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GENTLEMEN AND POACHERS: THE ENGLISH GAME LAWS 1671-1831
Written by P.B. Munsche.
Stock no. 1815869
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book touches on many subjects including man traps, transportation to Australia, the Industrial Revolution and fox-hunting, to name but a few, it is essentially about values: how the gentry tried to impose theirs on England and how these, in turn, were undermined by new values, more compatible with the emerging capitalism of the nineteenth century. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0521232848. Top of spine bumped. Upside down 'J' rubber ink stamp in blue to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is browned, has a small chip (with loss) to top of rear panel spine edge, and is fading to spine.

DEEP TROUT: ANGLING IN POPULAR CULTURE
Written by William Washabaugh; Catherine Washabaugh.
Stock no. 1815705
Published by Berg. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Angling in America. Blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 185973393X. Remains of small label to rear board.

THE POINTER AND HIS PREDECESSORS
Written by William Arkwright.
Stock no. 2124495
Published by Firth Productions. 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Republication of the second edition. An illustrated History of the Pointing Dog from the Earliest Times. Red boards, gilt titles and border. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906924030. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 2124060
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator, this is Copy No. 556. Bump to bottom corner of front cover and one edge. Some light creasing to wrapper.

MICHAEL LYNE SPORTING ARTIST
Written by John Yeates. Illustrated by Michael Lyne.
Stock no. 2123537
Published by The Sportsman's Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0948253576. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner. Bumping to top and tail of spine and along a couple of cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

A COLLECTION OF RIGHT MERRIE GARLANDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY ANGLERS
Written by Joseph Crawhall.
Stock no. 2123304
Published by George Rutland. 1864. Almost very good condition.

Green leather spine. Red cloth. And continued to this present year. Fifity copies printed on large paper. B/w illustrations. Words and music. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to leather spine, with a bit of chipping. Bookplates to prelims. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

THE BRITISH SHOTGUN VOLUME TWO 1871-1890
Written by I.M. Crudgington; D.J. Baker.
Stock no. 1813471
Published by Ashford. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The intricate and elaborately woven story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun between 1871 and 1890. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. vi and 250 pages including index. ISBN: 1852531339. Base of spine bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

DARK ESTUARY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2122674
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A source of abiding delight to all those who love wildfowl and the lonely firths of Scotland. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 15 glorious colour plates plus b/w drawings. SIGNED by author to dedication page. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks with a little scuffing to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with edge-tears and chips; some repairs; only a little loss. Wrapper also has some grubby marks.

THE BRITISH ANGLER: OR A POCKET-COMPANION FOR GENTLEMEN-FISHERS
Written by John Williamson; et al.
Stock no. 2122549
1740. Good condition.

Leather binding. B/w frontis and some fold-out b/w plates. This book still has its original boards, but has a NEW spine and endpapers (recased). Scuffing and heavy wear, with a little loss to original covers. Some page browning and a little foxing. Lovely tight binding; where book has been rebacked.

TROUTING IN NORWAY
Written by E.F. Burton. Illustrated by F.N. Burton.
Stock no. 2121840
Published by Simpkin, Marshall And Company Limited. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and fly-fish decoration to front cover. With illustrations from photographs by Lieut. F.N. Burton. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

A COMING OF AGE AN ANGLER'S SEARCH FOR SOLITUDE CONTINUES
Written by Stuart Harris. Illustrated by Adam Entwistle.
Stock no. 2121616
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and some drawings throughout. Limited edition to 500 Hardback Copies. This is Copy No. 71 (bookplate stating this stuck to free front endpaper. Also Certificate SIGNED by author and Designer loosely inserted. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE MODERN SHOTGUN VOLUME I THE GUN
Written by Gerald Burrard.
Stock no. 2120825
Published by Herbert Jenkins. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Revised edition. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 242 pages. B/w diagrams and photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading to covers. A few marks. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.