Author: Beckford, Peter
Title: Thoughts Upon Hare And Fox Hunting In A Series Of Letters To A Friend In Which Are Given Ample Directions For Erecting A Kennel, The Management Of Hounds, And The Duties And Qualifications Necessary For A Huntsman And Whipper - In
Description: Jonathan Cape, 1931, 1st thus. Cloth, VG. 327pp, colour frontis, 15 colour plates, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, Cape advert slip laid in along with a reply card, cloth a little bumped at the corners, old gift inscription, a nice copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ A reprint, using plates from the 1796 3rd edition of a classic and authoritative detailed guide to the art of foxhunting by the Dorset landowner Sir Peter Beckford [ 1740 - 1811 ].

Keywords: hunting, fox hunting, country sports, natural history