The gentleman's recreation, in four parts. Viz. Hunting, fowling. Hawking, fishing. Wherein those 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: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is 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; with several Forms of Warrants relating thereto, never before printed. To which is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easy direction for blowing the horn. And other sculptures proper to each Recreation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1731.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishing.

Fowling.

Falconry.

Game laws--Great Britain.

Game laws.

Hunting--Early works to 1800.

Hunting.

Forestry law and legislation--Great Britain.

Forestry law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],iv,304[i.e.288],285-438[2],115,[9]p.,plates )

Edition:

The sixth edition with large additions.

Other Title:

Gentleman's recreation,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for N. C. [Cox] and sold by J. Wilcox, at the Green-Dragon in Little-Britain, J. Sackfield, in Lincoln's-Inn-Square, J. Batley, at the Dove in Pater-Noster-Row, and W. Chetwood, at the Cate's Head in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, MDCCXXI. [1721]

Notes:

The dedication signed: Nicholas Cox.

N. C. in the imprint = N. Cox.

'An abridgment of Manwood's forest laws' has separate titlepage, pagination and register.

P.288 misnumbered 304.

Text continuous despite irregular pagination.

With a list of contents for both parts.

The imprint of the frontispiece reads: "printed for J. Sackfield".

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T133087.

OCLC:

642373436