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Extract forming accounts of various matches, literary tributes, the laws of the game and other features giving a flavour of cricket in 1832. Includes references to early cricket matches in France and a women's cricket match in Sussex. 22 x 14cm. 15pp (pages 337 to 352 from the original book). Paperback. Good condition.

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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4to volume in marbled boards rebuilt spine. Ex reference library. Bookplate couple stamps and a perfed title. Contents very good with 24 parts in 414 pages. All kinds of sports.

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. iv, 414. Vignette to title page and numerous engravings throughout, mainly large head-piece engravings to chapters. Emerald green half-calf with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to red label to spine, gilt floral decoration to compartments and marbled paper-covered boards. Spine slightly sunned and rubbed; edges and corners scuffed. Scattered light foxing, heavier to title page, with minor stains. Small grouse shotting newspaper clipping pasted to margin p. 376; no annotation or inscriptions. Comprehensive compendium of sporting lore, originally published in parts. Subject matter includes racing, boxing, theatre and a wide variety of other pastimes including cricket and fencing.

Twenty Five issues of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports bound into one volume. Scarce in its original illustrated hardback boards Comprised of issues 1 to 25 of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life, with twenty five illustrations. Egan provides an entertaining compendium of sports lore, with articles on horse racing, boxing, cricket, and fencing. Pierce Egan was a British journalist and sports writer, who also wrote about popular culture. His 1821 book, Life in London, was adapted into a stage play and became the first play to have a continuous run of 100 performances at the Adelphi Theatre. This volume is uncommon, but particularly in its original illustrated hardback boards. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. This volume was previously owned by Purnell Bransby Purnell, who was MP for Gloucester in the early nineteenth century. In the publisher's original binding. Externally, worn. Lightly rubbed to the boards with some wear to the extremities. The spine is missing, and the boards are held together by cords only and may detach with further handling. Internally, the binding is rather loose. Pages are lightly age toned but generally clean. Good Only.

Leather bound hardback book containing issues 1 through 25 of Pierce Egan's BOOK OF SPORTS AND MIRROR OF LIFE. Published in 1832 by T.T. & J. Tegg. With engraved title page for each issue. Boards show scuffing/rubbing especially at edge - light foxing on a few pages. Bookseller since 1995 (ULG2-bottom-R) rareviewbooks

A first edition of Pierce Egan's book of sports. Rebacked with the original red cloth laid down to the spine and boards. 25 illustrations and an ornate title page engraving. Bound from the parts, with an engraved vignette headpiece for each section. Lacking the title page. Engraved title page still present. Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was a British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture. Here he provides coverage of various sporting events, originally published in 25 parts. Subject matter includes racing, boxing, theatre and a wide variety of other pastimes including cricket and fencing. Rebacked with original cloth laid down to the spine and boards. Externally smart, with some rubbing to the spine and extremities, and minor stains to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot, with more spotting and a couple of tidemarks to the first couple of pages. Small closed tear to page 191, not affecting the text. Very Good.

original decorated cloth, rebacked with original backstrip relaid, nick at head of upper hinge, corners badly rubbed, illustrated, printed double column, later endpapers, good. bound from 26 parts; first edition; 414 pages including index