The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion [electronic resource] : for town and country. Containing Full And Particular Instructions For Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking, Hawking, &c. With the various methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, the management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill-Fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Fish, Singing-Birds, Bees, &c. The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents; And The Method Of Destroying Insects, Vermin, &c. &c. Collected from the best authors, with numerous additions and improvements, And A Summary Of The Game Laws, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, Representing all the different Kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that are now made Use of in Fowling; and the Implements for Angling.
1792
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion [electronic resource] : for town and country. Containing Full And Particular Instructions For Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking, Hawking, &c. With the various methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, the management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill-Fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Fish, Singing-Birds, Bees, &c. The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents; And The Method Of Destroying Insects, Vermin, &c. &c. Collected from the best authors, with numerous additions and improvements, And A Summary Of The Game Laws, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, Representing all the different Kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that are now made Use of in Fowling; and the Implements for Angling.
Uniform Title
Sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion.
Edition
The fourth edition.
Publication Details
London : printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row, M.DCC.XCII. [1792]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
vii,[533]p., XVI plates ; 4⁰.
Note
With a half-title.
An enlarged version of 'The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations', originally published in 1735.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
An enlarged version of 'The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations', originally published in 1735.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T131283.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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