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New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 681 Fifth Avenue, 1923. Cloth. Near fine/good +. [SPORTS]. 8vo; x [ii], 293pp; green ribbed cloth over board, gilt-stamped title and border, vignette of snowshoes to front, armorial bookplate of George H. Hopkins to front pastedown; 8 b&w photographic illustrated plates; b&w line drawings in text; light age-toning of paper, a few minor spots; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket, chipping to edges and folds, light soiling; near fine in a good plus dj. Published the year before the first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, in France, January 1924, this book discusses many winter sports, the selection of equipment, and one chapter on "The Importance of Being Properly Dressed." Sports included are skiing, ski jumping, snowshoeing, tobogganing, winter mountaineering, walking on ice-creepers, camping in the snow, ice fishing, ice boat sailing, scootering, sailing on skates, figure skating, ice hockey, and curling. Also included is a chapter on snow photography. A… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1923. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1923 1st edition, IN A CRISP, BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design to the front panel and faded lettering along the spine. And in a sharp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing and soiling to the panels. Octavo, 293 pgs. Includes chapters on ski-jumping, snowshoeing, tobogganing, snow photography, ice boat fishing, etc.