Rural Sports

DANIEL, The Rev. Wm. B.

Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, London, 1807

About this Item

3 vols.: [8], 535; 592, [8]; [6], 494, [8] p. 24 cm. Vol.I has 19 listed engraved plates plus one unnamed fold-out at p. 108. Vol. II has 18 plates but lacks Perch and Trout plate opposite p. 493 (p. 491-2 missing). Vol. III has 28 plates but lacks Covey of Partridges at p. 80 and Grey and Black Goose at p. 242. Full leather with gilt trim. Marbled text block edges. Corners bumped, boards rubbed and scuffed. Vol. II lacks title page. Other titles have ink signature from 1814. A few tears, minor stains, and light foxing. Supplement volume missing. A treatise on all aspects of hunting, shooting and fishing, focusing primarily on the game animals themselves as well as the animals used to catch them. William Barker Daniel (1753?-1833) was a clergyman but indulged in "sporting" to a degree which shocked even his own time period. A correspondent in the Gentleman's Magazine of 1802 wrote of him as "fitter to act the character of Nimrod than that of a dignitary in the church of England.". Seller Inventory # 145484

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rural Sports

Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, London

Publication Date: 1807

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good