THE GUN-PUNT ADVENTURE. By Colin Willock.
1958 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 225mm). Pp199. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.
Jack Hargreaves and Colin Willock set out to design and build a gunning punt and a half-pound punt-gun for wildfowling. Chapters include: December - the marsh; January - planning a boat; February - arms race; A digression; March - on the drawing board; April - roll out the barrels; May - breech birth; June - the decoys; July-August - once more unto the breech; August - giving it both barrels; September - building the punt; October - acceptance trials; November - opening shots; December - second thoughts; January - combined operation.
Jack Hargreaves and Colin Willock set out to design and build a gunning punt and a half-pound punt-gun for wildfowling. Chapters include: December - the marsh; January - planning a boat; February - arms race; A digression; March - on the drawing board; April - roll out the barrels; May - breech birth; June - the decoys; July-August - once more unto the breech; August - giving it both barrels; September - building the punt; October - acceptance trials; November - opening shots; December - second thoughts; January - combined operation.
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61338
| Author | Willock (Colin Dennistoun). (1919-2005). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61338 |
| ISBN | B001AW0G8S. |
| Book Description | End-papers marked with previous owner's name, some fading to boards but internally clean. A good copy in a poor dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1958 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber. |
| Place | London. |