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Essays on hunting. Containing philosophical enquiry into the nature and properties of the scent; observations on the different kinds of hounds, with the manner of training them. Also, directions for the choice of hunter; The Qualifications requisite for a Huntsman; And other general Rules to be observed in every Contingency incident to the Chace. With an Introduction, describing the Method of Hare-Hunting, practised by the Greeks. By a sportsman of Berkshire.
Date: [1782?]
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The hare, or hunting incompatible with humanity Written as a stimulus to youth towards a proper treatment of animals.
Date: 1800
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The gentleman's recreation, in four parts. Viz. Hunting, hawking, fowling. fishing. Wherein those generous exercises are largely treated of; and the Terms of Art for Hunting and Hawking, more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this Time, as do any Way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd; with several Forms of Warrants relating thereto, never before printed. To which is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easy direction for blowing the horn. And four other sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]
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Fishing and hunting. The art and cunning of hunting the hart, stag, hare, Fox, Otter, wid Goat, &c. The management of a horse, Riding, &c. The method of hawking and how to take all manner of game Fowls, Birds, &c. Of cock-fighting. To play on bowling greens, tennis, &c. The art of fishing and sundry curious Baits, viz. Worms, Flies, Pastes, &c. and how to procure and keep them for Fishing; how to bring the Fish to any Part of the Pond: to make Worms for Baits come out of the Ground; the artificial Cad-Fly: How to take the Fish in the night; the best Time to Angle in, &c. Price 6d.
Date: [1720?]
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion: for town and country. Containing full and particular instructions for Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking, Hawking, &c. With The various Methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, The Management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill-Fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Doves, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing their various Diseases and Accidents. Collected from the most approved authors; with very considerable additions and improvements, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, Representing all the Different Kinds of Nets, Snares and Traps, that are now made Use of in Fowling; and the Implements for Angling.
Date: 1800
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The gentlemans recreation : in two parts : the first being an encyclopedy of the arts and sciences ... the second part treats of horsmanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, and agriculture : with a short treatise of cock-fighting ... : all which are collected from the most authentick authors, and the many gross errors therein corrected, with great enlargements ... : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto published by any : the whole illustrated with about an hundred ornamental and useful sculptures engraven in copper, relating to the several subjects.
Blome, Richard, 1635-1705Date: 1686
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The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations: With full and particular Instructions for Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Riding, Cocking. With the Method of breeding, curing, dieting, and ordering of Horses, Dogs, Pigeons, Cocks, &c. Extracted from the most celebrated English and French authors, Ancient, and Modern: With Large Improvements, made by several Gentlemen well experienced in these noble Exercises. Illustrated with near thirty copper-plates, representing the different kinds of Nets, Engines, and Traps, that are made use of in taking all sorts of Game. ...
Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]
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Cynegetica or essays on sporting consisting of observations on hare hunting &c. &c.
Date: 1788
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The compleat sportsman. In three parts. Part I. Containing the nature and various kinds of game, under their several Denominations, with the best Methods of taking the same, by Shooting, Hunting, Dogs, Nets, and otherwise; and the Laws and Statutes made for Preservation of the Game, with Warrants to impower Game-Keepers, &c. Part II. Of the best Situations and Methods of erecting and Management of Parks, Warrens, &c. Of Hunting the Buck, Doe, &c. And a concise Abridgment of the Forest-Laws, and of all the Laws and Statutes relating to Deer: Methodically interspersed with Precedents of Warrants for Deer, &c. Part III. Of fish and fishing; the most successful Methods of Angling; the only proper Baits, Tackle and agreeable Seasons for taking all Sorts of Fish; and the Rivers wherein they are to be found; with the Statutes relating to Fishing, &c.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: 1718
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The art of English shooting; under the following heads: of the knowledge of a good fowling-piece. The ordering and managing the Fowling-Piece. The Appendages of the Fowling-Piece. The Choice of Powder, Shot, and Flints. Of Partridge Shooting, with the Choice and ordering of Pointers. Of Pheasant Shooting, with the ordering of Spaniels. Of Woodcock Shooting, Of Snipe Shooting. Of Water and Fen-Fowl Shooting; and the Use of proper Dogs. Of upland winter shooting. With necessary observations For The Young Sportsman, When Out And ON Returning Home. By George Edie, Gent.
Edie, George.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion: for town and country. Containing full and particular instructions for riding, setting, farriery, hunting, fishing, cocking, fowling, racing, hawking, &c. with the various methods to be observed in breeding and dieting of horses both for the road and turf; also, the management of dogs, game-cocks, dunghill-fowls, turkies, geese, ducks, pigeons, singing-birds, &c. and the manner of curing their various diseases and accidents. Collected from the best authors; with very considerable additions and improvements, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, representing all the different kinds of nets, snares, and traps, that are now made use of in fowling; and the implements for angling.
Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]
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The hare; or, hunting incompatible with humanity: written as a stimulus to youth towards a proper treatment of animals.
Date: 1799
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The experienc'd huntsman, or, a collection of observations upon the nature and chace of the stagg, buck, hare, fox, martern [sic] and otter. With ... directions concerning the breeding and entring of hounds: also the qualifications and conduct of an huntsman, and instructions to a park-keeper. All gathered from the experience of thirty years practice. By Arthur Stringer.
Stringer, Arthur.Date: 1714
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Thoughts upon hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a friend. By Peter Beckford, Esq.
Beckford, Peter, 1740-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion: for town and country. Containing full and particular Instructions for riding, hunting, fowling, setting, fishing, racing farriery, cocking, hawking, &c. With The various Methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, the Management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill Fowls, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing their various Diseases and Accidents. Collected from the best authors, with very considerable additions and improvements by experienced gentlemen.
Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]
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Thoughts upon hunting. In a series of familiar letters to a friend. By Peter Beckford, Esq.
Beckford, Peter, 1740-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]
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Old Hawthorn's instruction to young sportsmen.
Villiers, George, active 1785-1790.Date: 1790?]
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion: for town and country. ... Collected from the best authors; with very considerable additions and improvements, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, ...
Date: 1782
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Essays on hunting. Containing a philosophical enquiry into the nature and properties of the scent; observations on the different kinds of hounds, with the Manner of training them. Also directions for the choice of a hunter; The Qualifications requisite for a Huntsman; And other general Rules to be observed in every Contingency incident to the Chace. With an Introduction, describing the Method of Hare-Hunting, practised by the Greeks.
Date: [1781]
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The experienced huntsman. Containing observations on the nature and qualities of the different species of game. With instructions for hunting the buck, the hare, the fox, the badger, the martern, and the otter Being The Result of many Years actual Experience; and containing every Thing necessary to be known for the Attainment of that noble Art, and to form the Complete Huntsman. By Arthur Stringer, Esq;
Stringer, Arthur.Date: M,DCC,LXXX. [1780]
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The art and the pleasures of hare-hunting. In six letters to a person of quality. By John Smallman Gardiner, Gent.
Gardiner, John Smallman.Date: M.DCC.L. [1750]
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The gentleman's recreation, in four parts. Viz. Hunting, fowling. Hawking, fishing. Wherein those generous exercises are largely treated of; and the Terms of Art for hunting and hawking, more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this Time, as do any Way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd; with several Forms of Warrants relating thereto, never before printed. To which is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easy direction for blowing the horn. And other sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]
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Answers for the Most Honourable, the Marquis of Lothian, with concourse of the Fiscal, and the procurator fiscal for himself; to the petition of Patrick Meek, late messenger in Dalkeith.
Lothian, William Kerr, Marquess of, approximately 1690-1767.Date: 1762]
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion: for town and country. ... collected from the best authors, with very considerable additions and improvements by experienced gentlemen.
Date: 1780
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The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion for town and country. Containing Full And Particular Instructions For Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking, Hawking, &c. With the various methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, the management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill-Fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Fish, Singing-Birds, Bees, &c. The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents; And The Method Of Destroying Insects, Vermin, &c. &c. Collected from the best authors, with numerous additions and improvements, And A Summary Of The Game Laws, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, Representing all the different Kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that are now made Use of in Fowling; and the Implements for Angling.
Date: M.DCC.XCII. [1792]