Manual Of British Rural Sports: Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism and the Various Rural Games and Amusements of Great Britain. By Stonehenge.

First edition. "Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood by Messrs. Dalziel and Hodgkin from drawings by Wells, Harvey, and Hind." A very good later quarter leather binding. Thick 8vo. 17.3cm x 11.3cm x 5.8cm [ 6.75" x 4.25" x 2.25" ] . pp.xvi/pp.720 + 30 engravings (one double-page), illustrated also with a profusion of charts, diagrams, etc. Brown leather spine and corners, over green cloth boards. Edges rubbed and bumped, Spine with silver gilt title. Later plain endpapers (handmade paper). Engraved frontis and printed title lightly soiled. Clear text and illustrations throughout on lightly toned paper. Most engravings with light stains. A very well preserved book. ** "John Henry Walsh FRCS (21 October 1810 - 12 February 1888), English writer on sport under the pseudonym of "Stonehenge", was born at Hackney, London. He was educated at private schools, and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1844. For several years he followed his profession of surgeon, but gradually abandoned it on account of the success of his works on the subject of sport. He removed from the country to London in 1852, and the following year brought out his first important book, The Greyhound (3rd ed. 1875), a collection of papers originally contributed to "Bell's Life." In 1856 his Manual of British Rural Sports appeared, which enjoyed many editions. During the same year he joined the staff of The Field, and became its editor at the close of 1857. " - See Wikipeadia.…