GAME COCK AND COUNTRYMAN. By R.D. Humber.
(1966) 1982 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Ppvi,153. B/w illustrations by John Roberts, end-paper maps. Orange boards, spine titled in black.
Tales of the wild sports of the Lake District. Of wildfowling and poaching, trail hounds and tamed pine martens, and above all, of the Lakeland game fowl and the men who bred and fought them. Chapters include: Initiation; A sporting magistrate; Two Lakeland sportsmen; Village characters; Wildfowling characters; Wildfowling; Grit and steel; Tom Metcalf - cockfighter; Two eccentric celebrities; Lakeland sports and events; Irish interlude; Game to the end; Spirit of the game; Last hunt with Joe Wear.
Tales of the wild sports of the Lake District. Of wildfowling and poaching, trail hounds and tamed pine martens, and above all, of the Lakeland game fowl and the men who bred and fought them. Chapters include: Initiation; A sporting magistrate; Two Lakeland sportsmen; Village characters; Wildfowling characters; Wildfowling; Grit and steel; Tom Metcalf - cockfighter; Two eccentric celebrities; Lakeland sports and events; Irish interlude; Game to the end; Spirit of the game; Last hunt with Joe Wear.
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43742
| Author | Humber (Robert Desmond). (b. 1913). |
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| Book Code | 43742 |
| ISBN | 0955217989 / 0955217989 / PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95. |
| Book Description | Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1982 |
| Publisher | Tideline Books. |
| Place | Rhyl, Clwyd. |