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 : 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731
Corporate Author: England and Wales
Other Authors: Manwood, John, -1610
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by J. Dawks, for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Barr; and N. Rolls in Petty-Canons-Hall, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1697.
Edition:The 4th ed. : 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.
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Description
Item Description:Differs from other 4th edition published in 1697 with the inclusion of "D. Browne" in the imprint.
Advertisement: prelim. p. [1]-[2].
"An abridgment of Manwood's Forrest laws. And of all the acts of Parliament made since; which relate to hunting, hawking, fishing, or fowling" (101 p. end) has special t.p. with imprint: London : Printed for Nath. Rolls, 1696.
Dedication signed: Nicholas Cox.
Numbers 85-88 repeated in first group of pagination.
Added engraved t.p.
Final page blank.
Physical Description:8 unnumbered pages, 138 [that is, 142] , 91, 78, 71 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 90 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 101 pages, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates ; 20 cm