THE FIELD BOOK OF COUNTRY QUERIES. Edited by Jonathan Young.

2011 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp224. B/w vignette illustrations by Kerry Lemon. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

Readers of The Field "always have the solution to a problem, whether it's a pattern for kiltsocks (Patons No 3285) or cleaning out a vacuum flask (bicarb of soda) and they have always been more than forthcoming with robust advice; you should not perhaps ask a Field reader for the best way to cure a sick guinea pig. ...A charming and invaluable potpourri of questions from the readers of The Field with answers from their knowledgable columnists. A vast range of subjects is covered from household to garden; sporting lore to legal; animals to natural history and, when the going gets tough, how to make a tipple of beech leaf gin."