Darts in England, 1900-1939 A Social History.
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Darts in England, 1900-39: A social history; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; General editor's foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The origins of darts; 3. The game of darts in England, 1900-18; 4. Darts, brewery leagues and the improved public house, 1900-39; 5. The organisation and standardisation of darts in the inter-war years; 6. The darts industry from the late nineteenth century to 1939; 7. The darts craze of the 1930s; 8. Conclusion Appendix A: The declared aims of the National Darts Association as agreed at the meeting held on 21 February 1925Appendix B: The official rules of darts as published in the Morning Advertiser; Bibliography; Index