Remarks on Shooting; to Which is Added, a Part of the Game-Laws; Both Written in Familiar Verse

The very scarce first edition of William Watt's charming poem about the joys of shooting and hunting. The very scarce first edition. An expanded second edition was published in 1839.Illustrated with a frontispiece.William Watt's witty poem extolls the virtues and joys of shooting, in a verso 'addressed chiefly to young sportsmen'.The first 77 pages are dedicated to the titular poem, with the poems 'Game Laws', 'Shooting Song', and 'Wine Song' concluding the work.With the bookplates of J. O. Edwards and Percival F. Hinton to the front pastedown.A delightful poetry collection from William Watt of Islington. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to frontispiece and title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed.