THE WILDFOWLER IN SCOTLAND. By John Guille Millais, F.Z.S., etc.
1901 1st edition. Large 4to (256 x 310mm). Ppxvi,167. Plates and illustrations by the author, b/w photographs, top edge gilt. Half vellum over grey-blue paper-covered boards, spine titled in gilt.
This is John Guille Millais' recollections of a lifetime's wildfowling, ashore and afloat, with many illustrations by the author. Chapters include: A general description of Scotland as a resort of wildfowl; On day and evening shooting by the sea; On moonlight shooting - the fowler's dog, and wanderings by the sea; On marsh and lake shooting - with certain observations on the habits of wild-geese; A morning with the 8-bore; Field notes on the northern firths; A day with the punt-gun on the Moray Firth; On shooting under canvas, and some reminiscences of the Orkneys. Appendix - Notes on the northern firths and observations on the appearance of the British ducks.
This is John Guille Millais' recollections of a lifetime's wildfowling, ashore and afloat, with many illustrations by the author. Chapters include: A general description of Scotland as a resort of wildfowl; On day and evening shooting by the sea; On moonlight shooting - the fowler's dog, and wanderings by the sea; On marsh and lake shooting - with certain observations on the habits of wild-geese; A morning with the 8-bore; Field notes on the northern firths; A day with the punt-gun on the Moray Firth; On shooting under canvas, and some reminiscences of the Orkneys. Appendix - Notes on the northern firths and observations on the appearance of the British ducks.
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| Author | Millais (John Guille). (1865-1931). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 52256 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Boards quite marked and vellum soiled but internally clean. Geoff Worrall's (Tideline Books) copy, his pencil annotations to a few pages. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1901 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Co. |
| Place | London. |