HARE HUNTING. By W. Lovell Hewitt. The Lonsdale Library.

1975 1st edition thus. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp242. B/w photographs, illustrations. Speckled brown cloth, spine titled in gilt.

This is a detailed account of hare hunting with beagles by a lifetime enthusiast and former master of the Trowbridge pack. Chapters include: In general; The hare; Scent; The pack; The hound; Breeding; Kennel management; The master; The huntsman; The whipper-in; The field; The season through; Beagles in the United States, by Mr and Mrs David B. Sharp Jr; Basset hounds, by Lionel Woolner; Harriers, by Mrs E. Gingell M.H; Countries of harrier, beagle and basset packs; Beagle packs in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the United States. Appendix: The Merry Beagles.