Author: Hugh B. C. Pollard
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473348013
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
"Fox Hunting - The Mystery of Scent" is a detailed treatise on scent, being an exploration of the mysteries of scent in relation to fox hunting and hounds. This volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in hunting, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: "The secretion of scent", "The diffusion of scent", "the Scentometer", "Adverse factors", "The Secret of scent", "Scent and local conditions", "How we smell", "How Hounds smell", "Scent in other animals", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Fox Hunting - The Mystery of Scent
Author: Hugh B. C. Pollard
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473348013
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
"Fox Hunting - The Mystery of Scent" is a detailed treatise on scent, being an exploration of the mysteries of scent in relation to fox hunting and hounds. This volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in hunting, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: "The secretion of scent", "The diffusion of scent", "the Scentometer", "Adverse factors", "The Secret of scent", "Scent and local conditions", "How we smell", "How Hounds smell", "Scent in other animals", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473348013
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
"Fox Hunting - The Mystery of Scent" is a detailed treatise on scent, being an exploration of the mysteries of scent in relation to fox hunting and hounds. This volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in hunting, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: "The secretion of scent", "The diffusion of scent", "the Scentometer", "Adverse factors", "The Secret of scent", "Scent and local conditions", "How we smell", "How Hounds smell", "Scent in other animals", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
The Fox Hunt Mystery
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442485779
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Nancy’s friend Laura Passano has invited her down to Maryland to enjoy a horseback riding holiday. The weather is wonderful, the pastures peaceful, the trip a real treat. There’s only one catch: Someone’s out to sabotage the Passano family stables. First, the feed is poisoned, and then Laura's favorite horse, Morning Glory, is stolen! Did Alexa Shaw, Laura’s spoiled rival, find the perfect way to hurt her? Or has the upcoming fox hunt so enraged animal activists that they’ve turned to sabotage? Spurred to action, Nancy’s on the hunt for a lawbreaker—and she’s headed straight into a hornet’s nest of greed, jealousy, deception, and dangerous secrets!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442485779
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Nancy’s friend Laura Passano has invited her down to Maryland to enjoy a horseback riding holiday. The weather is wonderful, the pastures peaceful, the trip a real treat. There’s only one catch: Someone’s out to sabotage the Passano family stables. First, the feed is poisoned, and then Laura's favorite horse, Morning Glory, is stolen! Did Alexa Shaw, Laura’s spoiled rival, find the perfect way to hurt her? Or has the upcoming fox hunt so enraged animal activists that they’ve turned to sabotage? Spurred to action, Nancy’s on the hunt for a lawbreaker—and she’s headed straight into a hornet’s nest of greed, jealousy, deception, and dangerous secrets!
Six Centuries of Foxhunting
Author: M. L. Biscotti
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 144224190X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
Hunting literature had its beginnings as early as the fourteenth century, when nobles hunted stag, bear, fox, and other game on horseback. As foxhunting grew in popularity, literary works that covered the sport flourished, as well. In Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, M. L. Biscotti has compiled all books produced in Great Britain and the United States that pertain to, or mention, foxhunting with hounds. Arranged alphabetically by author, more than 2000 titles are included. Each entry features details such as place and year of publication, publisher, book size, page count, illustrations, and binding. Nearly every title is also annotated with a description of the book’s contents, and biographical sketches are provided for the most notable authors. Narratives, histories, illustrated works, verse, fiction, and even anti-hunting literature all have their place in this volume. Six Centuries of Foxhunting also features more than thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator time lines, and separate author and title indexes, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 144224190X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
Hunting literature had its beginnings as early as the fourteenth century, when nobles hunted stag, bear, fox, and other game on horseback. As foxhunting grew in popularity, literary works that covered the sport flourished, as well. In Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, M. L. Biscotti has compiled all books produced in Great Britain and the United States that pertain to, or mention, foxhunting with hounds. Arranged alphabetically by author, more than 2000 titles are included. Each entry features details such as place and year of publication, publisher, book size, page count, illustrations, and binding. Nearly every title is also annotated with a description of the book’s contents, and biographical sketches are provided for the most notable authors. Narratives, histories, illustrated works, verse, fiction, and even anti-hunting literature all have their place in this volume. Six Centuries of Foxhunting also features more than thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator time lines, and separate author and title indexes, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters.
Foxhunting
Author: Hugh J. Robards, MFH
Publisher: Government Institutes
ISBN: 1586671219
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Internationally renowned Master and huntsman Hugh J. Robards, MFH engagingly informs foxhunters, new or experienced, how to more fully absorb the drama of the hunt. What is the huntsman doing? Why does he do that? What about the whippers-in? The Field Master? The hounds? The fox? What problems do each encounter in the field during the course of a typical hunt? What decisions must they make? It may be a revelation to some, especially those who hunt to ride, but even while standing still, things are happening if you know what to look for and how to interpret what you see. By learning what to watch and listen for, field members can increase their awareness and thus their enjoyment of every hunting day.
Publisher: Government Institutes
ISBN: 1586671219
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Internationally renowned Master and huntsman Hugh J. Robards, MFH engagingly informs foxhunters, new or experienced, how to more fully absorb the drama of the hunt. What is the huntsman doing? Why does he do that? What about the whippers-in? The Field Master? The hounds? The fox? What problems do each encounter in the field during the course of a typical hunt? What decisions must they make? It may be a revelation to some, especially those who hunt to ride, but even while standing still, things are happening if you know what to look for and how to interpret what you see. By learning what to watch and listen for, field members can increase their awareness and thus their enjoyment of every hunting day.
Nelson's Encyclopaedia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Paw and Order
Author: Spencer Quinn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476703396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Hoping to bring some Tinseltown money to the Valley, the mayor lures a movie studio to town to shoot their next production, a big-budget classic Western. The star is none other than ruggedly handsome - and notoriously badly behaved - Thad Perry. When the mayor decides that someone needs to keep an eye on Thad, P.I. Bernie Little and his canine sidekick Chet are handpicked for the job. The money is good - but something smells fishy. (Bestseller).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476703396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Hoping to bring some Tinseltown money to the Valley, the mayor lures a movie studio to town to shoot their next production, a big-budget classic Western. The star is none other than ruggedly handsome - and notoriously badly behaved - Thad Perry. When the mayor decides that someone needs to keep an eye on Thad, P.I. Bernie Little and his canine sidekick Chet are handpicked for the job. The money is good - but something smells fishy. (Bestseller).
Temple Bar
Author: George Augustus Sala
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Temple Bar
In Scarlet and Silk
Author: Fox Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fox hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fox hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Fox Hunting Recollections
Author: J. Stanley Reeve
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fox hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fox hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description