THE ABC OF FOX-HUNTING: A HANDBOOK FOR BEGINNERS. By D.W.E. Brock.

1936 first edition. 8vo (123 x 186mm). Pp254. B/w line illustrations and charts. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"An ideal book for the young beginner anxious to 'do the right thing.'" Contemporary advert. This is a detailed and comprehensive introduction to fox hunting. Chapters include: How fox hunting is organized; The fox; The foxhound; Hunting the fox - theory; Hunting the fox - practice; Cub hunting; The whipper-in; Dress and equipment; Hunting etiquette; Riding to hounds, I, II and III. On the road; Management of the hunter; Ways and means; The foxhunter's library; Glossary of terms and expressions. Still useful, and well worth a read.