Download or read book The Derrydale Press Treasury of Foxhunting written by Norman Fine and published by Derrydale Press. This book was released on 2003-10-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Derrydale PressTreasury of Foxhunting is a revival of some of the best foxhunting stories, written by some of America's finest sporting writers ever published. The collection was gleaned from more than thirty foxhunting books published by Derrydale, America's preeminent sporting publisher of the twentieth century, and the stories selected have long-since earned the distinction of classic.
Download or read book Six Centuries of Foxhunting written by M. L. Biscotti and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Nearly every title is also annotated with a description of the book’s contents, and biographical sketches are provided for the most notable authors. Narratives, histories, illustrated works, verse, fiction, and even anti-hunting literature all have their place in this volume. Six Centuries of Foxhunting also features more than thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator time lines, and separate author and title indexes, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters.
Download or read book Foxhunting Adventures written by Norman Fine and published by Derrydale Press Foxhunter's Li. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of thirty-two foxhunting stories populated by horses, hounds, challenging obstacles, and unforgettable personalities. Accompany Norman Fine to Ireland, England, Canada, and across the United States as he meets, hunts with, and is educated by the foremost Masters, huntsmen, hound breeders, and sporting historians of the last fifty years. Fine's stories, most of them previously published in the U.S. and England, are connected chronologically by new material in which the author explains how he came to meet these larger-than-life characters, what role they played in his development from horseman to foxhunter, and how he came to hunt with their hounds.
Download or read book Hounds and Hunting Through the Ages written by Joseph B. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by The Derrydale Press in 1928, Hounds and Hunting through the Ages remains the definitive volume for the foxhunter of all skill levels. This primer of foxhunting covers all aspects of the sport including the history and traditions, attributes of proper hounds, peculiarities of scent, and the chase in general.
Download or read book Gone Away written by Mason Houghland and published by Derrydale Press. This book was released on 2000-11-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This small gem is a "how-to" book, stylishly written and with great humor, for foxhunters. Gone Away discusses every aspect of foxhunting—all in a simple and easy-to-read format. A pure joy to read, it is filled with quotable quotes, pure hunting sense, and heartwarming vignettes.
Download or read book Foxhunting with Melvin Poe written by Peter Winants and published by Derrydale Press. This book was released on 2002-08-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foxhunting is in Melvin Poe's blood. As a child, he hunted with hounds owned by his grandfather and father in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and he became the professional huntsman for the Old Dominion Hounds for 16 seasons and the Orange County Hunt for 27 years. He is now, at age 82, in his eleventh year as huntsman for the Bath County Hounds. In 1979, Melvin was featured in the film documentary "Thoughts on Hunting. "Author Peter Winants, a lifelong foxhunter, has been the field master at Bath County since the founding of the hunt in 1992. His book ably captures the essence of one of the most legendary and colorful characters in American foxhunting. In addition to Melvin's upbringing, chapters deal with breeding and training foxhounds, his techniques in finding and hunting foxes and the strategies that have led to immense success through the years at hound shows. The final chapter, "Thanks, Melvin," has testimonials from a number of prominent foxhunters who have enjoyed sport with Melvin, including Benjamin H. Hardaway III, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Senator John W. Warner. Foxhunting With Melvin Poe is must reading for foxhunters and anyone who enjoys the countryside and nature.
Download or read book Hunting Pie written by Frederick Watson and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous description of the personnel and other requirements of a proper foxhunt.
Download or read book The Story of American Foxhunting from Challenge to Full Cry written by John Blan Van Urk and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foxhunting in England Ireland and North America written by Hugh J. Robards and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a wonderful and revealing autobiography of an English country childhood, the decision to enter hunt service, and the author's experiences as he worked his way through an intensely hierarchical apprenticeship system that has changes little over the centuries. In England, in the 1960s, in the lowly position of second whipper-in at age 16, Robards learned about the hunt from celebrated huntsmen of the modern era. He ultimately achieved the ambition of all who enter hunt service_he became huntsman of a world-class pack of foxhounds in County Limerick, Ireland. Foxhunting in England, Ireland, and North America is packed with well-known hunting personalities, vivid hunting memories, and genuine hunting savvy.
Download or read book The Story of American Foxhunting from Challenge to Full Cry written by J. Blan Van Urk and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Treasury of Great Racing Stories written by Dick Francis and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of fourteen classic horse racing stories.
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 2492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fox Hunting Formalities written by J. Stanley Reeve and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Baily s Hunting Directory written by Barney White-Spunner and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baily's Hunting Directory has been published annually in England for more than 100 years. It is the bible of the worldwide foxhunting community, providing reviews of the recently completed hunting season for hundreds of hunts throughout North America, England, Ireland, and other countries. It also includes the names of all Masters of Foxhounds, huntsmen, whippers-in, etc. It provides detailed descriptions of packs of hounds, hunt maps, reproductions of hunt buttons for more than 250 different hunts, and the results of point-to-point and steeplechase races worldwide. The Derrydale Press is pleased to offer the 2000-2001 edition of Baily's with exclusive distribution rights throughout North America.
Download or read book 1865 1906 written by John Blan Van Urk and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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