FOXES AT HOME: AND REMINISCENCES. By Colonel J.S. Talbot.
1906 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 219mm). Ppxii,155. B/w photograph plates and illustrations. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.
"As one lies in bed at night one frequently hears the foxes barking far out on the heath - a weird sound, which reminds us of how lonely and lovely this country must have been some 150 years, or less, ago, in the exciting days of Dick Turpin, mail coaches, and the highwaymen of Bagshot Heath. All this is changing rapidly - and soon I fear the bark of the fox will here be heard no more, and the bricks of the builder will have taken the place of the pine trees and the heather!" Chapters include: The fox; Cubdom; Turned-down cubs; Mange in foxes; Odds and ends; Tame foxes; Gorse coverts and artificial earths.
"As one lies in bed at night one frequently hears the foxes barking far out on the heath - a weird sound, which reminds us of how lonely and lovely this country must have been some 150 years, or less, ago, in the exciting days of Dick Turpin, mail coaches, and the highwaymen of Bagshot Heath. All this is changing rapidly - and soon I fear the bark of the fox will here be heard no more, and the bricks of the builder will have taken the place of the pine trees and the heather!" Chapters include: The fox; Cubdom; Turned-down cubs; Mange in foxes; Odds and ends; Tame foxes; Gorse coverts and artificial earths.
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59239
| Author | Talbot (Johnston Stoney). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 59239 |
| ISBN | B0032Z1YEQ. |
| Book Description | Hinges cracked, marks to front paste-down, end-papers browned. Unobtrusive "The Times (Book Club)" label to rear paste-down. Internally clean. Good-plus. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1906 |
| Publisher | Horace Cox, "The Field Office". |
| Place | London. |