Read Country Books imprint: 256 books

This vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating treatise on fox hunting, being an exploration of its history, development, popularity, and more. Highly accessible and full of interesting information, this volume will appeal to modern rural sportsmen and would make for a fantastic addition to...

This book, first published in 1844, contains accounts of the author's most memorable fox hunts in east Sussex. With detailed descriptions and entertaining episodes, these anecdotes will appeal to field sport enthusiasts and those with an interest in historical hunting expeditions. Many vintage books...

This vintage book contains a detailed history of the "Wensleydale Hounds", a nineteenth-century English hunting group. With details of notable members and extensive descriptions of their hunts, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history of hunting in England, and would...

This vintage book offers an authentic glimpse into nineteenth century hunting, with anecdotes, details of notable figure and events, comments on the its particulars, and much more. Insightful and entertaining, this is a volume that will appeal to those with an interest in the history of English hunting,...

This book contains a collection of vintage articles on hunting, fishing, and other outdoor sports. These authentic accounts of real sporting experiences are both entertaining and informative, and are highly recommended for modern readers with an interest in rural sports. Contents include: "Sporting...

This early handbook is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A concise look at mountain climbing without guides that will prove of great interest to the present day mountaineer and historian of the sport. Contains a wealth of information and anecdote much of which is still practical...

First published in 1928, this vintage book contains a detailed guide to game birds, with a special focus on those native to England. Including lots of useful and interesting information, this profusely-illustrated handbook will appeal to those with an interest in hunting, and it would make for a fine...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This vintage book contains a complete and beginner-friendly guide to hunting, with information on equipment, training hounds, riding, common pitfalls, etiquette, and much more. Intended for the use of beginners and based on the extensive experience of the author, this timeless guide is highly recommended...

This vintage book, first published in 1879, contains a timeless guide to hunting. Based on the author's extensive experience hunting a variety of animals in many countries, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern hunting enthusiasts, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections...

A fascinating collection of articles by various authors, first published in 1886. Contains detailed, illustrated chapters on making and sailing a variety of boats. Contents include: Small Boats: How to Rig and Sail Them - How to Make a Boat - How to Build a Catamaran - Flat-Boating for Boys - How...

This vintage book contains anecdotes and reminiscences of the author's varied sporting experiences on land and water from across the globe. From deep-sea fishing to fox hunting, this volume contains a collection of anecdotes that will appeal to the modern sportsman, and would make for a worthy addition...

This vintage book contains David Grey's 1903 novel, "Gallops 2". A sequel to "Gallops", it is an entertaining and witty story of a rural community centred around the traditional English sport of horse racing. A delightful glimpse into nineteenth-century England, "Gallops 2"...

This vintage book contains a novel written by George F. Underhill and was first published in 1893. A charming tale of an aspiring huntsman in nineteenth-century England, "In and Out of the Pig-Skin" will appeal to those with an interest in the history of the sport in England. Contents include:...