A necessary family-book, both for the city and country, in two parts. [electronic resource] : Containing exact, plain and short directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermine on land and in water: as, part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpillers, frog, mole, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice; fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dobchick, coat, or morehen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which is added. Directions for profitable managing of bees, poultry, pigions; and conies; with instructions for breeding up, and managing cattle; very useful for all country people. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R.W. Gent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

R. W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife pests--England--Early works to 1800.

Wildlife pests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81[i.e.79],[5]p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Necessary family-book, both for the city and country, in two parts

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for H. Rhodes at the Star the corner of Bride-Lane in Fleet street, 1706.

Notes:

First published in 1688.

With five final advertisement pages.

P. 61 misnumbered 76; numbers 46,73,74 omitted in pagination; number 48 repeated in pagination.

Price on title page: Price 6d.

Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T206334.

OCLC:

509791786