GLIG-GAMENA ANGEL-DEOD, OR, THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND: Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May-Games, Mummeries, Pageants, Processions, and Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

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Illustrated with frontis and 39 plates, all in sepia. 357 pages. "Illustrated by Engravings selected from Ancient Paintings; in which are represented most of the Popular Diversions." This is the second edition of this fascinating history of sports, recreation, and dress in England. "In turning to the British Museum for models for his engravings, (Strutt) developed that combination of text and illustration which made his antiquarian works uniquely valuable" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 499) First published in 1801, copies of this 1810 second edition (unchanged from the first edition) are found with the plates hand-colored and uncolored, this copy uncolored. Period binding of full red leather with extensive tooling to covers, spine with raised double bands with ornate gilt-decorated tooling in the compartments, expert 20th century re-casing, all page edges gilt. Slight scattered spotting to front cover, corners unworn. The first two blank pages and the rear endpaper have repaired slits, bookplate with Regents Park address appears to be over another bookplate, otherwise a very nice copy. The plates are all present and bright; no signs of foxing, staining, marginalia, underlining, creases, or tears to contents. An extremely clean second edition in a most impressive binding. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. N° de ref. del artículo 204619

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