WYNDHAM WILLIAM LEWIS, ESQUIRE, THE HEATH, CARDIFF: MASTER OF HOUNDS. By Fred, Vida and John Holley.

1987 1st edition. 8vo paperback (145 x 210mm). Ppx,280. B/w photographs and illustrations, / "Nineteenth century Glamorganshire was richly endowed with sporting squires who, when they were not coursing the hare, casting a fly to a wily trout or salmon, or shooting the abundance of game birds and wildfowl available, took great delight in following the numerous packs of beagles, foxhounds, harriers, otterhounds and staghounds, which were kept in the county. ...This miscellany tells, in episodic fashion, the story of the life, and sporting activities of Wyndham William Lewis, Esquire, of The Heath, Cardiff, South Wales, in Breconshire, Glamorganshire, and Somersetshire. Many of W.W. Lewis's relations, friends, and contemporary Masters of Hounds, are also featured." Most of the material is drawn from the newspapers of the aforementioned districts. A wide-ranging and interesting book which touches on numerous subjects, people and places.