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THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL.

THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL.

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THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL.

by Scrutator [pseudonym of William Knightley Horlock, 1802-1882]

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London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868., 1868.. Good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, titled in gilt and with gilt images of hounds and foxes on the spine. The endpapers are marbled and the top edge is gilt. The front cover is detached. xvi and 440 deckle-edged pages, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting Belvoir Castle. The endpapers and pastedowns are foxed and the bottom edge of the book is slightly stained. Good.

First edition. From the sporting library of Kenneth Baker Schley with his bookplate, designed by Elisha Brown Bird, mounted on the front pastedown.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL.
Author
Scrutator [pseudonym of William Knightley Horlock, 1802-1882]
Book Condition
Used - Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868.
Date Published
1868.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
SPORTING; DOGS; SCRUTATOR; THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL; WILLIAM KNIGHTLY HORLOCK; FIRST EDITION; SPORTING; KENNETH BAKER SCHLEY; ELISHA BROWN BIRD; BELVOIR CASTLE; BOOKPLATE ARTIST; FOX HOUNDS; HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; 1ST EDITION; N
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About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Marbled boards
...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...

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