This flexible sporting diary may be used for hunting, fishing, falconry as well as shooting and recognises that the peripheral events of the day in the field are always of more lasting interest than the size of the bag. We need to remember who shot well, how was the dog work and what about that amazing sunset as you downed that old cock bird with the last shot of the day? The columns are simplicity itself, covering the date, place, your companions and the bag and, on the facing page and most important of all, 'Remarks' ...
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This flexible sporting diary may be used for hunting, fishing, falconry as well as shooting and recognises that the peripheral events of the day in the field are always of more lasting interest than the size of the bag. We need to remember who shot well, how was the dog work and what about that amazing sunset as you downed that old cock bird with the last shot of the day? The columns are simplicity itself, covering the date, place, your companions and the bag and, on the facing page and most important of all, 'Remarks' wherein to record a terse two-liner or a page of perfect prose as fits the occasion. Colour illustrations and sporting quotations throughout. Conceived by John Humphreys. Illustrated by John Paley. Hardback 224 pages. Gold blocked title on dark green library style cover material, silk marker ribbon. 'In forty seasons I have walked 36,200 miles with a gun, very nearly one and a half times the circumference of the globe.' Lord Malmesbury 'Woods and fields lose half their interest without a gun - I like the power to shoot, even though I may not use it.' Richard Jeffries
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Seller's Description:
Good+ with no dust jacket. 1873590067. Hard cover published by Old House Books in Devon, UK in 2000. No dust jacket. Dark green textured covers with gilt borders and lettering on front and gilt lettering on spine. Front cover is slightly bowed. Side edges of pages are somewhat wavy. Marbled endpapers. Gold bookmark is attached to headband. Book is in good plus condition. 4to, 223 pages, 2.5 lb.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 223 pages.
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Near fine. No Dj cover as issued. Near fine condition. Old House Books, 1992. Large format A4 dark green hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, a couple of small nicks and scratches on the edges of the cover amd spine) in near fine condition, no Dj as issued. Illustrated with colour drawings on every page of the book. Illustrations by John Paley. Nice and clean pages as new but with a small inscription and date written on the edges of the half-title page. No written comments on the pages. Nice and clean book except for the written inscription. Foreword by John Humphreys.223pp. A collectable book. Heavy book(approx. 1.6 kg).