Fox Hunting in Delaware County, Pennsylvania: and Origin and History of the Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club
Philadelphia: Franklin Printing Company, 1901. First Edition. Octavo, 130 pages, lacks binding and free endpapers. Illustrated in black-and-white. Many edges remain uncut and unopened. George Eyre Darlington’s Fox Hunting in Delaware County, Pennsylvania: and Origin and History of the Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club is a scarce and engaging local sporting history, published in Philadelphia in 1901. The book records the development of fox hunting in southeastern Pennsylvania, with particular attention to the Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club, one of Delaware County’s notable equestrian and social institutions. Blending local history, sporting tradition, club history, and accounts of the countryside, horses, hounds, and huntsmen associated with the region, the work offers a valuable glimpse into the field-sport culture of Delaware County and the surrounding Pennsylvania countryside at the turn of the twentieth century. A desirable title for collectors of Pennsylvania local history, Delaware County material, fox hunting, equestrian history, and private sporting clubs. Some discoloration, soiling, and water damage, but without any odor, a few small rips and tears, else in good condition. Item #391
Price: $150.00