A BIRD WATCHER'S NOTE BOOK. STUDIES OF WOODCOCK, SNIPE AND OTHER BIRDS. By J.W. Seigne.
1930 1st edition. Large 8vo (150 x 220mm). Ppxii,226. Colour frontispiece and b/w drawings by Philip Rickman, photographs. Dark green cloth, vignette and spine title in gilt.
"About eight years ago I gave up shooting on my small property in County Kilkenny and made it a sanctuary, chiefly in order to study... the woodcock. I must admit that at first I was often sorely tempted when I flushed a woodcock on a winter's day and watched it flitting away... but the pleasure and interest I now get out of the place more than compensate me for the small amount of sport it yielded in the past". Includes a lengthy chapter on "Vermin: a shooting man's point of view" by Major Maurice Portal, D.S.O.
"About eight years ago I gave up shooting on my small property in County Kilkenny and made it a sanctuary, chiefly in order to study... the woodcock. I must admit that at first I was often sorely tempted when I flushed a woodcock on a winter's day and watched it flitting away... but the pleasure and interest I now get out of the place more than compensate me for the small amount of sport it yielded in the past". Includes a lengthy chapter on "Vermin: a shooting man's point of view" by Major Maurice Portal, D.S.O.
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| Author | Seigne (John William). (1885- ) |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 22185 |
| ISBN | B00088Q3UU. |
| Book Description | Slight use but good-plus. Author's presentation copy (though I can't read the name of the recipient). |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1930 |
| Publisher | Philip Allan. |
| Place | London. |