Nineteenth Century Games & Sporting Goods: Peck & Snyder 1886 Illustrated Catalog and Historical Introduction
by Peck & Snyder
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0878610944
- ISBN 13
- 9780878610945
- Seller
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Fulshear, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Princeton, New Jersey: The Pyne Press - American Historical Catalog Collection, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Small amount of pinpoint stains or foxing in the upper corner of the page block. The dust jacket has a minimal wear and is protected in a Mylar sleeve. Facsimile catalog from Peck & Snyder, 1886, boasting an eclectic collection of sports equipment and clothing, novelties, recreative science, firemen's supplies, magic lanterns and slides, plays and joke books, tricks and magic, badges and ornaments, and much more. From the dust jacket: "This book is a secret attic on a rainy day, a gentle reminder of the days when baseball was two words and a bicycle cost $12.50. Whatever those days were like, they could boast Peck & Snyder's Electro Radiant Megascopes, ventilated lunch satchels, nose amputation knives, battery operated scarf pins, electric sleeve buttons and magic bolognas.".
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10224
- Title
- Nineteenth Century Games & Sporting Goods: Peck & Snyder 1886 Illustrated Catalog and Historical Introduction
- Author
- Peck & Snyder
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0878610944
- ISBN 13
- 9780878610945
- Publisher
- The Pyne Press - American Historical Catalog Collection
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Sporting Goods, Games, Novelties, Equipment, Peck & Snyder, Catalog, 1800s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Catalogs;
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About the Seller
Whiting Books
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Fulshear, Texas
About Whiting Books
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