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Boy's Own Book
Boy's Own Book:: a complete encyclopedia of all the diversions, athletic, scientific, and recreative, of boyhood and youth was written by William Clarke in Template:Book. Along with sports, games, advice and other activities available to Victorian boys in New England, it contained section on conjuring and tricks with numbers, chemistry and cards.
The first edition was 316 pages, illustrated with engravings.
A similar book was published during this time was "Boy's Own Treasury of Sports, Pastimes and Recreations".
Editions
There were many many editions of this book published. Some samples:
- Fist Edition (Boston, 1829)
- Fourth Edition (London, 1829)
- Second American edition (Boston, 1831)
- Fifth Edition, revised (Boston, 1851)
- Illustrated edition (Louisville, 1854)
- Extended edition (New York, 1857)
