{"product_id":"the-sportfolio-portraits-and-biographies-of-heroes-and-heroines-of-sport-and-pastime","title":"The Sportfolio: Portraits and Biographies of Heroes and Heroines of Sport and Pastime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sportfolio: Portraits and Biographies of Heroes and Heroines of Sport and Pastime, Various Contributors — First Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, George Newnes Limited, 1896\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Folio, pp. 140.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good. The half-leather binding over cloth boards remains entirely sound but displays notable exterior wear, including scuffing and rubbing to the leather corners and spine joints. There is minor chipping and loss to the upper and lower extremities of the spine, with the gilt spine tooling slightly dulled but legible. The boards show typical shelf-wear, edge chafing, and surface marking. Internally, the binding is secure. The endpapers exhibit rather heavy foxing and tanning, while the preliminary leaves and text block remain predominantly clean, showing only occasional, light handling marks or isolated spotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: A fascinating late-Victorian collection of photographic portraits and biographical sketches covering the leading figures of the era. This edition provides extensive coverage of a wide array of pastimes, notably encompassing traditional pursuits such as billiards, chess, and cricket, alongside athletics, golf, and football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in parts, complete bound volumes of this work have become increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly those that retain all 140 full-page portraits intact without extraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive visual and biographical record of the golden age of Victorian sport, \u003ci\u003eThe Sportfolio\u003c\/i\u003e captures the most celebrated athletes of the 1890s. With 140 full-page photographic portraits, this work provides a remarkable window into late nineteenth-century sporting history, immortalising the heroes and heroines of the pitch, the court, and the track.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54814086332755,"sku":"5319","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260819_142041.jpg?v=1788255054","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-sportfolio-portraits-and-biographies-of-heroes-and-heroines-of-sport-and-pastime","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}