[Progumnasmata]. The inn-play: or, Cornish-hugg wrestler. . Digested in a method which teacheth to break all holds, and throw most falls mathematically. ... By Sir Tho. Parkyns, of Bunny, Baronet.
Sir Thomas Parkyns (1662-1741)
Category
Books
Date
1727
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3056602
Summary
Bibliographic description
8,xviii,9-64,[12]p., plate . ill.. . 4to.. MS insertion of 'Park' after 'of Bunny' on title page. With the additional leaves, and an additional plate. Dedication leaf (to Frederick prince of Wales, and Prince William) bound after p.xiv. 'A poem in defence of the marble effigies' by Francis Hoffman and the Appendix bound after p. xviii. Plate follows p. 58. 2 leaves with verse, headed 'In laudem operis / In praise of this work' bound before p.9.. Provenance: Bookplate: Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedown: k/1.. Binding: Sheep (worn), with blind rules; crest in gilt on front board: pineapple and Ulster Hand (= Sir Thomas Parkyns, bart.; presumably not provenance but publisher's mark).
Makers and roles
Sir Thomas Parkyns (1662-1741)