THE BOYS' COUNTRY BOOK. Edited by John Moore. With drawings by Shirley Hughes.

1955 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 210mm). Pp352. B/w illustrations by Shirley Hughes, bibliographies. Red cloth, gilt title and vignette on spine.

An interesting and engaging omnibus of country pursuits for boys, "with articles by enthusiastic experts on camping, fishing, gliding, underwater swimming, plant hunting, outdoor food, unusual holidays, climbing, messing about in boats, stalking, tracking, natural history, etc. [With contributions from] John Moore, James Fisher, F. Spencer Chapman, Maxwell Knight, Geoffrey Grigson, Jacquetta Hawkes, Jack Longland, Robert Henriques and many others". The 'many others' include Hugh Stoker (on camping and beachcombing, not fishing), Eric Hosking and Cyril Newberry on bird photography, Phil Drabble on wild animals as pets, shooting for boys by 'B.B.' (Denys Watkins-Pitchford), and hunting and riding by 'Dalesman' (C.N. de Courcy-Parry). Includes a chapter on wild food. Each chapter ends with a list of recommended books on the subject.