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ANTHOLOGY OF SPORTING VERSE

ANTHOLOGY OF SPORTING VERSE

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Collection of verse about sport covering a wide range from Walter Scott on hunting to E.V. Lucas on cricket.

1st edition. small 4to. 288pp. cut page edges. Internally clean though mildly browned. In the original green cloth boards, spine titles mildly faded. in the bright green dustwrapper which has been carefully repaired. Quite tanned but the flaps really stand out. Overall very good.

Date
1930
Publisher
W. Collins & Sons
Author
E.B. OSBORN [editor]

£10.00 (Code: 26802)

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