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.

All titles

• 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.

People / Organizations

• Joshua Phillips ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

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 door to the Swan-Tavern, near Bride-Lane in Fleetstreet, 1686.

Publication year

1686-1686

ESTC No.

R33687

Grub Street ID

116270

Description

[10], 158, [2], 187, [3], 78, [10], 98 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 8⁰

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? B-L? M?, a-m?, ?A-F? ?G?, ?G-L?.

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"