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Other Sports » Other Minor Sports » Books » THE ARCHER'S REGISTER: A YEAR BOOK OF FACTS - FOR 1878-79

THE ARCHER'S REGISTER: A YEAR BOOK OF FACTS - FOR 1878-79

THE ARCHER

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A very rare issue of the Victorian archery annual comprising narrative and statistical records which started in 1864 and was edited up to 1888 by James Sharpe, archery correspondent for 'The Field' magazine and author of several related books.

8vo. 224pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards rubbed to edges. Pages lightly aged. A good copy. Very scarce.

Date
1879
Publisher
Shrewsbury: Adnitt and Naunton
Author
James SHARPE

£200.00 (Code: 96888)

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