1850 Sports & Pastimes of England Strutt Illustrated Games Hunting Gambling

1850 Sports & Pastimes of England Strutt Illustrated Games Hunting Gambling

Joseph Strutt’s ‘Sports and Pastimes’ is one of the most important works on the history of recreational activities in Great Britain. First published in 1801, this work provides accounts on hunting, hawking, archer, stone throwing, golf, tennis, jousting tournaments, dancing, chess, gambling games, and even minstrel plays.

Item number: #12366

Price: $499

STRUTT, Joseph

The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, & pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time.

London : Printed for William Tegg, 1850.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • lxvii, [1], 420
  • 140 illustrations
• References: Lowndes 2533;
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)

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