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A HISTORY OF ENGLISH COUNTRY SPORTS - By Michael Billett - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0709052383 | |
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| A thoroughly charted historical account of country sports in England over approximately the last 1,000 years. The present controversial field sports of stag and fox-huntng with horse and hounds is discussed in detail; as are early barbaric sports such as bear, bull and badger bating, cock-fighting, rock throwing, goose riding, dog fighting terier rate catching and bare-knuckle pugilism are considered in the context of social history of the times, when man showed little compassion for his fellow man. The book contain many black and white illustrations.
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PUBLISHER: HALE
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PUBLISHED: 1994
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SIZE: 253MM X 198MM
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PAGES: 224
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HARDBACK
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CONDITION: FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET
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1 COPY ONLY. BUY NOW
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| Reference: | ISBN: 0709052383 |
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| Weight: | 0.91 kg |
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