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SKETCHLEY, William. The Cocker; containing Every Information to the Breeders and Amateurs of that Noble Bird, the Game Cock: to which is added, a Variety of Other Useful Information for the Instruction of those who are Attendants on the Cock Pit. Burton-on-Trent: J. Croft, 1814.
8° (195 x 108mm). 4 engraved plates. (Upper margin of frontispiece shaved, some light spotting.) Early 20th-century tree calf gilt, gilt edges, gilt turn-ins.
Second edition of Sketchley's work on every aspect of fighting cocks -- breeding, feeding, matching, etc., drawn from the author's own experience. The second half of the work contains blank forms for the owner to enter the names of his birds, the persons' names 'who walk your Cocks', bags in stock, cash account, etc. The first edition appeared in 1793.
8° (195 x 108mm). 4 engraved plates. (Upper margin of frontispiece shaved, some light spotting.) Early 20th-century tree calf gilt, gilt edges, gilt turn-ins.
Second edition of Sketchley's work on every aspect of fighting cocks -- breeding, feeding, matching, etc., drawn from the author's own experience. The second half of the work contains blank forms for the owner to enter the names of his birds, the persons' names 'who walk your Cocks', bags in stock, cash account, etc. The first edition appeared in 1793.
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