Thoughts on Hunting by Peter Beckford ,1899 safety Ref : Hunt052

Ref : Hunt052

probably nickel

The whip has a replacement open keeper or loose in bridle leather

This whip has a staghorn handle with a raised "gatepusher" section

Thoughts on Hunting by Peter Beckford ,1899 safety Ref : Hunt052This is a hardback book with red cloth covers, the spine is faded and the corners bumped. The book was published by Methuen & Co. in London in 1899. It has the bookplate of Sir Thomas Glen Coats, 1st Baronet inside the front cover. It has a frontispiece and fifteen black and white illustrations one of which is a folding kennel plan. The book takes the form of letters addressing kennels and the hounds in general, breeding, diseases, hare hunting, fox