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The New Sporting Almanack; A Manual Of Instruction And Amusement 1844

The New Sporting Almanack; A Manual Of Instruction And Amusement 1844

Tattersall, George

Paperback

AtlasesSports GeneralGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354500293
ISBN13: 9789354500299
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into the bustle of 1840s England sports, where wagers, weather, and tradition set the pace. A year in sport, mapped. George Tattersall's The New Sporting Almanack (1844) is a victorian sports manual built for use: dates to mark, conditions to note, and the practical know-how that kept courses, coverts, and clubs running. Part calendar, part pocket guide, it reads as a sports reference handbook for anyone curious about how sport was organised in the age of coaches and country houses. From a working horse racing calendar to wider sporting rules and tips, it captures the rhythms of the season and the expectations of conduct that framed leisure and competition. Beyond its immediate utility, this sporting almanac reprint offers a vivid slice of victorian britain culture and british sport history: the language of the turf, the social codes of the field, and the everyday logistics that rarely survive in grand narratives. For casual readers, it is easy to dip into: a brisk snapshot of sporting life, vocabulary, and manners, carried by the charm of a well-worn handbook at once. Sports history researchers will find it a grounded primary window onto the practices and priorities of the time; antique book collectors will appreciate its period voice and its place in a true field sports companion tradition. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure, worthy of any gentlemans sporting library.

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