The Big Shots: Edwardian Shooting Parties - Hardcover

Jonathon Garnier Ruffer

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9780905649054: The Big Shots: Edwardian Shooting Parties

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ISBN 10: 0905649052 ISBN 13: 9780905649054

Publisher: Debrett's Peerage, 1977

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PublisherDebrett's Peerage
Publication date1977
ISBN 10 0905649052
ISBN 13 9780905649054
BindingHardcover
Edition number1
Number of pages144
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THE BIG SHOTS: EDWARDIAN SHOOTING PARTIES. By Jonathan Garnier Ruffer.

Ruffer (Jonathan Garnier).

Published by Debrett-Viking Press. London. 1979. (1977)

ISBN 10: 0905649052 ISBN 13: 9780905649054

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Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1979). (1977) 1970's reprint. 4to (200 x 260mm). Pp144. B/w photographs, pictorial end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt, gilt monogram to upper board. Slight use, various minor faults. Good copy in used faded dust-wrapper. "In the second half of the nineteenth century, Society discovered a new diversion: the shooting party. The new breechloading gun made it possible to kill great numbers of birds quickly; the railways made it possible to get to country houses more conveniently. In addition, there was the presence of Edward, Prince of Wales to provide the social impetus. .Its exponents were men with too much time and too much money, and after a while it became a way of life, with its own exclusive standards and rules. The ladies, in the main, hated every minute." Chapters include: Introduction by Lord Walsingham; The rise of the shoot; The royal example; The great shots; Famous shoots; The foreigner as host and guest; Proprieties and improprieties; The supporting cast; Appendices give records, and, Lord Ripon On How To Shoot. . Seller Inventory # 39039

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