book-aesthete:

Rat Catching - Smith (Robert) The Universal Dictionary for Taking Alive and Destroying Rats, and all other kinds of Four-Footed and Winged Vermin,
1768.

First edition, 6 engraved plates,

B-A note: I selected this book, not just because of the novelty of a Dictonary of Catching Rats, but because the auction it was listed in had 14 auction lots totalling no less than 25 rat- and other vermin-catching books ranging in publication date from 1668 to 2001. It seemed an odd thing to collect. But I suppose there are many strange collections in the world.

Edit: Make that an ironic 15. While not actually about rat-catching, this was listed in the same auction. Hee.

“deliverance from the romish faction” - i fear nothing nice happened to said faction next…

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    oooo, comparing jesuits to rats! gotta love some good, old-timey anti-catholic propaganda.

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    “deliverance from the romish faction” - i fear nothing nice happened to said faction next…

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