FESTIVALS, GAMES, AND AMUSEMENTS, ANCIENT AND MODERN

Early nineteenth-century history of the origins of sporting pastimes, including gladiators and the Olympic Games, with interesting pull-out illustration of the bas-reliefs at Pompeii. Includes chapters on field sports, archery, juggling etc.

8vo. 382pp. Rebound in cloth-covered boards with tooled morocco spine. Very good condition.

Date

1831

Publisher

Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley

Author

Horatio SMITH

£48.00 (Code: 76502)

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