High Pheasants Theory Practice (66 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Moderate edge wear to both covers. Now bagged in mylar protective pocket. Bright and clean with an unmarked interior and tight binding.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1913. 8vo, i-vi, 79 pp, 4 figures. Cloth has some marking but generally a very good copy in dust wrapper.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. High Pheasants in Theory and Practice (Paperback or Softback).

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1996). (1913) 1996 Tideline Books edition. 8vo (160 x 222mm). Ppviii,79. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations, photograph end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. A near fine copy in slightly marked dust-wrapper. Rediscovered stock! This is a brand new copy that has been lost in storage for quite some time. So a little musty but new and unread. This 1996 Tideline Books edition has a new introduction by John Richards of Halkyn, North Wales, "Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's High Pheasants - in Theory and Practice was the last and one of the most technical of his books, first published in 1913. It is clearly the product of an inquisitive and agile mind. The accumulated experience of a lifetime's study of firearms and shooting are distilled within its pages. Although it must be mentioned that the ingenious experiments were carried out using cartridges loaded with powders current at the time, the results of those tests are still basically relevant today. There can be no doubt that many of the guns Sir Ralph used during the tests are still in active use today since basic English sporting gun design has not changed since then. Nor have the principles of marksmanship, sportsmanship and the desire to bring about a clean kill. Sir Ralph has been correctly described as a more up to date version of the illustrious Colonel Peter Hawker. Certainly Sir Ralph, through his writings, contributed an enormous amount to the understanding of most aspects of shooting. Be that as it may, this book gives an insight into the thought processes of a highly skilled shooting man and a peep back in time to Victorian and Edwardian Britain." .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1996). (1913) 1996 Tideline Books edition. 8vo (160 x 222mm). Ppviii,79. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations, photograph end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in slightly marked dust-wrapper. Rediscovered stock! This is a brand new copy that has been lost in storage for quite some time. So a little musty but new and unread. This 1996 Tideline Books edition has a new introduction by John Richards of Halkyn, North Wales, "Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's High Pheasants - in Theory and Practice was the last and one of the most technical of his books, first published in 1913. It is clearly the product of an inquisitive and agile mind. The accumulated experience of a lifetime's study of firearms and shooting are distilled within its pages. Although it must be mentioned that the ingenious experiments were carried out using cartridges loaded with powders current at the time, the results of those tests are still basically relevant today. There can be no doubt that many of the guns Sir Ralph used during the tests are still in active use today since basic English sporting gun design has not changed since then. Nor have the principles of marksmanship, sportsmanship and the desire to bring about a clean kill. Sir Ralph has been correctly described as a more up to date version of the illustrious Colonel Peter Hawker. Certainly Sir Ralph, through his writings, contributed an enormous amount to the understanding of most aspects of shooting. Be that as it may, this book gives an insight into the thought processes of a highly skilled shooting man and a peep back in time to Victorian and Edwardian Britain." .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. Reprint, hardcover with blank bookplate, has a hint of very slight leaning to spine with a touch of extremely slight bowing to boards, very slight bumps to spine ends and corners, and a hint of a wave to text block without any visible damage, otherwise a solid, clean VG+ copy in like dust jacket which has slight bumps to spine ends and upper corners, some sunning to spine, and faint rubbing.…

Condition: New. In English.

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. vi, 80pp, with illustrations in text and occasional page decorations. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and decorations front and spine. Deep blue endpapers. Very gentle shelf wear to covers else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. An attractive edition. First published in article form in The Field and in its present form in 1913, High Pheasants in Theory and Practice was, and probably still is he last word on the subject. By the time Sir Ralph reduced the results of his experiments to print, the blood and feathers school of shooters of the 1890s had been succeeded by those to whom killing of the really high bird in difficult conditions gave far greater satisfaction.…

Condition: New.

4to Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 79p. Bright pages are unmarked. Navy blue boards are pointed with gilt tilting, some ripples on surface of leather, and old price sticker on backside. Binding is tight with secure hinges. No jacket issued.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Re-issue. Limited Edition 353/500. Re-issue of the original First Edition of 1913. Decorative red boards. No d/w (as issued?). As New Hardcover.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1913) 1995 new edition. 8vo (178 x 240mm). Ppxxii,vi,80,vii[shot diagrams]. B/w illustrations. Red boards, gilt shooting scene to upper board, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Spine slightly bumped, cloth a little faded else very good. Un-numbered out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 500. A new edition, limited to 500 copies. New Foreword by Jonathan Young and Introduction by Colin McKelvie.A new edition, limited to 500 copies. New Foreword by Jonathan Young and Introduction by Colin McKelvie. This edition contains an appendix entitled "Mr. R.W.S. Griffith's diagrams showing shot stringing." Chapters include: The targets, and how they were arranged, why a gun shoots a little high at horizontal birds, and a little low at birds overhead; Patterns and penetrations of guns at various distances when fired horizontally and perpendicularly, with deductions therefrom; Experiments with large shot, the boring of guns with regard to killing high pheasants, on hearing the shot strike the game; The height at which a pheasant can be killed, general remarks on high pheasants, influence of gravitation on the charge of shot; Twenty exceptionally high pheasants, and how they were killed, deductions therefrom; Target-pheasants and how they would have been killed if they had been live birds flying overhead, the stringing of a charge of shot when fired from a gun; The penetration of shot-pellets on live birds at various heights, the difference in the apparent size of a pheasant when seen overhead and hoizontally, how to kill a pheasant overhead, how to kill a pheasant that has passed behind the shooter. . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1913) 1995 new edition. 8vo (178 x 240mm). Ppxxii,vi,80,vii[shot diagrams]. B/w illustrations. Red boards, gilt shooting scene to upper board, upper board and spine titled in gilt. This is an out-of-series, un-numbered copy in fine condition. A new edition, limited to 500 copies. New Foreword by Jonathan Young and Introduction by Colin McKelvie.A new edition, limited to 500 copies. New Foreword by Jonathan Young and Introduction by Colin McKelvie. This edition contains an appendix entitled "Mr. R.W.S. Griffith's diagrams showing shot stringing." Chapters include: The targets, and how they were arranged, why a gun shoots a little high at horizontal birds, and a little low at birds overhead; Patterns and penetrations of guns at various distances when fired horizontally and perpendicularly, with deductions therefrom; Experiments with large shot, the boring of guns with regard to killing high pheasants, on hearing the shot strike the game; The height at which a pheasant can be killed, general remarks on high pheasants, influence of gravitation on the charge of shot; Twenty exceptionally high pheasants, and how they were killed, deductions therefrom; Target-pheasants and how they would have been killed if they had been live birds flying overhead, the stringing of a charge of shot when fired from a gun; The penetration of shot-pellets on live birds at various heights, the difference in the apparent size of a pheasant when seen overhead and hoizontally, how to kill a pheasant overhead, how to kill a pheasant that has passed behind the shooter. . …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Vg clean firm interior, no usage marks or inscriptions but does have some light age marks to top of prelim page, also faintly to top border-edge of p.66 and 67, toned to page block; excellent boards with bright gilt decoration and lettering, all tight and firm./.…

Condition: New.