Thoughts on Hunting by Peter Beckford ,1899 safety Ref : Hunt052

Ref : Hunt052

probably Alpacca or a similar alloy

There is a very fine hairline crack in the surface of the horn but there is no movement or instabilityIt has a silver coloured collar with engine turned decoration and a blank oval cartouche

This whip has a staghorn handle with a raised "gatepusher" section

The slipper part is made of dark brown leather with a reinforced strip around the base of the toe

Thoughts on Hunting by Peter Beckford ,1899 safety Ref : Hunt052This is a hardback book with red cloth covers, the spine is faded and the corners bumped. The book was published by Methuen & Co. in London in 1899. It has the bookplate of Sir Thomas Glen Coats, 1st Baronet inside the front cover. It has a frontispiece and fifteen black and white illustrations one of which is a folding kennel plan. The book takes the form of letters addressing kennels and the hounds in general, breeding, diseases, hare hunting, fox