The complete sportsman, or, Country gentleman's recreation : containing the whole arts of breeding and managing game cocks, with the best methods of fighting them : of rearing and backing colts : of managing race-horses, hunters, &c. : of horse-racing : of bowling : of hare-hunting : of fox-hunting : of buck-hunting : of otter-hunting : of coursing : of breeding and ordering dogs for the gun or chase, &c. : of angling in all its various branches : of breeding pigeons, rabbets, canary birds, &c. : of finding the haunts of partridges, pheasants, and all manner of game : of shooting, and of shooting flying, &c. : together, with several other equally curious articles, too numerous to be mentioned in this title page / by Thomas Fairfax, Esq.
Alternate Title(s):
Complete sportsman
Published / Created:
London : Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear's-Head, in Pater-noster-Row, [1760?]
Physical Description:
vi, [1], 8-240, [1], 2-24 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsSK31 .F35 1760Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
In this edition there is a colon after the word "recreation" on the title page; page 11 is signed A6 and page 15 is unsigned.Signatures: A-K¹².Date of publication from Podeschi.Includes headpieces, tailpieces, and initial.Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 53English short title catalogue, T126824BAC: British Art Center copy bound in later quarter mock-vellum and marbled boards. Includes catalog for books sold by J. Cooke, 24 pages at end.
Subject Terms:
Physical education and training -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Amusements -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Outdoor recreation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Amusements. | Outdoor recreation. | Physical education and training. | Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1760. | Early works. | Publisher's catalogs.