A necessary family-book, both for the city and country, in two parts. [electronic resource] : Containing exact, plain and short directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermine on land and in water: as, part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpillers, frog, mole, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice; fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dobchick, coat, or morehen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which is added. Directions for profitable managing of bees, poultry, pigions; and conies; with instructions for breeding up, and managing cattle; very useful for all country people. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R.W. Gent.
1706
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A necessary family-book, both for the city and country, in two parts. [electronic resource] : Containing exact, plain and short directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermine on land and in water: as, part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpillers, frog, mole, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice; fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dobchick, coat, or morehen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which is added. Directions for profitable managing of bees, poultry, pigions; and conies; with instructions for breeding up, and managing cattle; very useful for all country people. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R.W. Gent.
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R. W.
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London : Printed for H. Rhodes at the Star the corner of Bride-Lane in Fleet street, 1706.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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81[i.e.79],[5]p. : ill. ; 12⁰.
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First published in 1688.
With five final advertisement pages.
P. 61 misnumbered 76; numbers 46,73,74 omitted in pagination; number 48 repeated in pagination.
Price on title page: Price 6d.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.
With five final advertisement pages.
P. 61 misnumbered 76; numbers 46,73,74 omitted in pagination; number 48 repeated in pagination.
Price on title page: Price 6d.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.
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English Short Title Catalog, T206334.
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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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