Contemporary half calf over diced boards; gilt to spine, title and spine worn and rubbed; "By One of the Family" (illustrator). FIRST EDITION, with 23 excellent satyrical hand-coloured plates. A spoof on British sporting society. Boards worn to extremities, spine, and hinges. Internally - generally clean and bright but with occasional finger marks or spots. Some offsetting from the plates to their opposing text page. viii 136, 23 plates (of 24) lacks the half-title. Bound by Townsend & Wood of Liverpool. Sporting activities described include hunting in Hampshire and shooting Grouse on the moors. Coloured plates in order: 1. Dressing the Young Squire - who is Obstropolous. 2. Young Squire gets Ferrul'd for neglecting his Studies. 3. Breaking Cover or Hunting in Hampshire. 4. Tries a New Shooting Poney - Which Won't Do. 5. Crammed at College by his Tutor for a Degree. 6. Gets Cheated by his Miller who Grinds Oats for Him. 7. Young Squire goes to London and gets his Pockets Eased. 8. Takes Lessons in Dancing. 9. Sits for his Portrait. 10. Goes to the Opera. 11. Goes to a Picture Sale. 12. Buys a Historical Picture. St. Anthony Preaching to the Fishes. 13. Rides Home on a Borrowed Horse. 14. Mistakes Mushrooms for Game and Spoils their Shape. 15. His Gun Misses Fire - Because He Had Forgotten to Load It. 16. Meets with a Small Accident. 17. Goes with some Friends to Shoot Grouse on the Moors. 18. Not the Safest Way to Carry Loaded Guns in a Wood. 19. Spurs Himself in the Wrong Place. 20. Sees a Water Kelpy. 21. The Old Squire. 22. A Cheerful Dance. 23. The Village School Master - fond of Little Bits.