'A new edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged' of this compendium of sports and hobbies. Includes miscellaneous games (thaumatrope p.52); drawing-room games (shadow pantomime and other theatrical games); athletic sports; aquatic sports; natural history and pets; scientific recreations; arithmetical amusements, magnetism, electricity, galvanism and electro-magnetism, chemistry, fireworks, aerostatic amusements, acoustics and pneumatics, optics (magic lantern, camera obscura, camera lucida, cosmorama, dissolving views, magic disc, anamorphosis), the microscope, the telescope, photography, the stereoscope, miscellanea); games of skill; legerdemain (including the talking head, ghost illusions). Apendixes on cycling, baseball and lacrosse. Illustrated with many engravings.
| Item number | 39203 |
|---|---|
| Category | Book |
| Type | Toys And Games |
| Dimensions | length 168mm; breadth 132mm; thickness 48mm |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection