The Complete Foxhunter

First edition hardcover in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titles on cover & backstrip. Little used former Manchester library copy with new boards and endpapers. A tight and bright book of 299pp. Profusely illustrated with 42 wonderful full page b/w photos with color frontis and three others in color by Henry Alken. Hinge papers fine, text tight and bright. Facsimile dust wrapper shows some light soil and a few small repairs at tiny tip chips. Small ink marks on rear panel where someone marked out prices of other book offerings. We cannot begin to convey the importance of this work. Plenty of emphasis on the real workers of the hunt field. the 'ounds. Fabulous photos and a very engaging text makes this a most sought volume for any serious follower of hounds or collector of rare sporting books. Contents include: A Historical Sketch/ The Dates of the Principal Hunts/ Modern Conditions of Hunting/ The Master of Hounds/ The Field/ Hunting Localities/ Foxhounds/ The Value of Foxhounds/ Horses and Stables/ Harriers and Beagles.

Product Info

Publisher: Methuen & Co.

Year: 1908

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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