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Edité par The Office of The Times Printing House, 1933
Vendeur : HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good +. First Edition. First edition hardcover, not ex-lib. Rust cloth boards show bumped (not rubbed) tips, slight ripple of cloth at foot of frt board, bright gilt spine title. Ink initial dedication on age-toned fep. 55 pp text clean with a touch of age toning in margins. Original photo illustrated, unclipped dj in new mylar is foxed and has an open chip at head of spine, a small hole in center of back strip and a 1/2 inch x 2 inch chip at head of rear panel next to a clean, closed 3 inch tear but still displays well with wrap around b/w photograph of a huntsman with hounds and staff in an open fields. A lovely jaunt down memory lane for any fox hunting fan. Reprinted are 21 articles by the Hunting Correspondent of The Times. Includes are 12 photogravure plates. It is the first of two books published by The Times. The second is: More Foxhunting. Contained in this marvelous offering are the following chapters: Foreword by Earl Bathurst/ The First Duty/ Local Enthusiasm/ A Word For The Hounds/ On The Ploughs/ The Non-Hunting Farmer/ An Eye For The Fox/ Children In The Field/ The Kennels/ Short Masterships/ The Amateur Second Whipper-In/ The Newby Ferry Disaster/ In The Woods/ Farming Smalll-Talk/ An Eye For A Country/ Point-To-Points/ Welsh Foxhounds/ Vixens And Cubs/ The End Of The Season/ By-Days In Spring/ The Master's Task/ Hound Parades.