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Popularity of Frank Forester’s Writings 
His Books Have Gone Through Edition After Edition, Although Just 
Now are out of Print 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
If we must judge by the rapidly succeeding 
editions through which the work passed, no book 
on the field sports of North America has ever 
been so popular as that written by Henry Wil¬ 
liam Herbert (Frank Forester). Since the va¬ 
rious editions, so far as I am aware, have never 
been recorded, the following list should be in¬ 
teresting to many of your readers. This record 
includes the editions in my library—all that I 
have ever seen. Each edition was issued in two 
volumes. Except as mentioned, the same gilt 
tooled emblems are on the backs of all American 
editions. Except as noted in the case of two edi¬ 
tions, the end papers of all American editions are 
light yellow. Except for the imprints and 
changes indicated, the titles of all editions are 
the same. 
1. “Field Sports in the United States, and the 
British Provinces of America. By Frank 
Forester. In two volumes.” 12 mo. olive 
green cloth, covers blind tooled. 
London : Richard Bentley, 1848. 
Although the London edition has the date of 
imprint 1848, corresponding with the date of the 
preface, probably it did not issue from the press 
until 1849. As compared with the American 
edition of 1849, it contains neither illustrations 
nor the page of dedication; it is printed in larger 
type, the preface is slightly abridged, it lacks ap¬ 
pendix II and the index at the end. 
2. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports of the 
United States, and British Provinces, of 
North America. (Then follow two quota¬ 
tions in verse by Sir Egerton Brydges.) By 
Henry William Herbert; author of * * *, 
in Two Volumes.” 8 vo. Red Cloth. Two 
gilt emblems on back—a powder horn sus¬ 
pended from a stag’s head above, and below 
two guns inclined so that the barrels cross. 
Large gilt design of dead game birds and 
a hare on the center of front cover, the same 
emblem blind tooled on the center of back 
cover. Blind tooled corner designs and 
straight border lines on both covers. Frontis¬ 
pieces, full page illustrations. Initial wood- 
cuts at the beginning of each chapter. 
New York: Stringer and Townsend, 
1849 - 
Collation: Vol. I: 2 blank leaves; blank; 
frontispiece (Wild Turkey) ; pp. i-x include 
(title, copyright, 2 pp.; dedication, 1 p.; 
blank; preface, 2 pp.; list of illustrations 
(6) 1 p.; blank; contents of Vol. I, 2 pp.) ; 
pp. 1-360; 4 blank leaves. Vol. II: 2 blank 
leaves; blank; frontispiece (Elk) ; pp. i-vi in¬ 
clude (title, copyright, 2 pp.; list of illustra¬ 
tions (6), I p.; blank; contents, 2 pp.) ; 
pp., including appendices A-D. and Index at 
end, 1-367; note on back of page 367; 2 
blank leaves. This is the first American 
edition, copyright and preface dated 1848. 
3. The same edition, an exact duplicate except 
that it is bound in dark purple cloth. 
4. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, etc. * * * 
author of (list of works partly different) 
* * * Fourth edition, revised and correct¬ 
ed, and many new illustrations * * 
8 vo. red cloth; size of paper slightly shorter 
and wider than that of first edition. Same 
center emblems, but blind corner tooling is 
slightly different from that of the first edi¬ 
tion. 
New York: Stringer and Townsend, 
1852. 
The frontispiece of Vol. I is a crude por¬ 
trait of Herbert. The preface has a small 
addition, three illustrations are added to each 
volume, errors are corrected in the text, 
two appendices are added, there is no note 
on back of last page. 
5. Same, an exact duplicate except that it is 
bound in olive green cloth. 
6 . “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, etc. * * * 
sixth edition, etc.” 8 vo. green cloth, same 
center emblems, but blind corner tooling dif¬ 
ferent from preceding editions. 
New York: Stringer and Townsend, 
no date. 
The collation and text of this edition com¬ 
pletely duplicate those of the edition of 1852. 
7. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, * * * 
author of (list of works in different order) 
* * * Eighth edition, containing numer¬ 
ous corrections and additions, a likeness of 
the author, and a view of his residence, 
photographed by Meade and brother. Pref¬ 
aced by an original sketch of his very inter¬ 
esting memoirs, etc.,” 8 vo. red cloth (I 
have seen, but do not possess, this edition 
in olive green cloth). Center emblems the 
same, but blind corner tooling different from 
all preceding editions. 
New York: W. A. Townsend, 1858. 
The imprint is “W. A. Townsend,” but the 
gilt lettering at the bottom of the back is 
“Stringer and Townsend.” The publisher’s 
note added to the preface states that Her¬ 
bert’s sudden death prevented his intended 
revision of this edition. The frontispieces 
of Vol. I and Vol. II contain, respectively, 
fine mounted photographs of Herbert and 
The Cedars, these replacing the frontispieces 
of other editions. The Memoirs of Herbert 
are included in pp. xi.-xlvi. The index has 
been slightly revised. Otherwise the pagina¬ 
tion, text, and illustrations are the same as 
those of the sixth edition. This Memorial 
edition is the best of all editions. 
8. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, etc. * * * 
new edition containing numerous corrections 
and additions, with illustrations from nature, 
and brief memoir of the author, etc.” 8 vo. 
red cloth, same center emblems, blind corner 
tooling different from all preceding editions. 
New York: W. A. Townsend and Com¬ 
pany, i860. 
In this edition the frontispieces are the same 
as those of the sixth edition. Otherwise, 
apart from the slight change in the title page, 
the collation and text are the same as those 
of the eighth edition. 
Except for the different imprints, and slight 
changes noted, the collations and texts of 
all the succeeding editions are the same as 
those of the edition of i860. 
9. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, etc.” 8 vo. 
red cloth, same center emblems, blind cor¬ 
ner tooling differing from all preceding edi¬ 
tions. 
New York: W. A. Townsend, 1864. 
10. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, etc.” 8 vo. 
red cloth, all emblems and tooling same as 
in edition of 1864. 
New York: W. A. Townsend, 1866. 
11. “Frank Forester’s Field Sports, etc.” 8 vo. 
green cloth, all emblems and tooling same as 
in two preceding editions. 
New York: W. A. Townsend and 
Adams, 1868. _ 
My copy of this edition has the illustration 
of two stags, which is opposite page 239 in 
Vol. II of all editions, bound as the frontis¬ 
piece of Vol. II and the title of it reads 
“American Elk.” The. usual frontispiece of 
an elk is bound opposite page 239 with title 
“American Deer.” Because the titles to these 
