The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Athletics and Football
by Shearman, Montague
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1888. Hardcover. Very good. Small 8vo, 410 pp, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout, ads (ii). Edited by the Duke of Beaufort. Orange boards with half black leather covers. Gilt title on black spine. Front cover marked along bottom edge. A good source on rugby ("football"), including History, The School Games, The Rugby Union Game, The Association Game, and Football As A Sport. Some light fox spotting, mostly on front free papers, including title page, o/w clean.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11362
- Title
- The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Athletics and Football
- Author
- Shearman, Montague
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Bookseller catalogs
- SPORT;
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Garrison, New York
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