Going Moors by Eden (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

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.

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.

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.

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. .…

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. .…

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. .…

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. …

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. …

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. Book seller's label to front end-paper but very good in 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. .…

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. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. Bookplate of falconry book collector, Count Umberto Caproni di Taliedo. 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. .…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A good, clean, tight copy.

1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Alan Thornton Witney. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED. Physical description; 213 pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Grouse shooting Social aspects Scotland. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Alan Thornton Witney. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED. Physical description; 213 pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Grouse shooting Social aspects Scotland. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. Prior owner details to FPD.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good copy in dustjacket, pp213.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. VG+ Pc DW. 1st Edition. Oatmeal textured cloth, bird woven in black on front cover. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped and is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Spine a bit faded.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. 1996. New edition limited to 300 copies (copy No. 38) signed and numbered by the author. 217pp., a frontispiece, 93 black and white illustrations and 8 vignettes. First published in 1979, this is a history of the annual migration of English sportsmen to the grouse moors of Scotland. Divided into five parts, the book contains the following chapters: Scotland Discovered; A sporting Resort; Taking a Moor; The Journey North; Highland Quarters; The Noble Grouse; Dogs; Driving; August; Ladies!; Bye Days; Painters in the Heather; Fireside Tales; and Dining on Grouse. There is a foreword entitled Born to the Hill, and an afterword entitles A taste of Cromlix. The book is bound in the original maroon cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the bottom of the spine. There is a scrape to the bottom 1/2" of the front spine edge. The contents are tight and clean with a crease across the top corner of page 11. The author has flat signed the reverse of the title-page that contains edition details. Signed by Author(s).…

Colour frontispiece, and over 100 black and white illus., index; 213pp. folio orig. cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Signed by the Author, Limited Edition 31 of 300. Dust wrapper with a little edge & corner wear. Internally Very Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. ** 820g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE14602; Limited Signed Edition; Signed by Author.…

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. col. frontis by Thorburn, numerous b.w. illus. pp.213. A history of grouse shooting in Scotland. Size: Sm 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 1996, signed limited edition, no.233/300. Quarto. 217pp. Illustrated. Publisher's maroon cloth, in the green dust wrapper. Spine just slightly faded. Contents clean and bright. Overall a 'Near Fine' copy. Signed by Author(s).…