COUNTRY GUN: COUNTRYMAN, AUTHOR, NATURALIST. By John Humphreys.

2012 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 241mm). Pp188. Colour photograph plates, b/w photograph vignettes. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Country Gun is an outstanding collection of the finest articles from this Shooting Times and Country Life columnist, who sadly passed away this year. John Humphreys was an enthusiast and great ambassador for the countryside, its people, ethics and sports and his friendly manner enabled him to connect immediately with all he met across the whole strata of life. As one of the shooting community's foremost writers and a best-loved character, his boundless knowledge and enthusiasm were beautifully communicated in his weekly Country Gun column for Shooting Times." Chapters include; Sporting tales; Sport with family; Sporting characters; Natural history; Fishing; The Fens; The young sportsman; Valete.