KORSAK Wlodzimierz - THE YEAR OF THE HUNTER. A thing for hunters and nature lovers
With a foreword by Joseph Weyssenhoff. 238 drawings by the Author in the text of those 12 on separate plates. published by Książnica Narodowa M. Niemierkiewicza i SP. and Wielkopolska Księgarnia Nakładowa Karola Rzepeckiego, Poznań 1922. Dimension 26.5x22cm; pages 340, IV. Contemporary binding wide half-leather with preservation of original booklet cover; stained page edges. Owner's signature on title page, some soiling. Overall very good condition.
One of the greatest works of Polish hunting literature. Contents include: Distribution of game on Polish lands. Types of hunting. The luring of wolves. Hunting grounds. Hunting black grouse with a golden plover. Watching for bears. Hunting partridges with the highlander. Hunting for wolves. Hunting with colts. Deer roaring. On badgers and foxes with dachshunds. Tracking bear hogs. Preparing for winter. Tracks. Recognizing shot. Tracking lynx. Winter accommodations. Hunting weapons. Ammunition. Theory and practice of shooting. Calculation of longer excursions. Setting up an encampment. Cuisine on the hunt. Dog and its species. Training of hounds. Training of baby boomers. Mountain hunting. Protection of game. A few words about pheasantries. Hunting opposed to hunting tics.