The gentleman's recreations: in three parts. The first part contains a short and easie introduction to all the liberal arts and sciences, &c. The second treats of horsemanship, hawking, ... The third is a compleat body of all our forest, chace, and game-laws, ... The whole illustrated with near an hundred copper-cuts

People / Organizations

• R. Bonwicke ("printed for")
• Matthew Wotton ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for R. Bonwicke; J. Walthoe; W. Freeman, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton [and 5 others in London], 1709-10. The second edition corrected, with near one half of additions.; ..

Publication year

1709-1710

ESTC No.

T135908

Grub Street ID

184254

Description

3v.,plates : ill. ; 2°.

Note

With an additional titlepage, 'The gentlemans recreation by R: Blome', engraved; and a list of subscribers in part I

Parts II & III are dated 1709 and have differing imprints; the latter is entitled 'The laws of the forest and game: .. according to the common and statute-laws of England', and bears the imprint: "In the Savoy, printed by J. Nutt, assign of Edward Sayer Esq; ..".

Uncontrolled note

Part I: [8],189,192,195-290p.; text and register are continuous