HUNTING: The Badminton Library. By the 8th Duke of Beaufort and Mowbray Morris.
Beaufort (the 8th Duke of) and Morris (Mowbray).
Published by Longmans, Green and Co. London and Bombay. 1906
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1906). (1885) 1906 new edition. Ppxii,392,iv[ads]. B/w illustrations by J. Sturgess, J. Charlton, G.D. Giles, and A.C. Sealy, b/w photographs, nine-page bibliography, decorative end-papers. Pictorial brown cloth. Slight foxing else very good. "By His Grace the (Eighth) Duke of Beaufort, K.G., and Mowbray Morris. With contributions by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Rev. E.W.L. Davies, Digby Collins, Alfred E.T. Watson, Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., George H. Longman, and J.S. Gibson. With illustrations by J. Sturgess, J. Charlton, G.D. Giles, and A.C. Sealy." This is a good manual on the subject, aimed at ".the inexperienced man who, [seeks] guidance in the practice of the various British Sports." Chapters include: the history and literature of hunting; Beasts of the chase - the stag, the fox and his habits, harriers and the hare, beagles; The stable; The kennel; Hunt servants - the duties of a huntsman in the field, the duties of a whipper-in, the duties of a kennel huntsman, the duties of an earth-stopper, compensation for damages done by horsemen and by foxes, artificial fox earths; The horse, The rider, The shires; The provinces; Hunting from London; the otter and his ways. Appendices include a list of masters of hounds, and servants, names of hounds, hunting terms, and a useful bibliography. "Bibliographical note. First edition, September 1885; Reprinted December 1885, November 1886, December 1887, August 1889, March 1891. Revised with additional matter and additional illustrations, March 1894. Cheaper reissue, July 1901. Reprinted September 1901. New edition, July 1906." . Seller Inventory # 33164
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Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. London and Bombay. 1906
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HUNTING: The Badminton Library. By the 8th Duke of Beaufort and Mowbray Morris.
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1885). 1885 1st edition. 8vo (133 x 190mm). Ppxii,373,ad. Colour frontispiece by J. Sturgess, b/w plates by Sturgess and J Charlton, bibliography. Half bound in blue leather over khaki cloth, gilt titles to brown leather spine-label, marbled edges. Recased in half blue leather over olive cloth. Slight use, spine and edges rubbed, slight browning, good-plus. "By His Grace the (Eighth) Duke of Beaufort, K.G., and Mowbray Morris. With contributions by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Rev. E.W.L. Davies, Digby Collins, Alfred E.T. Watson, Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., George H. Longman, and J.S. Gibson. With illustrations by J. Sturgess, J. Charlton, G.D. Giles, and A.C. Sealy." This is a good manual on the subject, aimed at ".the inexperienced man who [seeks] guidance in the practice of the various British Sports." Chapters include: the history and literature of hunting; Beasts of the chase - the stag, the fox and his habits, harriers and the hare, beagles; The stable; The kennel; Hunt servants - the duties of a huntsman in the field, the duties of a whipper-in, the duties of a kennel huntsman, the duties of an earth-stopper, compensation for damages done by horsemen and by foxes, artificial fox earths; The horse, The rider, The shires; The provinces; Hunting from London; the otter and his ways. Appendices include a list of masters of hounds, and servants, names of hounds, hunting terms, and a useful bibliography. . Seller Inventory # 52905
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