Attleborough Accessories COUNTRY & SHOOTING TALES & WAYS


SHAW & SONS: COUNTRYSIDE LAW Ref: B024	4th Edition. The latest information for England & Wales. Acts of Parliment & Laws covering: protection & enjoyment of the countryside, planning, access to the countryside (public rights of way, etc.) including rivers, canals & foreshore. Protection of special areas. National Parks, Nature Reserves, SSSI's, tree preservation, wild bird habitat directives. Common land & rights of common, protection of birds, animals & plants. Pollution including atmospheric noise, land & water & much, much more. 215 x 140mm, 340 pages, Softcover. Price: £23.95



A COUNTRYMAN’S YEAR Ref: B037	By John Humphreys. A celebration of the English countryside and memories of a different way of life. Features charming and evocative illustrations bring the text to life. 160 pages, Paperback. 60 colour & 60 b/w illustrations. Price: £12.99



MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN Ref: B073	By Bryn Parry. Bryn Parry is one of Britain’s best known countryside cartoonists. His cartoons appear in The Field and Shooting Gazette each month and capture the fun and fustration felt by field sportsmen as they enjoy their sport with their not so faithful canine companions. 230 x 230mm, 124 pages, Laminated Boards. Colour throughout. Price: £16.99



RURAL ENGLAND - WHAT'S HAPPENING MONTH BY MONTH Ref: B090	By Jill Mason, Photography by David Mason. Who says nothing goes on in the countryside? This brings aspects each month of the year in rural England to life. An insight into mammals, native birds, wild flowers, rural workers, countryside festivals, the seasonal landscape, & traditional monthly farming practice. Stunning & unusual images by a renowned countryside photographer accompany each topic. A delight everyone who appreciates the richness & vibrancy of all corners of rural England throughout its seasons. The photography is superb a really lovely book to own. 243 x 267mm, 224 pages, Hardback. 200 colour photos. Price: £20.00



WHAT A CHAP REALLY WANTS IN BED Ref: B094	(A Shooting & Fishing book). By Giles Catchpole & Roderick Emery. A collection of 125 short sporting stories, each with a witty cartoon by Ollie Copplestone, compiled from the authors' best writing. 256 pages, Hardback. 60 colour & 30 b/w illustrations. Price: £20.00



WORDS FROM THE COUNTRYMAN BEST OF THE "COUNTRYMAN" MAGAZINE 1927-2007 Ref: B097	By Valerie Porter. A compilation of fascinating, unusual & entertaining material from 80 years of "The Countryman" magazine. Always reflecting what is happening in the countryside - good, bad, nostalgic & the current. Contributions include J.B. Priestley, Spike Milligan, Robin Page & many others. This is a wonderful source of social history, containing everything from hard fact to quirkiness & wry humour. 215 x 153mm, 224 pages, Hardback. 90 b&w illus & engravings. Price: £12.99



THE ILLUSTRATED WISE WORDS & COUNTRY WAYS Ref: B098	By Ruth Binney. Fully illustrated edition of this fascinating storehouse of accumulated wisdom; health tips, kitchen tricks , gardening know-howeven predicting the weather. A fascinating variety of traditional sayings, superstitions & axioms & explains whether, & why, they still work today. Before dismissing a well-known proverb as an old wives' tale, consult "Wise Words & Country Ways" & discover that it's never too late to learn from experience. Charming illustrations throughout, the perfect gift for anyone interested in country life. 205 x 155mm, 256 pages, Paperback. 192 b&w illus & engravings. Price: £7.99



CONFESSIONS OF A POACHER 1890 Ref: B114	Reproduced faithfully from the 1890 original. Tips & tricks in the fine art of poaching. Chapters on poaching Partridges, Pheasants, Hares, Grouse, Rabbit's, Salmon & Trout. of all the wildlife to which we are introduced there is just one troublemaking species that appears page after page - the squire's keeper. 197 x 145mm, 176 pages, Hardback. 40 + contemporary line drawings. Price: £12.99



SHOOTING TYPES Ref: B151	FROM THE SHOOTING GAZETTE. By Giles Catchpole & Bryn Parry. Shooting Types has struck any number of chords with its many readers, who have immediately recognised this type or that from their own shoots. Giles & Bryn have brought together all the types into one volume, with many new charachters (including wives & dogs for good measure). Cover Board. Colour illustrations throughout. Price: £16.99



THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK Ref: B173	By Denys Watkins-Pitchford (BB). These pages are packed with evocative & stirring passages for sportmen to enjoy after a day out and during the long winter evenings. The extracts chosen represent some of the great shooting & country writers of the past. 224 pages, Hardback. Price: £18.95



PRIVATE THOUGHTS FROM A SMALL SHOOT Ref: B174	By Laurance Catlow. Set against the backdrop of the Pennines. Catlow's diary records his year as amateur pheasant rearer, gamekeeper, forester, dog-handler & all-round shooting enthusiast. Views on right to roam, love of birds he shoots, wine cellar & other sporting interests. Opinions on sport & the nanny state, game cookery, friendship, disobedient dogs & beloved hats. 252 x 198mm, 192 pages, Hardback. 18 Drawings. Price: £17.99



WISE WORDS & COUNTRY WAYS Ref: B180	By Ruth Binney. Unique & fascinating storehouse of accumulated wisdon from health tips & kitchen tricks to gardening know-how & even predicting the weather. A variety of traditional sayings, superstitions & axioms & explains whether & why they still work today. Before you dismiss a well-known proverb as an old wives tale, consult Wise Words & Country Ways & discover it's never too late to learn from experience. 172 x 130mm, 256 pages, Hardback. Price: £9.99



THE COUNTRYMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK Ref: B191	Written & Illustrated by 'BB' Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Denys Watkins-Pitchford (better known as BB) wrote these wonderful essays on the English countryside in the 1930's. Finally published in 194 when, as BB puts it, England was 'in the darkest hour of our history'. He captures in words & sensitive wood engravings the wonders of English wildlife & countryside. Topics include, ravens & rookeries, stone surlew, purple emperor butterfly a, a woodcutter's house, an encounter with a wildfowler one frosty dawn, a night fishing on the Solway, strange behaviour of song thrushes, rescue of a black labrador, a favourite copse, the accidental death of a groom, village characters, hedgerows & many more topics. 234 x 146mm, 304 pages, Hardback. 48 wood engravings. Price: £18.95



YOU'VE DONE WHAT, MY LORD Ref: B300	By Rory Clark. When James Aden applies for the position of Deputy Agent at Rumshott, one of the finest landed estates in England, he little realises what he has let himself in for. Negotiating with royalty, tenant farmers, lost parrots, escaping sheep & the imperious Lady Leghorn all appear to be part of the job description. The inspiration for this book & it's sequel, An English Country Manner, comes from the wide variety of eccentrics Rory Clark came across in his role of Deputy Land Agent at the Althorpe Estate amongst others. 130 x 200mm, 192 pages, Paperback. Price: £6.99



AN ENGLISH COUNTRY MANNER Ref: B301	By Rory Clark. When tragic circumstances force James Aden to leave Scotland he eventually finds a new job as the agent on Sir Charles Buckley's vast Suffolk estate. Once again he has to deal with an unusual list of problems. Rogue chimney pots, unsavoury tenants & delinquent sheep are just some of his responsibilities. If only he didn't have to spend so much time worrying about the farm secretary & her rollercoaster love life! 130 x 200mm, 192 pages, Paperback. Price: £6.99



A GOOD LIFE Ref: B302	By Paul Peacock. In the 1970'sself sufficiency guru John Seymour, wrote The Complete Book Of Self Sufficiency a book that inspired a whole generation & even is credited with influencing the writer of the TV series " The Good Life ". John Seymour's life was a fascinating one & is charted for the first time in this book that goes beyond the myth to discover who he was & the legacy that he left behind. 135 x 210mm, 256 pages, Paperback. Price: £10.00



SPACIOUS DAYS Ref: B303	By Michael F Twist. This account of growing up on an estate at Burnham in Bucks in the 1920s & 30s recalls an agriculture in which there was a large labour force, time to do a job well & time to talk, chaff & enjoy a bit of shooting. Tales of a childhood roaming the countryside,about real people & real places providing an insight into days long gone. 130 x 200mm, 192 pages, Paperback. 16 pages of photos. Price: £6.99



HALLOWED ACRES Ref: B304	By Michael F Twist. In tandem with Spacious Days, this second volume of Michael Twists reminiscences is full of humour in its depiction of the characters on the estate & the experiences of a young lad growing into manhood. It tells of wildlife that abounded throughout the country, of his friendship with a family of true Romany gypsies, of country pastimes & of agricultural shows & competitions. 130 x 200mm, 176 pages, Paperback. 16 pages of photos. Price: £6.99



GLORY DAYS Ref: B305	By Michael F Twist. Michel recalls the greatest age of British Farming, invalided out of the army early in the war, he was appointed to take charge of a run-down estate in the Vale of Aylesbury. He faced the challenges of restructuring the labour force with the aid of land girls, built up a high-yielding herd & set up the country's first AI Centre. All against a background of fifth columnists, doodlebugs & uncertain news from abroad. 130 x 200mm, 240 pages, Paperback. 16 pages of photos. Price: £6.99



IRELAND - THE DUCAL DAYS Ref: B306	By Michael F Twist. Michael Twist's fourth book moves to Ireland where he is appointed as Land Agent, responsible for the 2nd Duke of Westminster's estates & stud in Southern Ireland. Here he felt he could deal effectively with any eventualities that might face him. But then he hadn't met the Duke. This first hand account not only draws upon first hand experiences of setting up the estate but also shines a light on how one of the richest men in the United Kingdom became 'too rich to tax. 130 x 200mm,192 pages, Paperback. 16 of photos. Price: £6.99



JACK HARGREAVES Ref: B307	(A PORTRAIT) By Paul Peacock. In 1960 a new kind of television programme was launched. Out of Town was regarded as ground breaking both for its informal method of presenting &technically in terms of its outdoor broadcasting. It was regarded as such a national treasure that The National Film Achive preserved two episodes so that "When they finally cover Britian with concrete, they will have something to remind them of what it was all about." Presented by the charismatic, knowledgeable & softly spoken Jack Hargreaves, Out of Town, proved a winning formula & ran for a further twenty two years. Jack, with his shed, hat, pipe & whiskers, became a household name for both this & other television programmes he fronted. The last broadcast of Out of Town was in 1982 when Jack said a final farewell as he saluted his viewers with a glass of dark ale & a heartfelt 'Cheerio!' But Jack was far more than Out of Town & Out of Town was far more than Jack & this is the story of both. 160 x 240mm, 256 pages, Hardback with Dust jacket Plus 16 pages of photographs. Price: £20.00



RURAL REFLECTIONS Ref: B359	A Brief History of Traps, Trap-Makers & Game-Keeping in Britain By Stuart Haddon-Riddoch. Limited edition, revised & enlarged. Shows alarm guns, traps, game keeping & poaching items, mousetraps to mantraps. Ideal reference of types, makers, manufacturing techniques. In depth, well illustrated book & a mine of information on some not commonly known facts. A really interesting read & a valuable reference book for collectors. 240 x 160mm, 416pp, Hardback. B/w photos, line engravings & other illustrations. Price: £40.00



CURIOUS COUNTRY CUSTOMS Ref: B382	By Jeremy Hobson. Organised by month, nearly 100 customs from all over the UK are described, their history & purpose explained. Those who want to take it a little further, date & location of each event is given. A section lists the contents by region to allow readers to find out if they can experience for themselves either by watching or participating. A very interesting read. 224 pages, Hardback. With line illustrations. Price: £9.99