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Encyclopedia of Rural Sports V2 - Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Boating, Racing, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Baseball, Etc. (1876) (Paperback)
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Encyclopedia of Rural Sports V2 - Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Boating, Racing, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Baseball, Etc. (1876) (Paperback)
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And The Various Rural Games And Amusements Of Great Britain And
America. The full title of this work is Encyclopedia of Rural
Sports: Consisting of Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing,
Boating, Racing, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Base Ball, &c. and the
Various Games and Amusements of Great Britain and America.
Reproduced here in facsimile is the first American edition, which
was published by Porter and Coates, Philadelphia, and which is an
expansion of the British edition. In his Introduction, Walsh
broadly defines "rural sports" as inclusive of nearly all outdoor
pastimes. Perplexingly little can be learned about J. H. Walsh and
his voluminous compendium. He is conspicuously absent from the
British Dictionary of National Biography and other major
references. Nor is the Encyclopedia ... noted in John C. Phillips'
comprehensive American Game Mammals and Birds, A Catalogue of
Books, 1582 to 1925, Sport, Natural History, and Conservation
(1930). We do know that Walsh was English, that he lived from 1810
to 1888, and was bewilderingly knowledgeable about English outdoor
sports, many of which he was proficient in, during the 19th
century. His work, astonishing in scope and detail, is equally
enigmatic.--Henry M. Reeves.
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Imprint: |
Kessinger Publishing Co
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
J.H. Walsh
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Introduction by: |
Henry M. Reeves
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Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
402 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-165-16628-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-165-16628-3 |
Barcode: |
9781165166282 |
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