SHOOTING: MOOR AND MARSH. The Badminton Library. By Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bt. With contributions by Lord Lovat and Lord Charles Lennox Kerr.
(1886) 1897 reprint. 8vo (136 x 195mm). Ppxiv,358. Illustrated with b/w plates after paintings and text engravings by C. Whymper, J.G. Millais, G.E. Lodge, A.J. Stuart-Wortley and from photographs. Decorative brown cloth, printed in black, blue, white and gilt, with design of a sportsman's study on upper board and gamebirds on spine, uniform with other titles in the series.
"...With contributions by Lord Lovat and Lord Charles Lennox-Kerr." Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, sporting notables of their day, discuss all aspects of shooting deer and moorland gamebirds, wildfowl and waders. The authors' accounts draw heavily from their own, extensive experiences. Chapters include; Grouse; Black game; Deer stalking; Deer forests; Woodcock; Snipe; Wildfowl shooting - swans and geese; Surface-feeding ducks; Diving ducks; Waders; Rails and crakes; Wildfowl shooting on shore; Punting, or wildfowl shooting afloat; Fowling punts, how to build and use them; Swivel guns; Concluding remarks on wildfowl shooting; A little plain law for game preservers, keepers and poachers. A sporting classic. This title forms a pair with its companion volume, also by Walsingham and Payne-Gallwey, Shooting: Field and Covert.
"...With contributions by Lord Lovat and Lord Charles Lennox-Kerr." Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, sporting notables of their day, discuss all aspects of shooting deer and moorland gamebirds, wildfowl and waders. The authors' accounts draw heavily from their own, extensive experiences. Chapters include; Grouse; Black game; Deer stalking; Deer forests; Woodcock; Snipe; Wildfowl shooting - swans and geese; Surface-feeding ducks; Diving ducks; Waders; Rails and crakes; Wildfowl shooting on shore; Punting, or wildfowl shooting afloat; Fowling punts, how to build and use them; Swivel guns; Concluding remarks on wildfowl shooting; A little plain law for game preservers, keepers and poachers. A sporting classic. This title forms a pair with its companion volume, also by Walsingham and Payne-Gallwey, Shooting: Field and Covert.
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59040
Author | Walsingham (Lord) and Payne-Gallwey (Sir Ralph). |
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Book Code | 59040 |
ISBN | B003U76BMQ. |
Book Description | Slight wear and some foxing but good-plus. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1893 |
Publisher | Longmans, Green and Co. |
Place | London. |