THE WAY OF A COUNTRYMAN. By Ian Niall. First edition.
1965 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp144. B/w illustrations by C.F.Tunnicliffe. Yellow cloth, spine titled in gilt.
Ian Niall's memories of partridges and crakes, snipe and woodcock, foxes and hares and pigeons, ducks and geese, trout and pike. Tunnicliffe's illustrations exactly catch the wonderful atmosphere of the author's narrative. Chapters include; Partridges and crakes; Gun glamour; Secrets of snipe; The ways of the woodcock; Brushes with the fox; Hare without hounds; Pigeons and pigeon tactics; Duck shooting days; Talk of geese; Clanty Moss; Rough shooting in the hills; About with a rod; The hungry pike; Looking both ways.
Ian Niall's memories of partridges and crakes, snipe and woodcock, foxes and hares and pigeons, ducks and geese, trout and pike. Tunnicliffe's illustrations exactly catch the wonderful atmosphere of the author's narrative. Chapters include; Partridges and crakes; Gun glamour; Secrets of snipe; The ways of the woodcock; Brushes with the fox; Hare without hounds; Pigeons and pigeon tactics; Duck shooting days; Talk of geese; Clanty Moss; Rough shooting in the hills; About with a rod; The hungry pike; Looking both ways.
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36616
| Author | Niall (Ian). [Pen-name of John Kincaid McNeillie (1916-2002)]. |
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| Book Code | 36616 |
| ISBN | B001AVZZ4E. |
| Book Description | Owner's name to front end-paper, unobtrusive stains to edge of cloth else very good in rather used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1965 |
| Publisher | Country Life. |
| Place | London. |