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WORKS PUBLISHED BY HORACE COX,

Gipsy Tents, and How to Use Them.

A Handbook for Amateur Gipsies. By G. R. Lowndes. Crown 8vo., profusely illustrated, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. 9d.

CONTENTS.-Camping as a Fine Art; Of the Tent Ordinary; The Gipsy Tent Elementary; The Gipsy Tent Developed; The Baulk; Pitching and Striking; Of Camp Fires; Of a Permanent Camp; A Boating Camp; Of Vans; Pack Saddles; Cooking Utensils, &c.; Bedding and Clothes; Of Joys and Sorrows; Addenda; Index.

LIST OF PLATES. Amateur Gipsies; A Quiet Backwater; At Shiplake ; Interior of a Gipsy Tent; Our First Tour; On the Way to the Farm; An Anxious Question; In the Land o' Cakes; A Visitor; On the Road; Forerunners of the Sunday Crowd; A Critical Moment.

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Yacht Architecture.

BY DIXON KEMP, Associate of the Institute of Naval Architects and Member of the Council. This work enters into the whole subject of the laws which govern the resistance of bodies moving in water, and the influence a wave form of body and wave lines have upon such resistance. It also deals comprehensively with the subject of Steam Propulsion as applied to yachts. An easy System for Designing is provided, and every necessary calculation is explained in detail. The latter part of the work is devoted to Yacht Building, and engravings are given of every detail of construction and fitting, including laying off, taking bevels, &c. The List of Plates (exclusive of over thirty devoted to the elucidation of the text, and nearly two hundred woodcuts) exceeds fifty, and comprises the Lines of some of the most celebrated Yachts afloat by the most successful builders and designers. SECOND EDITION. Super-royal 8vo., price £2 2s., by post £2 3s.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"Mr. Horace Cox, London, has published a new edition of Mr. Dixon Kemp's treatise on Yacht Architecture." The book, which is an admirable exposition of the whole science and art of designing and building yachts, has been revised, partly re-written, and much enlarged in this edition. No small part of the new matter consists of new diagrams and plates. The work has from the first been exceptionally rich in this practical help to builders. It now contains probably the most complete collection of designs of this kind that have been brought together into a book. The text takes notice of all recent improvements in building and of new developments in the scientific theories of propulsion by steam and sail. The new edition, on the whole, will keep the book in its place as an indispensable work of reference and instruction for builders."-The Scotsman, April 20, 1891.

"One great merit in the second edition of Mr. Kemp's Yacht Architecture' is that it is in every part written up to time. The chapter on stability is in every respect highly satisfactory, technical enough to satisfy the specialist, and yet plain enough to inform the man of ordinary intelligence. So also in regard to centre-boards. When the first edition was published, few English yachtsmen knew or cared as to what was meant by the term; but the racing for the 'America' Cup, and especially the running of the Thistle with the Volunteer in the autumn of 1887, has created quite a new interest in centre-boards, and the subject is discussed in this edition in a manner at once simple and lucid. The chapters devoted to steam yachts are among the most satisfactory in the book."-Daily Graphic, April 29, 1891.

"Yacht Architecture,' by Mr. Dixon Kemp, has been re-issued from the Field office, partly re-written, revised, and enlarged. A series of new plates of the lines of the most modern craft take the place of those accompanying the first edition of the work. By means of these illustrations the respective British and American types of yachts may be compared, and the amateur may learn the practice of the best builders upon both sides of the Atlantic."-Daily Telegraph, May 19, 1891.

A handsome and portly volume, which ought to find a place in the library of every yachtsman." -Glasgow Herald, April 23, 1891.

"Mr. Dixon Kemp's volume supplies yachtsmen with every possible information in a plain practical manner, and, furthermore, to the most experienced theorist it will be found of almost constant use for reference in both theoretical and practical knowledge."-Irish Times, April 28, 1891.

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A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing.

By DIXON KEMP, Associate of the Institute of Naval Architects and Member of the Council, Author of "Yacht Designing" and "Yacht Architecture." This edition has been largely re-written, and contains a great number of new subjects, and the lines of many boats never before published, the total number of Plates exceeding 100, besides more than 350 woodcuts in the text. Seventh Edition. Super-royal 8vo., price 25s., or by post 26s. (The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have ordered this work to be supplied to the Libraries of the ships of the Royal Navy.)

CONTENTS.-Selecting a Yacht; Examination of the Yacht; Building a Yacht; The Equipment of the Yacht; Seamanship; The Management of Open Boats; The General Management of a Yacht; The Rules of the Yacht Racing Association; Yacht Racing; Handling a Yacht in a Match; Centre-Board Boats; Centre-Board Boats for Rowing and Sailing; Sails for Centre-Board Boats; Small Centre-Board Yachts; Mersey Sailing Boats; Clyde Sailing Boats; Belfast Lough Boats; Dublin Bay, Kingstown Boats; Cork Harbour Boats; Itchen Boats; Falmouth Quay Punts; Thames Bawley Boats; Lake Windermere Yachts; Yachts of the Norfolk Broads; Small Yachts and Boats of Y.R.A. Rating; Single-handed Cruisers; Types of Sailing Vessels; Double Boats; Steam Yachting; Ice Yachting; Canoeing; Amateur Canoe Building (in America).

Appendix contains complete instructions as to Practical Boat Building. This section is arranged alphabetically in the form of a dictionary, and embodies a variety of information connected with Yachts, Boats, the customs of the sea, laws relating to seamen, nautical terms, and in fact everything which might be expected in a nautical cyclopædia. Full instruction is given as to the building and management of every boat described.

British and Irish Salmonidæ.

BY FRANCIS DAY, C.I.E., F.L.S., and F.Z.S. This work is an exhaustive treatise on the Salmonidæ of the British Islands, and will be found equally valuable to the Angler, the Fish Culturist, and the Scientific Icthyologist. In one volume, imperial 8vo., cloth, price 11s., by post £1 1s. 6d. With twelve coloured plates and many woodcuts. A few copies to be had, beautifully bound in whole calf, full gilt, price 35s.

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[VOL. III.]

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The Collie
Collie or Sheepdog.

A History and Description of the Collie or Sheepdog, in

his British Varieties. By RAWDON B. LEE, Kennel Editor of the "Field," and Author of "The Fox Terrier." Demy 8vo., printed on plate paper, with illustrations by Arthur Wardle, price 3s. 6d., by post 3s. 11d. A few copies on large paper, price 10s. 6d., by post IIS.

"The Collie or Sheepdog' is a sufficiently well known and popular animal to render a history and description of the British varieties of the species a welcome addition to the library of the dog fancier. Mr. Rawdon Lee publishes a volume dealing with the subject, which is issued by Mr. Horace Cox at the Field Office. Much information as to the breeding and points of the dog is given, together with an exhaustive account of competitive trials, of which the writer has a large experience. It is needless to say that anecdotes as to the sagacity of the collie are numerous."-Morning Post, July 23, 1890.

The subject of the present volume is the ever-popular collie, which is treated in the same attractive manner as the previous work. It breathes of the hills, and living as Mr. Lee did for so many years in Westmoreland, he can transfer to his pages many interesting reminiscences of the sheepdog as a worker, comparing him with the collie in the more refined period of his life. The initial chapters are excellent reading, and the author has displayed considerable skill in them, bringing as he does the testimonies of poets and of painters, of shepherds and of breeders."-Fancier's Gazette, July 18, 1890.

Mr. Lee's book, filled as it is with accurate information as to the various strains and valuable suggestions as to their rearing and management, is a manual which to all collie owners or collie breeders is likely to be highly serviceable."-Saturday Review, May 16, 1891.

The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of their Various Breeds; and the Treatment of the Diseases to which they are Subject. By the late J. H. WALSH, "Stonehenge," Editor of the "Field" (with the aid of several experienced Breeders). Fifth Edition. Re-written, with additions, and new full-page engravings. In one volume, bevelled boards, gilt edges, price 15s., by post 15s. 9d.

CONTENTS GENERAL MANAGEMENT: Management of Dogs in Health; Drugs Commonly Used for the Diseases of Dogs, and their Modes of Administration; the Ordinary Diseases of the Dog and their Treatment; Judging at Dog Shows nd Field Trials. SPORTING DOGS: Dogs Used with the Gun; Hounds and their Allies. NON-SPORTING DOGS: Watch Dogs; Sheep and Cattle Dogs; Terriers (other than Fox and Toy); Toy Dogs.

"This edition of The Dogs of the British Islands' contains so much fresh matter that it may be almost considered a new work. To breeders and lovers of dogs the book is an invaluable oneHere are all the discussions upon moot points of breed, strain, colour, size, and form, which have taken place in the columns of the Field since 1865; here the law for judging dogs, and the number of marks to be awarded for the various points are clearly laid down: here the specialities of the most celebrated sires of various species are talked over, and the history, so to speak, of each breed of dog is given. To this are added directions for the management and treatment of dogs in health and in sickness. Altogether it is a vade mecum for the dog fancier and breeder."-Evening Standard.

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