
Croquet
An Annotated Bibliography from the Rendell Rhoades Croquet Collection
Nancy L. Rhoades(Author)
Scarecrow Press
Published on 1. June 1992
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-0-8108-2571-0 (ISBN)
Description
Including books, pamphlets, periodicals, catalogs, trading cards, newspapers, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, art prints, and advertisements, this subject bibliography of 679 references to croquet is based on the collection of varied material assembled by the late Dr. Rendell Rhoades, Professor of Biology at Ashland University, OH. The resulting collection encompasses the role croquet has played in literature, in biography, in art and music, in manufacturing and advertising, and in the attendant publicity. With an index of joint authors, pseudonyms, illustrators, and other pertinent information; and a chronological list of books on croquet compiled by Dr. R.W. Bray, Member of the British Croquet Association.
Reviews / Votes
...an absolute must for any library supporting sports history courses and research. * International Journal of the History of Sport * ...a very thorough work....A must for the sports section of all large reference libraries. * Reference Reviews * This is THE source... * Ohioana Quarterly * ...book will be valuable as a source of information to anyone interested in croquet history and memorabilia.... * National Croquet Calander * ...stunning in its breadth. Quite extraordinary, quite unique. * Croquet [Uk] *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-2571-0 (9780810825710)
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Person
Nancy L. Rhoades, a retired librarian with fifty years of experience, was Director of Cataloging at the College of Wooster.