WINGS OVER THE MARSHES: SHOOTING SKETCHES FROM AN OLD LOG BOOK. By Robert Erskine Ross.
1948 1st edition. 8vo (130 x 217mm). Pp152. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.
Principally American waterfowling, but the author also shot wildfowl in England, Scotland, Ireland, France and Egypt. Chapters include: Duckshooting - mallar, teal, canvasback, pintail, widgeon, bluebills, shovellers, redhead, bufflehead, shooting by moonlight, unusual duck; Decoys; Black brant; Snipe; Rail; Shorebird; Plover; Dove shooting; Quail shooting - valley quail, bob-white; Dominguez Lake; Wild pigeons; Pheasant shooting; The pollywog; An undecided bet; The art of wing shooting; Gastine-Renette's; Tir aux pigeons; Accidents in the field; London memories; Dartmoor; Rara avis; Notes; Glossary of sporting terms; The man who went back.
Principally American waterfowling, but the author also shot wildfowl in England, Scotland, Ireland, France and Egypt. Chapters include: Duckshooting - mallar, teal, canvasback, pintail, widgeon, bluebills, shovellers, redhead, bufflehead, shooting by moonlight, unusual duck; Decoys; Black brant; Snipe; Rail; Shorebird; Plover; Dove shooting; Quail shooting - valley quail, bob-white; Dominguez Lake; Wild pigeons; Pheasant shooting; The pollywog; An undecided bet; The art of wing shooting; Gastine-Renette's; Tir aux pigeons; Accidents in the field; London memories; Dartmoor; Rara avis; Notes; Glossary of sporting terms; The man who went back.
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15883
| Author | Ross (Robert Erskine). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 15883 |
| ISBN | B000S2CPTY. |
| Book Description | Owner's name / inscription, some foxing and use but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1948 |
| Publisher | Batchworth Press. |
| Place | London. |