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The complete sportsman; or, country gentleman’s recreation: containing The art of
angling in all its various branches, The Breeding and Managing Game Cocks, with the
best Methods of Fighting them;. The Rearing and Backing Colts, The Managing Race-Horses
Hunters, &c. Horse-Racing, Fox-Hunting, Hare-Hunting, Hart or Buck-Hunting, Otter-Hunting,
Rabbet-Hunting, Ferret-Hunting, Coursing, The Breeding ani Ordering all sorts of Dogs
for the Gun or Chase, &c. The Breeding Pigeons, Rabbets, Canary-Birds, &c. The finding
the Haunts of Partridges, Pheasants, and all Manner of Game; Shooting, and of Shooting
Flying, &c. Bowling, &c. Together With many other ARTICLES equally curious, too numerous
to mention here; and including many useful Directions to Horse Feeders, Grooms, and
others, respecting the Dieting of Horses, riding a Hunting Match, &c. &c. The Whole
made plain and easy to every Capacity. By J. [sic] Fairfax, Esq. A New Edition, Revised,
Corrected, and Improved.
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FAIRFAX Thomas
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« Il semblerait que cela soit la dernière édition. La première rencontrée date de
1760 (Londres, Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear’s-Head, in Pater-Noster Row) et
porte le titre complet de
The complete sportsman; or, Country gentleman’s recreation Containing the whole arts
of breeding and managing game cocks, with the best methods of fighting them. Of rearing
and backing colts. Of managing race-horses, hunters, &c. Of horse-racing. Of bowling.
Of hare-hunting. Of fox-hunting. Of buck-hunting. Of otter-hunting. Of coursing. Of
breeding and ordering dogs for the gun or chase, &c. Of angling in all its various
branches. Of breeding pigeons, rabbets, canary birds, &c. Of finding the haunts of
partridges, pheasants, and all manner of game. Of shooting, and of shooting flying,
&c. Together, with several other equally curious articles, too numerous to be mentioned
in this title page. By Thomas Fairfax, Esq
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L’édition de 1785 a été révisée par George Morgan » Bibliothèque Mondiale du Cheval