THE BOOK OF HUNTING. Edited by Ruth Bucher.

(1973) 1977 1st English language edition. Large square 4to (263 x 325mm). Pp319. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, several fold-out pages, illustrated end-papers. Green boards, blind-stamped animals to upper board, spine titled in gilt.

Orignally published in German as Das Buch der Jagd. A comprehensive look at all forms of hunting and shooting: big game, deer stalking, dogs and hounds, shooting chamois, wild boar, bears, hares, rabbits, foxes, game birds, and wildfowling. Includes a final section on conservation as it relates to shooting.