8vo. [8], 294, 32pp. Title in red and black. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and cocked, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, later bookplate of Rev. Alfred Hayman Cummings to FEP - pasted over earlier inked ownership inscription.

The first edition of a guide to 'camp life' from Henry Astbury Leveson (1828-1875), sportsman and Big Game hunter. Leveson, who wrote under the pseudonym 'The Old Shekarry', honed his hunting skills across nine years in India after receiving a commission in the East India Company's service. He would later volunteer in the Crimean war, commanding a Turkish regiment. This volume advises the reader on hunting 'fiercer denizens of the forest', covering the weaponry, clothing, and camping supplies necessary.