Archery
1894, First Edition. London : Longmans, Green and Co. Very good copy, later bound in half blue leather over orange cloth boards, both gilt-tooled, and subsequently rebacked in cloth with strips of the original leather retained at the joints; boards now slightly dust-dulled. Corners and joints slightly rubbed. Top edge gilt. Text block remains tight and strong, with faint scattered foxing throughout (chiefly marginal). A well-preserved example overall. Item #480646
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