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THE SPORTING CHRONICLE ANNUAL 1877-1879 (3 ISSUES IN ONE BINDING)

THE SPORTING CHRONICLE ANNUAL 1877-1879 (3 ISSUES IN ONE BINDING)

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A single binding containing the first three issues of the great sporting annual, primarily focused on horse racing but also an important record of cricket, rowing, athletics and other sports.

8vo. c.500pp. Marbled boards with black leather spine and corners. A very handsome volume, with attractive later binding featuring gilt letters to spine and fresh endpapers. Original pages fully intact and in excellent condition. A very good copy.

Date
1887-1889
Publisher
Manchester: The Sporting Chronicle
Author
THE SPORTING CHRONICLE

£250.00 (Code: 100268)

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