SPORTING DICTIONARIES -- The Sportsman's Dictionary: or the Country Gentleman's Companion in all Rural Recreations . London: C. Hitch, 1735. 2 volumes in one, 8° (202 x 120mm). 25 plates, 1-page publisher's advertisement. (Some light browning and spotting.) 19th-century calf (rebacked). Provenance : John 3rd Earl of Hyndford, Castlecraig (1701-1767, armorial bookplate). The Sportsman's Dictionary: or the Gentleman's Companion for Town and Country . London: Fielding and Walker, 1778. 4° (266 x 212mm). 16 engraved plates. (Some offsetting and spotting.) Contemporary polished calf (head of spine chipped, extremities worn). Provenance : Sir Thomas Fraser Grove, 1st Bt. Ferne (1823-1897, armorial bookplate and inscription); with 5 other works in 6 volumes including Schwerdt's copy of The Sportman's Cyclopedia (London, 1831), and 3 other early 19th-century sporting dictionaries. (8)
SPORTING DICTIONARIES -- The Sportsman's Dictionary: or the Country Gentleman's Companion in all Rural Recreations . London: C. Hitch, 1735. 2 volumes in one, 8° (202 x 120mm). 25 plates, 1-page publisher's advertisement. (Some light browning and spotting.) 19th-century calf (rebacked). Provenance : John 3rd Earl of Hyndford, Castlecraig (1701-1767, armorial bookplate). The Sportsman's Dictionary: or the Gentleman's Companion for Town and Country . London: Fielding and Walker, 1778. 4° (266 x 212mm). 16 engraved plates. (Some offsetting and spotting.) Contemporary polished calf (head of spine chipped, extremities worn). Provenance : Sir Thomas Fraser Grove, 1st Bt. Ferne (1823-1897, armorial bookplate and inscription); with 5 other works in 6 volumes including Schwerdt's copy of The Sportman's Cyclopedia (London, 1831), and 3 other early 19th-century sporting dictionaries. (8)
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