Author: George E Bulger
Title: Leaves from the Records of St. Hubert&Apos;S Club
Description: London, L Booth, 1864. First edition. Leather. A wonderful, first edition example of this travel work by George E Bulger. A finely bound copy of this work which details many sporting excursions to Canada, India, and South Africa. The first edition, first impression of this work.Presented as a series of stories by a variety of individuals in a fictionalised format. The work is adorned with footnotes with factual information taken from a variety of sources including 'Hardy's Sporting Adventures in the New World', and 'Richardson's Arctic Searching  Expedition&apos. Written by George E Bulger, a captain in the 10th regiment who was stationed in Prescott Upper Canada. Much of this work recounts personal experience, and the rest are descriptive of incidents in the sporting career of friends of the author. A wonderful copy of this uncommon travel account. In a full calf binding. Externally, very smart. A few light marks to the boards. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'Charles R Hargraves with the Best Wishes of Rudhaven, On his leaving Eton Easter 1867&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Heavy spotting to the endpapers, otherwise pages are clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Keywords: St Hubert's Club South Africa Canada South Africa None


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