H. Hesketh Prichard — Sport in Wildest Britain

London, William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated account of H. Hesketh-Prichard's experiences hunting in Britain. The first edition.'Sport in Wildest Britain' recounts the author's experiences of bird shooting, in particular in the Outer Hebrides. With chapters on black geese, causamull ducks, mallards, grey geese, and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and eleven colour plates. Collated, complete. By Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard was a cricketer, hunter, marksman, and author, who explored territory never before seen by a European, helped to contribute to sniping practice within the British Army during the First World War, and wrote novels of adventure mystery, and occult detective, one of which was turned into a Douglas Fairbanks film.Illustrated by Dr. Edward A. Wilson. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the spine. A few light marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: Edward A. Wilson. Very Good .