{"product_id":"the-book-of-sports-paperback","title":"The Book of Sports - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Carver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In preparing this little work, it has been a principal part of my object to serve the cause of physical education by directing the attention of young persons to sports of a healthful and invigorating tendency. \" --Robin Carver, Preface, 1834\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Sports\u003c\/em\u003e (1834), by ROBIN CARVER, also known as the Carver Book, is an American classic. It contains 15 short chapters describing the rules of popular games such as \"Hide and Seek,\" \"Cricket,\" \"Prisoner's Base,\" \"Leap-Frog,\" \"Trial of the Thumb,\" and \"Snow-Balling.\" Moreover, it offers the first description of how to play baseball--\"Base or Goal Ball\"--in Chapter Three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his Preface, Carver credits \u003cem\u003eThe Boy's Own Book, \u003c\/em\u003e an English book which he used as a source for some of his materials (also available from Cosimo Classics).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Sports\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating memento of times gone by, but also of the foundation of America's pastime, baseball, illustrated with numerous wood-engravings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790274593056,"sku":"9781646791569","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f93a69d3e24d08847fd3f7de82491cd.webp?v=1780673439","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-sports-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}