Festivals, games, and amusements, ancient and modern / by Horatio Smith
1831, First Edition. London : Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. Poor copy in the original cloth boards with the spine band missing; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Item #313493
Physical description; vi, 382 p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., map. ; 18 cm. Contents; Illustrations: The hawking party / engraved by Dean after a picture by Wouvermans -- Topography of Olympia / engraved by Sidney Hall -- Bas-reliefs on the tomb of Scaurus found at Pompeii. Subjects; Sports. Games. Festivals. Amusements. Mathematics ; Encyclopedias. Sports History. Games History. Games. Sports. Festivals. Genre; Illustrated.
Price: €45.00