Twelve assorted wildfowling, shooting, sporting and countrys...

Hammer

£140

Twelve assorted wildfowling, shooting, sporting and countryside titles etc., many signed & inscribed by author to John Humphreys (1939-2012), including G.A. Chattaway: 'By The Water's Edge: An Autobiography of a Professional's Life with Gun, Rod and Net', Meriden, 2000, 1st edition, signed by the author on FFEP, Typed Letter Signed from the author to John Humphreys loosely inserted, folio, original cloth gilt; Simon Gudgeon: 'A Passion for Grouse', 2001, 1st edition, signed, colour ills. throughout, large 4to, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Sam Grice: 'Ahead of the Game', 2003, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys, orig. pictorial boards, d/w; Mike Swan: 'Fowling for Duck', Crowood, 1988, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; James Williams: 'The Otter Among Us', Tiercel, 2000, 1st edition, TLS from the author to John Humphreys loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Edward Miller: 'Geese! Memoirs of a Wildfowler', Merlin Unwin, 2007, 1st edition, signed on title page, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys on half title and two Autograph Letters Signed to him loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Jonathan Young: 'A Pattern of Wings & other wildfowling tales', ill. John Paley, Unwin Hyman, 1989, 1st edition, signed by the illustrator on title page, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; Will Garfit: 'Will's Shoot', foreword by John Humphreys, signed by author on title page, further signed & inscribed by author to John Humphreys on half title, orig. cloth, d/w; Alan Credland: 'When the Cuckoo Called. Bird Memories and a Chronicle of Change', 2006, limited edition, No. 76 of 400, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys with further ALS to him loosely inserted, oblong 4to, original pictorial wraps; plus 3 others Will Garfit, Ian Valentine and Chris Knights, all signed & inscribed (12)