66 Ancient Books. 



446. HUNTERS OF THE PRAIRIE; or, The Hawk Chief. 

 J. T. Irving. A Tale. London, 1837. 12mo. 



447. THE ART OF DEERSTALKING ; illustrated by a narra- 

 tive of a few days' sport in the forest of Athole. 

 William Scrope. This excellent book was republished 

 as " Days of Deerstalking," by Hamilton, Adams & Co., 

 1883, with illustrations by Sir E. and C. Landseer. 

 London, 1838, 8vo ; new edition, 1883, 8vo. 324 pp. 



448. MAXIMS and Hints on Shooting, Richard Penn. A 

 book of instructions for all sports. J. Murray, 1839 (?), 

 8vo, 7s. 6d.; 1855, 12mo, Is. 



449. NARRATIVE of Expedition to South Africa . . . 

 during the years 1836-37. Sir W. C. Harris. Illus- 

 trated. Bombay, 1838. 8vo. 



450. SNOBSON'S SEASONS. Annals of Cockney Sports. 

 R. B. Peake ; the 92 illustrations by R. Seymour. A 

 much -sought, facetious work. A good copy is worth 

 12. London, 1838, 1841. Royal Svo, cloth. 



451. SPORTING. Embellished by large engravings and 

 vignettes illustrative of Field Sports, with literary 

 contributions by various writers. By " Nimrod " (i.e. 

 C. Apperhy). London, 1838. 4to. 



452. WILD SCENES IN FOREST AND PRAIRIE. C. F. Hoffman. 

 London, 1839. Svo. 2 vols. 



453. WILD SPORTS OF SOUTH AFRICA. Sir W. C. Harris. 

 London, 1839, 1840, 1841. 



454. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RURAL SPORTS. Edited by D. P. 

 Elaine. This is a work of mediocre performance, 

 essentially a publisher's book. London, 1840, Svo ; 

 1852, large Svo, revised by " Harry Hieover " ; and the 

 best edition, having plates and 600 woodcuts, 1858, 

 revised by R. Braunston, has plates by Leech. An 

 edition partly rewritten and brought up to date was 

 printed in Edinburgh 1870, and published by 

 Mackenzie, London. 



