Slater Kitty Foreword Paul Mellon (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gorgeous first edition hardcover in glossy black paper covered boards with sharp tips and head of spine, spine foot bumped but no broken paper. Measures 12.25" x 9 .5" x 1" , 264pp text is crisp, tight and unmarked and has several sections of glossy color photos. ISBN: 084534773X. Will require additional funds for priority mail or international destinations. A full circle to the work that Kitty began in 1967 when she wrote 'The Hunt Country of America' which sold out in four months. Profusely illustrated with color and black & white photography, this volume has delineated, expanded, and further developed the descriptive, historical, enchanting Hunt Country story through the later part of the '80s. Although foxhunting has been, and is the rod and staff of this unique area of America, featured also in this fourth special limited edition are other Virginia Hunt country Equine Sports: Coaching, Driving, Eventing, Grand Prix classics, The Horse Show new division featuring side saddle exhibitions and Beagling as a prelude to children foxhunting. Race horse fanciers will particularly enjoy the chapter depicting Virginia as the cradle of the American thoroughbred. It also points out contributions to the world of thoroughbred racing and breeding, including their owners, riders and other individuals prominent in equine sport. The book includes histories of the Piedmont and the Orange County Hunts, and of the important towns and countries of The Hunt Country, as well as myriad stories of the many people who have made The Hunt Country famous.