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Subject Terms Hunting -- Early works to 1800.

1. 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.

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Creator:: Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673–1721
Date:: 1686
Physical Description:: [10], 158, [10], 187, [5], 78; [2], 98 p., [5] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. 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.

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Creator:: Cox, Nicholas, active 1673–1721
Date:: 1677
Physical Description:: [12], 158, [2], 159-254, [4], 78, 89-95, [3], 78, [12] pages, [4] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Cynegetica, or, Essays on sporting : consisting of observations on hare hunting : containing, an account of the hare hunting and coursing of the ancients, from Xenophon and Arrian : a philosophical enquiry into the nature and properties of the scent : remarks on the different kinds of hounds, with the manner of training them : directions for the choice of a hunter : the qualifications requisite for a huntsman : and other general rule to be observed in every contingency incident to the chase : together with an account of the vizier's manner of hunting in the Mogul empire by William Blane, Esq. : to which is added The chace, a poem by William Somervile, Esq.

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Date:: 1788
Physical Description:: [8], 292, [4] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Delle caccie / di Eugenio Raimondi Bresciano ; compendiate dal Dottore Francesco Bardi ; ornate con bellissime figure in rame di F. Valleggio.

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Creator:: Raimondi, Eugenio, 17th cent
Date:: MDCLXXV [1675]
Physical Description:: 16 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 x 32 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Thoughts on hunting : in a series of familiar letters to a friend.

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Creator:: Beckford, Peter, 1740–1811
Date:: MDCCLXXXI [1781]
Physical Description:: [10], 334 pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts