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THE SPORTSMAN'S LIBRARY. 



Edited by the Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., M.P. 



A Re-issue, in handsome volumes, of certain rare and entertaining books on 

 Sport, carefully selected by the Editor, and Illustrated by the best 

 Sporting Artists of the day, and with Reproductions of old Plates. 

 Library Edition, 15s. a Volume. Large-Paper Edition, limited to 200 copies. 



Two Guineas a volume. Also obtainable in Sets only, in fine leather 



bindings. Prices on application. 



Volume I. 



Smith. THE LIFE OF A FOX, AND THE DIARY OF A HUNTS- 

 MAN. By Thomas Smith, Master of the Hambledon and Pytchley Hounds. 

 With Illustrations by the Author, and Coloured Plates by G. H. Jalland. 



Sir Ralph Payne-Galwey, Bart., writes: 'It is excellent and beautifully produced.' 



' Is sure to appeal to everyone who has had, or is about to have, a chance of a run with the 

 hounds, and those to whom an unkindly fate denies this boon will enjoy it for the joyous music 

 of the hounds which it brings to relieve the winter of our discontent amid London fogs.' — Faii 

 Mall Gazette. 



' It will be a classic of fox-hunting till the end of time.' — Yorkshire Post. 



' No hunting men should be without this book in their libraries.' — World. 



Volume II. 



Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN 

 PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS 

 OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. Thornton, of Thornville Royal, in 

 Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by Garrard, and other Illustrations 

 and Coloured Plates by G. E. Lodge. 



'Sportsmen of all descriptions will gladly welcome the sumptuous new edition issued by Mr. 

 Edward Arnold of Colonel T. Thornton's Sporting Tour," which has long been a scarce book.' 

 — Daily News. 



' It is excellent reading for all interested in sport.' — Black and White. 



' A handsome volume, effectively illustrated with coloured plates by G. E. Lodge, and with 

 portraits and selections from the original illustrations, themselves characteristic of the art and 

 sport of the time.' — Times. 



Volume III. 



Cosmopolite. THE SPORTSMAN IN IRELAND. By a Cosmopolite. 

 With Coloured Plates and Black and White Drawings by P. Cheney I x Trench, 

 and reproductions of the original Illustrations drawn by R. Allen, and engraved 

 by W. Westall, A.R.A. 



' This Is a most readable and entertaining book.' — Pall Mall Gazette. 



' As to the "get up " of the book we can only repeat what we said on the appearance of the 

 first of the set, that the series consists of the most tasteful and charming volumes at present 

 being issued by the English Press, and collectors of handsome books should find them not only 

 an ornament to their shelves, but also a sound investment.' 



Volume IV. 



Berkeley. REMINISCENCES OF A HUNTSMAN. By the Hon. 

 Grantley F. Berkeley. With a Coloured Frontispiece and the original 

 Illustrations by John Leech, and several Coloured Plates and other Illustrations 

 by G. H. Jalland. 



'The latest addition to the sumptuous " Sportsman's Library " is here reproduced with all 

 possible aid from the printer and binder, with illustrations from the pencils of Leech and G. H. 

 Jalland.' — Globe. 



' The Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley had one great quality of the raconteur. His self-revelations 

 and displays of vanity are delightful.' — Times. 



