Author: Aspin,Jehoshaphat
Title: A PICTURE OF THE MANNERS,CUSTOMS,SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF THE INHABITANTS OF ENGLAND
Description: London, J.Harris 1825 plates (12) by Strutt and others of sports + titlepage with vignette . Quarto, 168x104mm red roan spined pictoral paper covers [covers detached & spine cracked/paper rubbed & corners rounded] iv =titlepage & advertisement +296pp. Inscription on frontispiece dated 1865, another inscription on inside of cover. Free endpaper with name stamps of William H.Bryan and W.Bentlay [also stamped name on titlepage] +Carnnel Prohyn {?} corner of free endpaper torn off, some pages loose throughout the book. 1st edition, 2nd edition published in 1831. *illustrations offer a great insight into the pastimes, entertainment, and cultural history of early 19th century Britain.

Keywords: Early 19th Century social history


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