THE GAMEKEEPER AT HOME: SKETCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY AND RURAL LIFE. By Richard Jefferies.
(1878) 2005 new edition. Pp221. B/w engravings by Charles Whymper. Green cloth.
New reprint of this popular first-hand account of gamekeeping and poaching in nineteenth century England. Facsimile reprint of the 1890 revised edition, the first edition appearing in 1878 when the author was thirty. A classic of country life in the nineteenth century. Delightful tales of gamekeeping, poaching, rabbiting, fishing and natural history. Chapters include: - The man himself - his house, and tools; His family and caste; In the fields; His dominions - the woods, meadows and water; Some of his subjects - dogs, rabbits, 'mice and such small deer'; His enemies - birds and beasts of prey, trespassers; Professional poachers - the art of wiring game; Guerilla warfare - gun accidents, black sheep.
New reprint of this popular first-hand account of gamekeeping and poaching in nineteenth century England. Facsimile reprint of the 1890 revised edition, the first edition appearing in 1878 when the author was thirty. A classic of country life in the nineteenth century. Delightful tales of gamekeeping, poaching, rabbiting, fishing and natural history. Chapters include: - The man himself - his house, and tools; His family and caste; In the fields; His dominions - the woods, meadows and water; Some of his subjects - dogs, rabbits, 'mice and such small deer'; His enemies - birds and beasts of prey, trespassers; Professional poachers - the art of wiring game; Guerilla warfare - gun accidents, black sheep.
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14978
| Author | Jefferies (Richard). (1848-1887). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 14978 |
| ISBN | 1900318202 / 1900318202 / PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 18.95. |
| Book Description | Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2005 |
| Publisher | Excellent Press. |
| Place | Ludlow, Shropshire. |