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Sporting Almanack," which was then produced as the 

 " Sporting Almanack and Oracle of Rural Life." 1842-4. 

 8vo. 



" Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports." By D. P. Blaine, 

 ist. ed. 1840. 8vo. With over 600 engravings by Leech, 

 Aiken, Landseer, and others. 



Another edition. 1852. 8vo. By "Ephemera" 

 (Edward Fitzgibbon) and others, with over 600 engrav- 

 ings on wood. 



Another edition. 1858. 8vo. Illustrated from draw- 

 ings by Leech. 



Another edition, 1870. 8vo. Illustrated from draw- 

 ings by Leech. 



Another edition. 8vo. 1880. Engravings by Leech, 

 Aiken, and others. 



" The Encyclopaedia of Sport." Edited by the Earl of 

 Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and F. G. Aflalo. 

 Complete in two vols. Vol. I. — A to LEO. 1897. 

 Imperial 8vo. With 20 full-page photogravures and 

 several hundred illustrations in the text. 



The following book, which was reproduced by Mr. 

 Blades in 1881, is merely of interest as a curio. Those 

 who believe that " old books must be loved and their 

 idiosyncrasies carefully studied," will appreciate it, 

 though to my eyes the old print is illegible. Mr. Blades' 

 reproduction is published by Mr. Elliot Stock, of 

 62 Paternoster Row. It is an excellent specimen of 

 mediaeval typography, but very hard to decipher. 



