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Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography
M. L. Biscotti
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Description for Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography
Hardback. This comprehensive bibliography is a compilation of foxhunting literature produced in Great Britain and the United States. Arranged alphabetically by author, nearly every entry is annotated and features details such as place and year of publication, publisher, book size, page count, illustrations, and binding. Num Pages: 656 pages, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; GBCR; WSXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
929g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442241893
SKU
V9781442241893
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Ref
99-15
About M. L. Biscotti
M. L. Biscotti is a retired antiquarian bookseller with a passion for the literature of foxhunting. He is the author of The Borzoi Books for Sportsmen (1992), The American Sporting Book Series (1994), The Bibliography of American Sporting Books (1997) and Paul Brown: Master of Equine Art (2001).
Reviews for Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography
This book includes the essential facts of every piece of literature published on the subject of foxhunting that has survived to the year 2000. And it's a reference book that's readable, too. Antiquarian booksellers, scholars, readers, and writers of sporting literature will be indebted to Duke Biscotti for another century or more.
Norman Fine, editor, FoxhuntingLife, and author of ... Read more
Norman Fine, editor, FoxhuntingLife, and author of ... Read more