The Fowler in Ireland or notes on the haunts and habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl, including instructions on the art of shooting and capturing them

Description:

First edition. Engraved illustrations by Charles Whymper. A comprehensive Victorian work on Irish wildfowl and seabirds, combining detailed observations on their distribution, haunts and habits with practical accounts of the methods employed in their pursuit and capture. Includes chapters on ducks, geese, swans, waders, seabirds and birds of prey, together with descriptions of decoy ponds, plover netting, punt-gunning, the construction of shooting punts and the equipment of professional wildfowlers. Particularly interesting are the accounts of Ireland's coastal birdlife, including the great seabird colonies of the Skellig Rocks, To the rear are eight blank pages headed'Wildfowl Record, List of Birds Killed'.

Sir Ralph Frankland-Payne-Gallwey (1848-1916) was an English baronet, sportsman, engineer and authority on firearms, ballistics and sporting history. A keen and experienced wildfowler, he wrote extensively on shooting, sporting equipment and historical weapons, combining practical field experience with considerable technical knowledge.

Condition

8vo, recased in orig. cloth, rebacked with orig. spine laid down; gilt title to spine. Endpapers neatly reinforced with matching paper. Owner's name, John S. Burra, to front endpaper dated 1902. Vg.