Thoughts on Hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a Friend

[Beckford, Peter]

Published by Printed by E. Easton : Sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand; J. Ridley, St. James's Street; London and W. Sollers, Blandford, Sarum, 1781

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First edition, with half-title. Two engraved plates at end, depicting the plan and elevation of a kennel. [10], 334 pp. LACKING the engraved frontispiece depicting the Goddess Diana. 1 vols. 8vo (8-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches). The definitive statement on foxhunting and hound management, written after many years of practical experience by an eloquent squire and former M.P.; its teachings form the basis of modern foxhunting. The work has gone into numerous editions, few of them so physically attractive as the original. Podeschi 64; Schwerdt I, p. 56; Gee, Sportsman's Library p. 8 ("The corner-stone of a huntsman's library"); Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, pp. 40-41 Bound in original paper spine and marbled boards, TOTALLY UNCUT. Full brown morocco solander box Two engraved plates at end, depicting the plan and elevation of a kennel. [10], 334 pp. LACKING the engraved frontispiece depicting the Goddess Diana. 1 vols. 8vo (8-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches). Seller Inventory # 240117

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Title: Thoughts on Hunting. In a series of familiar...

Publisher: Printed by E. Easton : Sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand; J. Ridley, St. James's Street; London and W. Sollers, Blandford, Sarum

Publication Date: 1781

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First edition, with half-title.