The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.
Edition:
Collected at first from antient and modern authors, and now in this second edition corrected and very much enlarged by several eminent and skillful persons, lovers of the sports.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by J.C. for N.C. and are to be sold by Tho. Fabian at the Bible in Paul's Church-yard, the Corner-Shop nest Cheap-side, 1677.
View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/callnumSRCHXC.asp?WC=N&SS=N&CN=Uzn25_677c
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Dedication signed: Nicholas Cox.
Subject Terms:
Hunting -- Early works to 1800. | Falconry -- Early works to 1800 | Fowling -- Early works to 1800. | Fishing -- Early works to 1800. | Forestry law and legislation. | Game-laws. | Lousley, Job -- Autograph. | Lousley, Job -- Ms. note. | Crittondon, Anthony -- Autograph. (BAC) | Crittondon, John -- Autograph. (BAC)