MARSH and MUDFLAT. By Major Kenneth Dawson.
1931 1st edition. Large 4to (220 x 285mm). Ppviii,99. Illustrated from original dry-points and etchings by Winifred Austen. Green cloth, dark green titles to upper board and spine.
An account of a lifetime's wildfowling: ducks, geese, snipe and woodcock, gundogs. Includes a chapter on wildfowling in Greek Macedonia, in the marshes adjacent to Salonika. Excellent etchings by Winifred Austin. Chapters include: The lure of wildfowling; Wildfowl and weather; Fowling pieces; Autumn wildfowling; Flighting on the coast; Flighting inland; Little oases; The grey geese; The black geese; Hen-footed fowl; Snipe and woodcok; The fowler's dog; A wildfowler's parardise; Wild goose driving; An evening in Macedonia.
An account of a lifetime's wildfowling: ducks, geese, snipe and woodcock, gundogs. Includes a chapter on wildfowling in Greek Macedonia, in the marshes adjacent to Salonika. Excellent etchings by Winifred Austin. Chapters include: The lure of wildfowling; Wildfowl and weather; Fowling pieces; Autumn wildfowling; Flighting on the coast; Flighting inland; Little oases; The grey geese; The black geese; Hen-footed fowl; Snipe and woodcok; The fowler's dog; A wildfowler's parardise; Wild goose driving; An evening in Macedonia.
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42324
| Author | Dawson (Kenneth). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 42324 |
| ISBN | B0028T16UO. |
| Book Description | Minor faults, inscription, slight browning. Good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1931 |
| Publisher | Country Life. |
| Place | London. |