The Boys' Own Book of Outdoor Sports
by Uncle John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good -/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hurst & Co., Publishers Decorative Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. No date; circa late 19th century. Arlington Edition. "A healthy manual for lovers of the rod and gun and gymnasium. Angling, hunting and trapping devices--baseball, cricket, running, leaping, swimming, wrestling, etc., taught in easy lessons. A Breezy, Outdoor Book of Athletics." With black-and-white drawings. Heavy wear to cover extremities, including 1" splits to front and rear edges of spine cloth and fraying to head and tail of spine; few cover stains. Text pages browning and very brittle; front hinge paper split. Interior clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- The Curiosity Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9725
- Title
- The Boys' Own Book of Outdoor Sports
- Author
- Uncle John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
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