The gentleman's recreation: 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. Whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation. With an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same

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  • The gentleman's recreation: 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. Whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation. With an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same
  • Gentleman's recreation: or, A treatise giving the best directions for hunting.; Gentleman's recreation: being a treatise of hawking and faulconry.; Gentleman's recreation: containing direct rules for the famous game of fowling.; Gentleman's recreation: containing direct rules for that noble and delightful art of angling.
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Imprint
London : printed, and are to be sold by Jos. Phillips at the Seven Stars in St. Paul's Church-yard, and Hen. Rodes next dor to the Swan-Tavern, near Bride-Lane in Fleetstreet, 1686. The third edition, with the addition of A hunting-horse.; ..
Added name
Langbaine, Gerard, 1656-1692. Hunter. A discourse of horsemanship.
Publication year
1686
ESTC No.
R33687
Grub Street ID
116270
Description
[10], 158, [2], 187, [3], 78, [10], 98 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 8°.
Note
"The epistle dedicatory" signed: Nicholas Cox

Each part has separate title page

"The hunter. A discourse of horsemanship" has sep. t.p. with imprint: Oxford, printed by L. Lichfield, printer to the University, for Nicholas Cox. 1685

Signatures: A]4] B-L]8] M]4, a-m]8, ]2A-F]8] ]2G]2, ]3G-L]8.
Uncontrolled note
DFONOTE blg imprint reads: "... door ..." ; leaf m8 (blank) is present in DFo copy, so pag. of section after 187 is [5] p. ; pag.: [10], 158, [10], 187, [5], 98, [2], 78 p. ; first plate (seen in m'film only) is engr. plate/engr. h.t. on verso ; one plate at least is signed: "W Dolle-fee"