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which extend from grand old snow-capped 
Mount Shasta on the east to the indigo 
waters of the Pacific ocean on the west, 
occupy most of my time and atten¬ 
tion. Every week my sister brings up 
mail and provisions on lrorseback. Then 
hunters, prospectors and campers some¬ 
times drop in for a chat, as well as forest 
rangers on business. Three hours of 
hard mountain climbing from any direc¬ 
tion prevent visits from the ubiquitous 
tramp. 
4 4 ' | 'HE wild life of the mountains 
and forests are my friends. 
Porcupines climb on my win¬ 
dowsills at night, and grouse and quail 
raise their young around my cabin door. 
There are many varieties of song birds, 
and all kinds of beautiful wild flowers on 
the rugged slopes. One summer I had 
seven pet chipmunks eating out of my 
hand. I raised one little waif on con¬ 
densed milk, and later he would raid my 
pockets for corn and biscuits. Deer 
come every evening to my cabin for salt 
that I put out for them. Last summer 
2. “The American Sportsman: containing 
Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting, 
and the Habits of the Game Birds, and 
Wild Fowl of America. By Elisha J. 
Lewis, M. D., Member of * * * With 
numerous illustrations. 
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo 
and Co., 1855.” 
Large 8vo. olive green cloth. Small gilt 
emblem of stage in center of front cover, 
surrounded by blind tooled design. Same 
all blind tooled on back cover. Back elab¬ 
orately gilt tooled, two bob whites at top, 
gilt letters “Lewis’ American Sportsman’’ 
as title, then flying duck, and hunter with 
gun above hunting dog at bottom. 
Collation: Two blank leaves; blank; 
tinted frontispiece; tinted engraved title 
without date; including title, etc., pp. 
i-xxi; pp. 33-494; three blank leaves. 
This is the second edition. This and the 
succeeding editions are sumptuous vol¬ 
umes with numerous excellent woodcut 
illustrations. In the preface to this edi¬ 
tion after mentioning the additional mat¬ 
ter inserted the author says: “These 
additions, however, though many, have 
been in most instances ingrafted so in¬ 
sidiously on the old text, that they can 
scarce be discerned, etc.,” and also, “In 
accordance with the repeated suggestions 
of some of our sporting friends, we have 
deemed it advisable to change the title 
of our book from “Hints to Sportsmen” 
to that of the “American Sportsman.” 
The copyright to this edition was taken 
out by Lippincott, Grambo and Co., in 
1854. 
3. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
1855-” 
Large 8vo. Light Brown cloth. Blind 
tooling around borders of each cover; 
gilt design of spaniel running to retrieve 
a falling duck, while five ducks continue 
their flight, all set in suggestive landscape, 
in center of front cover; same design 
blind tooled in center of back cover. Same 
tooling on back. End papers brownish 
yellow. 
Collation : 2 blank leaves ; blank ; tinted 
frontispiece; tinted engraved title. “Phil¬ 
adelphia, J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1857,” 
I had a pet kitten who helped to answer 
the ’phone and was as well a good 
‘watchdog’—I have no need for a dog, as 
anything or anyone approaching can be 
easily seen and heard. 
« 
“I have with me a rifle and pistol 
and can use them as skillfully as 
the average mountaineer But I have 
nothing to fear, as animals never molest 
me and I am far from the railroad and 
the habitations of men. 
“I have two days off each month. 
With this respite, the work never 
grows monotonous. My interest is kept 
up by the feeling of doing something 
for my country—for the protection and 
conservation of these great forests is 
truly a pressing need. To women who 
love the ballroom and the glitter of city 
life, this work would never appeal, but 
to me it is work more than useful—it 
is a grand and glorious vacation-outing. 
For the very lifeblood of these great 
foliated mountains surges through my 
veins. I like it; I love it! And that’s 
why I’m here.” 
at bottom; including title, etc., pp. 
i-xxxix; wood-cut of stag; pp. 35-510; 
3 blank leaves. This edition, issued a 
few months after the preceding, contains 
an aditional preface to the “third edition,” 
“a number of illustrations have been add¬ 
ed and the text somewhat enlarged.” 
This preface to “third edition” was the 
last written and continued in all subse¬ 
quent editions. It will be noticed that the 
engraved title in my copy bears a later 
date than the imprint of the title page. 
Probably the publisher bound the sheets 
of this third edition in 1857 and thus used 
an engraved title of that date. 
4. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott and Co., 
1857.” 
Large 8vo. Light purple cloth, same tool¬ 
ing except that blind tooling around bor¬ 
der of both covers is different and more 
elaborate. Collation the same, except that 
engraved title has “J. B. Lippincot and 
Co.” at bottom without date, and the copy¬ 
right is J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. 
5. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
1863.” 
8 vo. Green cloth, same tooling on back; 
three blind tooled straight lines around 
borders of covers, same center designs 
blind tooled both covers. 
Collation the same as preceding edition, 
except that engraved title bears date 1857. 
6. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
1868.” 
Large 8 vo. Green cloth. One blind tool 
straight line around covers, otherwise 
same tooling as preceding edition. End 
papers brown. 
Collation the same as preceding edition 
The next three editions are smaller than 
all preceding them. 
7. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
1871.” 
8 vo. maroon cloth. Same tooling; end 
papers yellow. Collation same as preced¬ 
ing edition, except that engraved title 
bears no date. 
8. “The Americas Sportsman, etc. * * * 
1874.” 
8 vo. dark brown cloth. Tooling same 
as preceding edition, except no blind tool¬ 
ing on back cover. End papers brown. 
Collation same, except three blank leaves 
at end. 
9. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
1879” 
8vo. Light brown cloth. End papers 
brown. Tooling and collation same as 
that of preceding edition. 
10. The same, a duplicate, except that it 
is bound in green cloth. 
11. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
A new edition, thoroughly revised, con¬ 
taining new chapters on the origin, breed¬ 
ing, and science of breaking dogs, and 
full information on breech-loading and 
hammerless guns, etc., etc. By Arnold 
Burges. Profusely illustrated. 
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and 
Co., 1885.” 
8 vo. Dark brown cloth. Fine design of 
setter’s head, guns, birds and landscape, 
blind and gilt tooled on front cover. Gilt 
letter title “Lewis’ American Sportsman. 
Revised edition,” on back, above a duck 
hunter and flying ducks, blind and gilt 
tooled; “J. B. Lippincott & Co.” in gilt 
letters on bottom. End papers gray. 
Collation : 3 blank leaves; blank; frontis¬ 
piece of Druid; pp. including frontispiece, 
et seq., 1-553; wood-cut of stag; 3 blank 
leaves. This is copyrighted in 1884. The 
makeup and binding is somewhat inferior 
to those of preceding editions, including 
that of 1855. 
12. “The American Sportsman, etc. * * * 
A new edition revised by Arnold Burges 
* * * 
Philadelphia and London: J. B. 
Lippincott Company, 1906.” 
Large 8 vo. Yellow cloth. Etched de¬ 
sign of man pushing a punt through 
reeds, on front cover. 
This is practically a reprint of the 1884 
edition in a different dress. The pagina¬ 
tion is the same. The frontispiece of two 
setters is colored, the title page abridged, 
is slightly different, the wood-cut of stag 
on the blank after last page of preceding 
edition, occurs in this one on page 12. 
The title page to the first edition indicates 
the contents of this popular work. It has no 
literary merit. The text is merely a manual 
of the subjects, which are somewhat fully 
described in simple descriptive style. As 
such, being the only work which combined 
all the subjects treated—the field sports 
limited to game bird and wild fowl shooting 
—it was the only work, except that of For¬ 
ester, which satisfied a wide continued de¬ 
mand. 
It may seem strange to many that Lewis’ 
book should have survived the works of 
Forester, the demand for it even continuing 
at the present time, as is evident from the 
more recent reprint of it. 
Possibly a large majority of readers pre¬ 
ferred a work of simple instruction like 
that of Lewis at a much lower price than 
the more extensive literary production of 
Forester at a high price. The larger portion 
of Forester’s work was a mere compilation. 
We cannot conceive of the latter lending 
itself to a modern revision. From the very 
fact of its simplicity Lewis’ work, though 
far from modern, more nearly coincides 
with present ideas. 
I should appreciate the effort that any in¬ 
terested reader of this record might make 
to write me at my summer address, Wood- 
stock, Vermont, of any variations, or other 
editions, of the works here listed. Such 
additional information as may be thus re¬ 
ceived will be communicated to the Forest 
and Stream, so that all who are interested 
can revise the record. 
April 20, 1916. Charles Sheldon. 
WORKS OF FRANK FORESTER 
COMPLETION OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 
THE FAMOUS SPORTSMAN’S WRITINGS 
