Author: BRADLEY, CUTHBERT
Title: The Foxhound of the Twentieth Century: The Breeding and Work of the Kennels of England,. . . .
Description: London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1914. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. Hardcover is red boards with faux red leather spine; faded gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight, appears as if very lightly and lovingly used. Stitched binding. Bookstore plate/sticker inside back cover. Color frontispiece of Celebrated Sires of the Duke of Rutland's kennel during Sir Gilbert Greenall's Mastership between 1896 - 1912, with Ben Capell Huntsmen. Has two pieces of tissue between it and title page; first leaf numbers the figures, second leaf names them. Back of title page, stamped in purple ink, small lettering states 'made and printed in Great Britain'. Extensively illustrated, contains 16 full sized pages of color plates; 16 full sized pages of b/w plates; 83 various illustrations; and ten maps. Includes list of illustrations and maps; 15 chapters on the various hunts, kennels and packs located throughout England, and an index. Oversized, 5#. ; B & W and Color; 7 1/2 x 10 3/4; xi, 308 pages; Cover has some bumping, rubbing/scuffing, shelfwear, sunning. Several small spots inside covers and on end papers, of pinkish/red, probably bleeding from cover.. Very Good+ .

Keywords: Fox Hunting; English History; Cultural Anthropology; Cultural History; Social History; Sports; Athletes; Dogs; Dog Breeding; Sports/Athletics Medicine/Health/Health Care Cultural History Animals European History Dogs Geography English/British History Biog