The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, from the Earliest Period, including the rural and domestic recreations, may games, mummeries, pageants, processions and pompous spectacles, illustrated by reproductions from antient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions.
by STRUTT, Joseph. COX, J. Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Foxing to the first few leaves; spine label scuffed; light fraying to the extremities of the spine and corners; tight and sound.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London:: Methuen & Co.,, [1903].. A new edition, much enlarged and corrected by J. Charles Cox.. publisher's green cloth.. Foxing to the first few leaves; spine label scuffed; light fraying to the extremities of the spine and corners; tight and sound.. Folio,. Illustrated.. Formerly the property of Walter Camp (the "Father of American Football") with his pencilled signature and date (1910) on the front free endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52664
- Title
- The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, from the Earliest Period, including the rural and domestic recreations, may games, mummeries, pageants, processions and pompous spectacles, illustrated by reproductions from antient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions.
- Author
- STRUTT, Joseph. COX, J. Charles
- Illustrator
- Illustrated.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's green cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing to the first few leaves; spine label scuffed; light fraying to the extremities of the spine and corners; tight and sound.
- Edition
- A new edition, much enlarged and corrected by J. Charles Cox.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- [1903].
- Pages
- lv, 322 [1] pp.
- Size
- Folio,
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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