Short discourse of hawking to the field with high flying long-winged hawkes and Short discovrse of havvking to the field with high flying long-winged hawkes
Description:
Armorial bookplate: Ex libris David Wagstaff. Binder’s stamp: J. Kulesho., P. [6]-[7], consists of a poem concerning falconry, that begins "A perfect plot how for to hawke ...", P. 73-76 omitted from pagination., Signatures: A-I⁸., and The author is unknown although it is thought he was from Kent as there are a number of references to the county in the work, including the following from p. 55: "... diuers Kentish ge[n]tlemen, some of my kindred and others of my acquaintance ..."
Publisher:
for Thomas Man
Subject (Name):
Wagstaff, David, 1882-1951
Subject (Topic):
Falconry -- Early works to 1800 and Hunting -- Early works to 1800
Manuscript containing approximately 60 pieces, most of which are drafts of verses by Thomas Hull, some heavily revised, including verses in memory of his friend William Shenstone; "Address to Solitude, a Cantata"; "Irregular Ode Written in a Garden"; and "Ode to Health". Other material includes poems by others copied by Hull; a letter about Shenstone by E. Baker; and engravings of Shenstone and Leasowes.
"Since, unfortunately, the version of Miss Gertrude Stein's 'An elucidation' printed in the April number of Transition, while containing the correct words, presented them in the wrong order (through an inadvertence in the printing establishment), the text has been rearranged and is offered as a supplement"--Untitled note, signed Elliot Paul (p. 1). and Wrapper title.
Subject (Name):
Stein, Gertrude,--1874-1946--Presentation inscription to C. Van Vechten and Van Vechten, Carl,--1880-1964--Presentation inscription from G. Stein
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison, Matthew Prior, William Congreve, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift. The volume also contains a large number of extracts from early 18th-century poetry, drama, and prose, many drawn from The Spectator; a collection of moral thoughts in French; and a collection of Spanish proverbs. and The latter half of the volume contains descriptive and historical accounts of France and Italy, statistics on the population, demographics, economies, and other data of London and other European cities; lists of the peers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and lists of the kings of England and France.
Description:
Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book. and Index at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
