New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-26

FRANK FoRESTERsS HORSE AND HoRsEMAfsH1f or the
United States and British Provinces OF North
America. BY Henry William Herbert. In two
volumes. New York: Stringer 4 Townsend !.
This Is something entirely out of the usual line OF
modern publications. book no less extraordinary
for the amount of information it imparts on the sub
ect of horses than for the splendid manner in which
it is printed illustrated and bound. The publishers
have sent us copy, through neghbor, Mr.. Steel;
and upon looking ut it and through it, we feel that
we are in possession of prize Of ordinary value.
The book consists of two large octave volumes, of
$50 pages eachthe letter-press and paper being Of
the most beautiful description, and the illustrations
numerous and splendid Among the latter are steel
portraits Of Glencoe Sir Archy Eclipse, Black Maria,
Fashion, Pryor, Lexington, Boston, Ethan Allen, Lady
Suffolk Pocahontas, Flora Temple Black Hawk, and
doubleteam trotting match all executed in the first
style of the engraving art. The wood engrayings
which are very numerous, are also well executed and
instructive in their purpose. So much for the book
as specimen Of the joint arts OF the printer, en-
graver and binder. But valuable as it is, as work
Of art this value is Insignificant when compared with
that Of the literary matter The name of the author
Henry William Herbert otherwise Frank Forester,
at once guarantees to the public that the work is
gem of literary labor-able, brilliant and fascinating
to all classes of readers Who that ever read any Of
Herberts works on field sports and fishing or any Of
his fctions-which latter are but gems Of sporting
knowledge, mosaically set in field of romance
failed to rise from the reading refreshed and delighted
and impressed with the sparkling abilities Of the
writer. We can safely say, that none ever did,.
To form some idea of his last great work then, it
must be known that to his vast general knowledge
sporting subjects, Herbert has this time added the
results of his long and patient research amid the his
tories of horses and racing III this country, and
blended the whole together in the most perfect and
mastery manner He has produced a book worthy
of his subject - book which will take its place
the great standard in the sporting world, and add
honor to American literature - a book upon which
he has built for himself bright and longenduring
fame.
The origin and natural history of the horse; the
history of English and American blood horses me-
moirs Of celebrated racers with their pedgrees, per-
formances, and general characteristics; particular
accounts of the famous Lexington and Lecompte
races the Metairie Course miscellaneous accounts
Of and observations upon all kinds of racers and
| racing accounts of the different breeds of the
| American horse and of celebrated trotters, with
their performances; tables Of fast time; lists Of
winning horses and the whole science of breeding
arriery, stabling, and the breaking and management
of the horse for all the uses to which the animal is
destined tbese n,oko nm Tho hnl, or NJ uarhort,.
great work. 80 a 80 "a.
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"A COW of the above has been sent us. through Mr.
r. M. Norman IL Camn street. IT, is a neat volume
of $50 napes made nm Of Questions and answers with
copious illustrations. We do not know that we ever
saw so much scientific information compressed into
such small bulk. Everything is admirably simplifed
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