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Sports and Pastimes of the People of England: Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants and Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
by Joseph Strutt, William Hone
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
Very good copy of Strutt's classic study of medieval English games, sports, festival recreations and performances.
With 140 hand-coloured engravings in the text.
First published in quarto in 1801, this is the third edition and first in octavo, with index and notes by William Hone, published in 1830.
Profusely illustrated with examples from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum, the Bodleian, Harleian and Royal libraries, etc.
Contains all forms of intellectual and physical games, from archery to bell-ringing, football to apple-bobbing, chess to bear-baiting, acrobatics to golf, jousting to gambling, opera to maypole dancing.
Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) was an English engraver, artist, antiquary and writer famous for his work on the history of English costume and sports.
Red library cloth binding with gilt title on spine, ink stamp on rear of title page, solid text block, interior fresh with delicate hand-colour on the engravings.
With 140 hand-coloured engravings in the text.
First published in quarto in 1801, this is the third edition and first in octavo, with index and notes by William Hone, published in 1830.
Profusely illustrated with examples from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum, the Bodleian, Harleian and Royal libraries, etc.
Contains all forms of intellectual and physical games, from archery to bell-ringing, football to apple-bobbing, chess to bear-baiting, acrobatics to golf, jousting to gambling, opera to maypole dancing.
Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) was an English engraver, artist, antiquary and writer famous for his work on the history of English costume and sports.
Red library cloth binding with gilt title on spine, ink stamp on rear of title page, solid text block, interior fresh with delicate hand-colour on the engravings.
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- Bookseller
- Florilegius
(JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Flo177
- Title
- Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
- Author
- Joseph Strutt, William Hone
- Illustrator
- Joseph Strutt
- Format/Binding
- Red library cloth, gilt title on spine, a.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Reeves
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Pages
- 420
- Size
- Octavo, 25 x 16.5cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Joseph Strutt, William Hone, Sports, Pastimes, games, recreation, engraving, medieval, sport, fun,
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About the Seller
Florilegius
Biblio member since 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo
About Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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