Synopsis
The tips and tricks of a true countryman who started dabbling in the fine art of poaching as soon as he was old enough to slip unseen through a copse at dusk or slither along the river bank to a trout filled pool. These observations of nature are so well written that it is hard to imagine you are not out of doors when reading them. At first all is seen through the eyes of the trainee poacher and we feel the lure of the night as the young rustic watches his father's eventide preparations. He assembles his wires, nets and snares; his dogs and the trusty old flintlock and then he is away into the night. There are chapters on poaching Partridges, Hares, Pheasants, Salmon and Trout, Grouse and Rabbits each packed with lore, experience and wisdom. We learn how to intoxicate partridges by feeding grain steeped in spirits; how to entice pheasants away from the safety of the keeper's cottage by the surreptitious dropping of grain on a daily basis. The night time use of nets to take salmon from pools and sleeping grouse from the heather are described as are ferrets working the hedgerows in search of the humble rabbit and we hear how, before the days of artificial rearing, the keeper would pay as much as six pence for a pheasant's egg little realising that it had been liberated from his own stock the previous night. Even if you are not contemplating a life of rural crime there is still much you could learn from this delightful book, so also could the local squire, his keeper and the constabulary but let us hope that they do not pick up too many tips about the fine art of poaching.
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THE CONFESSIONS OF A POACHER. Edited by Geoff R. Worrall.
Published by
Tideline Books. Rhyl. 1973, 1973
ISBN 10: 0903270013
ISBN 13: 9780903270014
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Hardcover
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1890) 1973 facsimile rep. 12mo (124 x 190mm). Pp160. B/w plates by T.E. Grainger. Blue boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Boards slightly bowed, slight use and browning. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. "Almost every young rustic who develops into a poacher has some such outdoor education as that sketched [here]. He has about him much ready animal ingenuity, and is capable of almost infinite resource." This classic of nineteenth century poaching includes one lengthy chapter on salmon and trout poaching. A great read for every young rustic of infinite resource. This edition, edited by Geoff R. Worrall, makes no reference to John Watson and omits his short Editorial Note. . Seller Inventory # 20824
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THE CONFESSIONS OF A POACHER. Edited by Geoff R. Worrall.
Published by
Tideline Books. Rhyl. 1975, 1973
ISBN 10: 0903270013
ISBN 13: 9780903270014
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1890) 1975 facsimile reprint. Small 8vo (125 x 190mm). Pp160. B/w plates by T.E. Grainger. Blue boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Inscription, browning of end-papers. Very good in used dust-wrapper. "Almost every young rustic who develops into a poacher has some such outdoor education as that sketched [here]. He has about him much ready animal ingenuity, and is capable of almost infinite resource." This classic of nineteenth century poaching includes one lengthy chapter on salmon and trout poaching. A great read for every young rustic of infinite resource. This edition, edited by Geoff R. Worrall, does not credit John Watson as author, and omits Watson's short Editorial Note. . Seller Inventory # 6283
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The Confessions of a Poacher
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. H/B copy in Very Good condition. Whilst the book does show signs of being used and Read It Is clean & tightly bound throughout. The D/J is in Fair Condition, No Rips or Tears Evident but shows signs of being used & Price Unclipped. Free Postage Within the UK. Seller Inventory # 003138
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The Confessions of a Poacher
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Paperback. Condition: Good. scuffed and creased cover and spine edges, browning spotted page edges Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 105535
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The Confessions of a Poacher.
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Condition: Gut. Kopfschnitt etwas fleckig. - Exemplar aus der Sammlung Bibliotheca Tiliana (Jagdbibliothek Kurt Lindner). Mit 9 ganzseitigen Illustr. (i.d. Koll.). 160 S. Englisch 300g 8°. OPp. mit goldgeprägtem Rücken- und Deckeltitel. Seller Inventory # 20626
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The Confessions of a Poacher
Published by
Tideline Books, Rhyl, Flintshire, 1975
ISBN 10: 0903270013
ISBN 13: 9780903270014
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Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Discreet Ex Library copy. A couple of stamps and label neatly removed. Blue cloth, a little rubbed to edges, small yellow mark to edges of some pages. Seller Inventory # 51355