Volume two of a two volume work, probably from 1870-1890. Lists amusements, including angling; the aquarium; archery; bagatelle; bezique; billiards; bird-collecting and skinning; Boats and sailing; butterfly collecting; canoes and canoeing; card games; casting; chess; colouring portraits; cricket; croquet; decalcomanie; diaphanie; draughts; eggs and egg-collecting; electrotyping; fencing; firework-making; preserving flowers; forfeits; playground games; golf; gymnastics; pets; indian badminton or lawn racquets; joinery; la crosse; magic; magic lantern (shadows, ombres chinoises, the demonstrating lantern, dissolving views, mechanical slides and effects); marbles; ornamental paperwork; paper-flower making; perforated cardboard; photography (how to print, materials, the paper, solutions, manipulation, landscape work, the dark tent); polo; potichomanie; quoits and bowls; riding; round games; rowing; silkworms; skating; skeleton leaves; spray-work; tops; window gardening; zetema. Illustrated with engravings.
| Item number | 42623 |
|---|---|
| Category | Book |
| Type | Toys And Games |
| Dimensions | length 258mm; breadth 193mm; thickness 24mm |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Related people | Samuel Highley (author) |
| J.C. Leake (author) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection