SPORTING TERRIERS: THEIR HISTORY, TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT. By Pierce O'Conor.

(1926) 2001 2nd edition. Small 8vo (129 x 198mm). Pp157. B/w photograph frontispiece, full-page b/w illustrations, b/w vignettes and line illustrations. New foreword by Brian Plummer. Illustrated limitation plate to front end-paper. Gilt-titles to oatmeal cloth, gilt titles to brown spine-label. Issued without a dust-wrapper.

This is Pierce O'Connor's detailed and useful account of all aspects of terrier work as practiced at the time of publication. Something of a revolution in its day, it has since become a classic. The book includes an extract (in French) from 'La Venerie de Jacques D. Fouilloux' on "Comme il faut dresser les petits chiens de terre, pour la chasse des renards et tessons". Chapters include: Ancient and mediaeval earth dogs; The Tudor and Stuart period; Terriers and terrier work of our own times with a description of all the modern sporting terriers; Qualities which go to make a good working terrier; Choice of breed; Rearing and training youngterriers; The fox; The badger; The otter; Equipment for badger digging; Notes on badger hunting;Badger hunting at night; Notes on otter hunting; Weasel hunting; The ferret; Rats and ratting; Rabbiting; Terrier trials; Housing terriers; Feeding; Sickness and injuries.