HUNTING: AN INTRODUCTORY HANDBOOK. By R.W.F. Poole.

1988 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 223mm). Pp191. B/w photographs by Jim Meads and Ian Hogg, vignette illustrations by Alastair Jackson, bibliography. Burgundy boards, spine titled in gilt.

A gently humorous and practical presentation of all the information a beginner might need to know before taking up hunting fox, hare, mink and deer. A good read. Hunting as a way of life; How hunting is organised; How to start; Horses and hounds; Dress and behaviour; The hunting year - summer; Autumn hunting; Winter hunting; Hunting in spring; Scent; Deer hunting; Further reading.