British sports and sportsmen / compiled and edited by "The Sportsman".
Edition:
Royal edition.
Published / Created:
London : Sports and Sportsmen Limited, [1908]-[1935]
Physical Description:
[16] v. ; ill. ; 38 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV605 .B78 1908+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
A limited edition of 250 sets.Illustrated throughout with numerous photographs, photogravures, and engravings, most of which are full-page tissue-covered portraits of sportsmen, many with facsimile signatures.British Museum. General catalogue of printed books to 1955 (compact edition), v. 19, p. 1050BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 225 of a limited edition of 250. Bound in gilt-tooled dark blue morocco; the name of Paul Mellon stamped in gilt on front cover.Biographies of notable sportsmen of the past in the fields of horse racing, hunting, yachting, cricket, rugby, and more.
Contents:
[Vol. 1] Sportsmen of the past. Part I. 1908 -- [v. 2] Sportsmen of the past. Part II. 1908 -- [v. 3] Shooting and deerstalking [1913]-- [v. 4] Big game hunting and angling. 1914 -- [v. 5] Yacht and rowing. 1916 -- [v. 6] Cricket and football. 1917 -- [v. 7] Racing. 1920 -- [v. 8] Polo & coaching. [1925?] --[v. 9] Athletic sports, tennis, rackets and other ball games. [1931?] -- [v. 10] Breeding, agriculture, country-life pursuits. [1831?] -- [v. 11] Hunting. [1932?] -- [v. 12] The story of shipping. [1932?] --[v. 13] Commerce & industry. [1932?] -- [v. 14] Modern commerce, transport, motoring and aviation [1933?] -- [v. 15] Modern flat-racing. Steeplechasing. Point-to-point [1934] -- [v. 16] Golf, athletics, tennis, hockey, etc. [1935]
Subject Terms:
Sports -- Great Britain -- History. | Sports -- Great Britain -- Biography. | Recreation -- Great Britain. | Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. -- Publisher. | Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 -- Provenance. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1908–1935.