The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion : for town and country. Containing full and particular Instructions for riding, hunting, fowling, setting, fishing, racing farriery, cocking, hawking, &c. With The various Methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, the Management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill Fowls, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing their various Diseases and Accidents. Collected from the best authors, with very considerable additions and improvements by experienced gentlemen.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hunting--Early works to 1800.

Hunting.

Physical Description:

v pages, 555 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Dublin : printed by Peter Hoey, at the Mercury in Skinner-Row, MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

An enlarged version of 'The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations', originally published in 1735.

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, N23283.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.