The second edition of this very scarce guide to the physical and gastronomical pleasures involved in sport, by Herbert Byng Hall. Second edition. First published in 1859.Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth, rebacked. An interesting exploration of the physical and gastronomical pleasures of sport, in particular on the hunting of hares, pheasants, partridges, wild ducks, and more. Written by Herbert Byng-Hall, a British Army Captain, Queen's Messenger, and author of several books on travel, sport and food. Illustrated with a frontispiece and an extra illustrated title page. Bookplate with a skull design and the initials P. M. F. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, rebacked and with a contemporary spine. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the board extremities and a few marks, Fading to the boards, moreso to the rear. Bookplate to front paste down and blind stamp of W H Smith to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Note tipped in to p49.