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, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing their various Diseases and Accidents. Collected from the best authors; with very considerable additions and improvements, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, representing all the different Kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that are now made Use of.
1778
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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, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing their various Diseases and Accidents. Collected from the best authors; with very considerable additions and improvements, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, representing all the different Kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that are now made Use of.
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Sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion.
Publication Details
London : printed for Fielding and Walker, No. 20, Pater-Noster-Row, M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
viii,[472]p., XVI plates ; 4⁰.
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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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Access limited to authorized users.
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English Short Title Catalog, T131284.
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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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