A retired antiquarian bookseller, Biscotti is the author of six previous works on sporting-related topics, including Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography (CH, Dec'17, 55-1214). In the present volume he provides detailed bibliographic information for 278 sporting periodicals published in the US from 1819 to the present. Aiming at researchers and collectors interested in "vintage" titles, Biscotti limits his coverage almost entirely to periodicals that began publication before 1950, most of which have ceased publication. Whereas hunting and fishing are the principal "sporting" topics covered, other outdoor activities treated include camping, conservation, and horse racing. Publications are listed alphabetically by their most recent title. Entries give years of publication, publisher, place of publication, format, frequency, contents, reference sources, and additional notes on the history of the periodical. A title index (including title changes) is included, as is an editor and publisher index. Three appendixes are also included: "Name Changes and Mergers Diagrams," "Lesser-Known or Short-Lived Periodicals," and "Timeline of American Sporting Magazines.

" . this well-researched volume will be a useful reference for anyone with an interest in this aspect of American culture. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty; general readers.