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Vyner, Robert T : NOTITIA VENATICA;

Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1847

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Treatise on Fox Hunting. Embracing the General Management of Hounds and the Diseases of Dogs; including Distemper and Rabies; also Kennel Lameness, its Cause and Cure......ix [3], frontis. portrait of Vyner, 172, 8 [pub. cat] pp. 8 tinted lithi plates by Henry Alken and one plan. A new revised, corrected and enlarged edition. The first was published in 1841. Original attractive blind-stamped embossed red cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Attractive gilt decoration to the spine showing foxes head, a horn and riding tackle. Joints frayed with some wear and generally bumped but still a nice copy. Frontis and first few pages have a light damp mark to the fore margin. The rest of the book and the Alken plates are very clean. A SCARCE EDITION IN ORIGINAL STATE. Illustr.: Henry Alken. Book Condition: V.g.. Binding: Red buckram, gilt