A SUMMER ON THE NENE. By

A SUMMER ON THE NENE. By "BB".

THE BADGERS OF BEARSHANKS. By 'B.B.' Illustrated by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford A.R.C.A. F.R.S.A.

THE BADGERS OF BEARSHANKS. By 'B.B.' Illustrated by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford A.R.C.A. F.R.S.A.

RECOLLECTIONS OF A 'LONGSHORE GUNNER. By 'BB'. Illustrated by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford.

1976 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Ppviii,86. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

"'BB' describes wildfowling adventures after geese, chiefly on the Scottish coast. He brings to life the excitement of the sport, the tensions of a carefully planned stalk, the patience needed to wait for a flight in a freezing dawn or even by moonlight or a clear night, the careful planning of tactics needed for a successful drive. He has a keen sense for what goes 'in the cold dark hours of pre-dawn whilst other (perhaps more sensible but infinitely duller) mortals sleep', and his concentration on his sport does not prevent him from watching the landscape around him, whose beauties are caught both in his descriptions and in his seven full-page black and white illustrations."
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Author Watkins-Pitchford (Denys J.). "BB". (1905-1990).
Book Code 32297
ISBN 0851150675 / 0851150675.
Book Description Slightly soiled edges. Good-plus in slightly spine-faded and possibly clipped dust-wrapper.
Book Cover Hardcover
Published Date 1976
Publisher The Boydell Press.
Place Ipswich, Suffolk.