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London, England, 1826-01-06 00:00:00

Published by Snezwooto GiastaT, and Pieta, Paternoster-row.
ItITISH FIELD SPOIVI'S; embracing Practical
Instructions in :,hooting, Hunting, Coursing, Racing, Fish-
ing, &c. with Observations on the Breaking and Training of Dogs
and Bones ; airo, on the Management of Fowling-pieces, and all
other Sporting Implements. By W. H. SCOTT.
illustrati.d with upwards of Sixty highly-finished Engravings,
comprehending every variety of subject connected with Field
Sports, and executed by the moat eminent artists. In One large
Volume Bvo. price eel fas. or on royal Paper, with proof imprer-
sinns of the plates, price £3 Is.
JOHNSON'S SHOOTER'S COMPANION; comprising
a description of Pointers and Setters, as well as of those Birda
which are the objects of pursuit ; of Scent, and the reason why one
doe's sense of Smell is superior to another's ; the Fowling-piece fully
considered, particularly as it relates to the use of Percussion Pow-
der. On the Properties of Percussion Powder, and best me-
!hod of making it. Shooting Illustrated ; and the. Art of Shooting
Flying Exemplified, and clearly laid down. The Game laws
Limit/ally Explained, dec. &e. By T. B. Johnson. New Edition,
considerably enlarged and improved, and Illustrated with three En-
gravings by Lar.dseer. Price 9s. in boards.
" This is a well-written and well-arranged, produetion."--eLite-
rary Chronicle. '
The SPORTSHArs,REPOSITORt,Ionsprising a Series of
highly-finished Engravings, nmfesenting the !Poe and the Dog in
all their varieties, executed in the line manner, by Mr. John Scott,
froni original Paintings by Marshall, Reinagle, Gilpip, Stubbs,
and Cooper; accompanied with a comprehensive description of
the different species of each, and a variety of information in Train-
ine and the Amusements of the Field. By W. 11. Scott, Author
iif" British. Field Sports." Elegantly printed in Co. and embel-
lished with Forty highly-finished Copper-plate Engravings, and
slums:roars Mood-cuts.plice 43 3s. boards, or may be had in Six
Parts, 10s. 6d. each.
SPORT; NG- ANECDOTES; including numerous character-
istic Portraits of Persons in every walk of 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 de-
lineatioo of the Sporting World. By Pierce Egan. New and Ins-
preyed Edition, illustrated with coloured Plates, and Numerous
Wood Engravings. Price 12s. in boards.
" The Author has here contrived to amass together all the parti-
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a happy composition, full of whim, with a slip of morality in it,
like a bit of lemon-peel in one's punch, and flavoured with the
choicest lime-juice of slang. No affectation; no dispirited pas-
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winded subject down, but is everything by fits, and nothing
long.' All who have heard of the wonderful phenomenon mare, Mr.
Wells! matchless Pipylina!-Flying Childers-Snowball-Eclipse
-Tom Cribb-Hambletonian, and a multitude of others, should
purchase these Anecdotes, for they are faithful in the dispensation
of fame to Man and Beast."-London Magazine.
The* ANG LEK'S GUIDE; being a new, plain, and complete
Practical Treatise on Angling, deduced from many years' Practice
and Observation. By T. F. Salter. New and enlarged Edition,
illustrated with numerous new Cuts and Engravings of Fish, Flies,
Ste. drawn from the !de, price Bs. in boards; or on hue royal
paper, of which a few Copies only are printed, 125.
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as well as explanatory representations of all the Implements em-
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Wewere much pleased to find some ample instructions for Troll-
ing, whieb we have hunted for In vain in Walton and Cotton."-
Annals of Sporting, No. 23.
KUNOKE DI A ; a Practical Essay on the Breaking and 'Train.
ing the English Spaniel and Pointer. T 6 which are added, In-
structions fur attaining the Art of Shooting Flying. By the late
W. Dobson, Esq. of Eden Hall, Cumberhuid. Ist.Bvo. price
44. Jri boards.
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An ESSAY on HUNTING; In which a great varifitty of most
important information is communicated under the beads-Hunting
Lawfulness, Benefits, Pleasure, Pastime, Game, Scent, Hounds,
Ilse Horse, Huntsman, Sagacity, &c. &c. Third ldition. In Bvo.
. .1& boards, or in !to. 12s.
THOUGHTS on FOX and HARE HUNTING; in a series
of Letters. By Peter Beckford, Esq. A New Edition, in ilvo
with numerous Cuts, 14s.
" Mr. Beckford has so well described the present practice, and
given such solid and rational zdvice on the subject, that his Tread
tire has irons the date of. its publication, become a general Text,
Book: indeed, all persons ;hat delight in Field Sports should be in
possession of it." -
SOME!' VI LE's celebrated Poern of THE CHASE. To'',
which Is annexed Field Sports ; with a Sketch of the Author's Life,
and a Preface, critical and explanatory. By Edward Topham,
• Esq Elegantly printed in foolscap Inos. and illustrated with Ea-
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gravings by Scott. Price 6s. in boards.
FOX-HUNTERS REGALING; a fine Engraving by War-
froneClennell's celebrated Picture, price 2s. 6d. Proof im-
pressions on India paper, ss.
The SPORTSM A N'S VOCAL LIBRARY; containing nearly
400 of the best Suggs relating to racing, shooting, angling, hawking,
archery, &c. Ilandsoniely printed in foolscap Bvo. with appro-
priate Embellishments. Second Edition, price 9s. boards.
TA PLIN IMPROVED; a Compendium of Farriery, wherein
ie fully explained the Nature and Structure of the Horse. Exem-
plified by ten Cuts, each the full figure of the animal, describing all
his various parts. Price 2s.
The GENTLEMAN'S POCKET FARRIER; shewing how
'to use a horse on a journey. Price Is.
TEN MINUTES ADVICE to every Person going to purchase
a Horse. Price Is.
The TURF H ERA LD; or, Ammar Racing Calendar for 1824 ;
with copious Indices, and sep Lists of the winners of King's
Plates and Gold Cups.' Also Lists of the winners of the Doncaster
St. Leger, and of the Derby and Oaks at Epsom, from their corn-
me,neement ; winners of the King's Plate at York since 1710, and
of the Gold Cup at Richmond since 1759. By John Frast. Price
6s. half-bound.
A visur to the FIVES' COURT. By Robert Cruikshank.
Being a faithful picture of that celebrated place of amusement, for
displaying manful sports. Price .is. accurately coloured, or may be
had, framed and varnished, price fie.
BOXIANA ; or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism
including every Pegilistic exploit from the days of Fiejand Brough-
ton, down'to the tight between Hickman and Cooper. By Pierce
Egan ;in three-large volumes, Bvo. price 21. 4a. With a Fourth
Voleme, containing all the Transactions of Note throughout the
years 1821, 1821; And 1815. 'Preceded by a practical Treatise on
Training, includbig Captain BarclaVl nirthod, after which he trained
Ton Cribb and himself. Price 18s. in boards.
THE ROAD TO A FIGHT; a Picture of the. Fancy going to
a Fight (measuring in length 14 feet)'containing numerous Origina
Characters, many of them Portraits ; in which all the Frolic. Fun'
Lark, Gig, Life, Gan on, and Tryingsit-on, are depicted, incident
to the pursuit ufa*Pri/e Mill, accompanied with a copious and cha-
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neatly done up in a box for the pocket. -
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1 logarth's March to Finchley.' We here find real life.
of character, and the peculiar traits of a certain class in society,
so masterly pourtrayed, and with so much naivete, that it might be
urged it is without a conipethor in the•neoslern school of design."-
Spurting Magazine.
LIFE IS LONDON. By Pierce Egan. Or the Day and
Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn and his eleganefriend Corinthian
Tom, in their lLe.bles and Sprees through the Metropolis; ele-
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Plates, and numerous Cuts; the Scenes from real life by I. R. and
Craikshatik. Price z6s. in boards.
The ENG LISH SPY; Characteristic, Satirical, and Humor-
By Bernard Blackmantle, " the very spy o' the times,"
•Le Eccentric Historian of the Present Age; comprising Sketches
Character, interspersed with choice Anecdotes and Original:
Ittmatke Llustrated with rich coloured Plates, drawn from the
l.fe by Cru,kshailk. Now publishing periodically. The first vo-
lume complrted, and embellished with One Hundred Designs,'
f of earn and humour, continued on the Ist of every month,
r ,re 55. 6.1. each Part; the Parts last published containing a ea-
tery cat Scenes taken at Bath, Cheltenham, and other places cat
resort.
The SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURN A I.S; being an in'e
r. rnal Selection of the best Essays Jeux.d'E-prits, snd Tales r I