About the Author:
"Joseph Strutt (born 1749 in Chelmsford, Essex; died 1802) was an English engraver and antiquary.
Joseph Strutt, engraver, artist, antiquary and author, was born at Chelmsford in 1749. In 1770 he became a student of the Royal Academy, and in the following year secured both the gold and silver medals, the former for oil painting and the latter "for the best Academy figure." He wrote the "Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of England," followed by other works on the manners and customs of the English people, that on their "Sports and Pastimes" the chief.
There is a house named for him at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, where he was once a pupil." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England is a cultural history of the English people.
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1969). (1801, 1903) 1969 reprint. Large 4to. Pplvi,322. B/w illustrations. Very good in rubbed dust-wrapper. ".including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, pageants, processions and pompous spectacles, illustrated by reproductions from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions". First published in 1801, this is a facsimile reprint of the 1903 edition, revised by J.Charles Fox. . N° de réf. du vendeur 13201
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 'The Sports And Pastimes Of The People Of England - From The Earliest Period, Including The Rural And Domestic Recreations' ~ by Joseph Strutt; reprinted by Firecrest Publishing Ltd, Bath 1969 based on the original edition of 1801; with jacket; Folio - c9" x c12", 376pps + 29pps b&w illustr incl frontispiece; both jacket & book in vg condition. (Book weighs 2.3kg so would need extra carriage for overseas order). N° de réf. du vendeur 1529
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