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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Excerpt from The Sportsman's Gazetteer and General Guide: The Game Animals, Birds and Fishes of North America; Their Habits and Various Methods of Capture When I'wrote the preface to the First Edition, in 1877, I little thought that I was placing a stepping-stone to bridge the six-years' interval from that to this. I had sold the copyright to the present publishers, and aban doned literary labor for other pursuits and, although often feeling that the book needed a thorough revision, in order to bring it up to the advanced requirements of present needs, it is only by persistent persuasion, that I have been induced to undertake my part in placing the improved book before the public. In assuming the pleasant task, I am like one who returns to the threshold to repeat farewell. And now, more than at the begin ning, I em convinced that just such a compendium is in dispensable to the cultivated sportsman. The best proof of its usefulness and popularity is the steady' demand for the gazetteer. It stands to-day the only Cyclopedia of American sport. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1879 Edition.