| Ways and Secrets of the True Countryman Contributor(s): Jones, O. (Author), Woodward, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406787477 ISBN-13: 9781406787474 Publisher: Read Country Book OUR PRICE: $38.94 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills - Nature |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.78 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in the early 1900s. A fascinating record of some of the more secret ways and knowledge of country folk and the countless simple matters so often overlooked, which make going about the countryside the most delightful and abiding of all pleasures. Contents include: Woodcraft - Signs and Tokens - How to Call Birds and Beasts - Uses of Hazel and Ash - The Gamekeeper - Catching Crayfish and Pike - Dogs - Rat Catchers Secrets - Moles - Gipsy Crafts - Handling Wild Creatures - Roadside Crosses - Finding Feathers - Woodman's Secrets - Eyes That See - Country Sports, and much more. |