392 FANCY PIGEONS. 



pigeons, half on cage birds. An abridgment of No. 10. About 

 1840. 



I daresay other editions of this manual, which appears to 

 have been in good demand for three-quarters of a century, 

 may yet be found. Small pamphlets in paper covers are apt 

 to be thrown aside and destroyed; hence their scarcity. The 

 earlier editions are generally found bound, often with other 

 small books, in the same volume, and are not nearly so scarce 

 as the later ones. 



Short descriptions of fancy pigeons, taken from authors 

 mentioned, may be found in many works published in the 

 eighteenth century, such as ALBIN'S " HISTORY OF BIRDS," 

 "THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN," "DICTIONARY OF COUNTRY 

 AFFAIRS," "THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S BEST GUIDE," and 

 "THE SPORTSMAN'S DICTIONARY." "THE NEW FOUNDLING 

 HOSPITAL FOR WIT," vol. vi., 1784, contains some amusing 

 verses on fancy pigeons. 



(1.) "A NEW AND COMPLEAT TREATISE ON THE ART OF 



BREEDING AND MANAGING THE ALMOND TUMBLER. London: 

 Printed for the Author by W. Williams, No. 35, Chancery 

 Lane. Price Seven Shillings. 1802." 



(2.) " A NEW AND COMPLEAT TREATISE ON THE ART OF 

 BREEDING AND MANAGING THE ALMOND TUMBLER. London: 

 Printed for the Author by W. Williams, No. 35, Chancery Lane. 

 Price Five Shillings. 1802." 



(3.) "A NEW AND COMPLEAT TREATISE ON THE ART OF 

 BREEDING AND MANAGING THE ALMOND TUMBLER. By an 

 Old Fancier, and a Member of the Columbarian Society, held 

 at the Queen's Head Tavern, Holborn. London: Printed for 

 Alex. Hogg and Co., at the King's Arms, No. 16, Paternoster- 

 Bow. Price 4s., in extra Boards." 



These are three forms of the same imprint, full-sized, uncut 

 copies of which should measure 8in. by 5fin. Frontispiece of 

 an Almond Tumbler, coloured. Title-page, one leaf. Dedi- 

 cation to the Gentlemen of the Columbarian Society, four 



