
Making Game
An Essay on Woodcock
Guy de la Valdene(Author)
The Lyons Press
Will be published approx. on 3. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
190 pages
978-1-4930-8928-4 (ISBN)
Description
Guy de la Valdene's beautifully written essay (and first book) is an ode to an iconic bird, part natural history, and part hunting memoir. It's a well-regarded and undisputed classic, an edgy, elegant examination of the habits and history of a reclusive gamebird, the Woodcock, native to Europe and North America, a bird that's been hunted and celebrated since Roman times. Valdene writes exuberantly of the bird, the hunt, and the feast, gracefully balancing the obsessions of a naturalist, sportsman, and gourmand.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Guilford
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-8928-4 (9781493089284)
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E-Book
09/2025
Simon + Schuster LLC
€14.83
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Persons
Guy de la Valdene was a writer and photographer who was raised in the United States and France. He died in 2023.