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London, England
Great Britain
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Reference IDs
ESTC number: R2155
Wing number: C6707
Folger call number: Film Acc. 627
Folger holdings ID: 191393
Notes
Edition
The fourth edition, to which is now 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
Bibliographic format
octavo
General notes
Dedication signed: Nicholas Cox With a preliminary advertisement leaf With an additional title page (plate), engraved and signed: W. Sherwin sc The words "hunting, hawking," are gathered by a right brace, and "fowling, fishing." are gathered by a left brace on title page The large folded plate with title "Antient hunting notes" (apparently also sold separately) is signed "W. Dolle: sc" and has advertisement at foot "Theis noats are taught & sould by Michaell Marsh at ye Huntsman at Holborne Bridge" The plates illustrating the sections on hunting, hawking, fowling, and fishing are all signed by William Dolle Leaf A3r, the first page of the dedication to James Lord Norris, is a cancel and gives Norris's title as Earl of Abingdon. Variant: A3r is not a cancel and gives Norris's title as Baron Ricot Includes "The hunter" by Gerard Langbaine, originally published in 1685 (Wing L374) Includes an abridgment by Nicholas Cox of "A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest" by John Manwood, originally published in 1598. The abridgment has separate dated title page with title "An abridgment of Manwood's forrest laws" and imprint "London, printed for Nath. Rolls, ... 1696"; pagination is separate, register begins 3A1. It may also have been issued separately (Wing M553) "An abridgment of Manwood's Forrest laws" is identified as Wing (2nd ed.) M553 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 697