1. Hard at Play: Leisure in America 1840 1940
by Grover Katheyn editor 
Price: USD 100.00
Dealer: ABAA, Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Description: Amherst, Mass: The University of Massachusetts Press, Date: 1992. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.). Chocolate cloth with gilt spine lettering, pink dust jacket with black lettering, bw illustration; 262 pp., BW illustrations throughout. "In American society, the concepts of "leisure" and "play" usually have been defined in opposition to the idea of "work." Yet as Dutch historian Johan Huizinga argued in his pathbreaking study Homo Ludens, the relationship between work and play is more complicated than this simple dichotomy suggests. Understood as a state of mind rather than as an activity, play can make the most challenging task relaxing, even joyful. At the same time, the pursuit of leisure can be serious business indeed." "Hard at Play is a collection of original essays that examine the role of leisure in American culture from the antebellum period to World War II. Encompassing a variety of disciplinary approaches, the pieces cover a wide range of topics, from roller skating and riflery to photography and "free play." Some of the essays explore how the upper and middle classes established boundaries around "appropriate" forms of recreation in order to distance themselves from the working class. Others demonstrate how gender and ethnicity circumscribed leisure pursuits. Still other essays document the transition of both individuals and families from a posed and formal social life to a more relaxed, candid, and intimate domestic world. The book includes more than 100 illustrations, as well as a glossary of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century games and pastimes."--Jacket. Contents include: Introduction : are we having fun yet? / Katherine C. Grier -- Recreation in a Christian America : Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1869-1914 / Glenn Uminowicz -- "The Germans take care of our celebrations" : middle-class Americans appropriate German ethnic culture in Buffalo in the 1850s / David A. Gerber -- Roller-skating toward industrialism / Dwight W. Hoover -- American angling : the rise of urbanism and the romance of the rod and reel / Colleen J. Sheehy -- "Another branch of manly sport" : American rifle games, 1840-1900 / Russell S. Gilmore -- A room with a view : the parlor stereoscope, comic stereographs, and the psychic role of play in Victorian America / Shirley Wajda.; Ladies of leisure : domestic photography in the nineteenth century / Madelyn Moeller -- Children's play in American autobiographies, 1820-1914 / Bernard Mergen -- Fox and geese in the school yard : play and America's country schools, 1870-1940 / Andrew Gulliford -- The natural limits of unstructured play, 1880-1914 / Donald J. Mrozek. 1992. The University of Massachusetts Press ISBN 0870237926 US 

2. Hard at Play: Leisure in America 1840 1940
by Grover Katheyn editor 
Price: USD 100.00
Dealer: Biblio, Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Description: Amherst, Mass: The University of Massachusetts Press, Date: 1992. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.). Chocolate cloth with gilt spine lettering, pink dust jacket with black lettering, bw illustration; 262 pp., BW illustrations throughout. "In American society, the concepts of "leisure" and "play" usually have been defined in opposition to the idea of "work." Yet as Dutch historian Johan Huizinga argued in his pathbreaking study Homo Ludens, the relationship between work and play is more complicated than this simple dichotomy suggests. Understood as a state of mind rather than as an activity, play can make the most challenging task relaxing, even joyful. At the same time, the pursuit of leisure can be serious business indeed." "Hard at Play is a collection of original essays that examine the role of leisure in American culture from the antebellum period to World War II. Encompassing a variety of disciplinary approaches, the pieces cover a wide range of topics, from roller skating and riflery to photography and "free play." Some of the essays explore how the upper and middle classes established boundaries around "appropriate" forms of recreation in order to distance themselves from the working class. Others demonstrate how gender and ethnicity circumscribed leisure pursuits. Still other essays document the transition of both individuals and families from a posed and formal social life to a more relaxed, candid, and intimate domestic world. The book includes more than 100 illustrations, as well as a glossary of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century games and pastimes."--Jacket. Contents include: Introduction : are we having fun yet? / Katherine C. Grier -- Recreation in a Christian America : Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1869-1914 / Glenn Uminowicz -- "The Germans take care of our celebrations" : middle-class Americans appropriate German ethnic culture in Buffalo in the 1850s / David A. Gerber -- Roller-skating toward industrialism / Dwight W. Hoover -- American angling : the rise of urbanism and the romance of the rod and reel / Colleen J. Sheehy -- "Another branch of manly sport" : American rifle games, 1840-1900 / Russell S. Gilmore -- A room with a view : the parlor stereoscope, comic stereographs, and the psychic role of play in Victorian America / Shirley Wajda.; Ladies of leisure : domestic photography in the nineteenth century / Madelyn Moeller -- Children's play in American autobiographies, 1820-1914 / Bernard Mergen -- Fox and geese in the school yard : play and America's country schools, 1870-1940 / Andrew Gulliford -- The natural limits of unstructured play, 1880-1914 / Donald J. Mrozek. 1992. The University of Massachusetts Press ISBN 0870237926 9780870237928 [US] 

3. Hard at Play: Leisure in America 1840 1940
Price: USD 44.51
Dealer: Biblio, ThriftBooks
Description: University of Massachusetts Press, Date: 1992. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1992. University of Massachusetts Press ISBN 0870237926 9780870237928 [US] 

4. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
by Grover, Katheyn (Editor) 
Price: USD 105.99
Dealer: Alibris, Bonita via Alibris
Description: University of Massachusetts Pr 1992 hardcover Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. 

5. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
by Grover, Katheyn (editor) 
Price: USD 100.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Mullen Books, ABAA
Description: ISBN10: 0870237926, ISBN13: 9780870237928, [publisher: The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Mass] Hardcover Chocolate cloth with gilt spine lettering, pink dust jacket with black lettering, bw illustration; 262 pp., BW illustrations throughout. "In American society, the concepts of "leisure" and "play" usually have been defined in opposition to the idea of "work." Yet as Dutch historian Johan Huizinga argued in his pathbreaking study Homo Ludens, the relationship between work and play is more complicated than this simple dichotomy suggests. Understood as a state of mind rather than as an activity, play can make the most challenging task relaxing, even joyful. At the same time, the pursuit of leisure can be serious business indeed." "Hard at Play is a collection of original essays that examine the role of leisure in American culture from the antebellum period to World War II. Encompassing a variety of disciplinary approaches, the pieces cover a wide range of topics, from roller skating and riflery to photography and "free play." Some of the essays explore how the upper and middle classes established boundaries around "appropriate" forms of recreation in order to distance themselves from the working class. Others demonstrate how gender and ethnicity circumscribed leisure pursuits. Still other essays document the transition of both individuals and families from a posed and formal social life to a more relaxed, candid, and intimate domestic world. The book includes more than 100 illustrations, as well as a glossary of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century games and pastimes."--Jacket. Contents include: Introduction : are we having fun yet? / Katherine C. Grier -- Recreation in a Christian America : Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1869-1914 / Glenn Uminowicz -- "The Germans take care of our celebrations" : middle-class Americans appropriate German ethnic culture in Buffalo in the 1850s / David A. Gerber -- Roller-skating toward industrialism / Dwight W. Hoover -- American angling : the rise of urbanism and the romance of the rod and reel / Colleen J. Sheehy -- "Another branch of manly sport" : American rifle games, 1840-1900 / Russell S. Gilmore -- A room with a view : the parlor stereoscope, comic stereographs, and the psychic role of play in Victorian America / Shirley Wajda.; Ladies of leisure : domestic photography in the nineteenth century / Madelyn Moeller -- Children's play in American autobiographies, 1820-1914 / Bernard Mergen -- Fox and geese in the school yard : play and America's country schools, 1870-1940 / Andrew Gulliford -- The natural limits of unstructured play, 1880-1914 / Donald J. Mrozek. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.) [Marietta, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]  

6. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
by Grover, Kathryn (Ed.) 
Price: USD 15.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Fahrenheit's Books
Description: ISBN10: 0870237926, ISBN13: 9780870237928, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA] Hardcover Hardcover, has a very slight lean to binding, a very shallow damp stain to outer edge of about 30-50 pages, slight bumps to spine ends and board corners, and a touch of additional smudging to edges of text block, otherwise a solid Near VG copy in like dust jacket which has some very faint dampstaining to rear panel, slight bumps to spine ends and corners with a short creased tear to top of front fold, light sunning to spine and panel edges, and some rubbing. [Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]  

7. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
by Kathryn Grover, Editor 
Price: USD 37.50
Dealer: Abebooks, Riverby Books
Description: ISBN10: 0870237926, ISBN13: 9780870237928, [publisher: Rochester, New York, U.S.A.: Margaret Woodbury Strong Mus] Hardcover Hardcover, glossy dustjacket without folds or tears, now in protective mylar cover. 262 pages, no markings or writing. Binding squarea and tight. [Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]  

8. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
Price: USD 44.51
Dealer: Abebooks, ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Description: ISBN10: 0870237926, ISBN13: 9780870237928, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Press] Hardcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01 [AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]  

9. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
Price: USD 44.60
Dealer: Abebooks, savehere619
Description: ISBN10: 0870237926, ISBN13: 9780870237928, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Press] Hardcover [San Diego, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]  

10. Hard at Play: Leisure in America, 1840-1940
Price: USD 45.49
Dealer: Alibris, Saveherenow via Alibris
Description: University of Massachusetts Press 1992 Hardcover Good