Manual Of British Rural Sports

The Manual of British Rural Sports first appeared in 1856 and quickly established itself as an excellent handbook to the many outdoor pursuits practiced in the British countryside. All aspects of these pursuits are covered, including rules and regulations, tactics, and information and diagrams of the required equipment. Informs the Victorian gentleman which floats to use when fishing for bream and which caliber of shot to use when shooting grouse. Nostalgic in its production, this book will capture an important niche in the expanding heritage market.

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Excerpt from Manual of British Rural Sports: Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism, and the Various Rural Games and Amusements of Great Britain The Illustrations which will be found interspersed through the following pages are most of them designed expressly for this work by Messrs. Wells and Hind, and engraved with great fidelity and skill by the Messrs. Dalziel and Mr. Hodgkin. Of the artistic effect produced by their joint labours, I must leave the public to judge but of their truth and accuracy as copies of the sub j ects they profess to embody, I can speak in terms of unqualified approbation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.