The Encyclopaedia of Sport. (2 Volume Set)

FIRST EDITION 2 Volumes 4to. (approx. 27.5 x 19cm) hardbacks quarter bound in dark green roan with raised bands, gilt to spines and black buckram-bound boards. a.e.g. Marbled endpapers. 632 and 655pp., Indexed, illustrated with tissue-guarded b/w plates plus many b/w vignettes within the text. Engraved armorial bookplates to ffeps and identical ink gift inscriptions, dated 1899, to early blanks. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims. Light rubbing to edges and raised bands of spines. Overall a GOOD+ SET.