Instructions for Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting

Nice condition antique copy of "Instructions for Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to GUNS AND SHOOTING" by Lt. Col. P. Hawker. 1833; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman; London. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous full-page engraved plates and in-text illustrations. There is a 16-page publisher's catalog at the front.

The contents are as follows: Guns and Gunmakers; Implements for Flint-Guns; Detonating System; Gun Cases; Powder; Shot; Flints; Wadding; Loading; Powder Flask; Shot Belt; Dress for a Shooter; Shooting; Dogs; Diseases in Dogs; Preservation of Game; Duck Guns; To Make an Old Gun Shoot Well; Duck Shot; Duck-Gun Wadding; Water Boots; Water-Proof Dressing for Shoes; Dresses Proper for Wildfowl Shooting; To Preserve Gunning Clothes from the Moth; To Preserve Guns from Rusting with Salt Water; Wilkinson's Oil; Wildfowl Shooting; Launching and Canoe Shooting; General Instructions; Stanchion or Punt-Gun; Explanation of My Plan; Gunning-Punt; Boat Shooting Under Sail; Artificial Island for Curlews; Wildfowl Artillery; Method of Shooting Wildfowl in France; Punts, Guns &c. Used for Shooting in the Fens; Shooting Wildfowl on Virginia Water; Dressing for Punts and Canoes; Best Means of Conveying Punts &c. Over Land; Shooting with a Small Gun on a River; General Advice for the Health and Comfort of a Young Sportsman; Alphabetical List of London Gunmakers; Preservers of Birds &c.; Game Laws; Shooting Certificate for Shooting Game.

Condition:
There are some small stains on the covers. 2" cloth tear at the top-right corner of the spine; smaller cloth tear at the top-left corner of the spine. Tiny cloth tears at the cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only an occasional foxing spot (though a bit heavier foxing on the tissue guards), and occasional light stains/smudges. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.