Under the direction of the authors J. Joseph-Renaud - P. Moreau and various modern sports. c. 1905. Croquet. Lacrosse. Cycling. Fencing. Golf. Horseback riding. Hockey. Jiu - jitsu. Lawn tennis. Wrestling. Motorcycling. Swimming. Skating. Palmistry. Basque pelota. Advertising. Archery. Live pigeon shooting. The shooting. Shooting with free weapons. Album large in-4, bound in half green morocco, composed of 246 albumen prints, one print on citrate paper and one silver print from the period, pasted on leaves by the corners. Handwritten legends in ink at the bottom of the pages with inventory numbers. Average size of the prints: 23.5 x 17.5 cm Provenance: Former collection of the de Montauban family - private collection . Bibliography: Les sports modernes illustrés. Illustrated sports encyclopedia (813 engravings) published under the direction of MM. P. Moreau and G. Voulquin, Librarie Larousse, Paris, 1905 - 1906. The photographs in this album must have been produced and made under the direction of the authors of the encyclopedia in order to be used for the reproduction by engraving of the figures in the printed work published by Larousse in 1906. edited by J. Joseph-Renaud - P. Moreau and others Modern sports. c. 1905 . Croquet. Lacrosse. Cycling. Fencing. Golf. Horse riding. Hockey. Jiu-jitsu. Lawn tennis. Wrestling. Motorcycling. Swimming. Skating. Palmistry. Basque pelota. Advertising. Archery. Live pigeon shooting. Shooting. Shooting with free weapons. 4to album, composed of 246 albumen prints, one citrate print and one vintage gelatin silver print, mounted on cardboard by the corners. Handwritten captions in ink at the bottom of the pages with inventory numbers. Average size of the prints: 23.5 x 17.5 cm Provenance : Former collection of the de Montauban family - private collection .