being the second son of John Baxter, who carried on the business of a Printer, Wood-Engraver, and Publisher, at the time of George Baxter's birth at 37, High Street, Lewes; which business he was connected with for over 50 years. Baxter's father was the son of a farmer, and was born at Rick- hurst in Surrey in 1781. He went to Lewes and established his Press about the year 1803, where he printed and published a large number of important books, amongst which may be recorded a quarto Bible, popularly known as Baxter's Bible, illustrated with wood engravings, published in 1811. He also printed Horsfield's "History of Lewes," 18 Life and Environment 2 Vols., 1824-27; the same author's "History of Sussex," 2 Vols., 1835; and the Library of Agricultural Knowledge, which ran into four editions and a sale of over 10,000 copies. He also wrote, printed and published an interesting little " History of Typography " in i8og, a copy of which can be seen at the Patent Office Library, London. We also find that he was an enthusiastic cricketer, and the joint, if not the sole, author of the first book of Rules published for that game, which ran into several editions, and had a sale of over 300,000 copies, entitled " Lambert's Cricketer's Guide," after the celebrated Professional of that name. The introduction to the first edition indicates that he was the author as well as the pub- lisher, and also that it was the first book -published of its kind. In 1837, in conjunction with his youngest son, William E. Baxter, he founded the Sussex Agricultural Express, which is to this day one of the leading Newspapers in the County. John Baxter, probably due to environment, had leanings to Agri- cultural pursuits, and it is said that the 'publications from his Press which