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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 
[OWEN 
[Old] Statistical Account of Scotland. See Sinclair 
(Sir John) 
Ornsby (Rev. George). See Proctor (Wm.) 
OsBALDISTON (WlLLIAM AUGUSTUS), ob. 
We know nothing of this author, who dates his preface 
from Highbery Place, July 24, 1792, and who states therein 
that he is presenting “ as a free-will offering to the public 55 
secrets that have cost him “ upwards of Five Hundred 
Pounds ” to secure. 
[1792.] The | British | Sportsman, | or, | Nobleman, Gentleman, and 
Farmer’s | Dictionary, | Of Recreation and Amusement. | Includ- 
ing . . . Directions for Breeding, Training, and Managing | Dogs, 
Hawks, Cocks, Doves, Pigeons, Singing Birds, &c. | ... | By 
William Augustus Osbaldiston, Esq. | Embellished with illus- 
trative copper plates, adapted to each Subject. | London : | 
printed for the proprietor, by J. Stead [etc. 2 lines] [n.d.]. 
Collation — 1 vol. 4to,pp. i-iv + pp. 5-664,11. err., with 42 plates. 
Owen (Jean A. [Mrs. Owen Visger]), viv. 
Mrs. Visger, daughter of the late Thos. Pinder, of Burslem 
and Endon, is generally known by her early marriage name 
of Owen, which has become a familiar pen-name owing to 
her having edited the whole of the books by Jordan published 
under the pseudonym of “ A Son of the Marshes.” She, 
however, remarried in 1883, when her name became Visger. 
She has all her life been a great traveller, and at present 
resides in Australia. She has written several books of travel 
and other popular works. 
1893. Forest, Field and Fell. London : 1893. 
Collation — 1 vol. cr. 8vo, pp. 221. (Pub. 3s. 6d.) 
Contains two essays on the Birds of Christchurch Bay and the 
New Forest, with others on miscellaneous subjects. 
[Various Dates.] [Edited by.] The Works of “ A Son of the Marshes.” 
See under Jordan (D.). 
1894-95. [With Boulger (George Simonds).] The Country Month by 
Month. London (Bliss, Sands & Foster) : 1894-95. 
