{"product_id":"a-new-book-of-sports-classic-reprint","title":"A New Book of Sports (Classic Reprint)","description":"The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. \u003ci\u003eA New Book of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e is an encyclopedia of sorts focusing on sports, games, and outdoor activities. The book dedicates individual chapters to more than 40 different activities, including deer-hunting, curling, marbles, boxing, cricket, chess, sea-fishing, and much more. The author approaches the subject matter from a more personal perspective than one would find in a true reference book, and many of the entries include detailed personal accounts. Most entries include a brief history of the activity, and commentary on its status in the world at the time of the book's publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Book of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that will appeal to anybody interested in the history of sports and games. It is an interesting read, and an extensive text, including entries on quite a wide range of topics. If you are curious about popular sporting activities outside the usual crowd of football, baseball etc. this book is a worthwhile addition to your personal library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt should be noted that this republication contains pages reprinted in different formats, and thus text size varies from page to page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.\u003cbr\u003eThe digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":39875912925229,"sku":"9780267789207","price":17.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39877643534381,"sku":"9781330001554","price":11.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-new-book-of-sports-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}