SHEARMAN, Montague "Athletics and Foot Ball" [Longmans, Green & Co, 1887]

"Athletics and Foot Ball" by Montague Shearman [Longmans, Green & Co, 1887]. Part of The Badminton Library. With six full-page illustrations and 45 woodcuts in text. Covers many track & field sports, such as cross-country, shotput, and long jump. Most notably, a large portion of the text is dedicated to foot ball (soccer) and covers the earliest days of association football in England, which had begun just 14 years prior in 1863. xxiv + 410pp + 2pp series catalogue. Bookplate inside front cover. Rear hinge cracked. Textblock clean. Very Good-.