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The Greyhound: Breeding, Coursing, Racing, etc. (a Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic) - Softcover

Matheson, James

 
9781846640483: The Greyhound: Breeding, Coursing, Racing, etc. (a Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1846640482 ISBN 13: 9781846640483
Publisher: Vintage Dog Books, 2005

Synopsis

The Greyhound has coursed hare across open country since antiquity, and by the turn of the twentieth century excelled equally on the coursing field and the track. James Matheson's The Greyhound sets down its breeding, its running and the lore of the coursing field.

First published in 1900, it covers the practical work of breeding and conditioning coursing stock alongside the traditions and great days of the leash.

A scarce record of the coursing world, restored in an affordable modern edition for the sporting enthusiast and the historian of the Greyhound.

This edition features:

  • Chronicles the Greyhound in the coursing field.
  • Covers breeding, rearing and conditioning of running stock.
  • Records the sport's history and celebrated meetings.
  • Faithfully reproduced in a modern edition.

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Publisher
Vintage Dog Books
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1846640482
ISBN 13 
9781846640483
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
276