1796 1st ed Thoughts on Hare & Fox Hunting Peter Beckford Hunting Dogs Hounds



Peter Beckford’s ‘Thoughts Upon Hare and Fox Hunting’ is a rare late 18th-century treatise on outdoor sports and game primarily focusing on small game hunting. This book describes the attributes of game animals, their habitat and environment, tips on the hunt, types of hounds best used in hunting, what to feed them and how to care for them, and descriptions of typical fox and hare hunt expeditions.



Item number: #6849

Price: $350



BECKFORD, Peter



Thoughts upon hare and fox hunting: in a series of letters to a friend, ... Also an account of the most celebrated dog kennels in the Kingdom



London: printed for Vernor and Hood, 1796. 1st edition



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

xiv, 340

Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – W.B. Caldwell

William B. Caldwell (June 3, 1808 – March 21, 1876) was a Democratic Party jurist in the U.S. state of Ohio who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court 1849–1854.

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Visible repair at front inner hinge

Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)



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