Sports - Early works to 1800
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Recreations for gentlemen and ladies being ingenious sports and pastimes: containing many curious inventions, pleasant tricks on cards and dice; Arithmetical Sports; new Games; Rules for assuredly winning at all Games, whether of Cards or Dice; Recreative Fire-Works; Tricks to promote Diversion in Company, and other curiosities. Translated from the French, of Monsieur Ozanam.
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: 1790- E-books
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The school of recreation or, a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence. Hawking, Tennis, Bowling, Ringing, Singing, Cock-Fighting, Fowling, Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1720- E-books
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The school of recreation or a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline The Science of Defence. Hawking, Tennis, Bowling, Ringing, Singing, Cock-Fighting, Fowling. And Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1736- E-books
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The school of recreation or, a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks. Military Discipline. The Science of Defence. Hawking. Tennis. Bowling. Ringing. Singing. Cock-Fighting. Fowling. Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1701- E-books
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Healthful amusements, and ingenious exercises or the nobleman's pocket companion in sports & recreations. Containing the art and cunning in hunting, The Names and Descriptions of the Beasts of Chace; the Choice of Hounds, &c. The managing of Horses, Racing, &c. The method of Hawking. Of Bowling. Of Tennis. Of Cock-Fighting. Of Fowling. How to take all manner of Fowls and Birds; The Art of Fishing, and sundry curious baits, and how to procure and keep them for Fishing.
Date: [1770?]