THE WAY OF A COUNTRYMAN. By Ian Niall.

(1965) 1993 new edition. Ppxvi,142. B/w illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Gilt feather motif to green boards.

Ian Niall's memories of partridges and crakes, snipe and woodcock, foxes and hares and pigeons, ducks and geese, trout and pike. Tunnicliffe's illustrations exactly catch the wonderful atmosphere of the author's narrative. Chapters include; Partridges and crakes; Gun glamour; Secrets of snipe; The ways of the woodcock; Brushes with the fox; Hare without hounds; Pigeons and pigeon tactics; Duck shooting days; Talk of geese; Clanty Moss; Rough shooting in the hills; About with a rod; The hungry pike; Looking both ways. *This copy is inscribed on the title-page, "Ian Niall. For my friend Jack [Heddon] whose many talents I admire. John [McNeillie]." "Ian Niall" was the pen-name of John McNeillie. McNeillie signed his books 'Ian Niall', and copies bearing his real name are unusual.