The national sports of Great Britain; 1821
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- Title
- The national sports of Great Britain; 1821
- Author
- Henry Alken
- Publication year listed
- 1921
- Format
- Public domain eBook
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The national sports of Great Britain; 1821
Author: Henry Thomas Alken ((1784-1851)
Year: 1921
The national sports of Great Britain (1821) by Henry Alken (1784-1851) Sub Title: with description in English and French / Varying Title: British sports Alken's sports of Britain Publication Notes: "Printed by W. Lewis, Finch-Lane, Cornhill"--Title page. Published in 1821 in London by Thomas McLean Notes: 1 volume (unpaged) : color plates, color frontispiece ; 49x34 cm. Fifty color plates of various sports with accompanying essays. Table of Contents: Hawking -- Arabian -- Racing from Newmarket heath, plate I -- Racing from Newmarket heath, plate II -- Racing from Newmarket heath, plate III -- Hunter -- Stag-Hounds -- Stag-Hunting -- Fox-Hounds -- Beagles -- Fox-Hunting: earth-stopper -- Fox-Hunting: Going into cover -- Fox-Hunting: Breaking cover -- Fox-Hunting: hounds in full cry -- Fox-Hunting: The death -- Fox-Hunting: Digging out -- Sporting meeting in the highlands -- Coursing, plate I -- Coursing Plate II -- Hackney -- Pointers -- Setters -- Spaniels -- Grouse shooting -- Partridge shooting -- Pheasant shooting -- Snipe shooting -- Water Spaniels -- Water-Hen shooting -- Wild-Fowl shooting -- Working up to a wake -- Flacker shooting -- Bittern shooting -- Pigeon shooting -- P
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