Croquet

1882 · 1305 — <p><b>THE FIRST AMERICAN ATTEMPT AT NATIONAL STANDARDIZED RULES OF CROQUET</b></p><p><b>CROQUET. </b><i>Croquet: the Rules governing the game as adopted by the National American Croquet Association October 4 1882. </i>12mo original printed wrappers pp. 11 stapled. New York: 1882. <br /></p><p>Fine copy of the First Edition of the first standard American rules of the game; one of two variants priority unknown. With a page-and-a-half description of the game followed by 53 rules. The National Croquet Association was founded in 1879 but it wasn't until October 4 1882 that representatives of twenty-five American croquet clubs met on the grounds of the New York Croquet Club and adopted a standard set of rules for the popular nine-wicket game. The association was active until the 1890s when the popularity of lawn tennis surged and interest in croquet viewed as a gambling game diminished. "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.the following Rules were adopted."-<i>Introduction. </i>Fine copy with an almost imperceptible vertical crease and nine wickets drawn in pencil on unprinted p. 12 by an early owner. Drazin <b>Croquet: A Checklist.2005 Update </b>A102. <b>OCLC </b>locates two copies Univ. of Illinois & Notre Dame. 81576</p>