Author: Scrutator [pseudonym of William Knightley Horlock, 1802-1882].
Title: The Science of Foxhunting and Management of the Kennel.
Description: London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868. 1868. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868. 1868. Good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, titled in gilt and with gilt images of hounds and foxes on the spine. The endpapers are marbled and the top edge is gilt. The front cover is detached. xvi and 440 deckle-edged pages, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting Belvoir Castle. The endpapers and pastedowns are foxed and the bottom edge of the book is slightly stained. Good. First edition. From the sporting library of Kenneth Baker Schley with his bookplate, designed by Elisha Brown Bird, mounted on the front pastedown. Good .

Keywords: SPORTING; DOGS; SCRUTATOR; THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL; WILLIAM KNIGHTLY HORLOCK; FIRST EDITION; SPORTING; KENNETH BAKER SCHLEY; ELISHA BROWN BIRD; BELVOIR CASTLE; BOOKPLATE ARTIST; FOX HOUNDS; HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; 1ST EDITION; N


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