A Sporting Tour through various parts of France, in the year 1802: including a precise description of the sporting establishments, mode of hunting, and other field amuseuments, as practised in that country. with general observations on the arts, sciences, agriculture, husbandry, and commerce: strictures on the customs and manners of the French people; with a view of the comparative advantages of sporting in France and England. in a series of letters to the Right Hon. The Earl of Darlington. to which is prefixed, an account of French wolf-hunting. by Colonel Thornton, of Thornville-Royal, Yorkshire. illustrated with upwards of eighty correct and picturesque delineations from original drawings from nature, by Mr.Bryant, and other eminent arti

Thornton, Colonel

Published by Longman Hurst Rees and Orme, 1806

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4to [30x24cm]. 2 volumes bound in 1. contemporary half morocco leather binding, rubbed at the spine and corners, and with glue repairs to joints, which are tender. internally clean, apart from a little marginal marking and browning, and some off-set from the plates. all plates present as called for, plus an additional view of the plan of the entrance to Thornville-Royal [heavy book that may require extra shipping costs for some overseas destinations].

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• Title: A Sporting Tour through various parts of France, in the year 1802: including a precise description of the sporting establishments, mode of hunting, and other field amuseuments, as practised in that country. with general observations on the arts, sciences, agriculture, husbandry, and commerce: strictures on the customs and manners of the French people; with a view of the comparative advantages of sporting in France and England. in a series of letters to the Right Hon. The Earl of Darlington. to ...
• Publisher: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme
• Publication Date: 1806
• Binding: Hardcover