Hillhead publications (17 resultados)

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). ND (1988) 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppii,144. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, good-plus in like dust-wrapper. A compendium of questions and answers on breeding, rearing, training and working lurchers. .…

Hardback in Near Fine condition. Dustjacket Very Good Plus. Not inscribed. Brown cloth boards with title in gold relief to spine. 157 Pages. The cover and illustrations are by Caithnesian artist Sonas McClean. In June 1985 Brian Plummer experienced a severe coronary which ultimately caused him to leave the teaching profession in August 1986. His account of building a new life in the Highlands, of farming an adder-strewn 3 1/2 acre patch of land, of living by hunting rabbits, of his fishing of crabs and lobsters and ultimately sea netting, is both graphic and heartrendering. He learns to conquer his disability, and begins to live a strange and almost savage life style along the sea coast between Scotland and the Orkney.…

Condición: Very Good. Presumed First edition. Undated but probably 1988 or 1989. Hardcover book . Cloth and dustjacket. 144pp. With b&w photos in text throughout. The text consists of a series of questions and frank answers about lurchers, which the author is famous for breeding. Very Good in Very Good jacket, (now in clear sleeve), which is price-clipped. Bookshop stamp to flyleaf. Pictures available.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). ND (1988) 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppii,144. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. A compendium of questions and answers on breeding, rearing, training and working lurchers. .…

Condición: Poor. Dust jacket has scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book plate inside cover. Textblock has foxing. Book content is in very good readable condition. Knowelden, Martin (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. In excellent condition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). ND (1988) 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppii,144. B/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use else very good in like dust-wrapper. Titled page inscribed by the author to an un-named former owner. A compendium of questions and answers on breeding, rearing, training and working lurchers. .…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. In brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine, this first edition copy is clean and bright with no marks or inscriptions. It is mainly tight but opens flat in one place (see photo). Not actually a split as the binding is intact. No marks or inscriptions. Not ex-lib. Illustrations throughout. Unclipped dust jacket with minor edge wear. Please see seller photos.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. inscription Signed by Author on fep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Later Edition. The author's conquest of his disability, Nd shown, but details show that this is a later edition. Dark brown cloth with gilt titles. No inscriptions. Unclipped jacket is near fine. Illustrated. A fine, unmarked copy.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). ND (1989) 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp157. B/w illustrations by Sonas McLean. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library, usual stamps and faults. Good in dust-wrapper. Brian Plummer describes his move from Staffordshire to Caithness and his attempts at self-sufficiency there. * This first edition closely resembles the 2007 reissue. This first edition is identifiable because; 1. It was printed by St Edmundsbury Press and this is stated on the reverse of the title-page. This is not present in the 2007 reissue. 2. The first edition's front dust-wrapper flap begins, "In June 1985 Brian Plummer experienced a severe coronary." The rear dust-wrapper flap begins, "Brian Plummer is well-known to all followers of field sports." These texts are transposed in the 2007 reissue. .…

hardcover. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. 144pp. Illustrated. A series of questions and answers. Brown boards in pictorial dust wrapper. A very good copy. The definitive lurcher book. Scarce.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). ND (1989) 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp157. B/w illustrations by Sonas McLean. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Bookseller's end-paper stamp but very good in dust-wrapper. Brian Plummer describes his move from Staffordshire to Caithness and his attempts at self-sufficiency there. * This first edition closely resembles the 2007 reissue. This first edition is identifiable because; 1. It was printed by St Edmundsbury Press and this is stated on the reverseof the title-page. This is not present in the 2007 reissue. 2. The first edition's front dust-wrapper flap begins, "In June 1985 Brian Plummer experienced a severe coronary.". The rear dust-wrapper flap begins, "Brian Plummer is well-known to all followers of field sports.". These texts are transposed in the 2007 reissue. .…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket lightly faded at the spine. Size: Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 75644.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). (1985) ND (1989) reprint. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp126. B/w illustrations by Martin Knowelden. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. More autobiography; terriers & lurchers, training a sparrowhawk, wolf-dog hybrids. This is a reprint, privately published by Plummer after his move to Caithness, under the Hillhead Publications imprint. .…