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THE SPARROWHAWK: A MANUAL FOR HAWKING
Written by Liam O Broin. Illustrated by Liam O Broin.
Stock no. 1825179
Published by Old Abbey Books. 1st thus 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of falconry in Ireland from its earliest beginnings over a thousand years ago to the the present. Written for the beginner and the experienced falconer, this book covers every aspect of keeping, training and hunting. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0952102900. Light knock to vertical edge of boards and top of spine. Contents fine. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly grubby.

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LIVING WITH DEERHOUNDS
Written by Kay Barret.
Stock no. 1324935
Published by Kay Barret. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Essentially a collection of information that the author has gleaned during her years of living with Deerhounds, from a variety of sources, and from many people. Pictorial cardwraps.B/w photos. ISBN: 0953392309. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean.

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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE GRAYLING
Written by Ronald Broughton.
Stock no. 1825054
Published by Robert Hale Limited. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour photos to front. Revised and expanded edition. Originally published in 1989 as Grayling: the Fourth Game Fish. ISBN: 0709064233. Board corners and spine lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to flaps, lightly faded to spine, rubbed at top of spine and scuffed to rear panel.

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HUNTING
Written by Duke Of Beaufort; Mowbray Morris. Illustrated by John Sturgess; J. Charlton; G.D. Giles; A.C. Sealy.
Stock no. 1824955
Published by Ashford Press Publishing. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Badminton Library. Facsimile of the seventh edition with an introductory note by the Eleventh Duke of Beaufort. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0907069169. A few marks and score marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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A CELEBRATION OF SALMON RIVERS
Written by John B. Ashton; Adrian Latimer.
Stock no. 1824828
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is devoted to the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and the magnificent rivers they inhabit. Large format. Light beige cloth boards, navy title to spine, simple embossed vignette to front board Pictorial endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781873674277. Light scuff to lower edge of front board. Gift inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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MY WAY WITH CHUB
Written by Tony Miles.
Stock no. 1824767
Published by Ironbridge Publications. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

As the founder member of the Coventry Specimen Group in 1967, Tony Miles has for many years been recognised as one of the leading all round specimen hunters of his era, especially in the field of chub fishing. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0950916870. A few tiny marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, has a tiny chip to top of spine and has previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear panel.

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SALTWATER FLYFISHING BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE
Written by Paul Morgan.
Stock no. 1824678
Published by Coch-Y-Bonddu Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete guide to the kinds of fish targeted by the fly fisher including bass, sea-trout, mackerel, pollack and mullet; their ecology, conservation, distribution and flyfishing methods. Includes regional guides to saltwater flyfishing in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Europe. Edited by Paul Morgan. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations and colour plates. ISBN: 0952851091. Light shelf bumping to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Text block slightly foxed and slightly dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and scuffed.

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ANGLER'S ODYSSEY AND SOME FURTHER RIVERSIDE REFLECTIONS
Written by C.F. Walker.
Stock no. 1824676
Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Reflections on chalk-stream fishing. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Tail of spine shelf worn. Minor mark to front board. Minor foxing to text block and endpapers. Green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small tears and chips, browned and grubby.

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A CELEBRATION OF SALMON RIVERS
Written by John B. Ashton; Adrian Latimer.
Stock no. 1824658
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is devoted to the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and the magnificent rivers they inhabit. Large format. Light beige cloth boards, navy title to spine, simple embossed vignette to front board Pictorial endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781873674277. Corners bumped. Boards clean. Some minor imprinting of facing page on contents page else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly grubby, and has previous bookseller's label to rear panel.

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THE BEST OF BB AN ANTHOLOGY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1324178
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of extracts from all BB's adult books and a few extracts from his timeless children's books as well. Accompanied by the superb scraperboard illustrations of the author. Grey boards, black title to spine. 277 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0718125649. Spine and corners bumped, some bumping to cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Textblock is a little grubby and there are some marks to the page margins. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little grubby, sunned to spine.

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THE BARNSTAPLE STAGHOUNDS
Written by Richard Lethbridge.
Stock no. 1324145
Published by Edward Gaskell Publishers. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Barnstaple Staghounds. Glazed pictorial boards. 293 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1898546665. SIGNED by the author on title-page. Spine slightly bumped and corners very slightly rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine ends and has a neat barcode label to rear panel.

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CONFIDENT RIDER CONFIDENT HORSE
Written by Anne Gage.
Stock no. 1323990
Published by Endellion Publishing. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Build your confidence and develop a true partnership with your horse from the ground to the saddle. Blue cardwraps. 212 pages. B/w photos to text. ISBN: 9780988135918. Minimal rubbing to cover edges.

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