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Published in 1848 by Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London. 940 pages plus appendix. Quarter calf over brown pebbled leather boards. Rubbing to extremities; bumped corners; scuffing and wear to covers. Hubbed spine with black title label. Marbled endpapers. Marginalia on FFEP verso. Previous owner's stamp on fly title leaf. Front hinge is cracked. Foldout of horse is taped. Faded marbled page edges. Slight wave to pages.  A complete elucidation of the science and practice of hunting, shooting, coursing, racing, fishing, hawking, cockfighting and other sports and pastimes of Great Britain interspersed with entertaining and illustrative anecdotes. Embellished with a profusion of highly finished engravings. The first edition was published in 1831; this edition includes additional engravings; only a small number of copies were issued.