new rules game mail concerning von lauthier joseph (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good, but covers loose. 74p. red calf Translated by James Cunningham. Introduction by Andrew Lang. 14x8.3 cm (5½x3¼"), full red calf, gilt-lettered and tooled spine, inner gilt dentelles, floral patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile of the edition of 1717, which described the French game similar to Scottish golf. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library.

74p. red calf Translated by James Cunningham. Introduction by Andrew Lang. 14x8.3 cm (5½x3¼"), full red calf, gilt-lettered and tooled spine, inner gilt dentelles, floral patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile of the edition of 1717, which described the French game similar to Scottish golf.

Translation of the book Jeu de Mail of 1717, attributed to Joseph Lauthier and translated by James Cunningham. Jeu de Mail was played in France and has close links to Croquet and Golf. Introduction by Andrew Lang. 24mo. xiii + 74pp. Original red boards with gilt title to spine. Edges of spine rubbed. All page edges gilt. Front gutter becoming exposed. A good copy of a rare book.