The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion : in all rural recreations: With full and particular Instructions for Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Riding, Cocking. With the Method of Breeding, Curing, Dieting, and Ordering of Horses, Dogs, Pigeons, Cocks, &c. Extracted from the most celebrated English and French authors, Ancient, and Modern. With large improvements, made by several gentlemen well experienced in these noble exercises. Illustrated with near thirty copper-plates, representing the different Kinds of Nets, Engines, and Traps, that are made use of in taking all Sorts of Game. The second edition. In one volume.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Falconry--Dictionaries.

Falconry.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

744 unnumbered pages,plates ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Osborn, at the Golden Ball, in Pater-Noster Row, MDCCXLIV. [1744]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Later, enlarged, editions were published as 'The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion: for town and country'.

Braces in imprint.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Libraries.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N23268.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.