Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Pick, W. (William), 1759?-1816
2. Gale (Firm)

Publication date

1. [Vol. I.] 1786. [April-November]-vol. XIV. (1799.).

Description

1. 14 v., plate; 18 cm (12⁰)

Uniform title

1. Eighteenth century collections online.

Alternative title

1. Sportsman and breeder's vade mecum
2. Historical account of all the races run in Great Britain

Subject

1. Periodicals > England > 18th century
2. Horse breeding > England > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
3. Horse-racing > Ireland > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
4. Horse-racing > Great Britain > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
5. Race horses > England > Periodicals > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

1. Periodicals – England – 18th century.

Note

1. Editor and compiler: W. Pick.
2. Imprints lack dates, except for v. 14 (1800); first year of publication from prefatory note: "January 1, 1787."
3. Some issues lack imprint.
4. Later imprints vary; <1798> reads: Sold by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York; <1800> reads: Printed by and for A. Bartholoman, publisher of the York Herald, High-Ousgate. Sold by J. Mawman, London; by Wilson and Spence, W. Tessyman, J. Todd, H. Sotheran, and E. Peck, York.
5. Note below v. 1 imprint in square brackets: To be continued annually.
6. Title page includes contents notes.
7. With plate in v. 14.
8. Includes month by month coverage of each race meeting during the season, racing laws, prize lists, stallion and owner lists, winning horses; with major fixtures planned for the next two years and lists of cockfights. Advertisements include veterinary treatments and horses at stud.
9. Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed in (note)

1. NCBEL
2. Times handlist
3. Ward, W.S. Index of serials
4. English Short Title Catalog

Numbering (note)

1. Coverage year usually runs April to November, depending on the racing season dates.
2. Volume numbering begins with v. 7 for 1792.

Reproduction (note)

1. Electronic reproduction.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Owners, their horses and pedigrees.

Title

1. The sportsman and breeder's vade-mecum: or, An historical account of all the races in Great-Britain, [electronic resource] : for ... with ... races run at New-Malton from 1750-1786. Compiled by W. Pick, ...

Imprint

1. York : printed by W. Blanchard, [1787]-1800.

Current frequency

1. Annual (Cumulation)

Series

1. Eighteenth century collections online.

Indexed in:

1. NCBEL, II:1352
2. Times handlist, p. 220
3. Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 153

Numbering

1. Coverage year usually runs April to November, depending on the racing season dates.
2. Volume numbering begins with v. 7 for 1792.

Reproduction

1. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Indexed in:

1. English Short Title Catalog, P6449.

Indexes

1. Owners, their horses and pedigrees.

Connect to:

1. Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
2. Full text online

Place of publication

1. Great Britain England York.
2. Great Britain England London.

Added author

1. Pick, W. (William), 1759?-1816, comp.
2. Gale (Firm)