HUNTER'S FEN. By John Humphreys.
1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp232. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations by John Paley and Dave Parfitt. Maroon boards, spine titled in gilt.
"This is the story of the gunners and fishermen, of wild, bloodshot sunsets, waving reeds, of old yarns, floods, otters, puntgunners, hen harriers and the author's life spent with rod, gun and flat-bottomed boat among them." Chapters include: Gunner's dawn; Rum old boys and hard times; Fen tigers; Time and tide; 'Thim old Roomans'; Birds, beasts and fishes; Punts and pack-ice; Decoys and shoulder guns; Fowler's moon; Days and nights on the fen; Finale.
"This is the story of the gunners and fishermen, of wild, bloodshot sunsets, waving reeds, of old yarns, floods, otters, puntgunners, hen harriers and the author's life spent with rod, gun and flat-bottomed boat among them." Chapters include: Gunner's dawn; Rum old boys and hard times; Fen tigers; Time and tide; 'Thim old Roomans'; Birds, beasts and fishes; Punts and pack-ice; Decoys and shoulder guns; Fowler's moon; Days and nights on the fen; Finale.
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Book Code
53134
| Author | Humphreys (John). (1939-2012). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 53134 |
| ISBN | 0715387618 / 9780715387610. |
| Book Description | Slight use else very good in like dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1986 |
| Publisher | David and Charles. |
| Place | Newton Abbot, Devon. |