Author(s): A. G. Steel (Contribution by); R. H. Lyttelton (Contribution by)

Sporting/Fishing

"The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes" was a series of books that covered comprehensively all the main sports, providing information on their history, explanations of their rules, tips and hints for playing them, and much more. Originally published in twenty-eight volumes from 1885-1896, the series now covers over thirty-two different sports and pastimes ranging from fencing to yachting. This volume contains everything one might want to know about the game of Cricket and is highly recommended for everyone with an interest in the sport. 

second-hand. good.