BOY’S OWN BOOK, A Complete Encyclopedia of all Athletic, Scientific, Recreative, Outdoor and Indoor Exercises and Diversions; PARLOUR MAGIC; PAUL PRESTON’S BOOK OF GYMNASTICS, Instructions for Sports and Exercises, To Promote the Health and Long Life of His Young Readers

[BOYS OWN BOOK, PARLOUR MAGIC, GYMNASTICS; 3-IN-ONE, 1866] THREE BOOKS IN ONE, 1866, SPINE TITLE: BOY'S OWN BOOK, EXTENDED, (somewhat faded) maroon cloth hardcover, gilded decoration on spine, 5" x 6", (1) BOY'S OWN BOOK, A Complete Encyclopedia of all Athletic, Scientific, Recreative, Outdoor and Indoor Exercises and Diversions, Fifth Edition, Fifth Edition, Revised, no author given [William Clarke?, author of six-line poem on the title page], published by James Miller, New York, 1866, 354 pages, illustrations, index (8 pages unnumbered), in the section "Minor Sports" is a two-third page section "Trap, Bat, and Ball" with an illustration/this 19th-century sport is regarded as a precursor of baseball; (2) PARLOUR MAGIC, author given (possibly Henry Perkins), no publisher given, undated, illustrations, detailed content in front (like index); (3) PAUL PRESTON'S BOOK OF GYMNASTICS, Instructions for Sports and Exercises, To Promote the Health and Long Life of His Young Readers, Illustrated by 188 Engraved Figures, A New Edition, Revised [Thomas Picton?], published by James Miller, New York, 1866, 168 pages, illustrations; on front endpage two previous owners' signatures, one in fancy 19th-century calligraphy with the date 1867/// CONDITION: very good-plus, cover lightly faded, spine gilding lightly faded, exceptionally well-preserved copy with hinges firm, text block tight.