{"product_id":"the-boys-own-book-william-clarke-9781646791576","title":"The Boy's Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia of all the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative, of Boyhood and Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Boy's Own Book\u003c\/em\u003e was a tremendous contrast to the juvenile books of the period, which emphasized piety, morals and instruction of mind and soul; it must have been received with whoops of delight by the youngsters in England and the United States.\" --Robert William Henderson, author of \u003cem\u003eBall, Bat and Bishop: The Origin of Ball Games\u003c\/em\u003e, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boy's Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia of all the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative, of Boyhood and Youth\u003c\/em\u003e is an encyclopedia of recreation and games for boys by English author WILLIAM CLARKE (1800-1838), published in London (1828) and in Boston (1829).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis encyclopedia covers games with marbles, sports with toys, archery and fencing, fishing and swimming, keeping pets such as birds and rabbits, puzzles and chess, and much more. It was this book that inspired the American author Robin Carver to write the classic \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Sports\u003c\/em\u003e in 1834 (also available from Cosimo Classics).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646791576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646791576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.01d","brand":"William Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759418491135,"sku":"9781646791576","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb9505e1-2dce-4be7-98a6-c4ab6010e31b.jpg?v=1765512568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boys-own-book-william-clarke-9781646791576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}