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London: Whittaker and Company, 1838. Covers are very lightly worn at corners, with some light spotting. See photos. Covers with French fillet gilt borders. Spine elaborately designed in floral patterns, with six panels and red leather spine label. Top edge gilt. Book-plate of Reginjald Bernhard Loder on front paste-down. He lived from 1864-1931 and served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. A note from the British Field Sports Society laid-in with a brief biography of the author. The book was bound by Riviere and Sons (signed binding). Collated complete with six plates, two of which are fold-out plans, sepia-tone frontispiece. There are also five engraved chapter heads. 230pp. with 16pp. of advertisements at the conclusion. Errata slip is tipped-in. Thomas Smith (1790-1878) was Master of Hounds at Craven and Hambleton. Riding his famous horse, The General, he was renowned as feerless and inexhaustible in the Hunt.. First Edition. Full Butterscotch Smooth Calf. Minor Wear and Soiling Only/No Dust… Read More

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Front cover with two crossed fox tails. Spine lettered in gilt. A total of 31 full-page plates, including color frontispiece and color illustrated title-page. A plates are protected by captioned tissue-guards. Many of the plates are in color. Artists are H Alken, Phiz, and W. Heath. Although not dated, the book was printed circa 1900. This is a reprint of the second edition of 1843, the first edition was published in 1838. Plates and text are crisp and clean. 272pp.. Later Edition. Green Cloth. Light Edgewear./No Dust Jacket. Super Royal Octavo.