THOUGHTS ON BEAGLING. By Peter Wood. Illustrated by Ivester Lloyd.

1938 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Ppxiv,55. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs and illustrations. Binding B - Red-brown cloth, upper board and spine titled in black.

"The object of this book is to awaken, if possible, some new trains of thought on beagling matters. It does not profess to give detailed instructions on the running of a pack of beagles. The amount of oatmeal, flesh, and straw that should be used in a kennel per week has all been dealt with before, and there is little that I could possibly add to that. But I do believe that it is necessary to readjust our thoughts regarding the beagle himself and about the science of beagling." Chapters include: The beagle - yesterday and to-day; Forming a pack; The kennels; The kennel-huntsman; The summer; The "Field"; The whippers-in; The huntsman; The season, hounds, and countries; Beagling - to-day and to-morrow.