Athletics and Football (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes). London: Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1887. First Edition. Pp xxiv, 410, [2]. Publisher’s pictorial cloth boards. A nice bright copy.

Illustrated with numerous woodcut drawings throughout the text.

The Badminton Library is a legendary Victorian series known for being the definitive sporting authority of its era, and a benchmark in sporting literature.

The section on Football includes rugby and soccer