Archive for February, 2010

The BB society

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The B.B. Society is dedicated to preserving the legacy of much-published (and much-loved) countryman Denys-Watkins Pitchford – universally known as “BB”. The society is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a membership drive. Benefits of membership include a regular newsletter as well as the annual “Sky Gypsy” magazine. There are also meetings with the opportunity to attend outings following in the great man’s footsteps to his favourite haunts. If you are interested please contact Bryan Holden.

You could also  enter “BB” in the search facility of my web site and see the range of his  sporting, children’s, countryside and nature writings that I have in stock – from The Idle Countryman for £15.00 to The Shooting Man’s Bedside Book for £165.00.

Shooting Times article and other bookish things

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

My Books

I’m not entirely sure where the time flies…  but it certainly does, what with snow, Christmas, chest infections and post strikes!

I am doing my best to keep up with the demands made by the World Wide Web on this Antiquarian Book Seller.  I have a web site, with e-commerce, which means I need to have any number of different ways for people to pay, which means any number of people take a slice.  And instead of working within a gentlemanly club (with the occasional rogue) of  other dealers in books, with an equal passion for beautiful books about country pursuits I am trying to carve a  living in competition with the likes of Amazon…  Sometimes I wish I were a pensioner by occupation rather than just age…

The time spent  managing modern book selling is eating into the time required to prepare my good old fashioned catalogues…  but I do have another one at the printers!

In spite of the modern pressures I can still ensure top quality books are being produced,  and The Shooting Times have written an article about my recent Crealock volume – for which, I am delighted to report there is still a discerning customer or two…

Shooting Times article about David Grayling's publication of Crealock's Stalking Sketches

Shooting Times article about David Grayling's publication of Crealock's Stalking Sketches