A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M.
1590
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Title
A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M.
Created/published
London : Printed by Iohn Wolfe, and are to be solde by Edwarde White dwelling at the little North doore of Paules at the signe of the Gunne, [1590]
Description
86, 88-93 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; (4to)
Note
Publication date from STC.
Taken partly from: Berners, Juliana. Boke of Saint Albans. (STC 3309).
Folded plate is numbered "87" and bound after p. 86.
"A booke of engines and traps to take polcats, buzardes, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine and beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime" has separate dated title page on leaf G2r; pagination and register are continuous.
Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E4 has title page to "A booke of engines and traps" only.
Signatures: A-L⁴ M².
Entered to J. Wolf 23 May 1587.
Taken partly from: Berners, Juliana. Boke of Saint Albans. (STC 3309).
Folded plate is numbered "87" and bound after p. 86.
"A booke of engines and traps to take polcats, buzardes, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine and beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime" has separate dated title page on leaf G2r; pagination and register are continuous.
Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E4 has title page to "A booke of engines and traps" only.
Signatures: A-L⁴ M².
Entered to J. Wolf 23 May 1587.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 17572
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120078
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120078
Includes
Booke of engines and traps to take polcats, buzardes, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine and beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 17572
Folger-specific note
4/1/43. Imperfect: lacking plate. Manuscript alterations to the imprint, including changing date to read 1599. Rebound; previously disbound. Provenance: bought from Parke-Bernet (?), March 23, 1943, no. 388