Hounds, Gentlemen, Please!

Forbes, Commander W.B., R.N. (Maintop); Intro By The Marquis of Waterford

Verlag: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910

Beschreibung

1st edition in red cloth with gilt titles, sunned on spine but bright on frt board. Cloth bumped at tips, head of spine cloth has two small tears from pulling off the shelf, one small chip out of lower board and three small breaks in cloth at foot. Text is tight and bright with tasteful vintage bookplate of Arthur Dickson on frt paste down. 29 b/w plates. Foxhunting history, how-to's and lore from an avid lover of the chase. 362 pp plus adverts. Chapters include: Hounds, Gentlemen, Please!/ On Going to Covert/ A Plea For Interest in Hounds/ Field Masters and Huntsmen: Amateur and Professional/ Short Masterships and Their Causes/ Horns, Halloas, and Dog Language/ Our Puppies/ On Blooding Hounds/ The Colour of Hounds/ The Fox in Summer/ The Hunted Fox and His Wiles/ Gorse Coverts and Their Management/ Our Artificial Fox Earths/ Variety in Hunting Countries/ Foxhunting Types/ Hunting Miseries/ Some Humours Of The Chase/ Christmas Reflections/ Which is the Best Month of the Season?/ Hunting Ancient and Modern/ Changes in Foxhunting/ A Plea For the Old Red Rag. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 44895

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hounds, Gentlemen, Please!

Verlag: Hodder and Stoughton

Erscheinungsdatum: 1910

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good +

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.