The sports and pastimes of the people of England

Title

The sports and pastimes of the people of England

Alternative Title

Full title: The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, & pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time / by Joseph Strutt ; illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions, selected from ancient paintings.

Creator

Joseph Strutt, 1749-1802

Publisher

London : Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside

Date

1845

Format

vi--lxvii, [1], 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Description

Includes index.

Provenance

Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Contributor

Hone, William, 1780-1842. editor
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

Language

English

Identifier

GV75.E5 S77 1845

Files

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Collection

Citation

Joseph Strutt, 1749-1802, “The sports and pastimes of the people of England,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 29, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/132.