Description: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 have mention of, 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 also has an annotation describing 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 features over thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator timelines, and separate indexes for authors and book titles, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography. To get started finding Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography
Description: 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 have mention of, 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 also has an annotation describing 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 features over thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator timelines, and separate indexes for authors and book titles, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography. To get started finding Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.