THE SPORTING SHOTGUN: A USER'S HANDBOOK. By Robin Marshall-Ball.

1981 1st edition. 4to (194 x 250mm). Ppx,162. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps, brief bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

Robin Marshall-Ball gives a very readable account of the modern shotgun and its use, beginning with a brief history of the species, a chapter each on the shotgun's parts, the double-barrelled shotgun, repeaters and single shots. Game shooting in Britain, Europe and North America receive a chapter each, taking the reader through such things as huge bags of Spanish partridge and goose shooting with 8 bores, and a lot more besides. Chapters include:- Evolution of the modern shotgun; Lock, stock and barrel - shotgun shooting jargon; The double barrel shotgun; Repeating and automatic-loading shotguns; Single-shot shotguns; Shooting in Britain; Shooting in Europe; North American shotgunning.