The Book of Manly Games for Boys - A Practical Guide to the Indoor and Outdoor Amusements of all Seasons.

Captain Crawley

Published by William Tegg, London, 1869

About this Item

No stated date but the preface is dated 1869. Possible first edition from this date. xi, 532pp., a frontispiece showing a game of cricket and many other in-text and full-page illustrations. All edges gilt. Captain Crawley was a pseudonym of George Frederick Pardon (1824- 1884), an English journalist and writer, especially on sports and games. In this book he describes a wide range of healthy and "manly" games and pastimes for boys, and has divided the work into the following sections: Games without Implements, Games with Implements, Miscellaneous Games, Simple Indoor Games for Winter Evenings, Grand Ball Games, Games of Skill with Various Implements, Aquatic Amusements, Gymnastics, Games of Skill and Science, and Domestic Pets. The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold and black titling and designs on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and staining to the boards. The spine ends are bumped with a little bot of damage to the cloth at the bottom of the spine and there is a little damage and loss to the cloth on the tip of the bottom front corner. The contents are tight and clean with a number (381) written on the front free endpaper. Slight cup stain to front board, and wanting ffep.

Seller Inventory # 500194

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of Manly Games for Boys - A Practical Guide to the Indoor and Outdoor Amusements of all Seasons.
• Publisher: William Tegg, London
• Publication Date: 1869
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: John Proctor
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Games