Saiga publishing hindhead (80 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Printing. 171 pp. with Index. Nicely illustrated with color plates, B&W drawings and photos. Binding tight, text clean. Barker, Bernard (illustrator).

Zustand: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). ND c1981 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Ppx,180. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex library, numerous faults. Working copy in plastic protected dust-wrapper. This is a detailed and readable history of the New Forest Hunt Club from its establishment as an organised society in 1781 to 1980. Includes biographical material on its founder and its most significant members as well as much of interest to local historians. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). (1976) 1983 3rd edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppviii,211. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Blue-green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use, slight browning to edges, smells slightly musty from long storage. Working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. The author was an amateur gamekeeper who eventually went to live on his shoot, to devote himself more fully to it. Chapters include: Buying and using guns; Working dogs; Cartridges; Rough shooting; The role of the gamekeeper; Organising a shoot; Rabbits and hares; Pigeons; Stoats and weasels; The crow family; Hawks; Fox control; The starling menace; Badgers; Stocking with pheasants; Stocking with partridge; Woodcock and snipe; Wildfowling; Deer; Grouse and blackgame; Poachers; Experiments in conservation. Appendix: The Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 2nd. 162 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/unclipped price. Colored Photos (illustrator).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1981) 1982 reprint. 4to (194 x 252mm). Ppx,162. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some browning and use. Good-plus in used and faded dust-wrapper. Robin Marshall-Ball gives a very readable account of the modern shotgun and its use, beginning with a brief history of the species, a chapter each on the shotgun's parts, the double-barrelled shotgun, repeaters and single shots. Game shooting in Britain, Europe and North America receive a chapter each, taking the reader through such things as huge bags of Spanish partridge and goose shooting with 8 bores, and a lot more besides. Chapters include:- Evolution of the modern shotgun; Lock, stock and barrel - shotgun shooting jargon; The double barrel shotgun; Repeating and automatic-loading shotguns; Single-shot shotguns; Shooting in Britain; Shooting in Europe; North American shotgunning. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Large octavo hardback. 176 pp. Colour and black & white illustrations Very Good condition in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.

1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket.

1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

2nd edition. Owner's name on front free end paper, binding tight; dust jacket worn & a little soiled, with small surface losses. Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. 4to (194 x 256mm). Ppxiii,265. B/w line illustrations. Rather browned, bookseller's label on end-paper. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. An extremely comprehensive manual. Chapters include: Some fundamentals; Shotgun stocks and shooting styles; Patterns, strings and penetrations; Choosing a choke and a load; Guns; Choosing the gun; Cleaning and maintenance; Safety; Miscellanea - triggers, guns for 'learning on', bent barrels, a short-cut to success, shooting glasses, seeing the shot, foot position and the clay target shooter, extra-large shot, clay target shooting - the 'dead gun' problem. Tables include: Weights in pounds of ordinary fixed-breech shotguns for certain recoil velocities with American factory loads; Recoil velocities of gas-operated autoloaders; Stocks and gunmounting; Variations of pattern with distance; British and American shot sizes; shot sizes for competition shooting. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 4to (189 x 254mm). Pp203. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Orange-red boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in copy in slightly used dust-wrapper. Some emphasis on freeze-drying techniques and combined taxidermy. Useful appendices of eye-sizes and colours etc. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1980. Saiga Publishing, Hindhead, 1980. Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good, very clean text. Superb drawings and colour plates.Book will be sent by UK postal nservice. Bookseller Inventory #009473. Martin Pettinger (illustrator). N/A.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition. 180pp, illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 4to (189 x 254mm). Pp203. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Orange-red boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. Some emphasis on freeze-drying techniques and combined taxidermy. Useful appendices of eye-sizes and colours, etc. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). 1981 1st edition. 4to (194 x 250mm). Ppx,162. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight tanning to edges else very good in spine-faded, frayed dust-wrapper. Robin Marshall-Ball gives a very readable account of the modern shotgun and its use, beginning with a brief history of the species, a chapter each on the shotgun's parts, the double-barrelled shotgun, repeaters and single shots. Game shooting in Britain, Europe and North America receive a chapter each, taking the reader through such things as huge bags of Spanish partridge and goose shooting with 8 bores, and a lot more besides. Chapters include:- Evolution of the modern shotgun; Lock, stock and barrel - shotgun shooting jargon; The double barrel shotgun; Repeating and automatic-loading shotguns; Single-shot shotguns; Shooting in Britain; Shooting in Europe; North American shotgunning. .…

Zustand: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). ND c1981 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Ppx,180. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting, top corner of front end-paper clipped. Smells slightly musty else good-plus in like dust-wrapper. This is a detailed and readable history of the New Forest Hunt Club from its establishment as an organised society in 1781 to 1980. Includes biographical material on its founder and its most significant members as well as much of interest to local historians. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. 4to (194 x 256mm). Ppxiii,265. B/w line illustrations by the author. Very good in dust-wrapper. An extremely comprehensive manual. Chapters include: Some fundamentals; Shotgun stocks and shooting styles; Patterns, strings and penetrations; Choosing a choke and a load; Guns; Choosing the gun; Cleaning and maintenance; Safety; Miscellanea - triggers, guns for 'learning on', bent barrels, a short-cut to success, shooting glasses, seeing the shot, foot position and the clay target shooter, extra-large shot, clay target shooting - the 'dead gun' problem. Tables include: Weights in pounds of ordinary fixed-breech shotguns for certain recoil velocities with American factory loads; Recoil velocities of gas-operated autoloaders; Stocks and gunmounting; Variations of pattern with distance; British and American shot sizes; shot sizes for competition shooting. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. Color plates illustrated by Michael Stringer. First edition. Trace foxing to top edge, else near fine in a near fine (mild age tanning about the edges) dust jacket. Michael Stringer (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 211pp. HARDCOVER Sgn. to fep o/w clean copy. Dustwrapper will be supplied in protective sleeve or lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. Book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxviii,199. B/w photographs, illustrations. Light blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use. Gift inscription to a former owner else very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "An attempt has been made to make the book as practical as possible so that those interested in gamekeeping as a career can study what is involved at first hand. .The rearing of pheasants, their management, the problems encountered and many other aspects are explained and discussed. This is a book which shows first-hand the nature of gamekeeping as it is actually practised. All details are given and no attempt is made to hide the true nature of life in the country and the harsh reality of keeping and hunting, as well as controlling vermin. The end result is a fascinating account of the life of the gamekeeper and the training of a young man (or woman) in that career. It is part of the Field Sports Library." Chapters include:- Gamekeeping to-day; John starts his career - February; The first snow - March; The laying season - April; Rearing preparations - May; The growing season - June; The game fair - July; Dealing with the elements - August; The tidying-up month - September; Counting and planning - October; The shooting season begins - November; Season of goodwill - December; A special shoot - January; The season ends. .…

Zustand: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). ND c1981 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Ppx,180. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting, smells slightly musty else good-plus in like dust-wrapper. This is a detailed and readable history of the New Forest Hunt Club from its establishment as an organised society in 1781 to 1980. Includes biographical material on its founder and its most significant members as well as much of interest to local historians. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. 2nd Edition. Part of a large Quaker family who lived in an old farmhouse on the top of Marley Heights.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition - Paperback. 72 pages. Paperback with light wear to covers' corners, light edge-wear. Pages very clean, nice condition.

Paper covers. Zustand: V.g. No Jacket. 1st edition. Colour plate inside front cover. Scarcely used. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good ++. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dustjacket Good ++. First Edition. 210 pages. Dustjacket has upper-edge creasing, a little yellowing, light wear to corners, clipped and re-priced by publisher with label. Hardback binding had light wear/small creases to spine-ends and boards' corners. Pages clean.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). 1981 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppx,262. B/w photographs, illustrations by Pamela Hardwick, Donald Green, Sam Grice and Nicky Lunn. Speckled purple boads, spine titled in gilt. Corners bumped, foxing to edges, slight use and spotting to end-papers. Good-plus in slightly used and faded dust-wrapper. A collection of articles on many aspects of fishing and field sports. Articles include: Fishing for salmon; To catch a pike; Keepers and poachers; Grouse shooting; Woodcock shooting; High pheasants; The keeper's year; Evolution of the modern shotgun; The modern trout fishery; Take a break; The syndicate; Shooting woodpigeon; The creck; Ramrod and powder flask; North American waterfowl hunting; Shooting in Sind; 'Pull!'; The salmon fisherman; The fine art of coarse fishing; In pursuit of the carp; An affectionate introduction to sea angling; Bring the catch home safe; When darkness falls; Basic principles of gundog training; You can take a dog to water; Gundog field trials; The abominable dog; Flies dressed to kill; Cartridge loading; The shooter's wardrobe; Pick a pattern. The final articles are fictional short stories: Music from a haunted river, Ewan Clarkson; The Annual General Meeting, Bruce Sandison; Belated Evidence, Gerald Hammond; Slim's Chance, Mike Barnes; The claybusters; Joker's Wild. The numerous contributors include: Tim Boone, John Bailey, Andy Spreadbury, Digger Derrington, Colin Jones, Eric Begbie, Sam Grice, Alexander Roosmalecocq, Izaak Walton, Peter Hawker, L.H. de Visme Shaw, Sir Ralph Payne-Galwey, Trevor Macdonald, Pat Whatley, Iain MacKenzie, Charles Miller, Arthur Shepherd, Mike Maier, Edith Grant, James Wright. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1982). (1981) 1982 reprint. 8vo (162 x 240mm). Ppxiv,142. B/w illustrations from old engravings. Tangerine cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults but good-plus in dust-wrapper. This is the fascinating autobiography of a Staffordshire poacher in which he gives a detailed account of his life, the condition of the rural population of his day as well as full details of his activities and the methods and techniques he used. Rather a classic in its genre. "This book is about poaching life and the work and knowledge it takes is written mainly for my grandsons. It tells of the hard poverty in this so-called Great Britain in the early years of this [19th] century, in the early twenties and thirties when poverty was widespread throughout the country. I carried on the poaching game from schoolboy days throughout life until disease was deliberately spread over the whole country. What you read in this book is truth and not the rubbish written by some authors. I will explain some of this rubbish as I go along." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (190 x 250mm). Ppxviii,171. Colour plates, b/w photographs, illustrations by Bernard Barker, brief bibliography. Blue or brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in used and slightly frayed dust-wrapper. "Of all shooting sports, wildfowling is the most arduous, the most romantic and the loneliest. It is also the branch of wing-shooting in which the novice has the most to learn - in terms of safety, quarry identification, marshcraft and ethics." Chapters include: The night of the long guns; The Age of Enlightenment; Wildfowling today; The natural history of wildfowl; The quarry species; A gun for the marsh; Clothing and equipment; Safety on the shore; Flightcraft; The fowler's dog; Shooting and conservation; From gamebag to table; Close season pursuits. .…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 70 pages. B&W illustrations and colour frontispice. Very clean bright green background soft covers with light wear to covers' corners. Pages very clean pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dustjacket Good +. Second Edition/Second Impression Reprint. 184 pages. White background dustjacket with label remains to front and moderate wear to edges and corners, price-clipped, some greying to white background. Clean hardback binding with light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. B&W illustrations.…