WOODCOCK AND SNIPE. By J.W. Seigne and E.C. Keith. The Sportsman's Library. Volume XIII.

1936 1st edition. Small 8vo (125 x 187mm). Pp254,ad. B/w illustrations. Decorative, blind-stamped red cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

This is a detailed account of woodcock and snipe shooting, with much material on the species' conservation and preservation. Chapters include: Part I - Woodcock: A woodcock's nest; A sanctuary for woodcock; Where woodcock go after nesting; Migration; Why woodcock are scarcer, and suggestions for their better preservation; How to attract woodcock - improving coverts, etc. ; Plumage and weights; Woodcock shooting. Part II - Snipe in spring; Snipe in Norfolk - Jack the Great; Snipe shooting; Feeding grounds and favourite places; Migration; Driving snipe; Swanton Morley Bog; Notes on plumage, and observations on a tame snipe, by Hugh Wormald.