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The boy's own book : a complete encyclopedia of all the diversions, athletic, scientific, and recreative, of boyhood and youth.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1855 Clarke
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clarke, William, 1800-1838.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amusements--Juvenile literature.
- Amusements.
- Games--Juvenile literature.
- Games.
- Sports--Juvenile literature.
- Sports.
- Scientific recreations--Juvenile literature.
- Scientific recreations.
- Chess--Juvenile literature.
- Chess.
- Magic tricks--Juvenile literature.
- Magic tricks.
- Pets--Juvenile literature.
- Pets.
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- 1855.
- Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1855.
- Signed bindings (Binding) -- 1855.
- Publishers' advertisements -- 1855.
- Physical Description:
- 611 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : D. Bogue, 1855 (London : Printed by Levey, Robson, and Franklin)
- Contents:
- Minor sports
- Athletic sports
- Aquatic sports
- The fancier
- Scientific recreations
- Games of skill
- The conjuror
- Miscellaneous recreations.
- Notes:
- Added illustrated t.p. and illustrated section titles.
- Published anonymously. By William Clarke. Cf. Halkett & Laing.
- Includes index.
- Includes [16] p. of publisher's advertisements at end.
- Red cloth binding stamped in gold and blind; appears to have crossed initials JL at base of design, indicating John Leighton.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Peter J. Koblenzer.
- Athenaeum's copy inscribed on front flyleaf: "Francis Glenny 19 Feb. 1858 with EJ's best wishes" (EJ may be other initials).
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