Beautifully printed in 4to. embellished with Forty highly-finished Copper-Plate Engravings, and numerous Wood-Cuts, Part I. and II. price 5s. each, of

THE SPORTSMAN’S REPOSITORY, comprising a Series of highly-finished Engravings, representing the Horse and the Dog, in all their Varieties, accompanied with a Comprehensive Historical and Systematic Description of the different Species of each, their appropriate uses, Management, Improvement, &c.; interspersed with interesting Anecdotes of the most celebrated Horses and Dogs, and their owners; likewise a great Variety of Practical Information on Training, and the Amusements of the Field. By the Author of “British Field-Sports.”

It would be difficult to imagine any selection from the great storehouse of Nature more likely to merit general attention, or to excite general interest, than the one to which we now invite Public Notice. Of all the animals in Creation, (with the exception of those which minister to our carnivorous appetites,) it would be impossible to name two which are so intimately associated with our wants, our pleasures, and our attachments, as the Horse and the Dog. To the former we are indebted for the power of transporting ourselves from place to place, with speed and comfort, and for the means of participating in the manly and healthful Sports of the Field; while the labours of Agriculture, and the pursuits of Commerce, are no less indebted to it for increased activity and productiveness.

But it is not on this ground alone that it aspires to patronage. It takes a wider range, and, by including in its design, the history, the qualities, and the different breeds of the Dog—that half-reasoning friend and companion of man—it enlarges its claims to general reception. Who is there that has not, at some period of his life, acknowledged the influence of an attachment between himself and his dog? Who is there that does not recognize in this faithful, vigilant, sagacious, humble, and silent friend, the possessor of qualities, which are not always to be found in the human and more talkative friend?

It is only necessary further to observe, that the literary execution and graphic embellishment of this work are not unworthy of the subjects delineated. With respect to the latter, the Proprietors confidently anticipate that the names of the Artists employed are a sufficient guarantee; while the former is the production of an experienced Sportsman.

The following are the Subjects of the Plates which embellish the Sportsman’s Repository:—

Horses.

Dogs.