Sixteen titles wildfowling, shooting, geese etc, including M...

Hammer

£140

Sixteen titles wildfowling, shooting, geese etc, including Michael Bratby: 'Grey Goose', London, Geoffrey Bles, 1939, 1st edition, colour frontis by Peter Scott + b/w plates as called for, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Bill Powell, 2 titles, both 1st editions in dust wrappers: 'My Wild Goose Chase', 1954, signed by author at foot of frontis, 'The Grey Geese Call', 1956, ownership sig. John Humphreys (1939-2012); Arthur Cadman: 'Tales of a Wildfowler', 1957, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys and with ALS to him from author loosely inserted, orig. cloth, d/w; "Wildfowler" (Lewis Clement): 'Public Shooting Quarters. Wildfowling in 1881', Penrith, David Grayland, 1995, limited edition, number 32 of 300 copies, facsimile/reissue of original 1881 edition, frontis + 4 plates, orig. cloth gilt; Colin Willock, four 1st editions, including 'The Gun-Punt Adventure', 1958, ALS from author to John Humphreys loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, 'Kenzie the Wild Goose Man', 1962, signed and with original pen & ink sketch by the illustrator Mackenzie Thorpe to title page, orig. cloth, d/w, plus 2 others Colin Willock; plus first editions by Richard Perry, Coombe Richards, R.N. Winnall, J.C.M. Nichols etc (16).

From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.