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The royal book of sports ([pp. 1-2])
The royal book of sports ([pp. 1-2])
TitleThe royal book of sports ([pp. 1-2])
AuthorUnknown
PublisherMarch, James, fl. 1854-1863
Publisher LocationEngland -- London
Publication Date1849-1868
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorUnknown
Image Production ProcessRelief prints--wood engravings
NotesIllustrated with uncolored wood engravings except for the frontispiece which is chromoxylographed.
Publisher's yellow printed decorated wrappers; titles 1-32 in March's penny library printed on lower wrapperleaves. Part of March's Penny Library no. 10.
Short verses about various games such as hopscotch, wheelbarrow races, and pig catching.
The illustrations and verse depict a group of boys playing at being soldiers and a boy who wants to ride his rocking horse to the Epsom horse races.
Subjects (LCSH)Amusements -- Juvenile poetry; Chapbooks, English -- Specimens
CategoryNursery rhymes
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0287
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection. GV1203.R69 1849
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[10] p.: illustrated; 16 x 10.5 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit checklist A.33
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