Originally published in London 1912, this rare early work on
cockfighting is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. We
are now republishing it using the original text and artwork, in a high
quality, affordable, modern edition. The author was a well known
sportsman, equestrian expert and farmer, who wrote many books on these
and other related subjects. No pastime has ever held in England the
position which was held for centuries by cockfighting. It was, to quote
the title of an old treatise, "the pleasure of Princes." It was
practised by the highest of nobility and by the humblest peasant. Love
of "cocking" permeated society from top to bottom. This well researched
book on Cockfighting has 129 pages and contains detailed information
on: - Early Cockfighting. - History. - Various Kinds of Mains. -
Artificial Spurs. - Training. - Game Fowl Breeding. - Fighting Rules. -
Famous Cockers. - Superstitions. - Cock-Pits. - Feeding. - Illegal
Cockfighting. - etc. It also contains interesting full page
illustrations of Game Fowl and cockfighting equipment. This is a
fascinating read for any Game Fowl enthusiast or historian of this now
illegal "sport." 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.
