The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes edited by... the Duke of Beaufort. Longmans, Green and Co., 1885-1896. Large 8° (241 x 180). Numerous plates and illustrations, some in colour. (Occasional light browning). Modern half morocco with original cloth sides, supra libros of the Duke of Beaufort, top edges gilt, others uncut (occasional light staining on the covers). Provenance: William C. Jones (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Various numbers of 250 large paper copies.
Comprising: Cricket, Golf, Tennis (Lawn Tennis, Rackets, Fives), Riding, Motors and Motor Driving, Fencing, Boxing and Wrestling, Big Game Shooting (2 volumes), Billiards, Skating, Mountaineering, The Poetry of Sport, Boating, Yachting (2 volumes), Racing and Steeplechasing, Athletics and Football, Driving, Fishing (2 volumes), Cycling, Shooting (2 volumes), Hunting, Archery, Sea Fishing, Swimming, Dancing, Coursing and Falconry. (29)
The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes edited by... the Duke of Beaufort. Longmans, Green and Co., 1885-1896. Large 8° (241 x 180). Numerous plates and illustrations, some in colour. (Occasional light browning). Modern half morocco with original cloth sides, supra libros of the Duke of Beaufort, top edges gilt, others uncut (occasional light staining on the covers). Provenance: William C. Jones (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Various numbers of 250 large paper copies.
Comprising: Cricket, Golf, Tennis (Lawn Tennis, Rackets, Fives), Riding, Motors and Motor Driving, Fencing, Boxing and Wrestling, Big Game Shooting (2 volumes), Billiards, Skating, Mountaineering, The Poetry of Sport, Boating, Yachting (2 volumes), Racing and Steeplechasing, Athletics and Football, Driving, Fishing (2 volumes), Cycling, Shooting (2 volumes), Hunting, Archery, Sea Fishing, Swimming, Dancing, Coursing and Falconry. (29)
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