An Athletics Compendium

^4 55-70 British Isles ~ General 55 Manual of Britishrural sports: comprising shooting, hunting, coursing, fishingh,awking, racing, boating, pedestrianism, and the various rural games and amusements of Great Britain / Stonehenge. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1857. xvi, 720p; illus; index Previous ed. A54; subsequent ed. A56 56 Manual of Britishrural sports: comprising shooting, hunting, coursing, fishingh,awking, racing, boating, pedestrianism, and the various rural games and amusements of Great Brita/inStonehenge. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1857. xvi, 720p; illus; index ^ Previous ed. A55; subsequent ed. A57 57 Manual of British ruraslports / Stonehenge. 4th ed., entirely revised, with additions. London: Routledge, 1859. ' xvi, 720p; illus; index BL: 7906.d.l ^ Previous ed. A56; subsequent ed. A58 58 Manual of British rural spor/ts Stonehenge. 5th ed., entirely revised withadditions. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1861. xvi, 720p; illus; index BL: 7924.aa.19 ^ Previous ed. A57; subsequent ed. A59 59 Manual of British rural sport/s Stonehenge. 6th ed., entirely revised withadditions. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1863. xvi, 720p; illus; index ^ Previous ed. A58; subsequent ed. A60 60 British rural sports/ Stonehenge. 7th ed., entirely revised with additions. London: Warne, 1867. xx, 821p; illus; index BL;7906.bb.l ^ Previous ed. A59; subsequent ed. A62 61 Modern athletics / Henry F. WilkinLson.don: The 'Field' Office, 1868. 120p BL: 7906.aaa.25 Written by a member of London Athletic Clubt,his is the first historical account of amateur athletics covering the history and progress of athletics and providing a detailed review of every major meeting in the season \b<dllb. The technique of the various athletic events is described in detail, andthere are accounts of Oxford and Cambridge University athletics anodf the history ofWest London Rowing Club and London AC. Finally, there is a list of amateur and professional records and a section on the feats of Captain Barclay, based on Thorn's work. Essential reading. ^ Subsequent ed. A64 62 British rural sports/ Stonehenge. 9th ed., with numerous additions. London: Warne, 1871. xx, 872p; illus; index Hthed. untraced BL: 7906.bb.2 ^ Previous ed. A60; subsequent ed. A63 63 British rural sports/ Stonehenge. 12th ed., re-edited with numerous additions bthye 'Field' staff. London: 1875. 640p; illus; index 10th and 11 th edsuntraced BL: 7906.cc.2 ^ Previous ed. A62; subsequent ed. A66 64 Modern athletics / HenFry. Wilkinson. 2nd ed. London: The 'Field' Office, 1875. 94p BL: 7905.aaa.34 ^ Previous ed. A61; subsequent ed. A65 65 Modern athletics/ Henry F. Wilkinson. 3erd. London: The 'Field' Office, 1877. BL:D ^ Previous ed. A64; subsequent ed. A67 66 British rural sports/ Stonehenge. 14th ed., re-edited with numerous additions. London: Warne, 1878. xviii, 964p; illus; index 13th ed.untraced BL;7911.bb.4 ^ Previous ed. A63; subsequent ed. A68 67 Modern athletics/ Henry F. Wilkinson. 4etdh. London: The 'Field' Office, 1880. 106p BL;D ^ Previous ed. A65 68 British rural sports/ Stonehenge. 15th wedit.h, numerous additions. London: Warne, 1881. 966p; illus; index ^ Previous ed. A66; subsequent ed. A69 69 British rural sports: comprising shooting, hunting, coursing, fishing,hawking, racing, boating and pedestrianism with alrlural games and amusements/ Stonehenge. 16th ed., re-edited with numeraodudsitions by The Field Staff. London: Warne, 1886. xviii, 1039p; illus; index BL;YA.1993.a.l5276 ^ Previous ed. A68 70 Athletics and football/ Sir Montague Shearman; with a contribution on paper-chasing Wbaylter Rye. London: Longmans, 1887. xxvi, 446p; illus; index (The Badminton Library of sports paansdtimes) BL: K.T.C.103.a.l/5 Shearman, an eminent judge, athlete and President of the AAA from 1916 to 1929, produced the first major account of athletics. It includes a history of the sport in England, an account of the '\&8>6 AAA Championships, chapters on training, athletic [ 6 ]