Archery
1894, First Edition. London : Longmans, Green and Co. Very good copy in later half blue cloth over orange cloth boards, both gilt-tooled and the latter now somewhat dust-dulled. Panel edges slightly worn. Top edge gilt. Text block remains tight and strong, with faint scattered foxing throughout. A well-preserved example overall. Item #480642
Series; Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Physical description; xvi, 534 pages : illustrations, maps, some colour ; 20 cm. Notes; With contributions by Alice Legh, Viscount Dillon, Major C. Hawkins Fisher, Rev. Eyre W. Hussey, Rev. W. K. R. Bedford, J. Balfour Paul, and L. W. Maxson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Prehistoric Archery -- Military Archery in the Middle Ages -- The Decadence of Archery -- Scottish Archery -- The Royal Toxophilite Society -- The Woodmen of Arden -- The Bow -- The Arrow -- Practical Instructions in Shooting -- Ladies' Archery -- The Range and Penetration of the English Long-Bow -- Archery in the United States. Subjects; Archery History. Archery Great Britain History. Bow and arrow.
Price: €85.00