Title continues: "A valuable work of reference for the gentleman, the sportsman, the farmer, the members of the volunteer rifle corps, and every one interested in rural pursuits and recreations." Colour plates: Pretender, Winner of the 2000 Guinea Stakes at Newmarket, and the Derby Stakes at Epsom, 1868; Blue Gown, Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsom and the Gold Cup at Ascot, 1868; Hunting- Breaking Cover; A Group of Shooting Dogs; Cock Shooting; Birds of Prey; Natural Flies and their Larvae - Artificial Flies for the Months; Artificial Flies for the Months. B&w plates: A Brood of Partridges; Fallow Deer - Buck & Doe; The Trotting Cob - Silvertail; The Paces of the Horse; Leaping; How to Handle the Gun; Breech-Loading Rifles. Text describes the history of the gun, its construction, the rifle, revolvers, a sportsman's outfit, shooting, dogs used by shooters, kenneling and feeding, the pursuit of feathered game. Scarce.
