B32394

Shelfmark

En.4.03

Author

Strutt, Joseph

Title

The sports and pastimes of the people of England :, including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present times /, by Joseph Strutt ; illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions selected from ancient paintings.

Edition

A new edition, with a copious index /, by William Hone.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed for William Reeves,, 1830.

Physical description

[iv]-lxvii, [1], 420 p. :, ill. ;, 23 cm.

Note

Title within ornamental border.

Note

Includes half-title.

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Francis Gray, 12th Baron Gray (1756-1842). Front board bears his coronet and initial stamp.

Binding

Contemporary light brown leather; gold tooled double fillet and blind tooled triple fillet frames; gold tooled 'G' stamp on boards, in centre of blind tooled strapwork cartouche; red and blue marbled endpapers; marbled edges.

Copy-specific note

Illustrations have been hand-coloured throughout.

Subject

Games, Great Britain, History.

Subject

Amusements, Great Britain, History.

Subject

Sports, Great Britain, History.

Subject

Recreation, Great Britain, History.

Added entry--name

Hone, William, editor.

Added entry--name

Gray, Francis, Baron,, former owner.

Added entry--place

England, London

001B32394

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aEn.4.03

1001#$aStrutt, Joseph

24514$aThe sports and pastimes of the people of England :$bincluding the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present times /$cby Joseph Strutt ; illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions selected from ancient paintings.

250##$aA new edition, with a copious index /$bby William Hone.

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted for William Reeves,$c1830.

300##$a[iv]-lxvii, [1], 420 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.

500##$aTitle within ornamental border.

500##$aIncludes half-title.

561##$aArmorial bookplate of Francis Gray, 12th Baron Gray (1756-1842). Front board bears his coronet and initial stamp.

563##$aContemporary light brown leather; gold tooled double fillet and blind tooled triple fillet frames; gold tooled 'G' stamp on boards, in centre of blind tooled strapwork cartouche; red and blue marbled endpapers; marbled edges.

590##$aIllustrations have been hand-coloured throughout.

650#0$aGames$zGreat Britain$xHistory.

650#0$aAmusements$zGreat Britain$xHistory.

650#0$aSports$zGreat Britain$xHistory.

650#0$aRecreation$zGreat Britain$xHistory.

7001#$aHone, William$eeditor.

7001#$aGray, Francis, Gray$cBaron,$eformer owner.

752##$aEngland$dLondon