A HUNTING DIARY. By the late Captain Newton Wynne Apperley. Edited with an introduction, by E.W. Cuming. And a foreword by David Davies, M.P.
# 1926 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 237mm). Ppxiv,228. B/w photograph plates. Blue cloth, blind-stamped title to upper board, spine titled in gilt.
# Captain Apperley kept his own pack of hounds at Morben Hall, Machynlleth. The diary records fox, hare, otter, marten-cat and foumart hunting in Mid-Wales in the 1860s and 70s. "From 1864 to 1878, I hunted 636 days, with 39 different packs of hounds, had 339 kills, 78 blank days. Most of this happened in Wales. From January 1864 to 1920, I rode 212 different horses to hounds, and was mostly mounted by my friends".
# Captain Apperley kept his own pack of hounds at Morben Hall, Machynlleth. The diary records fox, hare, otter, marten-cat and foumart hunting in Mid-Wales in the 1860s and 70s. "From 1864 to 1878, I hunted 636 days, with 39 different packs of hounds, had 339 kills, 78 blank days. Most of this happened in Wales. From January 1864 to 1920, I rode 212 different horses to hounds, and was mostly mounted by my friends".
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60291
Author | Apperley (Newton Wynne). (1847-1925). |
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Book Code | 60291 |
ISBN | B01NBEHPMG. |
Book Description | Rather shaken, faded and used, name to end-paper, split to top of spine. Poor reading copy. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1926 |
Publisher | Nisbet and Co. |
Place | London. |