Physical description; 213p., 1plate : ill. (incl. 1 col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Grouse shooting — Social aspects — Scotland. Shooting game — Scotland. Fowling — Scotland.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0719536316I3N00
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book. Seller Inventory # 500047292
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005625681
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Ed's Editions LLC, ABAA, West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover First UK edition with a dust jacket. Book shows little wear to the exterior. Internally Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Prompt shipping. Seller Inventory # 231971
Seller: Sonnets And Symphonies, Bristol, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Image shows actual book for sale. Book Condition: Very Good; firm binding; contents very good. Jacket Condition: Very Good; slightly edge-rubbed. Hard Cover Batsford 1979 Country Sports Shooting Grouse. Seller Inventory # 80240
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. 4to (182 x 242mm). Pp213. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Mottled cream linen, stamped grouse motif printed in black to upper board, spine titled in black. Ex-library copy in dust-wrapper. Usual faults but a good reading copy. This is a good history of the annual migration of English sportsmen to the grouse moors of Scotland. A well researched, readable and well illustrated look at Scottish field sports. Chapters include: Born to the hill; Scotland discovered; A sporting resort; Taking a moor; The journey north; Highland quarters; The noble grouse; Dogs; Driving; August; Ladies!; By days; Painters in the heather; Fireside tales; Dining on grouse; A taste of Cromlix. NB. The faint doodle on the dust-wrapper is faithfully reproduced from the Victorian doodle on the original painting, and is not a fault of any individual copy. . Seller Inventory # 34222
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. 4to (182 x 242mm). Pp213. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Mottled cream linen, stamped grouse motif printed in black to upper board, spine titled in black. Minor faults, good-plus in slightly used, slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. This is a good history of the annual migration of English sportsmen to the grouse moors of Scotland. A well researched, readable and well illustrated look at Scottish field sports. Chapters include: Born to the hill; Scotland discovered; A sporting resort; Taking a moor; The journey north; Highland quarters; The noble grouse; Dogs; Driving; August; Ladies!; By days; Painters in the heather; Fireside tales; Dining on grouse; A taste of Cromlix. NB. The faint doodle on the dust-wrapper is faithfully reproduced from the Victorian doodle on the original painting, and is not a fault of any individual copy. . Seller Inventory # 2412
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. 4to (182 x 242mm). Pp213. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Mottled cream linen, stamped grouse motif printed in black to upper board, spine titled in black. Slight use, minor faults. Good copy in used dust-wrapper. This is a good history of the annual migration of English sportsmen to the grouse moors of Scotland. A well researched, readable and well illustrated look at Scottish field sports. Chapters include: Born to the hill; Scotland discovered; A sporting resort; Taking a moor; The journey north; Highland quarters; The noble grouse; Dogs; Driving; August; Ladies!; By days; Painters in the heather; Fireside tales; Dining on grouse; A taste of Cromlix. NB. The faint doodle on the dust-wrapper is faithfully reproduced from the Victorian doodle on the original painting, and is not a fault of any individual copy. . Seller Inventory # 49530
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 213p., 1plate : ill. (incl. 1 col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Grouse shooting Social aspects Scotland. Shooting game Scotland. Fowling Scotland. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 264654
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 213p., 1plate : ill. (incl. 1 col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Grouse shooting Social aspects Scotland. Shooting game Scotland. Fowling Scotland. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 264654