With the British Bowlers in Canada. 1906. A History of a Famous Tour with Descriptive Sketches of Many of the Players, and Most of the Towns Visited
With the British Bowlers in Canada. 1906. A History of a Famous Tour with Descriptive Sketches of Many of the Players, and Most of the Towns Visited

With the British Bowlers in Canada. 1906. A History of a Famous Tour with Descriptive Sketches of Many of the Players, and Most of the Towns Visited

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This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Edition: 1st ed.,

Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards worn with bumped and frayed corners, spine faded and dull, binding fragile; title page chipped, and final advertising page torn and crumpled.

"With the British Bowlers in Canada, 1906" is a work of sporting history and travel writing that chronicles the celebrated tour of British lawn bowls players through Canada, presenting a vivid account of competitive play, cultural encounter, and Empire fellowship as Willox documents both the athletic contests and the towns and personalities that shaped the journey, constructing a portrait of a sport that served as much as a vehicle for imperial kinship as it did a test of skill between nations.

Author: D. Willox
Format: Hardback
Published: 1906, D. Gilfillan & Co.
Genre: Sport & fitness

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 2026600000214-SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,

Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards worn with bumped and frayed corners, spine faded and dull, binding fragile; title page chipped, and final advertising page torn and crumpled.

"With the British Bowlers in Canada, 1906" is a work of sporting history and travel writing that chronicles the celebrated tour of British lawn bowls players through Canada, presenting a vivid account of competitive play, cultural encounter, and Empire fellowship as Willox documents both the athletic contests and the towns and personalities that shaped the journey, constructing a portrait of a sport that served as much as a vehicle for imperial kinship as it did a test of skill between nations.