THE HOUNDS OF ENGLAND - A GUIDE TO THE FOXHOUNDS AND STAGHOUNDS OF ENGLAND TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE OTTER HOUNDS AND HARRIERS OF SEVERAL COUNTIES By "Gelert" A READ COUNTRY BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT This unique guide was first published in London 1849. Only a small quantity were printed, and it is now a very scarce item commanding high prices from specialist book dealers. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have republished it, using the original text as part of their HISTORY OF HUNTING series. The book consists of one hundred and twenty pages giving details of over one hundred and seventy packs of Foxhounds, Staghounds, Otter hounds and Harriers. Many have detailed notes on their favourite fixtures, names of Masters and Huntsmen and descriptions of their country. Some of these hunts no longer exist and this little book remains a testament to their historical importance. The notes on certain hounds with their breeding and characteristics will prove of much interest to today"s huntsmen and hound breeders...