Athletics. With Illustrations -
H. Hewitt Griffin, London Athletic Club, Ranelagh Harriers, A.A.A.
1891 - George Bell & Sons, London - First Edition
A stunning bright first edition of this rare work.
‘We live in an Athletic age, and the man who is not an athlete in some shape or form is pretty sure to be not only written down as a nincompoop, but to prove himself one, even in the more serious battle of life; for, unless a man has the pluck and determination to succeed in whatever branch of sport he adopts, he is not likely to win his way to fame and fortune in whatever occupation or profession may fall to his lot in his buffet with the world’ – H. Hewitt Griffin (introduction).
With contributions by E.H. Pelling (Sprinting); H.C.L. Tindall (Quarter and Half Miles), J.L. Grieg (Long Jump); T. Jennings (High Jump); C.F. Daft (Hurdles or ‘Topping the Timber’); J. Kibblewhite (Mile and Distance Running); Tom Ray (Pole Jump); Sid Thomas (Cross Country); and Rev.W. Pollock-Hill (Middle Distances).
Seventeen illustrations and full page plates including plans of sports grounds and fields; A Chronograph for Timing; photographs of events and sketches of athletes in action, and wonderfully illustrated period advertisements to the front and rear. Provenance: A contemporary signature of F, Feln (?) to upper edge of front free endpaper.
Small octavo (book size 17.2x11.6cm), pp. [7 advertisements] vi [2] 119 [1] [7 advertisements]. Pagination of this particular book includes the endpapers, as they are all printed with advertisements. Condition: Fine, offsetting to endpapers. Ref: 103450 Price: HK$ 2,000
‘We live in an Athletic age, and the man who is not an athlete in some shape or form is pretty sure to be not only written down as a nincompoop, but to prove himself one, even in the more serious battle of life; for, unless a man has the pluck and determination to succeed in whatever branch of sport he adopts, he is not likely to win his way to fame and fortune in whatever occupation or profession may fall to his lot in his buffet with the world’ – H. Hewitt Griffin (introduction).
With contributions by E.H. Pelling (Sprinting); H.C.L. Tindall (Quarter and Half Miles), J.L. Grieg (Long Jump); T. Jennings (High Jump); C.F. Daft (Hurdles or ‘Topping the Timber’); J. Kibblewhite (Mile and Distance Running); Tom Ray (Pole Jump); Sid Thomas (Cross Country); and Rev.W. Pollock-Hill (Middle Distances).
Seventeen illustrations and full page plates including plans of sports grounds and fields; A Chronograph for Timing; photographs of events and sketches of athletes in action, and wonderfully illustrated period advertisements to the front and rear. Provenance: A contemporary signature of F, Feln (?) to upper edge of front free endpaper.
Small octavo (book size 17.2x11.6cm), pp. [7 advertisements] vi [2] 119 [1] [7 advertisements]. Pagination of this particular book includes the endpapers, as they are all printed with advertisements. Condition: Fine, offsetting to endpapers. Ref: 103450 Price: HK$ 2,000