Six Centuries of Foxhunting
An Annotated Bibliography
By (author) M. L. Biscotti Foreword by Norman Fine editor, FoxhuntingLife, a
Publication date:
23 June 2017Length of book:
528 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
237x160mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781442241893
Hunting literature had its beginnings as early as the fourteenth century, when nobles hunted stag, bear, fox, and other game on horseback. As foxhunting grew in popularity, literary works that covered the sport flourished, as well.
In Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, M. L. Biscotti has compiled all books produced in Great Britain and the United States that pertain to, or mention, foxhunting with hounds. Arranged alphabetically by author, more than 2000 titles are included. Each entry features details such as place and year of publication, publisher, book size, page count, illustrations, and binding. Nearly every title is also annotated with a description of the book’s contents, and biographical sketches are provided for the most notable authors. Narratives, histories, illustrated works, verse, fiction, and even anti-hunting literature all have their place in this volume.
Six Centuries of Foxhunting also features more than thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator time lines, and separate author and title indexes, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters.
In Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, M. L. Biscotti has compiled all books produced in Great Britain and the United States that pertain to, or mention, foxhunting with hounds. Arranged alphabetically by author, more than 2000 titles are included. Each entry features details such as place and year of publication, publisher, book size, page count, illustrations, and binding. Nearly every title is also annotated with a description of the book’s contents, and biographical sketches are provided for the most notable authors. Narratives, histories, illustrated works, verse, fiction, and even anti-hunting literature all have their place in this volume.
Six Centuries of Foxhunting also features more than thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator time lines, and separate author and title indexes, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters.
Introducing this unique project in bibliography, former antiquarian bookseller Biscotti explains that he included descriptions of fiction and nonfiction works published before 2000 in English but (with a few exceptions) omitted works dealing with foxhunting using firearms, focusing instead on the sport of foxhunting with hounds and horses. Alphabetically arranged by author, the compilation identifies places of publication, publishers, dates of publication, size, and pagination and offers observations on illustrations followed by brief comments on dust wrappers, where appropriate.... Annotations, largely of author biographies, extend to several paragraphs in places. Appended time lines deal with prominent foxhunters and authors, book illustrators, important foxhunting books, with another appendix listing British publishers' sporting series. An extensive, alphabetically arranged bibliography is followed by author, illustrator, and title indexes.... Nicely produced in clear, computer-generated type and well bound, Biscotti's work will be useful in all libraries collecting works on Anglo-American customs, habits, manners, literature, and history.
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers.
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers.