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A Sporting Pilgrimage. Riding to Hounds, Golf, Rowing, Football, Club and University Athletics. Studies in English Sport, Past and Present
by Whitney, Casper W. (1864 - 1929)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Decorated cloth, Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Spine has mild sun-fading. 8vo; xii, 397 pages 8.5 inches tall; Illustrated with 144 black and with illustrations some photographic; Frontispiece by Remington; double page map. First Edition, First Printing.. Laid-in is an interesting signed typed letter from an acquaintance of the author giving the book as a present. Caspar William Whitney was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman and war correspondent. He originated the concept of the All-American team in college football in 1889 when he worked for Harper's Magazine. [wiki]
Chapters on golf, riding the hounds, rowing, university football, club football, cycling, cricket and more.
Golf chapters are found in the back from pages 331-397, including club histories, golf history in general, instructional, plus photographs and other illustrations, an 1879 plan of St. Andrews Golfing Course, a 1888 plan of St. George's Golf Club golf course, and "A Hoylake Putting-Green" image from a painting.
Ref Hathi; PBA Catalog, Padwick. 8226
Decorated cloth, Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Spine has mild sun-fading. 8vo; xii, 397 pages 8.5 inches tall; Illustrated with 144 black and with illustrations some photographic; Frontispiece by Remington; double page map. First Edition, First Printing.. Laid-in is an interesting signed typed letter from an acquaintance of the author giving the book as a present. Caspar William Whitney was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman and war correspondent. He originated the concept of the All-American team in college football in 1889 when he worked for Harper's Magazine. [wiki]
Chapters on golf, riding the hounds, rowing, university football, club football, cycling, cricket and more.
Golf chapters are found in the back from pages 331-397, including club histories, golf history in general, instructional, plus photographs and other illustrations, an 1879 plan of St. Andrews Golfing Course, a 1888 plan of St. George's Golf Club golf course, and "A Hoylake Putting-Green" image from a painting.
Ref Hathi; PBA Catalog, Padwick. 8226
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012420
- Title
- A Sporting Pilgrimage. Riding to Hounds, Golf, Rowing, Football, Club and University Athletics. Studies in English Sport, Past and Present
- Author
- Whitney, Casper W. (1864 - 1929)
- Format/Binding
- A Very Good Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Country Life
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