The Fields in Winter: - Hardcover
This book is a celebration of times past - of the lives of the lonely punt gunner on the bleak Essex coast, the warrener of the Breckland heaths, the "hobnailed hunter" of Cumbria. The author has talked with a number of characters - countrymen whose professional lives have been involved with fieldsports of all kinds - and has put together their experiences and reminiscences in this volume. Stories and anecdotes of the warrener, wildfowler, huntsman, gamekeeper and harbourer, among others capture the excitement - and, frequently, the hardship - of a way of life which existed in the countryside sixty years ago, and which is now either gone for ever or changed beyond recognition. The present day fieldsports scene is also included, in that the author talks about some of his own sporting exploits - ptarmigan shooting in the Scottish Highlands, punt gunning around the Essex coast, wildfowling in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Throughout the book, the romance and excitement of days on hill, field and marsh are brought to life for the benefit of the "armchair" sportsman.
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David & Charles, 1990. ISBN: 0715394320. First edition. Hardcover with illustrated dust wrapper. Mustard coloured boards with gilt tile to spine. Coloured frontispiece photograph. Illustrations to half-title and title pages. Illustrations and photographs throughout. Photographs by the author and illustrations by Marianne Downing and Johnathan Yule. This beautiful book is a celebration of times past - of the lives of the wildfowler on the flooded fens, the warrener of the Breckland heaths, and the footslogging foxhunter of the Cumbrian fells. Graham Downing has collected stories and anecdotes from the warrener, wildfowler, huntsman, gamekeeper and harbourer, amongst others, to capture the excitement and hardship of a way of life that is now changed forever. The evocative tales are supported by superb illustrations and will make the perfect gift for all supporters of our countryside heritage. 26.5 x 20.5 cm. 192 pp.
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- PublisherDavid & Charles
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0715394320
- ISBN 13 9780715394328
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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