Shelfmark
Go.8.09
Author
Uniform title
[Thoughts on hunting]
Title
Thoughts upon hare and fox hunting, in a series of letters to a friend, in which are Given Ample Directions for Erecting a Kennel, the Management of Hounds, and the Duties and Qualifications Necessary for the Huntsman and Whipper-In. Also an account of the most celebrated dog kennels in the Kingdom. Illustrated with twenty beautiful Engravings. By Peter Beckford, Esq.
Varying form of title
Beckford on hunting
Edition
A new edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for Vernor and Hood, Birchin Lane, Cornhill, 1796.
Physical description
xiv, [2], 340 p., plates : ill. ; 22 cm (8vo)
Citation/references note
ESTC T93431
Additional physical form available
Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1983. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 835, no. 5).
Provenance
Previous shelfmark?: V.5.45.
Provenance
Bookplate of J.H. Beaufoy.
Provenance
Two bookplates of Villiers Hatton.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College School Library.
Binding
19th century? half brown calf; green marbled paper covered boards; spine title: "Beckford on hunting".
Subject
Hares Early works to 1800.
Subject
Fox hunting Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Beaufoy, J.H. former owner.
Added entry--name
Hatton, Villiers, 1852 - 1914 Major General, former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B20734