The Boy's Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia of All the Diversions, Athletic. Scientific and Recreative of Boyhood and Youth

Verlag: D.Bogue, Fleet Street, London, 1852

Beschreibung

Full leather covers with latin motto on front and rear,"Beati Mundo Corde" "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart" Front cover is off.Gilt decoration to spine which has damage. Spine title piece missing.Marbled eps.Inscription dated 1852 on reverse of ffep. Frontispiece loose, has watermark to top section. First title page has top third missing.There a couple of loose pages but is complete. Some faint foxing but in the main clean.Contents Chapters include:Minor Sports, Athletic Sports, Aquatic Sports, The Fancier (Birds animals etc.)Scientific Recreations, Games of Skill, The conjuror and Miscellanous Recreations. Illustrated throughout. 611pp .All edges gilt.Each section has an illustrated frontis. with gilt lettering.Please contact me for more information. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007718

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Boy's Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia ...

Verlag: D.Bogue, Fleet Street, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1852

Einband: Full Leather

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition