Boating (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, Book 9)

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Dadd, Frank. First edition. Spine toned, bookplate on front endpaper. 1888 Hard Cover. x, 340 pp. Engraved frontispiece and plates. Includes: Introduction; The Rise of Modern Oarsmanship; Scientific Oarsmanship; Coaching; The Captain; The Coxswain and Steering; Sliding Seats; Four-oars; Pair-oars; Sculling; Boat-building and Dimensions; Training; Rowing Clubs; The Amateur, His History and Description; Rowing at Eton College; Watermen and Professionals; Laws of Boat-racing (Their History, and Rules of the Road); 'The Temple of Fame;' Appendix; Index.