Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge, and the Great Public Schools Arranged by The Right Hon. Lord DESBOROUGH of Taplow Edited by R. H. Lyttelton, Arthur Page and Evan B. Noel Eton, Harrow and Winchester [Finely bound by Chivers First Edition]

Arranged by The Right Hon. Lord DESBOROUGH of Taplow Edited by R. H. Lyttelton, Arthur Page and Evan B. Noel

Published by London: Walter Southwood and Co., 1922

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London: Walter Southwood and Co., Limited, 1922, First Edition. Vol. III covering Eton, Harrow and Winchester (1922). Contemporary binding by Chivers in brick coloured full morocco with black tooled box design to spines with gilt titles. Black ruled panelling to boards; blind and gilt tooled circle medallion to centre of the front board with gilt titles and gilt laurels, vellucent onlay to centre being the coat of arms of Eton, Harrow and Winchester (vol. III). Top edges gilt, others untrimmed; marbled end papers. Illustrated with photographic plates and full-page portraits. Page fore edges uncut; rubbing to extremities; boards marked and scratched. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately:12 and a half inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition rubbed and worn to the top of the spine, gilt titles, blind stamped black ruled panelling. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition black ruled panelling to boards; blind and gilt tooled circle medallion to centre of the front board with gilt titles and gilt laurels, vellucent onlay to centre being the coat of arms of Eton, Harrow and Winchester. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others untrimmed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition intact. Paste downs good condition marbled paper. End papers good condition marbled paper. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned. Binding good condition attractive, page block sagging slightly in the binding. See photos. Publisher: see above Publication Date: 1922 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1694982923114

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge, ...

Publisher: London: Walter Southwood and Co.

Publication Date: 1922

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition