Colonel George Hanger (34 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1971). (1814) 1971 facsimile reprint. 8vo (140 x 218mm). Pp226. Not illustrated. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight stains to boards else internally clean. Smells slightly musty but good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. ".Above Thirty Years' Practice in Horses and Dogs; how to feed and take care of them, and also to cure them of all common Disorders. Effectually to allure and catch all Vermin. THE RAT-CATCHING SECRET; TO CATCH EVERY RAT ON THE PREMISES ALIVE, WITHOUT USING POISON. To breed and feed Pheasants, and cure their disorders. On Fowling-Pieces, Rifle-Guns, and Muskets: On boring Barrels, and the construction of Breech-Pins: Remarks on Rifle Shooting, recommended to the attention of all Riflemen, and particularly to Officers who have seen active Service in a Rifle Corps. - On the Race of Pointers and Setters. - How to keep all Arms loaded for two or three years, so as to fire more sure, than if fresh loaded. - Method of preventing partridges being taken at night by Drag-nets, when the Gamekeepers are asleep: To prevent Pheasants being destroyed by Night-shooters or Poachers by day: To catch whole flocks of Wood-pigeons in hard weather, and all Water-fowl in any weather: To approach a Red Deer, in the Highlands of Scotland, within thirty or fourty yards. - Of Running Horses - training, and breeding young Colts. - Cure for Bullocks and Cows swelled from eating Clover. - Cure for Scurvy. - To Shoot Wild-fowl, Pewits, Golden Plover, Wild Geese, and Bustards, by night. - Remarks on the Rifle-Bench which Gunmakers use; their secrecy and folly in that respect truly laughable. - To save the life of a Dog, when it has taken Poison. - With several valuable Family Receipts. TO WHICH IS ADDED A Plan for training and disciplining a Corps, such as has never appeared." .…

hardback, 8vo, 226pp, clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue cloth gilt, Very Good / Good dustwrapper. wrapper browning, edges rubbed, ISBN: 0855461535.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. No ownership inscription and very little foxing. Pp.viii,207. Plans for defending London, Essex and Kent against a possible French invasion. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1804 edition.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1970 - A facsimile of the 1804 edition. Octavo. 207pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt title to spine. Minor soiling to covers. Binding square and firm. In the printed dust jacket, light shelf-wear. Former owner name and date to first blank, otherwise clean within. A 'Very Good' copy.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reflections on the menaced invasion and the means of protecting the Capital by preventing the enemy from landing in any part contiguous to it. A letter to the Earl of Harrington on the proposed fortification round London. A defence of the Volunteer System and the means of employing it to the greatest advantage. a correct military description of Essex and Kent with the military roads and strong positions in those counties. viii, 207pp in modern paper covers. Size 200x125mm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two volumes. London: Printed for J. Debrett, Piccadilly, 1801. First edition. [iv],339,[1]; [iv],475,[1]pp.,+4pp. ads. Engraved illustration (man suspended from gibbet) to vol. 1. Contemporary calf with neat 20th century reback, gilt lettering, blind decoration, original endpapers preserved. Outer corners a little soft, occasional minor browning. Early ink shelf-mark to f.f.e.p. of each volume. A very good set. LOOSELY INSERTED is an A.L.S. from Hanger to the military poet Major Charles James (1757/8-1821), dated January 1st 1813. §The Gloucestershire-born Hanger, who was to succeed to the Irish peerage on the death of his brother in 1814, was a distinctive figure in London society in the late 18th Century & Regency. One of the Prince Regent's boon companions, conspicuous in the fields of pugilism, the turf, & at the gaming table, he was a gift for caricaturists with his distinctive hooked nose, fashionable dress, and trademark cudgel, & was regularly depicted by Gillray, Rowlandson et al. His military career included spells fighting for the King in the Southern states in the American War of Independence at Charleston SC, & Wahab s Plantation & Charlotte NC; variously as aide-de-camp to Sir Henry Clinton, and under Banastre Tarleton - between 1778 and 1783. The autobiography - reputedly compiled by William Combe (see Hamilton p.324) from manuscripts written by Hanger during a spell in the King's Bench prison for debt in 1798-99 includes in the final chapter Interesting Particulars relative to Col. George Hanger when in America a 90 page section on his military exploits there. His predominant claim to fame may be his well-known prophecy (p.427) in answer to General Dickenson who had asked Hanger's opinion of the U.S. government and its stability: '[t]he Northern and Southern powers will fight as vigorously against each other, as both have united to do against the British.' Hanger contributed a series of publications, chiefly on military and sporting subjects between 1789 & 1814, and his career with spells as brawler, man-about-town, soldier, cock-fighter, coal-merchant, author - has been a staple for those interested in the curiosities of English history since the day. At his death the barony became extinct. The A.L.S., written on New Year's day, is a spirited invitation to an evening gathering at Colonel William Bosville's town house, with a quotation from a political song by Captain Charles Morris and Hanger's emendation as a P.S., and includes an ink sketch of a hanged man next to the words 'I hope this will not be your fate' (c.f. the engraving of the hanged man in vol. 1: clearly a favourite punning motif). Like Hanger, Bosville, society host & radical, had served in the American War of Independence. '[He] established a reputation as a generous, if somewhat inflexible, host at his house on Welbeck Street. On each weekday he received no more than twelve guests to dine with him at 5 p.m. precisely. Visitors who missed the appointment by even a couple of minutes were refused entry. Among his regular guests. were Sir Francis Burdett, the Revd Charles Este [1753-1829], lords Oxford [possibly Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford & Mortimer, 1773-1848] and Hutchinson [either General John Hely-Hutchinson 1757-1832 or Richard Hely-Hutchinson 1756-1825], & the radical and philologist John Horne Tooke', (ODNB). Parson East in Hanger's letter is is Charles Este; 'Cobett' is William Cobbett. The curiosity of the gathering would only have been enhanced by the sartorial trappings of the host, conspicuous for maintaining the fashions of his youth, 'the outmoded powdered wig and frock coat of a mid-18th-century courtier,' (ODNB). The A.L.S. is a single sheet (38 x 27 cm. approx.), variously folded, written on two sides, addressed & stamped at rear. Letter age-toned with several discreet repairs in archival tape, but in good condition. Signed by Author(s).…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - First published in London 1814, this is one of the rarest sporting books of its time, with first editions commanding astronomical prices. Colonel Hanger was a celebrated sportsman and soldier, famous for his feats in both vocations. He hunted, shot and saw service, both in England and America. This book provides a wealth of information gleaned over a long and active lifetime. It will appeal greatly to the country lover and sportsman and prove an amusing social document for students of that era with its historical anecdotes and lively style. The book's two hundred and twenty-six pages contain valuable information on: How to Allure and Catch all Vermin. Rat Catching Secrets. Managing Horses and Dogs. Rearing Pheasants. Fowling Pieces, Rifles and Muskets. Remarks on Rifle Shooting. Pointers and Setters. Preventing Partridge and Pheasant Poachers. Catching Flocks of Wood Pigeons. Catching Waterfowl. Stalking Red Deer. Training Colts. Cures for Bullocks and Cows. How to Shoot by Night, Wildfowl, Peewits, Plover, Wild Geese and Bustards. Remarks on the Rifle Bench Saving a Poisoned Dog. Several Valuable Family Receipts. Plans for Training and Disciplining a Corps. Distance Rifle Shooting, etc. This is a fascinating read for any field sports enthusiast or historian and contains information that is still practical and useful today. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1800s, are now extremely scarce and very expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Colonel George Hanger's Advice To All Sportsmen, Farmers And Gamekeepers (History Of Shooting Series) | Colonel George Hanger | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2005 | Read Country Book | EAN 9781846640193 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - First published in London 1814, this is one of the rarest sporting books of its time, with first editions commanding astronomical prices. Colonel Hanger was a celebrated sportsman and soldier, famous for his feats in both vocations. He hunted, shot and saw service, both in England and America. This book provides a wealth of information gleaned over a long and active lifetime. It will appeal greatly to the country lover and sportsman and prove an amusing social document for students of that era with its historical anecdotes and lively style. The book's two hundred and twenty-six pages contain valuable information on: How to Allure and Catch all Vermin. Rat Catching Secrets. Managing Horses and Dogs. Rearing Pheasants. Fowling Pieces, Rifles and Muskets. Remarks on Rifle Shooting. Pointers and Setters. Preventing Partridge and Pheasant Poachers. Catching Flocks of Wood Pigeons. Catching Waterfowl. Stalking Red Deer. Training Colts. Cures for Bullocks and Cows. How to Shoot by Night, Wildfowl, Peewits, Plover, Wild Geese and Bustards. Remarks on the Rifle Bench Saving a Poisoned Dog. Several Valuable Family Receipts. Plans for Training and Disciplining a Corps. Distance Rifle Shooting, etc. This is a fascinating read for any field sports enthusiast or historian and contains information that is still practical and useful today. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1800s, are now extremely scarce and very expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnFirst published in London 1814, this is one of the rarest sporting books of its time, with first editions commanding astronomical prices. Colonel Hanger was a celebrated sportsman and soldier, famous for his feats in both vocation.…