307 - 1891 (GAMES) THE BOY'S MODERN PLAYMATE: A BOOK OF SPORTS, GAMES AND PASTIMES, REV. J G WOOD

1891 (GAMES) THE BOY'S MODERN PLAYMATE: A BOOK OF SPORTS, GAMES AND PASTIMES, REV. J G WOOD (GAMES) The Boy's Modern Playmate: A Book of Sports, Games and Pastimes originally compiled and edited by the Rev. J G Wood. New Edition, thoroughly revised to date. London: Frederick Warne, 1891. With 600 original illustrations. Chapters include Outdoor Games (cricket, football, hockey, base ball, tennis, golf, bicycling, hop-scotch, hoops, kites, tug of war, &c), Indoor Games (marbles), Parlor Games, (ventriloquism, conjuring, puzzles), athletic sports (gymnastics, archery, fencing, sailing, swimming), young workman (carpentry, gardening, ship building), sports (fishing, shooting), home pets (cage birds, dogs, parrots, pigeons, rabbits, squirrels, tortoises), science (chemistry, optics, mechanics, microscope, photography, glass-blowing), philately or postage stamp collecting, games of skill (chess, dominoes), riddles, acrostics, &c. Thick 8vo, x 816pp; pictorial stamped red cloth. Except for a small snag along the outer spine, this is a very good/near-fine copy of a book one encounters often falling to pieces. Condition: Please refer to description. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All statements contained in the catalog, condition reports, invoices, advertisements, or elsewhere concerning the authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, period, culture, source, provenance, authenticity, genuineness, condition, rarity, importance, or value of any lot are statements of opinion only and shall not be construed as representations, warranties, or statements of fact. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not offer in-house shipping. We will provide a list of recommended shippers upon request.