Red covered book - 'Cassell's Book of Outdoor Sports & Indoor Amusements'
Object Type
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1885
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Thick book, red cloth-covered hardcover, 975 pages, gilt-edged. Front and back covers feature embossed black and gold pictures of outdoor sports and indoor games, with the titles on the cover reading "OUT DOOR SPORTS", and "Indoor Amusements" respectively. Title on first page reads "BOOK OF OUT-DOOR SPORTS/ AND/ IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS". Plate on inner page notes it as being awarded to E. Twentyman in 1885.
Measurements
H: 210 W: 160 D: 60mm (H: 8 1/4 W: 6 5/16 D: 2 3/8")
Date Used
1885
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1756.4
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by the Twentyman Family
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