THE WILD-FOWLER: A TREATISE ON ANCIENT AND MODERN WILD-FOWLING, HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL. By Henry Coleman Folkard, Esq.
(1859) 1864 2nd edition. Large 8vo (150 x 235mm). Ppxxii,398 + 1p opinions of the press. B/w engraved plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt, upper board blind-stamped, with gilt dog and duck vignette.
Unchanged from the first edition, apart from the new publisher. An authoritative work on the history and practice of wildfowling, including much on duck decoys; wildfowl shooting and dogs; punt-gunning; shooting from yachts and canoes; the natural history and pursuit of all quarry species, including waders and woodcock; rock fowling in Norway, Orkney and St Kilda, wildfowling in France, Lake Champlain in America; methods of capturing wildfowl in Persia, Russia and India.
Unchanged from the first edition, apart from the new publisher. An authoritative work on the history and practice of wildfowling, including much on duck decoys; wildfowl shooting and dogs; punt-gunning; shooting from yachts and canoes; the natural history and pursuit of all quarry species, including waders and woodcock; rock fowling in Norway, Orkney and St Kilda, wildfowling in France, Lake Champlain in America; methods of capturing wildfowl in Persia, Russia and India.
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53235
| Author | Folkard (Henry Coleman). (1827-1914). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 53235 |
| ISBN | B001G9W14C. |
| Book Description | Preliminary pages quite foxed, inner hinges tender. General wear but a good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1864 |
| Publisher | Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts. |
| Place | London. |