A sporting tour through various parts of France, in the year 1802, including a concise description of the sporting establishments, mode of hunting, and other field-amusements, as practised in that country, with general observations on the arts, sciences, agriculture, husbandry, and commerce, strictures on the customs and manners of the French people, with a view of the comparative advantages of sporting in France and England

1806 HUNTING 1ed Thornton Sporting Tour in France Illustrated Landscape Napoleon

Thomas Thornton was an 18th-century English hunter known for his sporting tours and outdoor sports. Shortly after the French Revolution in 1802, Thornton ventured to France in hopes of obtaining a large French estate. And while the purchase failed, he was befriended by Napoleon and gained significant knowledge on the landscape, tradition, culture, and hunting history of France.

In 1806 he published a book on his discovery entitled 'A Sporting Tour Through Various Parts of France'. This two volume set includes more than 50 engravings, many folding, of French architecture, hunting supplies, landscapes and chateaus (including Versailles!), as well as illustrated hunting scenes!

Item number: #14314

Price: $1500

THORNTON, Thomas

A sporting tour through various parts of France, in the year 1802, including a concise description of the sporting establishments, mode of hunting, and other field-amusements, as practised in that country, with general observations on the arts, sciences, agriculture, husbandry, and commerce, strictures on the customs and manners of the French people, with a view of the comparative advantages of sporting in France and England

[London] : Printed by James Cundee for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages (2 Volumes)

o Vol. 1 – lxvi, 168, [6]

23 engraved plates

o Vol. 2 – xii, 260, [8]

29 engraved plates

· References: Abbey Travel 84

· Provenance: Handwritten – J Pilcher, 1st Life Guards

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~11in X 8.75in (28cm x 22.5cm)

· Exceedingly rare, valuable, and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $7,500

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