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Rare and modern books

Butler, Alfred Joshua

Sport in Classic Times

William Kaufmann, 1975

17.50 €

Kalamos Books

(STREETSVILLE, Canada)

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Year of publication
1975
ISBN
0913232130
Place of printing
Los Altos CA
Author
Butler, Alfred Joshua
Publishers
William Kaufmann
Edition
Facsimile Reprint
Keyword
GREEK ROME ROMAN ANCIENT HISTORY FIELD SPORTS GAME HUNTING, FISHING
Cover description
Good
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Not the athletic sports of the Olympics, but field sports - a survey of hunting and fishing in ancient Greece and Rome."As might be expected, hunting and fishing are the two main themes of the book, though some space is devoted to fowling and other sports. It will certainly surprise many readers to learn how highly developed were the care of horses and hounds, the choice of breed, and the rules of the hunt, and how remarkably near the ancients were to modern ways in much of their practise." Originally published by Ernest Benn.1930. 213p. illus. maps on endpapers. Usual library marks, and ffep missing, but otherwise text is clean and neat. Spine of dj sun faded.