R. H. 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

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Creator

R. H. (Robert Howlett)

Date

1684

Location

London, England
Great Britain

Media format

Printed text

Extent

[10], 202, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates

Language

English

Reference IDs

Folger bibliographic ID: 155242
ESTC number: R4841
Wing number: H3194
Folger call number: 150- 799q
Folger holdings ID: 137316

Notes

Bibliographic format

twelvemo

General notes

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

Item information about Folger 150- 799q

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

Also known as

Extended 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

Subjects

Physical education and training Recreation

Related names

author: R. H. (Robert Howlett)