Ramblings of a Sportsman-Naturalist. by BB and Watkins-Pitchford, D. J - 1979

Michael Joseph, London, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 8"-9" Tall. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Nature; ISBN: 0718118154. ISBN/EAN: 9780718118150. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16785. . 9780718118150

London: Michael Joseph, 1979. 176pp, bw ills (several full page). Or black cloth in jacket. Jacket has tiny tear at top of spine. BB covers a wide range of topics from wildfowling and fishing in Scotland and Ireland, to the making of a large pond in his garden which now attracts many species of birds. Of special interest is his story of reintroducing the rare purple emporor butterfly in a great oak forest and of the unusual birds he saw there.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Watkins-Pitchford, D. J.. 8vo.

London: Michael Joseph, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Watkins-Pitchford, D. J.. 176 pages, illustrated with black and white sketches, some full page. An immaculate copy which appears unread. "Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE (25 July 1905 - 8 September 1990) was a British naturalist, an illustrator, art teacher and a children's author who wrote under the pseudonym "BB". He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.

U.S.A.: London: Michael Joseph, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover is in beautiful condition. Just about pristine with no flaws. Price-clipped jacket is excellent. A very respectable copy..

London: Michael Joseph, 1979 VG+/VG. 8vo. original black boards gilt (inscrip. to FFE) in dustwrapper priced £5.90 net (slightly rubbed & nicked); pp. xii (last blank), 176, with illustrations. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. Illus. by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford.

London: Michael Joseph, 1979. 176pp. Black boards. Gilt lettering spine. Dustwrapper not price clipped. ISBN 0718118154. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: Michael Joseph. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Price clipped and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Lovely and evocative woodcut illustrations by BB and with smaller vignette illustrations.Contents are clean though with some age toning/spotting to the page edges.8vo 176pp First Edition 1st Impression [1979] . Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1979.

Published by Michael Joseph, 1979. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by BB, . Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. Inscription in ink and white label stuck to front endpaper. Odd foxspot to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased with some light edge-browning.

Published by Michael Joseph, 1979. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by BB, . Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

London: Michael Joseph. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 176 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket protected in Brodart, remains of glue from a tag covering the price and minor wear to the edges. A lovely copy of this book of nature writing, with beautiful b/w illustrations throughout.