Hunting, Racing and Polo Things and How to Clean Them


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This is a vintage handbook on how to clean rural sports equipment and clothing. Originally designed as a detailed guide for young valets, "Hunting, Racing and Polo Things and How to Clean Them" contains simple instructions and handy tips that will be of utility to modern rural sportsmen. Contents include: "The Duties of a Valet", "Visiting", "Methods of Cleaning", "Hunting Things", "Shooting Things", "Polo Things", "Racing Things", "Yeomanry Uniform", "Travelling", "Singular Usage of Things Connected with Hunting, by George A. Fothergili, M.B.", and more. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition.




Hunting, Racing and Polo Things and How to Clean Them


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Excerpt from Hunting, Racing and Polo Things and How to Clean Them: Edited With Drawings and Notes on the Singular Usage of Things Connected With Hunting What further need, then, have I to argue that Mr Dale's own words, as put forth in this little book, may be taken for gospel? I have purposely allowed the text to run as close as possible to the wording and construction of the author's ms., for I knew it to be a genuine production from begin ning to end; and it is written in a simple and respectful fashion, in such a way that will please, I feel certain, all who take it up to read. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







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