Description
Third edition of Boating by W.B. Woodgate, published in 1891.
Octavo, xii, 352pp. Full blue morocco, school emblem stamped in gilt on front cover. Five raised bands with title in gilt on embellished spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Stated “Third Edition” on title page. Solid text block, sunned spine, touch of wear to corners, a near fine example. Occasional foxing to endpapers. Complete with ten full-page plates including frontispiece, numerous in-text woodcuts, and four full-page maps. Illustrations by Frank Dadd. From the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, edited by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, K.G.