
The Gentlewoman's Book of Sports - The London Library (Paperback)
Various Authors (author)
£4.99
Paperback
128 Pages
Published: 05/05/2016
Published: 05/05/2016
"One would hear considerably less of hysteria, of morphine-mania, and of other regrettable characteristics of fin-de-siecle existence, if women were to take to fencing as one of the regular occupations of their day"
The Gentlewoman's Book of Sports is part of 'Found on the Shelves', published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving and more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners and thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it.
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782272472
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 367 g
Dimensions: 178 x 111 x 8 mm
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