Earth Science, Sports & Recreation - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Science, Games & Amusements - General & Miscellaneous, Biology, Physics

The Boy's Own Book

Name: The Boy's Own Book
Author: Applewood
ISBN: 9781557095053

by Applewood, William Clark, William Clarke, Applewood Books

Available on Bookshop Write a review

Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.

Overview

A guide for boy's entertainment from the days before radio, television, and video games, first published in 1829.

Includes material for all interests and for all seasons of the year, for the robust and the delicate, and for the contemplative as well as the ingenious.

Synopsis

by William Clarke A companion to the Girl's Own Book, with games and tricks and amusements for every boy. 320 pp. 4 1/2 X 5 1/2. 2c cover. Paperback PAGINATION i halftitle ii blank 1 title 2 copyright 3-316 text 317-318 Ad slug (Girl's Own Book, Education of a Daughter, Mother's Book) 2c-PMS 327 + Black Add also available Girl's Own Book

About the Author, Applewood

William Clark is visiting assistant professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and coeditor of "The Sciences in Enlightened Europe," also published by the University of Chicago Press.