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c1760 The Complete Sportsman; or, Country Gentleman's Recreation
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Description
Early Edition, Leather Binding
The second edition.
Dated c1760 using Jisc, from copies held at the British Library. An earlier edition was published in 1758, with a slightly shorter form.
Bound in full calf.
Illustrated with a frontispiece. Collated, complete.
The Complete Sportsman, or Country Gentleman's Recreation contains a guide to country sporting activities, including shooting, hunting, breeding, coursing and managing horses.
Written by Thomas Fairfax.
Condition
Bound in full calf. Endpapers and blanks retained. Externally, very good, with some rubbing to the extremities and joints, and the odd mark, heavier to the rear board. Joints are lightly cracked, with some loss to the backstrip tail and rear board. Hinges are holding generally firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription of Joseph Broomhead to title page.
Very Good
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