GREY GOOSE. By Michael Bratby.

1939 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 220mm). Pp234. Colour frontispiece and b/w text illustrations by Peter Scott, b/w photographs. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

East coast punt-gunning with Peter Scott and the author. Chapters include: The theory of punt gunning; In praise of punting; Punting - facts and fallacies; Grey Goose and Kazarka; A goose marsh; Greylag Goose; Punting to Greylags; Pink-footed goose; Punting at Pinkfeet; White-fronted Goose; Bean Goose; Brent; Punting brents; Barnacle Goose; Punting at Barnacles; Canada Goose; Mallard; Punting to Mallards; Wigeon; Punting at Wigeon; Wigeon - a Boxing day adventure; Teal; Pintail; Shoveler; Wildfowl in captivity; Rarae aves. * The front end-paper of this copy has the following three inscriptions, in fountain-pen; "To Bill Ravenscroft, with VERY best wishes, Michael. H.Q. 2nd Division, Home Forces". Below this, the signature, "Peter Scott, 1988". At the top of the page, in another hand, underlined, "Author's copy".