IT'S MY DELIGHT. By Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford.
(1947) 1948 reprint. 8vo (142 x 220mm). Pp175. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue-green cloth, spine titled in black.
This is Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald's entertaining and readable account of poaching through the ages, drawn from many contemporary accounts and informed by his own experiences. Illustrated splendidly by 'BB', Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Chapters include: The hare; To hunt the hare; Hunting the hare; More ways than one; And still more ways; Those that poach; Privileged poachers; Just poachers; The moucher; Dogs; Partridges and pheasants; Rabbits; The game laws.
This is Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald's entertaining and readable account of poaching through the ages, drawn from many contemporary accounts and informed by his own experiences. Illustrated splendidly by 'BB', Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Chapters include: The hare; To hunt the hare; Hunting the hare; More ways than one; And still more ways; Those that poach; Privileged poachers; Just poachers; The moucher; Dogs; Partridges and pheasants; Rabbits; The game laws.
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36977
| Author | Vesey-Fitzgerald (Brian). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 36977 |
| ISBN | B001AVWTDE. |
| Book Description | Cloth stained, gift inscription to front end-paper, slightly foxed, bump to lower edge of pp16-43. Good in stained and slightly frayed dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1948 |
| Publisher | Eyre and Spottiswoode. |
| Place | London. |