[Rarebooks] FS: In our new Catalog: 1882 Let's Play Croquet!

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"Croquet: The Rules Governing the Game, as adopted by the National 
American Croquet Association - October 4, 1882"

  No place or date, but probably New York, 1882.

"The necessity for a uniform Code of Rules governing Croquet Players 
throughout the country, has, for a long time been apparent. During the 
Fall of 1882, players from New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and 
Norwich, Ct., joined in a call for a Convention to organize a National 
Association, and adopt National Rules. This call was sent to about 
twenty-five clubs, and on October 4th, 1882, the Convention met on the 
grounds of the New York Croquet Club, 127th Street and 5th Avenue, New 
York, when the following rules were adopted."

Although croquet-like games had been around since at least the 14th 
century, it was in 1860s England that the modern game erupted in a fit 
of Victorian exuberance. By the end of the decade it had spread to 
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States, and 
was said to be especially popular because it could be played by both 
sexes. Unfortunately for the Lords (and Ladies) of the Hoop, the 1870s 
saw croquet eclipsed by another new-fangled Victorian sport, lawn 
tennis, and such sporty clubs as Wimbledon turned their croquet courts 
into tennis courts, for better or worse. Here in America, despite the 
encouragement provided by such books as this one, croquet would soon 
succumb to another young upstart sport, baseball, which is a pity, as it 
would be entertaining today to see professional croquet players get 
10-year, $500 million dollar contracts, and watch fans squabble about 
the designated roqueter rule.

Quite uncommon, with 4 OCLC locations and copies rarely available in the 
Trade.

Softcover. 4"x6", 11 pages. Some soil and wear, cover corners chipped. 
Quite fragile. [41516] $350 -


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