THE ENGLAND OF NIMROD AND SURTEES 1815-1854. By E.W. Bovill.
1959 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 223mm). Ppxii,188. Colour and b/w illustrations, bibliogrpahy. Green boards, spine titled in gilt to red panel.
"The forty years after Waterloo saw many changes in the social and economic life of the English countryside. A notable ones was the development of foxhunting from the private pastime of the squire into a great national sport. Another was the rapid rise of the great coaching services and their equally rapid decline with the coming of the railways... [The author's well-informed survey of these lively years, and the many changes in country life they witnessed, makes notable use of Surtees and the leading sporting writers of the period, of whom 'Nimrod' (C.J. Apperley) was outstanding".
"The forty years after Waterloo saw many changes in the social and economic life of the English countryside. A notable ones was the development of foxhunting from the private pastime of the squire into a great national sport. Another was the rapid rise of the great coaching services and their equally rapid decline with the coming of the railways... [The author's well-informed survey of these lively years, and the many changes in country life they witnessed, makes notable use of Surtees and the leading sporting writers of the period, of whom 'Nimrod' (C.J. Apperley) was outstanding".
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| Author | Bovill (E.W.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 52330 |
| ISBN | B0000CKFGW. |
| Book Description | Unobtrusive bump, slight browning, crease to front end-paper. Good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1959 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press. |
| Place | London. |