The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-07 00:00:00

Bookspublished bySherwood.Gilbert,and Piper, Pataraceter.row.
TO SPORTSMEN.
BRITISII FI.ELD SPORTS,; embraCing Practical
Inatruotiona in Shooting, Hustings 12oursing. Racing, Fish-
ing, &c.; with Observations on the Breaking and Training of
Dogs and Homes ; also, on the Management of Fowling-pima
and all other Sporting Implements.--By W. H. SCOTT.
Illustrated with upwards of fin highly-finished engmings, nom.
pvehending every variety of subject elnwected with field sports, and
executed by the moat eminent artiste. In 1 large volumene°,
price 11. Ills., or on royal paper. with proofimpreasions of the
plates, M. art.
JOHNSON'S SHOOTER'S COMMNION; 00415Peklof a
Descriptioo of Pointers and Setters, alas Of those Birds which
are the object of pursuit ; of Scent,e reason why one dog's
sense of smell is superior to anotherhe a'ovrtigv;jaerce fully
considered, particularly as it relates twitsrs o inn Pow-
der. On the properties of Percussion Feeder, in beat method of
making it. Shooting illustrated, and the art of shooting flying
simplified and clearly laid down. The Dame 'Lowe familiarly ex.
plained, &c. &c. fly T. E. JOIINON. .New Edition; consider-
ably enlarged and improved, and illustrated with three ligrarings
by Landseer. Price Da. in boards.
"
This
"is a well written and well arranged mil ."—Lit.
Citron.
The SPORTSMAN'S REPOSITORY, eons g a series
of highly -finished E 'graving,' representing the H - and the Dog
in all their rarie:ies, executed in the line man by Mr. John
Scott, front original Paintings by Marshall, ;le' sgie. Gilpin,
Stubbs, anti Cover; accompanied with, a comprehensive descrip-
tion of the different species of each, and a vuriet ' of information in
Training and the Amusements of the Field W. H. SCOTT.
Author of '• British Field Sports." Vegan *Med in 4to. and
embellished with Forty highly-Eniahett Coppi ii - late Engraving's,
i
and numerous IVood-euts, price 34 3s. hoards, or may be had in
Six. Parts, Ins. fad. each.
TAMAN 1 M PRO'l'Ell.; &Compendium of Farriery, wherein
is fully explained the nature and etreetere gf the Horse. Exem-
plified by ten Cuts, each the full figure of Ille animal, describing
all his various parts. Price '_s.
The TURF If ERALD ; or Annual Racing Calendar for 1824
with oorriouit Indices, and separate Lists of the winners of King's
Plates and Gold Cups Also Lists of the winners of the Doncaster
St. Leger, anti of the Derby and Oaks at Epsom, front their com-
mencement; winners of the King's Plate at York since 1710, and
of the Gold Cup at Richmond since 1760. By JOHN Faosr
Price fts. half-bound.
A VISIT to the FIVES' COURT. By ROBERT Cattle,
MANX. Being a faithful nieture of that celebrated place of amuse-
ment, for displaying menfulaports. Price 2e. accurately coloured,
or may be had, framed and varnished, price 6s.
BOXIANA : or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism ;
including every Pugilistic exploit from the days of Figg and
Broughton, down to the tight between Rickman and Cooper. By
Pi Elle r. EGAN ; in three large volumes, Cvn. price 21. 4s. With
a Fourth Volume, containing all the Tranaserions of Note through-
out the years 1021, 1322. and 1623.. Preceded by a practical Trea-
tise on Training, including Cantainliarchay's method, after which
he mined Tout Crib and himself. price 13a. it boards.
THE ROAD TO A FIGHT i a lieture of the Fancy going
to a Fight tmeasuring in length 14 feet) containing numerous Ori-
ginal Characters, many of them Portraits ; in which all the Frolic,
Pun, Lark, Gig, Life, Gammon, and Trying-it-on, are depicter,
incident to tire pursuit ora Prize Mill,occotupanied with a copious
and characteristic Key. By PtEaCE GAN'. Price 14s. plain, or
11. coloured, neatly done up in a box* the p?eket.
" Nettling equal to this. Picture hasarineareelaincetheinimiteble
I'fogarth's '• Blare, to Finchley." We here find real life, ongt.
nality of character, and the' peculiar traits of a certain class in so-
ciety, so masterly pourtrayerl, and with so much reavlite, that it
might be urged tt is without a competitor iu the modern school of
design."—Npveflag Mag.
LIFE IN LONDON. By Pinner. I:C;AN. Or the Day and
Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn and his elegant friend Corinthian
Toot, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis ; ele-
gantly printed in royal avo. and embellished with 3C coloured
Plates, and numerous Oral.; the Scenes from real life by 1. R. and
G. Cruikshank. Price 365. in boards.
The ENGLISH SPY; Chiracteristic, Satirical, and Ifumo-
your. By BERNARD 131.ACKISIANT LE, "the very spy o' the
, times," the eccentric his,orian of the present age ; comprising
Skerchei i f Character, ititerspersed with choice Anecdote and
original Rea larks. Illustrated with rich coloured Plates, drawn from
the life by Cruikshank. Now publishing periodically. The first vo-
luau completed, and embeliished with One Hundred Designs, full
of spirit and humour. continued on the Ist of every month, price
3s. Gd. each Part; the Parts last published containing a variety
of Scenes taken at Bath, Cheltenham, and other places of fashion.

able resort.
The SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS; being an im-
partial Selection of the best Euaya, Jen: S'Esprita, and Tales of
Humour, Prose and Verse, from the Morning, Evening, and Sun-
day Newspapers; arranged as a Work of Reference, or to form a
most entertaining Volume, either for the Library, Fireside, or
Post-chaise. Accompanied with characteristic Embellishments, by
the CruikThattks, Itowlandson, Lane. Findlay, Hswksworth, and
Wageman. To which arc added the Chronological Events of the
rev, and an Obituary of eminent Persons. Price 10s. tid. in
boards.

Alm. a new Edition of the Volume for 1823; containing, besides
the Selection of the Year, all the Poetry of the John Bull, from
the commencement of that paper; the whole of the celebrated
Parodies on sloore's Melodies, &c. &c. Price 10s. CA. in boards.
THE SCHOOL FOR WITS; contsir.ing a valuable Collec-
tien of lion Mots, Anecdotes, Epigrams, and other Poetical Jeux
d'Esprits, spoken or written by the most celebrated Wits of the
Age, a great many of which have never before been published.
By Raters WEwITZEU, of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane.
Price 61. in Ilo.trds.
The HEItlilIT in EDINBURGH ; or, Sketches of 51a;
ners and Real Characters and Scenes in the Drama of Life. In
3 vols. price I3s. in hoards.
" Tile reader who turns over these pages in quest of Life in
Edinburgh' will find abundance of character, exhibited in a very
piquant manner."—Critical Gazette.
The SPORTSMAN'S VOCAL LIBRARY s containing
nearly 400 of the best Songs relating to racing, shooting, angling,
hawking, arehery„&c. Handsomely printed in foolscap Oro. with
appropriate Embellishments. Second Edition, price 9s. boards.
THOUGHTS on FOX and HARE HUNTING in a series
of Letters. By PETER BEd FORD, Esq. A New Edition, in
Ovo. with numerous Cuts, 14e.
" Mr. Beckford has so well described the present practice, and
given such solid and rational advice on the subject, that his Trea-
tise has, from the date of its publication, become a general Text
Boob ; indeed, all periwig that delight in Field Sports should be
us possession of it."
SPORTING ANECDOTES; including numeronscharacter.
lade Portraits of Persons in every walk of life, who have acquired
notoriety from their achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in
the Diversions of the Field ; the whole forming a Complete Deli.
'ation of the Sporting World.—By PIERCE EGAN. New-and
improved edition, illustrated with Coloured Plates, and nu.
merous Wood Engravings. Price 12s. in boards.
KUNOPCEDIA ; a Practical Essay on the Breaking and Train
ing the English Spaniel and Pointer. To which are added, In-
structions for attaining the Art of Shooting 'lying. By the late
W. DODSON. Esq., of Eden Hall, Cumberhusd. In Bvo. price
10s. 6d. in boards.
" The Author has here contrived to amass together all the par-
ticulars of Horse. Dog, and Man. worthy of being known. It is a
happy en npoaition. full of whim, with a slip of morality in it, like
a bit of lemon peel in one's
_punch, and flavoured by the choicest
linie.juice of slang, No affectation,—r o dispirited passes es,—no
tame subjects, no nonsense I It does not ran a long-winded subject
down, but is every thing by fits, and nothing long.' All who have
heard of the wonderful phenomenon mare, Mr. Weirs matchless
Pipylena,—Flying Childers,--Snowball. —Eclipse,—.Tom crib,
liornbletonian, and a multitude of others, should purchase these
anecdotes, for they are faithful in the dispensation of fame to man
and beast."—bondon Magnine.
The ANGLER'S GUIDE ; being a new, plain, and complete
Practical Tread* oo Angling, deduced from many years' Practice
and ohrmation, By T. F. SALTER. New and enlarged Edi.
don, illustrated with numerous new Cars and Engravings of Fish,
Flies, &e., drawn from the Life, price 04. in boards;
or
on fine
royal paper, of which a few Copies only are printed, 12s.
r " This book is quite studded with well executed Engravings,
exhibiting faithful portraits of every object of the Angler's pursuit,
as well a$ capianotney mpresentations of all the Implements ens-
., muyed in Fish with full and clear Instructions for using diem.
%Ve were Much pletaed to find some ample instructions for Trail.
e ing, which We have hunted for In vain to Walton and C0tt0ta."......
Annals of Sporting, No. 23.