“Sportsman’s Dictionary” 1735

“The Sportsman’s Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman’s Companion, In All Rural Recreations: With Full and Particular Instructions For Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Riding, Cocking. With The Method of Breading, Curing, Dieting and Ordering of Horses, Dogs, Pigeons, Cocks & ” ‘Extracted From The Most Celebrated English and French Authors, Anchient and Modern…’ “Illustrated with Nearly Thirty Copper-Plates Made by Several Gentlemen Well Experienced in These Noble Exercises” (25 plates complete, carefully collated). London: C.Hitch & C. Davis & S. Austin. 1735. Two volume set complete. Most plates are large and folding. 5″x8″x2 1/2″ thick. Original unusual embossed speckled leather bindings with gilt labels. Clean and crisp throughout. RARE.