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Subject Terms Physical education and training.

1. Peter Parley's book of gymnastics : being his legacy, to promote the health and long life of his young English friends.

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Creator:: Parley, Peter
Date:: [1840]
Physical Description:: xii, 136 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The complete sportsman, or, Country gentleman's recreation : containing the whole arts of breeding and managing game cocks, with the best methods of fighting them : of rearing and backing colts : of managing race-horses, hunters, &c. : of horse-racing : of bowling : of hare-hunting : of fox-hunting : of buck-hunting : of otter-hunting : of coursing : of breeding and ordering dogs for the gun or chase, &c. : of angling in all its various branches : of breeding pigeons, rabbets, canary birds, &c. : of finding the haunts of partridges, pheasants, and all manner of game : of shooting, and of shooting flying, &c. : together, with several other equally curious articles, too numerous to be mentioned in this title page / by Thomas Fairfax, Esq.

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Creator:: Fairfax, Thomas, Esq.
Date:: [1760?]
Physical Description:: vi, [1], 8-240, [1], 2-24 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts