Pageantry of Sport: from the Age of Chivalry to the Age of Victoria.
by Arlott, John and Daley Arthur
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About This Item
Paul Elek Productions Ltd 1968. With selections from the writings of William Hazlitt, Pierce Egan, Nimrod, Izaak Walton, Mark Twain, Henry Fielding, Charles Dickens and many others. Near fine dark green cloth boards, white spine, gold lettering to spine, gold wrestlers motif to front board, near fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, landscape (oblong) 10.5 x 14.0 inches approx. , price clipped, black and white illustrated endpapers, 128 pages, 16 coloured plates, 144 contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings in black & white. Features a variety of sports Including: cricket, shooting, coursing, golf, racing, boxing, gaming, hunting, yachting, .
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- Title
- Pageantry of Sport: from the Age of Chivalry to the Age of Victoria.
- Author
- Arlott, John and Daley Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paul Elek Productions Ltd 1968
- Keywords
- Sport, History Of Sport, Horse Riding, Cricket, Ball Games
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