 8vo (142 x 223mm). Ppxx,228. B/w photographs & b/w illustrations by Charles Jardine. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. A good work on the ecology and conservation of British game-birds, deer and fish. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Large Hardback, d/j, has a very small nick on front cover, o/w v/g, v/g, looks unread. This is a heavy book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppviii,192. Frontispiece map, colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly musty due to long storage, o/w very good in dust-wrapper. "Ireland has innumerable inland waters, ranging in size from the longest river and the biggest lake in the British Isles, to countless little streams and loughs. Most afford fine game fishing for wild brown trout, seatrout and salmon and some are world famous for the superb quality of the sport they have provided for successive generations. Here, on Europe's western fringes, are some of the finest wild game fisheries to be found anywhere. Most are quiet and underfished, havens for the salmon and seatrout enthusiast seeking good sport in the wildness of Ireland's western landscape, or the brown-trout angler fishing amid the lush green meadows of the Irish Midlands and the limestone streams of County Clare. A Game Fisher in Ireland is a blend of description, anecdote, memories and illustrations, giving the visiting game fisher a flavour of a wide selection of Irish fisheries and their distinctive characters." Chapters include: Fish of the far north-west; Northern Ireland; From Leitrim and Sligo westwards; West Sligo and Mayo; The Galway fishery; The wild fisheries of the west; 'Twixt Galway and Limerick; The Midland lakes; The great loughs. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994 ). 1994 1st edition. 4to (194 x 253mm). Pp176. Sepia illustrations by Esdaile Hudson. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. "Richard Jefferies was already established as a unique chronicler of the English country scene when he died at the tragically early age of 38 in 1887. In innumerable essays and a range of books, he established himself as a master of .fine country writing. In this collection. we can appreciate the range. of his work, from the closely observed. depiction of rural deprivation and the harshness of labouring life, to [his] enchanted sense of the joyful and the mystical in the natural world." Readable account of Victorian agriculture and country life. Chapters include:- Meadow thoughts; Nature and books; Just before winter; Summer in Somerset; The water-colley; The makers of summer; The rookery; The acorn-gatherer; An English deerpark; Among the nuts; Field sports in art; The countryside: Sussex. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995 ). 1995 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Ppviii,160. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Rather bumped but good reading copy in dust-wrapper. "All too often flyfishing for salmon can project an image of complexity, high costs and exclusivity, which can be intimidating for the complete novice and the newcomer with the experience of flyfishing for trout. In this practical new guide, Colin McKelvie tries to dispel much of the unnecessary mystique of fishing with fly for this king of fish. He leads the reader through the choice of good tackle on a realistic budget; the proven tactics for salmon fishing on river and loch; finding good salmon fishing at moderate cost; and provides insights into the natural history and conservation of this wonderful migratory gamefish." Chapters include: Why flyfishing?; The quarry Salmo salar; The costs of salmon fishing; Finding salmon fishing; Tackle - general principles; Rods and reels; Of hooks and eyes, knots and leaders; Water conditions; The temperature factor; Casting a fly; Reconnaissance; Flies for salmon; Hooking, playing and landing your salmon; Salmon in stillwaters - a neglected option; Stillwater tackle and tactics; Kelts, catch-and-release, and conservation. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995 ). 1995 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Ppviii,160. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Edges tanned but very good in tanned and used dust-wrapper. "All too often flyfishing for salmon can project an image of complexity, high costs and exclusivity, which can be intimidating for the complete novice and the newcomer with the experience of flyfishing for trout. In this practical new guide, Colin McKelvie tries to dispel much of the unnecessary mystique of fishing with fly for this king of fish. He leads the reader through the choice of good tackle on a realistic budget; the proven tactics for salmon fishing on river and loch; finding good salmon fishing at moderate cost; and provides insights into the natural history and conservation of this wonderful migratory gamefish." Chapters include: Why flyfishing?; The quarry Salmo salar; The costs of salmon fishing; Finding salmon fishing; Tackle - general principles; Rods and reels; Of hooks and eyes, knots and leaders; Water conditions; The temperature factor; Casting a fly; Reconnaissance; Flies for salmon; Hooking, playing and landing your salmon; Salmon in stillwaters - a neglected option; Stillwater tackle and tactics; Kelts, catch-and-release, and conservation. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations, annotated bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Book-seller label to end-paper but good plus in spine-faded and clipped dust-wrapper. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs." Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995 ). 1995 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Ppviii,160. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. End-papers and pages slightly cockled else good copy in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "All too often flyfishing for salmon can project an image of complexity, high costs and exclusivity, which can be intimidating for the complete novice and the newcomer with the experience of flyfishing for trout. In this practical new guide, Colin McKelvie tries to dispel much of the unnecessary mystique of fishing with fly for this king of fish. He leads the reader through the choice of good tackle on a realistic budget; the proven tactics for salmon fishing on river and loch; finding good salmon fishing at moderate cost; and provides insights into the natural history and conservation of this wonderful migratory gamefish." Chapters include: Why flyfishing?; The quarry Salmo salar; The costs of salmon fishing; Finding salmon fishing; Tackle - general principles; Rods and reels; Of hooks and eyes, knots and leaders; Water conditions; The temperature factor; Casting a fly; Reconnaissance; Flies for salmon; Hooking, playing and landing your salmon; Salmon in stillwaters - a neglected option; Stillwater tackle and tactics; Kelts, catch-and-release, and conservation. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Corner bumped o/w a fine copy in dust-wrapper. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs". Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995 ). 1995 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Ppviii,160. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Corner slightly bumped else very good used, very slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "All too often flyfishing for salmon can project an image of complexity, high costs and exclusivity, which can be intimidating for the complete novice and the newcomer with the experience of flyfishing for trout. In this practical new guide, Colin McKelvie tries to dispel much of the unnecessary mystique of fishing with fly for this king of fish. He leads the reader through the choice of good tackle on a realistic budget; the proven tactics for salmon fishing on river and loch; finding good salmon fishing at moderate cost; and provides insights into the natural history and conservation of this wonderful migratory gamefish." Chapters include: Why flyfishing?; The quarry Salmo salar; The costs of salmon fishing; Finding salmon fishing; Tackle - general principles; Rods and reels; Of hooks and eyes, knots and leaders; Water conditions; The temperature factor; Casting a fly; Reconnaissance; Flies for salmon; Hooking, playing and landing your salmon; Salmon in stillwaters - a neglected option; Stillwater tackle and tactics; Kelts, catch-and-release, and conservation. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. Snipe and woodcock are wild quarry which require appropriately wild-looking habitat. Colin McKelvie goes into the detail of how and why to provide and maintain such habitat. Chapters include: Guns and gundogs: Guns and cartridges for snipe and woodcock; Gundogs for snipe and woodcock. Snipe: Snipe - natural history, the breeding season and winter habitat management; The jack snipe; Walking snipe up; Snipe driving. Woodcock: Woodcock - natural history and the breeding sason; The woodcock in winter; Flighting woodcock; Driven woodcock shooting; Woodcock - walking up and shooting over bird dogs. A wide ranging and practical book. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations, annotated bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Near fine in slightly used/ rubbed dust-wrapper. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs." Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996 ). 1996 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp217. B/w photographs and illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Publisher's file copy with label to end-paper, file number label to spine else a very good second-hand copy. "A wide-ranging, detailed and practical look at snipe and woodcock .natural history, .patterns of behaviour, .sporting tactics, .choice of guns and cartridges, .training and use of gundogs". Also discusses conservation of snipe and woodcock habitat. .

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995 ). 1995 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Ppviii,160. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. "All too often flyfishing for salmon can project an image of complexity, high costs and exclusivity, which can be intimidating for the complete novice and the newcomer with the experience of flyfishing for trout. In this practical new guide, Colin McKelvie tries to dispel much of the unnecessary mystique of fishing with fly for this king of fish. He leads the reader through the choice of good tackle on a realistic budget; the proven tactics for salmon fishing on river and loch; finding good salmon fishing at moderate cost; and provides insights into the natural history and conservation of this wonderful migratory gamefish." Chapters include: Why flyfishing?; The quarry Salmo salar; The costs of salmon fishing; Finding salmon fishing; Tackle - general principles; Rods and reels; Of hooks and eyes, knots and leaders; Water conditions; The temperature factor; Casting a fly; Reconnaissance; Flies for salmon; Hooking, playing and landing your salmon; Salmon in stillwaters - a neglected option; Stillwater tackle and tactics; Kelts, catch-and-release, and conservation. .

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth, gilt. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY. Packed weight 1000g.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. slight fading to the spine of the dust jacket, illustrated, 215 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. DJ spine sun faded, otherwise fine.