The Noble Science: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting, for the Use of the Rising Generation of Sportsmen, and More Especially Those of The Hertfordshire Hunt Club

F. P. Delme Radcliffe

Published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1839

About this Item

The first edition of this richly illustrated treatise on fox-hunting, from hound breeding and management to the equipment and mindset of the huntsman. The first edition.In the original brown cloth, with a charming gilt stamp to the front board.With two steel plates (one of which is a frontispiece), an engraved title page, seven engraved plates and numerous vignettes. Collated, complete.'The Noble Science' offers a comprehensive guide to fox-hunting, covering the management of hounds (particularly those of the Hertfordshire Hunt), necessary equipment for the hunter, systems for efficient running of kennels, and case studies of hunting across the country.With a biographical sketch of two sportsman of the last century. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart. With rubbing and bumping to the spine, resulting in loss of cloth to the head and tail. Top half of back strip is coming away. Hinges are tender. Slight fading to the cloth. Bookplate of 'Crescent' to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the endpapers, heaviest to the first couple leaves. Good.

Seller Inventory # 923Y28

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Noble Science: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting, for the Use of the Rising Generation of Sportsmen, and More Especially Those of The Hertfordshire Hunt Club
• Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London
• Publication Date: 1839
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: His Brother
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book