Green Peas at Christmas
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924. First Edition. Octavo, xi, 111, 12 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered green cloth covered boards. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white plates. Green Peas at Christmas: Hunting Reminiscences, first published in London in 1924 by Edwin Arnold & Co., is a classic work of sporting reminiscence that captures the spirit and social world of traditional British hunting. Written by William Wilson, the book is composed of informal essays and anecdotes drawn from a lifetime spent in the field, recounting memorable hunts, colorful personalities, and the customs and folklore that surrounded foxhunting and country sport in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Rather than offering technical instruction, Wilson emphasizes atmosphere, humor, and observation, using the evocative title to suggest the eccentricities and pleasures of the hunting life. The 1924 first edition reflects the enduring appeal of sporting memoirs in the interwar period and remains valued by collectors for its lively prose and its window into the culture and traditions of British field sports. Some rubbing to covers, minor discoloration and foxing, gutter cracked in one place, else in good + condition. Item #192
Price: $50.00