Book Details
| Author: | Duke of Beaufort, & Morris, Mowbray: |
| Title: | Hunting. |
| Published: | London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1888. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 05a - Country sports |
| Description: | The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. With contributions by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Rev. E.W.L. Davies, Digby Collins, and Alfred E.T. Watson. With illustrations by J. Strugess and J. Charlton. xii, 373 pp + 2 pp ads. An account of hunting in England. Contents: The History and Literature of Hunting, Beasts of the Chase (The Stag, The Fox and his Habits, Harriers and the Hare, Beagles hunted on Foot), The Stable, The Kennel, Hunt Servants, The Horse, The Rider, The Shires, The Provinces, Hunting From London, The Otter and his Way + Appendices. Colour frontispiece, vignette on title page & 52 charming line drawing illustrations in text. Both hinges cracked - binding loosening. Ffep and half-title page missing. Previous owners' inscriptions on dedication page and page 1. Some pages of text somewhat finger soiled. Brown pictorial cloth boards. Top and bottom of spine and corners rubbed. Previous owner's name on bottom edge. Overall condition Good. |
| Book Number: | #2937 |
| Price: | € 38.00 |
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