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PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPORTS - FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPORTS - FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT

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Third edition of the classic chronological history of sport in America, from 1607 to the 1950s, illustrated throughout with fine art, archival and photographic imagery.

4to. 312pp. Dust-wrapper. Light wear to wrapper. Publisher's sticker to insider wrapper 'Damaged new stock' but largely good condition.

Date
1973
Publisher
Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Co.
Author
John DURANT and Otto BETTMANN

£10.00 (Code: 93158)

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