Fox Hunting in Canada and Some Men Who Made It
by PROCTOR, Frank
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1929. Hardcover. Near fine. 373 p. 24 cm. 106 full page illustrations, most in b&w, with a colour frontispiece. Leather binding with gold impressing. Top edge gilt. Inscribed by the author to Mr. J. E. Atkinson in 1934.
Intro by Claudius Gregory. Topics include the London (Ontario) Hunt in 1883, fox hunting at Toronto, side saddle days, Sir Adam Beck, Sir Clifford Sifton, steeplechasing, sporting horses, hunter trials and horse shows, sporting country homes, etc.
Intro by Claudius Gregory. Topics include the London (Ontario) Hunt in 1883, fox hunting at Toronto, side saddle days, Sir Adam Beck, Sir Clifford Sifton, steeplechasing, sporting horses, hunter trials and horse shows, sporting country homes, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128114
- Title
- Fox Hunting in Canada and Some Men Who Made It
- Author
- PROCTOR, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Fox hunting, Claudius Gregory, London Hunt, Sir Adam Beck, Sir Clifford Sifton, Steeplechasing, Horses,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting;
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Top Edge Gilt
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