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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1904). (1887) 1904 new edition. 8vo (136 x 195mm). Ppxii,387 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with b&w plates from photographs. Decorative brown cloth, printed in black, blue, white and gilt, with design of a sportsman's study on upper board & soccer placers on spine, uniform with other titles in the series. Some foxing at front & rear but a very good copy. "History" by Montague Shearman; "The Association Game" by W.J. Oakley & G.O. Smith; "The Rugby Union Game" by Frank Mitchell; with other contributions by R.E. Macnachten, M.C. Kemp, J.E. Vincent, Walter Camp and A. Sutherland. . Seller Inventory # 59084
Title: FOOTBALL. The Badminton Library. By Montague...
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1904
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1904). (1887) 1901 new edition. 8vo (138 x 196mm). Ppxii,379 + 4pp ads. B/w photograph plates and plates from photographs. Binding A. Half blue roan leather over orange/tan cloth boards, spine titled in gilt, gilt coat-of-arms on upper board, uniform with other titles in the series. Rather used, spine frayed and rubbed. Slight ripple to pages due to former exposure to damp, slight soiling to edges. Good. "History" by Montague Shearman; "The Association Game" by W.J. Oakley & G.O. Smith; "The Rugby Union Game" by Frank Mitchell; with other contributions by R.E. Macnachten, M.C. Kemp, J.E. Vincent, Walter Camp and A. Sutherland. A "Bibliographical Note" to title-page verso states: "Athletics And Football, First Edition, April 1887; Reprinted September 18488, November 1889, New Edition, July 1894. Athletics, issued separately, revised and enlarged, November 1898. Football, issued separately, largely rewritten, February 1899. Cheaper Reissue, July 1901." Essential reading for understanding the actual origins and development of football and rugby. . Seller Inventory # 62553
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