Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Osbaldiston, William Augustus
Title:
The British sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and farmer's dictionary, of recreation and amusement : Including a most improved system of modern farriery, and anatomical dissections of a horse : with concise rules for chusing good horses, and the secrets of training them with wind and vigour for the course, field, and road : particular instructions for riding, racing, hunting, coursing, hawking, shooting, setting, & fishing : with the most approved methods of breeding, curing, and managing all sorts of cattle : particularly oxen, cows, deer, and sheep : and for breeding, training, and managing dogs, hawks, cocks, doves, pigeons, singing-birds, &c. : with a new and interesting description of all the traps, nets, engines, baits, and magical contrivances, for taking birds, and all sorts of game, alive : and for destroying vermin of every kind that annoy poultry, or infest the farmer's yard : the whole comprised under one alphabetical arrangement, and each article explained under its proper name : Compiled from the latest discoveries, and improved by many years real practice and observation / by William Augustus Osbaldiston, Esq. ; embellished with elegant copper plates, adapted to each subject.
Alternate Title(s):
Dictionary of recreation and amusement
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the proprietor by J. Stead, sold by Champante and Whitrow, [1792-1796?]
Physical Description:
iv, [5]-664, [2] pages, [41] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Issued in 42 parts.
Subject Terms:
Sports -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Sports -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800. | Horses -- Early works to 1800. | Pager, Almeric Hugh -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Dictionaries. | Armorial bookplates. | Booksellers' labels (Provenance) -- William Potter.
Contributors:
Pass, J., engraver. | Prattent, Thomas, engraver. | Lodge, John, -1796, engraver. | Dodd, Daniel, illustrator. | Champante and Whitrow, bookseller.