From The Age of Chivalry to The Age of Victoria

ARLOTT, John and DALEY, Arthur

[128] pp.

Hawthorn Books, Inc. Publishers

1968

First American Edition

10 7/8" x 15 5/8"

Playing fields and players the world over, from the age of chivalry to similarly courtly Victorian times. The 144-contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings and 16 color plates are bolstered with selections from such notables as Twain, Fielding and Dickens. Arlott, a broadcaster, writes a long introduction to the sports which include angling, cockfighting, football, gaming, and racing. Daley, a New York Times sportswriter, writes on the evolution of sports in the United States.