THE BOOK OF THE WOODCOCK. By Colin Laurie McKelvie. Second edition.
(1986) 1990 2nd edition. Large 4to (215 x 305mm). Pp218. Colour plates, b/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt.
A celebration, in words and art, of the natural history of the woodcock and its place in sport. Includes much solid information and advice useful to the practical shooter. Chapters include: Introducing the woodcock; Woodcock roding; Woodcock at the nest; Do woodcock carry their young?; Woodcock migration; The woodcock in winter; "Right and left" - the coveted double; Woodcock - springes, cock-shuts and falcons; Woodcock and gundogs; Short-billed woodcock and other oddities; Woodcock around the world; Woodcock in the 1990s and beyond.
A celebration, in words and art, of the natural history of the woodcock and its place in sport. Includes much solid information and advice useful to the practical shooter. Chapters include: Introducing the woodcock; Woodcock roding; Woodcock at the nest; Do woodcock carry their young?; Woodcock migration; The woodcock in winter; "Right and left" - the coveted double; Woodcock - springes, cock-shuts and falcons; Woodcock and gundogs; Short-billed woodcock and other oddities; Woodcock around the world; Woodcock in the 1990s and beyond.
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Book Code
16431
| Author | McKelvie (Colin Laurie). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 16431 |
| ISBN | 1853101133 / 1853101133. |
| Book Description | Slight use, book-seller's label to fep else very good in like dust-wrapper. Woodcock related articles laid in. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1990 |
| Publisher | Swan Hill Press. |
| Place | Shrewsbury, Shropshire. |