Twixt Grass and Plough

Marson, T.B.

Published by Sir Issac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1934

About this Item

1st edition hardcover in red cloth with bright gilt titles, front board a bit bowed, text tight bright and unmarked. 138 pp. A solid, well bound book. The true account of one man's search for Charles James and country pursuits of the day sprinkled with snippets of clever prose and four hunt maps. The book opens with this simple but earnest prayer "The choice of their Heart's Desire, a short life in the saddle, Lord, Not long life by the fire". The chapter titles are: When Millionaires Fall Out Poor Men Come Into Their Own/ Frank Freeman and the Pytchley, The Badby Wood Hunt/ Tact/ Arthur Thatcher's Last Great Hunt/ The Spirit of Odin/ Great Hunts and Huntsmen - Pytchley - Heythrop - Buccleuch/ A Touch of the Sun/ The C.-In-C./ Two Fair Ladies From the West/ How "He" Returned Home/ The Cotswold Hunt Puppy Show/ Lower Dean Manor/ Scent. Four hunt maps are of 1. The Badby Wood Hunt, 11th March 1911/ South Atherstone Hunt, 3rd February 1931/ Heythrop Hunt, 26th January 1923/ A Historic Hunt in the Border Country. The chapter of The Cotswold Puppy Show has a wonderful poem. Seller Inventory # 12588

Bibliographic Details

Title: Twixt Grass and Plough

Publisher: Sir Issac Pitman & Sons Ltd

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition.