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Other Sports » General Sport » Books » Reference » A DICTIONARY OF SPORTS; OR COMPANION TO THE FIELD, THE FOREST, AND THE RIVER SIDE.

A DICTIONARY OF SPORTS; OR COMPANION TO THE FIELD, THE FOREST, AND THE RIVER SIDE.

A DICTIONARY OF SPORTS; OR COMPANION TO THE FIELD, THE FOREST, AND THE RIVER SIDE.

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Early nineteenth century compendium covering racing, shooting, hunting, fishing etc, nicely illustrated with vignettes within text. Cricket comes between crib-biting and cropping.

8vo. 365pp. Reblund in cloth-covered boards with tooled morocco spine. Portion trimmed from top of title-page, not affecting text. Some minor foxing otherwise very good condition.

Date
1835
Publisher
Thomas Tegg and Son
Author
Harry HAREWOOD

£40.00 (Code: 76500)

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