The Bird fancier's recreation
Subtitle: being curious remarks on the nature of song-birds : with proper instuctions [sic] concerning the taking, feeding, breeding and teaching them, and to know the cock from the hen : also the manner of taken birds with lime-twigs, and preparations thereto : with an account of the distempers incident to song-birds, and the method to cure them
Edition: A new edition.
Publisher: Printed for John Smith ...
Published: 1770
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Songbirds; Birds; Breeding; Bird trapping
Notes: Portion of imprint preceeding date has been crossed out.

An adaptation of 'The bird-fancier's delight', London, 1714; this title 1st published in 1728.

Signatures: A-H(A1? and H6 blank).

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SCNHRB copy (39088015707250) lacks 1st leaf, though an extra blank is present at end which could be the first blank preliminary.

SCNHRB copy last two leaves with scribbles, including practice signatures of J. Dyer and John Davies.

SCNHRB copy has bookplate of Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Alexander Wetmore. Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: A. Wetmore.

SCNHRB copy quarter bound in recent red goatskin and marbled paper boards, title in gilt on spine.