PLEASURES WITHOUT CHANGE. By John Wacher.

ND (1946) 1st edition. 4to (188 x 254mm). Ppviii,118. Scraperboard drawings by James Lucas. Maroon cloth, gilt flying geese motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt.

Wartime tales of wildfowling, deer stalking, poaching and poachers". In calling to mind his recollections of his 'red letter days' John Wacher, already widely-known for his writings under his pen-name of 'Shore Shooter,' has made yet another fascinating addition to this tradition, for whether he is hunting big game in South Africa, walking up Kentish partridges, tracking the red deer over Exmoor, taking his chance with the wild fowl of the Thames Estuary, or merely following the simple sports of the countryside, he brings to his reminiscences an infectious nostalgia for the open air, which has been further heightened by the expressive art of James Lucas's drawings". Chapters include:- Off the record; A very mixed bag; The red deer of Exmoor; Some red-letter days; Our national beverage; Exmoor days; 'Sic Transit...'; Jack, a Zulu; More red-letter days; 'Hounds, gentlemen, please'; September partridges; The pull; Lepus cuniculis; Swan song; Days marked in red; Our heritage.