Boy's own book
Subtitle: a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor and indoor sports
Contributors: Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856; Dalziel Brothers
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Thomas R. Knox & Company
Published: 1884
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Sports; Juvenile literature; Amusements; Magic; Outdoor recreation; Scientific recreations; Games; Physical sciences; Juvenile fiction; Toys; Pets; Gardens; Musical instruments; Boys; Conduct of life; Early works to 1800; Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes: In two parts; part 1 is non-fiction and part 2 is fiction.

Part 1 is a revised but still recognizable edition of the work by William Clarke. Cf. Halkett & Laing.

Table of contents, pages 5-10, is actually an index.

Illustrations engraved and signed by Dalziel.

Includes index.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
Table of contents: title: Boy's own book; title: Philosophy in sport made science in earnest / [by John A. Paris].