IT'S MY DELIGHT. By Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford.
1947 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 220mm). Pp175. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue-green cloth, spine titled in black.
This is Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald's entertaining and readable account of poaching through the ages, drawn from many contemporary accounts and informed by his own experiences. Illustrated splendidly by 'BB', Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Chapters include: The hare; To hunt the hare; Hunting the hare; More ways than one; And still more ways; Those that poach; Privileged poachers; Just poachers; The moucher; Dogs; Partridges and pheasants; Rabbits; The game laws.
This is Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald's entertaining and readable account of poaching through the ages, drawn from many contemporary accounts and informed by his own experiences. Illustrated splendidly by 'BB', Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Chapters include: The hare; To hunt the hare; Hunting the hare; More ways than one; And still more ways; Those that poach; Privileged poachers; Just poachers; The moucher; Dogs; Partridges and pheasants; Rabbits; The game laws.
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32684
| Author | Vesey-Fitzgerald (Brian). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 32684 |
| ISBN | B0006ARQ6U. |
| Book Description | Rather browned, bumped and used, stains to cloth, dust-wrapper chipped and a little stained. A good copy only of the first edition. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1947 |
| Publisher | Eyre and Spottiswoode. |
| Place | London. |