The country gentleman's companion. : In two volumes. Vol. I [-II]. Contains, I. Of the horse in general ... /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | 12mo: volume 1, [A]⁴ B-U⁶; volume 2, [A]² B-U⁶ X⁴. volume 1 signed $1; volume 2 signed $2, except G, I, K, M-U signed $3; volume 2 Q2 not signed. Running title: The gentleman's companion. Mostly borrowed without acknowledgement from Gervase Markham's Cheape and good husbandry. -- Covers, i.a., uses & diseases of horses, bovines, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, hawks; angling, hunting, hawking, cockfighting, beekeeping, gardening. -- volume 2 pages [166]-172 is "A short table, expounding the herbs, drugs, &c. mention'd in both volumes."; final [62]p. is a detailed table of contents. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes (9 unnumbered pages, 14-239 pages, 1 unnumbered page; 5 unnumbered pages, 1-172 pages, 62 unnumbered pages) ; 17 cm. |