Country Contentments: or, the Husbandsmans Recreations

Gervase Markham

Verlag: Thomas Harper, London, 1633

Beschreibung

An early edition of Gervase Markham's seventeenth century work on sporting and recreation, a scarce work in any edition. A fascinating seventeenth century work on sports and recreation of upper class English men, including hawking, tennis, angling, cock-fighting, and more.The fifth edition of this work.Originally published in 1615 in two parts, 'Countrey Contentments' and 'The English Husewife', this work was later separated and enlarged as two different volumes. It work was a bestseller of this period and went through nine editions and further reprints before the end of the seventeenth century.Written by Gervase Markham, an English poet and writer. He was the third son of Sir Robert Markham and was a soldier of fortune in the Low Countries. He is regarded as the first to import the Arabian horse to England.This copy is lacking pages 87 to 90, as well as the final blank leaf.Rebound in quarter cloth and marbled boards, with a facsimile of the title page adhered to the front board.ESTC Citation No. S120910 Rebound in quarter cloth and marbled boards, with a facsimile of the title page adhered to the front board.Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. An ink stain from page 35 to 51, and amateur tape repairs to the head of the pages from page 49 to 64. Tape repair to the gutter throughout. Lacking pages 87 to 90, as well as the final blank leaf.Otherwise, a few handling marks and spots to pages. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 843J29

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Country Contentments: or, the Husbandsmans ...

Verlag: Thomas Harper, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1633

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: book