The Old Stag and Other Hunting Stories
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1942.
This is a book of the countryside. Red-deer, foxes, herons, badgers, falcons, sun and sea and wind live in its pages, as they could only be made to live by one who has himself lived with them. There is the excitement of the chase, the natural human pity for the hunted, the intense joy of the bird “wild in its native air” – told in English that is precise and beautiful. The book reflects a personality original and vital, and every page testifies to the author’s extraordinary powers of observation and interpretation.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Damage to spine. Three small losses to right edge of front cover. Corner creasing to front cover bottom corner. Light foxing to both covers. . Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1942.
This is a book of the countryside. Red-deer, foxes, herons, badgers, falcons, sun and sea and wind live in its pages, as they could only be made to live by one who has himself lived with them. There is the excitement of the chase, the natural human pity for the hunted, the intense joy of the bird “wild in its native air” – told in English that is precise and beautiful. The book reflects a personality original and vital, and every page testifies to the author’s extraordinary powers of observation and interpretation.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Damage to spine. Three small losses to right edge of front cover. Corner creasing to front cover bottom corner. Light foxing to both covers. . Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1942.
This is a book of the countryside. Red-deer, foxes, herons, badgers, falcons, sun and sea and wind live in its pages, as they could only be made to live by one who has himself lived with them. There is the excitement of the chase, the natural human pity for the hunted, the intense joy of the bird “wild in its native air” – told in English that is precise and beautiful. The book reflects a personality original and vital, and every page testifies to the author’s extraordinary powers of observation and interpretation.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Damage to spine. Three small losses to right edge of front cover. Corner creasing to front cover bottom corner. Light foxing to both covers. . Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
