Early American Sport: A Checklist of Books by American and Foreign Authors Published in America Prior to 1860, Including Sporting SongsRobert William Henderson An indispensable guide and checklist for sports historians and collectors of sports publications. It has attempted to include everything printed concerning sports by both American and foreign authors that was published in the United States or Canada prior to 1860. |
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... Club , Mr. Hender- son has had access to many famous libraries and includes a library reference at the end of each entry that can be located . The New York Public Library , the Library of Congress , Yale Univer- sity Library , the Henry ...
... Club , Mr. Hender- son has had access to many famous libraries and includes a library reference at the end of each entry that can be located . The New York Public Library , the Library of Congress , Yale Univer- sity Library , the Henry ...
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... Club . A second edition was published by A. S. Barnes and Company in 1953 . The compiler's interest in the bibliography of early American sport arose out of his duties for sixty years as Librarian of the Racquet and Tennis Club of New ...
... Club . A second edition was published by A. S. Barnes and Company in 1953 . The compiler's interest in the bibliography of early American sport arose out of his duties for sixty years as Librarian of the Racquet and Tennis Club of New ...
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... Stewart Culin's Games of the North American Indians . The location of only one copy of each book is indicated by a symbol . Since the checklist is based on the collection in the Rac- quet and Tennis Club of New York City , that 10.
... Stewart Culin's Games of the North American Indians . The location of only one copy of each book is indicated by a symbol . Since the checklist is based on the collection in the Rac- quet and Tennis Club of New York City , that 10.
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... Club of New York City , that Club is given preference . In other cases , copies in public institutions are noted in preference to those held by private collectors . There may be differences of opinion as to what constitutes a " sporting ...
... Club of New York City , that Club is given preference . In other cases , copies in public institutions are noted in preference to those held by private collectors . There may be differences of opinion as to what constitutes a " sporting ...
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... Club . Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company , 1930 . RACQUET AND TENNIS CLUB , NEW YORK . A Dictionary Catalogue of the Library of Sports , with Special Collections on Tennis , Lawn Tennis , and Early American Sport . [ Edited by Robert W ...
... Club . Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company , 1930 . RACQUET AND TENNIS CLUB , NEW YORK . A Dictionary Catalogue of the Library of Sports , with Special Collections on Tennis , Lawn Tennis , and Early American Sport . [ Edited by Robert W ...
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