18th Century English Manuscript on Cock Fighting

Ink on vellum, The Rule and Codex of Cocking, dated 1754, with paper seal at lower right, presented with assorted 18th and 19th-century cock fighting accessories including spurs, a leather hood, and mounted feathers, all framed below glass.

Frame dimensions 21 5/8 x 18 in.

Freeman's, Fine Books & Ephemera, September 2011, Lot 309.

The vellum with fading and creasing, age wear and degradation to accessories.

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