Author: Fox Russell
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473338891
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This vintage book contains a collection of humorous stories of the field and racecourse, anecdotes of the stable and kennel, and numerous practical notes on shooting and fishing. Entertaining and insightful, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in country pursuits, and would make for a fantastic addition to allied collections. Contents include: "The Influence of Field Sports on Character", "Old-Fashioned Angling", "Partridge Day's it Was and as It is", "Simpson's Snipe", "Podgers' Pointer", "The Dead Heat", "Only the Mare", "Hunting in the Midlands", "A Military Steeplechase", "How I Won my Handicap", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.
Sporting Society or Sporting Chat and Sporting Memories
Author: Fox Russell
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473338891
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This vintage book contains a collection of humorous stories of the field and racecourse, anecdotes of the stable and kennel, and numerous practical notes on shooting and fishing. Entertaining and insightful, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in country pursuits, and would make for a fantastic addition to allied collections. Contents include: "The Influence of Field Sports on Character", "Old-Fashioned Angling", "Partridge Day's it Was and as It is", "Simpson's Snipe", "Podgers' Pointer", "The Dead Heat", "Only the Mare", "Hunting in the Midlands", "A Military Steeplechase", "How I Won my Handicap", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473338891
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This vintage book contains a collection of humorous stories of the field and racecourse, anecdotes of the stable and kennel, and numerous practical notes on shooting and fishing. Entertaining and insightful, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in country pursuits, and would make for a fantastic addition to allied collections. Contents include: "The Influence of Field Sports on Character", "Old-Fashioned Angling", "Partridge Day's it Was and as It is", "Simpson's Snipe", "Podgers' Pointer", "The Dead Heat", "Only the Mare", "Hunting in the Midlands", "A Military Steeplechase", "How I Won my Handicap", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.
New Booklist for Booksellers, Librarians and Bookbuyers
New Book List for Bookbuyers, Librarians and Booksellers
New Book List
Author: General Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
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Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
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Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time
Author: Peter Hampson Ditchfield
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1616
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1616
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
The Bookseller
The Keeneland Association Library
Author: Amelia King Buckley
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813162300
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A research center for Thoroughbred racing, breeding, and related subjects, the Keeneland Association Library is located at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Amelia King Buckley, who became librarian in 1953, has compiled an alphabetical author listing of the titles in this unique collection as of June 1, 1958. Begun in 1939 with a gift of 2,000 volumes from William Arnold Hanger, the library has grown with the addition of other gifts and purchases, and now comprises one of the finest collections in its field. The published catalog includes more than 900 monograph titles, more than 100 serial titles, selected sales catalogs, private studbooks, bound pamphlets, and a small amount of manuscript material. The volume is illustrated with photographs from the library's remarkable collection of 15,000 negatives taken by the late Charles Christian Cook, one of the first American photographers to specialize in racing scenes.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813162300
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A research center for Thoroughbred racing, breeding, and related subjects, the Keeneland Association Library is located at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Amelia King Buckley, who became librarian in 1953, has compiled an alphabetical author listing of the titles in this unique collection as of June 1, 1958. Begun in 1939 with a gift of 2,000 volumes from William Arnold Hanger, the library has grown with the addition of other gifts and purchases, and now comprises one of the finest collections in its field. The published catalog includes more than 900 monograph titles, more than 100 serial titles, selected sales catalogs, private studbooks, bound pamphlets, and a small amount of manuscript material. The volume is illustrated with photographs from the library's remarkable collection of 15,000 negatives taken by the late Charles Christian Cook, one of the first American photographers to specialize in racing scenes.
Four Generations of a Literary Family
Author: William Carew Hazlitt
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description