"Kings Of The Hunting-Field: Memoirs And Anecdotes Of Distinguished Masters Of Hounds" 1899 'THORMANBY'
$250
And other Celebrities of the Chase with Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses
'THORMANBY'
[471] pp.
Hutchinson & Co.
1899
8 7/8" x 6 1/2"
This is a fascinating work, originally published in 1899 contains a collection of biographies and brilliantly entertaining anecdotes from the cream of the hunting elite in the United Kingdom during the Victorian period. Chapters include: The Fathers of Foxhunting, John Peel, Lord Forester, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), The Dukes of Rutland, George Lane Fox and The Masters of the Devon and Somerset, just to name a few.