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likewise added the art of angling. London. Printed by T. 



Mabb for William Shears. 1654. 4. pp. xvi. 135. 



[A former edition, without the angling treatise, was printed in 

 1640. The 'Art of angling/ which is dated 1653 and occupies 18 

 pages, is by Barker, and identical with his edition of 1651. His 

 name is however suppressed. White Knight's 305. Bindley's 175.] 



Courcy f Le Marquis de). L'empire du Milieu [la Chine] 

 description geographique, precis historique, etc. Paris, 

 Didier, 1867. 8 C . 



[ Industrie des pecheurs ; engins de peche ; ruses des pecheurs ; 

 pisciculture, pp. 462-5.] 



Couteulx de Canteleu (Le Cte. J. E. H. Le) La peche au Cor- 

 moran. Avec deux planches dessinees d'apres nature par M. 

 E. Bellier de Villiers. Paris, 1870. 8. 

 [Only 100 copies printed.] 



Cox ( Nicholas ). The gentleman's recreation, in four parts ; 

 ( viz.) hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing. Collected from 

 ancient and modern authors forrein and domestick, and recti- 

 fied by the experience of the most skilfull artists of these 

 times. Illustrated with sculptures. London, printed by E. 

 Flesher, for Maurice Atkins at the Half-moon in St. Paul's 

 Church-yard, and Nicholas Cox over against Furnivals-Inn- 

 Gate in Holborne. 1674. 8. 



[ Collation : Engraved title, title, pp. x. 284. Four folding 

 plates. In this edition the book is not claimed by Nicholas Cox, 

 whose name is appended to the "Epistle Dedicatory," in the second 

 and subsequent issues. This edition has become rare and copies of 

 the five subsequent reprints, are seldom met with in a perfect 

 state.] 



The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, 



hawking, fowling, fishing. Wherein these generous exercises 

 are largely treated of. . . Whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, 

 giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculp- 

 tures inserted proper to each recreation. With an abstract... 

 of... laws... Collected at first from antient and modern authors 

 and now in this second edition corrected and very much en- 

 larged by several eminent and skilful persons, lovers of these 

 sports. London. Printed by J. C. for N. C. and are to be 

 sold by Tho. Fabian... 1 677. 8. 



[Collation : Engraved title, title, pp. viii. 1-158 ; title (2nd part), 

 159-256 ; title (3rd part), pp. 95 ; title (4th part), pp. 78 ; tables, 6 

 leaves. Hawking, fowling and fishing have separate titles and fowl- 

 ing and fishing a separate pagination. There are four folding plates.] 



The gentleman's recreation :...The third edition, with the 



addition of a hunting horse. London, printed and are to be 

 sold by Jos. Phillips... and Hen. Rodes. 1686. 8. 



[ Collation : Engraved title, title, pp. vi., plate, pp. 158 ; (tables) 



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