Front cover image for The boy's handy book of sports, pastimes, games and amusements

The boy's handy book of sports, pastimes, games and amusements

Ward & Lock (Publisher), Petter and Galpin (Printer)
Microform, English, 1863
Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet Street., London:, 1863
Juvenile works
x, 374, [4] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
952662040
Outdoor games and amusements
Gymnastic exercises, swimming and archery
Playroom games and evening sports, riddles, forfeits &c
The sea-side, its amusements and pursuits
All about horses and horsemanship
Gardening
Cricket and other grand ball games
Farmyard pets
Household pets: rabbits, squirrels, gold fish, silkworms, guinea pigs, and singing birds
Country pleasures and pursuits
Chess and draughts
A publisher's reference book dates this item as 1861, however, a quote from the Athenaeum dated 23 May 1863 on page [2] of the advertisements suggests publication was 1863
"Petter and Galpin, Belle Sauvage Printing Works, Ludgate Hill, E.C."--Title page verso
With an illustrated title page and frontispiece
Publisher's catalogue on [4] pages at end
Microfiche, Ann Arbor, Mich., ProQuest, 2002, 5 microfiches ; 11 x 15 cm, (Opie collection of children's literature ; 045:052)