Book Description

First edition. Light soiling to front cover, more noticeable at extremities. Lacks first leaf (with plan of croquet ground); private library bookplate on front pastedown. With a few playing diagrams. Note: Drazin A112 (not seen)
Dealer Notes
Given the provenance (a private library in a small Ontario town), one can imagine that the plan of the croquet ground was removed for easy reference – perhaps placed on a notice board? The bibliographer had not seen a copy, therefore we assume it to be quite scarce.
Author W. W. Bruce
Date [1904]
Binding Publisher's original colour pictorial boards w/red cloth spine
Publisher London: Beeton & Co., Ltd.,
Condition Near fine
Pages Title + 87 + 5 pp. ads at rear.

Price: £135.00

Offered by Wilfrid de Freitas

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