The school of recreation: or, The gentlemans tutor : to those most ingenious exercises of hunting. Racing. Hawking. Riding. Cock-fighting. Fowling. Fishing. Shooting. Bowling. Tennis. Ringing. Billiards. By R.H.
1684
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Title
The school of recreation: or, The gentlemans tutor : to those most ingenious exercises of hunting. Racing. Hawking. Riding. Cock-fighting. Fowling. Fishing. Shooting. Bowling. Tennis. Ringing. Billiards. By R.H.
Created/published
London : Printed for H. Rodes, next door to the Bear-Tavern near Bride-Lane in Fleet-Street, 1684.
Description
[10], 202, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; (12mo)
Associated name
Note
R.H. = Robert Howlett.
The words "hunting. ... Fowling." are gathered by a right brace, and the words "Fishing. ... Billiards." are gathered by a left brace on title page.
With added engraved title page (plate).
With a final advertisement leaf.
Signatures: A⁶(-A1) B-I¹² K⁶.
The words "hunting. ... Fowling." are gathered by a right brace, and the words "Fishing. ... Billiards." are gathered by a left brace on title page.
With added engraved title page (plate).
With a final advertisement leaf.
Signatures: A⁶(-A1) B-I¹² K⁶.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), H3194
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R4841
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R4841
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
150- 799q
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking p. [9]-[10] (A6) and adv. leaf (K6). Manuscript markings on D8v and K5v. T.p. torn, affecting text. Burn hole on I11. Trimmed, affecting headlines. Quarter bound in calf with marbled paper over boards. Provenance: inscription on recto of engr. t.p.: "Sam Wright de [Kent ?] Pharmacop. Lib ..."; inscription on front free end-paper: "E. Libris M. Griffith e Coll: Merton Oxon: Anno domini 1788 --"; armorial bookplate of Edward Denne Nares (motto "dum spiro spero"); bought from C. J. Sawyer, 20 April 1955, 228:355