Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Great Britain. Parliament
Title:
An Act to explain and amend a clause in an Act made in the fifth year of the reign of Queen Anne, intituled, An Act for the better preservation of the game, in relation to the selling or offering to sale any game.
Alternate Title(s):
Public General Acts. 1754-1755. 28 Geo.II.c.12
Published / Created:
London : Printed by Thomas Baskett ... and by the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1755.
Physical Description:
[2], 335-336 p. ; 32 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
SK505 .G74 1707+
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis ... vicesimo octavo. At the Parliament begun ... the thirty first day of May, anno Dom. 1754. ... And from thence continued by several prorogations to the fourteenth day of November following, being the second session of this present Parliament.

Imprint from general titlepage.

At head of drop-head title: Anno regni vicesimo octavo Georgii II. Regis.

Last word of first line of text: "Par-"; first word of line below initial: "Moor,"; last word of last full line of text: "any."

Signed on first leaf of text: 4P2; press fig. 8 on p.335

Text in black letter.

English short title catalogue, N56450

BAC: British Art Center copy is no. [6] of 16 parliamentary acts on game laws, bound together. In a later binding.
Subject Terms:
Game laws -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Game protection -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Game and game-birds -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Contributors:
Baskett, Thomas, -1761, printer.