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Record Nr.

UNISA996396693903316

Autore

Cox Nicholas <fl. 1673-1721.>

Titolo

The gentleman's recreation [[electronic resource] ] : in four parts, viz., hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : also, the method of breeding and managing a hunting-horse : whereto is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted, proper to each recreation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by J. Dawks for N. Rolls ..., 1697

Edizione

[The fourth edition : to which is now added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular act of Parliament, since Magna Charta to this time, as do any way relate to the several kinds of game above mention'd.]

Descrizione fisica

[8], 138 [i.e. 142], 91, 78, 71, [1], 90, [8], 101 p., 2 leaves of folded plates

Altri autori (Persone)

ManwoodJohn <d. 1610.>

Soggetti

Hunting

Falconry

Fishing

Fowling

Forestry law and legislation - England

Game laws - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Advertisement: prelim. p. [1]-[2].

"An abridgment of Manwood's Forrest laws" (101 p. end) has special t.p. with imprint: London : Printed for Nath. Rolls, 1696.

Also appears on reel 1421:10 with imprint: London : Printed by I. Dawks for D. Browne and N. Rolls, 1697.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113