SPORTING LODGES: SANCTUARIES, HAVENS AND RETREATS. By J.C. Jeremy Hobson and David S.D. Jones.

2013 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp224. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Fawn boards, spine titled in gilt. .

"An extensive and fascinating history of the sporting lodge, beautifully illustrated throughout, covering the classic, most interesting and unusual shooting, stalking, fishing and hunting lodges, bothies, huts, boxes and barns. Including wall trophies, gun cabinets, game books and much more, these tales from the past and anecdotes from the present combine together to create a superb read for anyone interested in country sports and rural social history." Chapters include: How the lodge came about; Location, location, location; Journeying to the lodge; Life in the lodge; Cooking and cuisine; Boots, guns and rods.