PASSIONS SHARED: A CELEBRATION OF SPORTING FRIENDSHIPS. By Ian Michie.

2006 1st edition. 8vo (162 x 240mm). Ppxi,83. B/w vignette illustrations by Ian Oates. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 300 copies.

Memoirs of a sporting man, concentrating more on the contributions of his companions than his own prowess. Deer stalking, game bird shooting of various descriptions, fishing and the odd excursion into poaching during national service. Privately published by the author in an edition of only 300 copies. "We read about basset hound packs in New Jersey, pheasant shooting on Long Island and hunting red sheep in Persia. Back at home there is rough shooting interspersed with set-piece days. There are rounds of golf played in delightful and remote places and salmon fishing in the great rivers of Scotland. Stalking is surely Ian's first love. The disciplines of fieldcraft and accurate shooting obviously appeal to him, not to mention the companionship of the hill. ...In common with his family Ian has a keen intellect and appetite for life. He and Teresa could normally have expected to enjoy an active retired life at Shepherd's Cottage. Teresa's ill-health obliged Ian to look after her and the cruel affliction of Parkinson's Disease is now exerting its malign effect on him. Their fortitude is an inspiration to those lucky enough to enjoy good health." (From the foreword by John Miller-Stirling).