This is a Very Good Copy of this scarce book in original red cloth boards with bevelled edges,gilt titles to both front and spine and with oval vignette to the front cover of two working dogs.Colour tone along spine has dulled,slight bruising to the corners.Half title is present along with tissue guarded frontispiece along with a further 24 black and white plates.The book contains a detailed history of the "Wensleydale Hounds" an impressive nineteenth-century English hunting group. With details of notable members and extensive descriptions of their hunts.It will certainly appeal to those with an interest in the history of hunting in England.Contents include.Mr. John Chapman, First Master of the Wensleydale Hounds who held that position for some 40 years.The Earliest Record and History of the Pack,Two Good Runs-Sedbergh; and the Bagsmen.First Meet of the Season-A Few Curious Incidents-Hare Hunting,otter hunting,A Mouse story by John of Cautley,Mr scrope's hounds,Chapter of incidents,Interesting incidents on a grouse moor and much more.Contents remain clean internally with some browning to the endpapers.At time of listing there appears to be no other original copies of this book online.Binding remains firm with no loose leaves.This scarce title was acquired from a hugely impressive library of books on Big Game Hunting and shooting in the UK Asia,The Far East,America,Canada,Africa and New Zealand.8vo 176pp First Edition [1907]