By Joseph Strutt; William Hone [editor]
London   Chatto & Windus
13" by 10" xii, 530pp.
A smart edition of this charming work on the pastimes of the English people from the 1800s, with illustrations throughout.
By Joseph Strutt; William Hone [editor]

1876 The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

London   Chatto & Windus
13" by 10" xii, 530pp.
A smart edition of this charming work on the pastimes of the English people from the 1800s, with illustrations throughout.
£90.00
: 2kgs / : 867T56

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Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and one hundred and forty in-text engravings from ancient manuscripts. A detailed account of the sports and pastimes enjoyed by the people of England, including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles from the earliest period to contemporary time. Written by Joseph Strutt, an English engraver, artist, writer, and antiquary remembered as an "influential but totally neglected figure in the history of art in Britain" - Sir Roy Strong. Edited by William Hone, an English writer and bookseller.

Condition

In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot.

Very Good

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