frederick hackwood1907 (3 resultados)

SB 2005, 362pp This delightful and informative book should be required reading for historical novelists, painting as it does a picture of the English at play. And rough play it was too, since its essence was frequently, that something, either human or animal, should die. The author comments that the Anglo-Saxons were a dull lot, sports-wise, but the arrival of the Normans and the reign of Henry VIII soon rectified that. The re-publication of this book by N&MP in association with the National Armouries is particularly timely since it gives an account of many sports which are currently under threat from Government or animal right lobbyists, including hunting with hounds (stag, boar, hare, fox), shooting, pugilism and horse racing, as well as such less controversial sports as football, bowls, wrestling, cricket and tennis. More ancient pastimes covered include falconry (now experiencing something of a comeback), jousting, tilting at the quintain and fighting the pel (and the interesting water quintain), archery - also experienceing a revival -, bowls as a courtierâ s game, quarter-staff and singlestick and cudgel play, gladiatorial boxing and wrestling, the old pub games (skittles, nine-pins, Kayle pins, Loggats, quoits and marbles, shove-haâ penny), cock-fighting, throwing at cocks, bull-baiting and (contrary to Spanish lore) bull-running, dog-fighting, bear- and badger-baiting and rat killing.

HB 2005, 362pp This delightful and informative book should be required reading for historical novelists, painting as it does a picture of the English at play. And rough play it was too, since its essence was frequently, that something, either human or animal, should die. The author comments that the Anglo-Saxons were a dull lot, sports-wise, but the arrival of the Normans and the reign of Henry VIII soon rectified that. The re-publication of this book by N&MP in association with the National Armouries is particularly timely since it gives an account of many sports which are currently under threat from Government or animal right lobbyists, including hunting with hounds (stag, boar, hare, fox), shooting, pugilism and horse racing, as well as such less controversial sports as football, bowls, wrestling, cricket and tennis. More ancient pastimes covered include falconry (now experiencing something of a comeback), jousting, tilting at the quintain and fighting the pel (and the interesting water quintain), archery - also experienceing a revival -, bowls as a courtierâ s game, quarter-staff and singlestick and cudgel play, gladiatorial boxing and wrestling, the old pub games (skittles, nine-pins, Kayle pins, Loggats, quoits and marbles, shove-haâ penny), cock-fighting, throwing at cocks, bull-baiting and (contrary to Spanish lore) bull-running, dog-fighting, bear- and badger-baiting and rat killing.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 474 Language: English.