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Shrewsbury: Quiller, 2012.. 1st edition. Collection of the finest articles from Shooting Times and Country Life columnist John Humphreys,who sadly passed away in 2012. Pp.188, 8 pages of colour photo illustrations. Blue boards, dustwrapper has minor creasing to top of spine. VG/VG.

London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, 1942.. 1st edition. "The fruit of two years close study, observation, and journeying, during many months of which, in high summer and bleak mid-winter, the author lived alone (but for a pony) in a semi-derelict mountain cottage at the source of the Wye..." Pp.x/189, many woodcut engravings by the author + 3 maps,… Read more about this item

London: Lutterworth Press, 1948.. Originally published in 1885, a collection of essays about nature and the English countryside. Pp.299, fronispiece + further full page and vignette wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Green cloth, title to spine dulled. G+.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937.. 3rd impression. "A wanderer denies the existence of system: that is the essence of vagabondage....you will find me rambling in these notes, as I have rambled by Fell and Force: over the hills, through heather and fern, one day; the next idling along a stream to some remote tarn - ever avoiding… Read more about this item

London: Museum Press, 1955.. 1st edition. "While the scenery is of the countryside, the people on the stage are real people, and by reading of their thoughts and discussions we rediscover the quieter days of England, when the horse worked the fields and people explored the countryside on foot." Pp.192, black & white photo frontispiece + 24 further… Read more about this item

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973.. Eminently readable and generously illustrated by over 100 line drawings and half-tones, this is a book which has much to interest professional trappers, game-keepers, farmers, fishermen, naturalists and zoologists, as well as antiquarians interested in the evolution of trapping devices over the ages." Pp.286, black & white photo frontispiece + 39 further… Read more about this item

London: Country Life Ltd., 1967.. 1st ed. "Within this small volume is a vast amount of information designed to deepen understanding of the geological nature of our landscape, the trees, flowers, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibia, butterflies and other insects that the walker or cyclist or motorist may encounter." 15.5cms. x 11.5cms. Pp. 303, over 530… Read more about this item

London: Pelham Books/ Stephen Greene Press, 1989.. 1st ed. "This collection of articles, poems, photographs and sketches draws on the magazine's accumulated treasures to look at the infinite riches of yesterday's countryside." 24cms. x 17.5cms. Pp. 9/176, frontis, b/w illustrations throughout Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w, price-clipped. VG/G+.

London: The Readers Digest. 1986.. Rep. "Wild plants that you can pick and eat." Pp. 64. Many colour illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1947.. 1st ed. "Mr. Deakin presents a panorama of the countryside, a picture of the country as it is today as well as the rural life of yesterday." Pp. 248, 14 illustrations, inscrip. to fep, uneven toning to endpapers. Green cloth, illustrated d/w has small losses. G+/G.

London: BBC, 1978.. 1st ed. Compiled from the original material written for The Archers. Pp. 144. 42 b/w illustns. by Thomas Bewick. Pbk, portrait cover of Bob Arnold as Tom Forest by Michael Hopkinson, some scuffing to spine. G+.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1988.. 1st ed. "Beautifully illustrated, this is a charming gift book on genuine country living, packed with the flavours, colours and aromas of the country garden." Pp. 200, 8 colour plates, 23 b/w line drawings, signed by author to title page. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w.… Read more about this item

Bradford-on-Avon:Moonraker Press, 1979.. 1st ed. "... traces the history of the indigenous forests from earliest times and demonstrates the significant part they have played in English life ..." 25cms. x 20.5cms. Pp. 176, 8 colour, 36 b/w illustrations, 12 line drawings + 1 map. Brown cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

London: Claud Morris Books Ltd., 1946.. 1st ed. "A deep and abiding love for the land and the people who live by the land flows through these pages." Pp. 119, b/w frontis, 25 b/w illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Green cloth, illustrated d/w rubbed with edge losses. G+/G-.

London: Marshall Cavendish Books Ltd., 1983.. 2nd Printing. Fish, tackle and techniques. A book for enthusiasts of all ages. 23cms. x 15.5cms. Pp. 3/464/4 (Index), 376 colour & 22 b/w photographs, 251 colour & 50 b/w illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Light green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

London: The Epworth Press. 1956.. A book on the English countryside. A charming and restful book to read and keep". Pp 126. Toned pages. P/b. Scuffed spine with small tear to bottom. Illustrated cover. G+.

Cheltenham: Evergreen, 1990.. A country companion for all who love Britain's customs and traditions." Pp. 140. Many col. and b/w. illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

London: Readers Union,1953.. Book club ed. Pp.18/240,28 colour plates, 81 b/w plates, small name to fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1948.. 4th ed. "His book is extremely comprehensive, and throughout the novice is given not only advice but the reasoning by which the opinions expressed are arrived at ..." Pp. 7/245, frontis, 7 plates, 15 drawings. Green cloth has bleached spots to front, d/w rubbed and chipped. G/G.

Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications, 1979.. Provides glimpses of a small selection of features interesting to naturalists in the local countryside". Unpaginated. Full of colour illustrations. Paperback. G+.