WOODLORE FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN. By H. Mortimer Batten.

1922 1st edition. 8vo (139 x 224mm). Pp286. B/w photograph plates, illustrations. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt.

A general compedium of rural notes and knowledge for the country child. Chapters include: Life habits of British wild animals - 16 species, each treated separately; The game birds of Great Britain - 9 species; Vermin, real and unreal - 24 species; The destruction of vermin; Minor hints for the gunner; Angling and habits of freshwater fish - 13 species; Rabbitting - handling the ferret, feeding the ferret, working the warrens, muzzling the ferret, how to work the burrows, the line ferret, netting; Snaring; Box trap for rabbits; Mole catching; Make your own walking stick; Skinning and preserving skins - skinning an animal for mounting, preserving skins; Making leather goods - Tanning, leather bootlaces, the pocket money bag, purses, belt sheath for hunting knife, leather gauntlets, an axe sheath, the Indian ditty bag, a dog slip, to make your boots waterproof, ankle spats; A permanent home in the woods - a cabin, the camp fire, the camp bed, washing conveniences; Making a toboggan; Taking care of your puppy.