176pp, black and white illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards, black titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends and bottom board. Top edges faded. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. About dogs used by sportsmen in Britain, and about the field sport in which they take part. It also contains a good deal of reminiscence, digression and chatter about the countryside, from ragwort to ferrets and the scent of lilac after rain.