HUNTING and SHOOTING: FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY. By Michael Brander.

1971 1st edition. 4to (189 x 253mm). Pp255. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibiliography. Gilt motif of huntsman with dogs to burgundy cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"The hunting instinct is one of man's most primitive urges, and in this book Michael Brander traces the development of that instinct from prehistoric times, when hunting skill was essential for survival, to the present day, where in many parts of the world hunting and shooting have become highly organized industries." Chapters include: Early hunters: The introduction of forest and game laws; Some great hunters - Kubla kHan and Gaston Phoebus; Early guns and shooting; Changes and developments in the hunting scene; Early hunting in North America; Hunting in Britain 1780-1971; Hunting in Europe 1780-1971; Hunting in North America 1800-1971; Hunting in Australasia 1770-1971; Big Game hunting in Africa 1800-1971; Hunting in the far east 1700-1971.