A illustration plate from Juvenile Sports for Boys and Girls
Published by Griffith & Simon, Philadelphia
Circa 1850

From a book consisting of descriptions of children's games, sports and amusements, told via a series of dialogues and letters between a schoolboy, his teacher, and his family. Includes chapters on many sports with 24 illustrations.

NOTE
There is another version of this book, published by M. Fithian, Philadelphia. It has colourized plates and is said to be circa 1840, but we believe it a later 1880/90s edition, as book cover is from that period.