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Country Contentments: or, the Husbandsmans Recreations
Gervase Markham
1633
Thomas Harper : London
7.5" by 6"
[8] 1-118pp
SUMMARY
An early edition of Gervase Markham's seventeenth century work on sporting and recreation, a scarce work in any edition.
Early Edition,Rebound,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
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
CONDITION
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.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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