Title: The gentlemans recreation :
Authors: Blome, Richard,; Cockburn, George,; Carton, Laurence Roberts,; Maclay, Alfred Barmore,; Huth, Henry,; Bedford, Francis,
Date: 1686
Publisher: Printed by S. Roycroft, for Richard Blome, dwelling at the upper end of Dutchy-Lane, near Somerset-House in the Strand,
Physical description: 2 pts. in 1 v. ([14], 236 p.; [2], 280, [4] p. (p. [284] blank), [87] leaves of plates) : ill., coats of arms ; 42 cm. (fol.)
Language: English
LC classification: A
Contents: (from t.p.) pt. 1. An encyclopedy of the arts and sciences -- pt. 2. Horsemanship. Hawking. Hunting. Fowling. Fishing. and Agriculture.
Notes: Signatures: [pi]2 A2(-A2?) a-b2 B-3O2 2A-24B2 2[4C]2 (-2[4C]2?). Engraved half title: The gentlemans recreation / by R. Blome. Part 2 has separate title page: The gentlemans recreation : treating of horsemanship, hawking, hunting ... London : Printed for the undertaker Richard Blome, Anno Domini 1686. Approbation of Charles the Second, "given... the 14th day of February 1682/3," first preliminary leaf; engraved coats of arms of the "Benefactors to this work," folio 1-10. T.p. printed in red and black. Printed in double columns. Dedication signed : Richard Blome. Diagrams based on the work of Christophe de Savigny (ca. 1530-1608).
Subject headings (LCSH): Agriculture--Early works to 1800; Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Early works to 1800.; Encyclopedias and dictionaries.; Hunting--Early works to 1800.; Science--Early works to 1800; Veterinary medicine--Early works to 1800