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. Collected at first from Antient and modern authors, and now in this second edition corrected and very much enlarged by several eminent and skilful persons, lovers of these sports

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  • 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. Collected at first from Antient and modern authors, and now in this second edition corrected and very much enlarged by several eminent and skilful persons, lovers of these sports
  • Gentleman's recreation: or, A treatise giving the best directions for hunting.; Gentleman's recreation: being, a treatise of hawking and faulconry.; Gentleman's recreation: containing direct rules for the famous game of fowling.; Gentleman's recreation: containing direct rules for that noble & delightful art of angling.
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Imprint
London: printed by J[ames]. C[ottrell]. for N[icholas]. C[ox]. and are to be sold by Tho: Fabian at the Bible in Paul's Church-yard, the corner-shop next Cheap-side, 1677.
Added name
Dolle, William, active 1670-1680, engraver.; Sherwin, William, active 1670-1710, engraver.
Publication year
1677
ESTC No.
R30278
Grub Street ID
113156
Description
[14], 158, [2], 159-254, [4], 78, 89-95, [3], 78, [12] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 8°.
Note
Epistle dedicatory signed: Nicholas Cox

Printer's and publisher's names from Wing CD

With additional engraved title page (pi1r) signed: W: Sherwin fe

Folded plates signed by William Dolle

"The gentleman's recreation: or, A treatise giving the best directions for hunting," has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.C. for N.C.", on leaf B1r

"The gentleman's recreation: being, a treatise of hawking and faulconry." has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.C. for N.C.", on leaf M1r; pagination is continues on leaf M2r

"The gentleman's recreation: containing direct rules for the famous game of fowling:," has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.C. for N.C.", separate pagination and register

"The gentleman's recreation: containing direct rules for that noble & delightful art of angling:" has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.C. for N.C.", and separate pagination beginning on leaf ]2G2r

Final leaves bear tables of contents.