Originally published in 1901. A fascinating collection of ways and means for young people to enjoy the countryside and all it has to offer. The well illustrated contents contain much detailed information and advice on: Birds Nesting - Pet Birds - Taming Wild Birds - Poultry and Pigeons - Pets - Fishing Without Tackle - Bottom and Float Fishing Common Pond and River Fish - Rambling - Nutting - Autumn Berries - Poisonous Plants - In Snow and Ice - Skating - Tobogganing and Sliding - Swimming - Toy Boat Making and Sailing - ...
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Originally published in 1901. A fascinating collection of ways and means for young people to enjoy the countryside and all it has to offer. The well illustrated contents contain much detailed information and advice on: Birds Nesting - Pet Birds - Taming Wild Birds - Poultry and Pigeons - Pets - Fishing Without Tackle - Bottom and Float Fishing Common Pond and River Fish - Rambling - Nutting - Autumn Berries - Poisonous Plants - In Snow and Ice - Skating - Tobogganing and Sliding - Swimming - Toy Boat Making and Sailing - Making and Flying Kites - Spinning Tops - Marbles and the Hoop - Knucklebones - More Rural Games etc. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Add this copy of Country Pastimes for Boys to cart. $30.65, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1897 by Longmans, Green and Co.
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Good. 1897 Longmans Green new edition with 252 illustrations on red leather boards with decorative spine cover raised bars to spine and circular gilded school crest to frontis in gilt lettering.
Add this copy of Country Pastimes for Boys to cart. $67.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1895 by Longmans, Green, and Co..
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Very Good+ No Dustjacket. Book London / New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895. Very Good+/no dust jacket. Dark blue and white decorated boards, with gold title box on cover and spine, lovely fishes decoration on spine. Light soiling to cloth boards (a few very small faint spots), very slight rubbing to cover design at edges. No fraying or wear-through to cloth. Binding is tight, hinges are sound-no cracking. Clean black endpapers-no names, writing or bookplates. Pages are clean and bright, with gilt page edges. Frontis illustration of boy carrying owl with tissue guard. 252 illustrations. 448 pages with index.
