HUNTING. London, Longmans, Green, 1895. 4to. xii+399pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's half morocco, top edges gilt, edges untrimmed. Spine slightly soiled, otherwise good condition. LIMITED LARGE PAPER EDITION of 250 numbered copies. A volume in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. [ref: 39193] £85.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
SPORTING ANECDOTES. BEING ANECDOTAL ANNALS, DESCRIPTIONS, TALES AND INCIDENTS OF HORSE-RACING, BETTING, CARD-PLAYING, PUGILISM, GAMBLING...AND OTHER SPORTS. EDITED BY 'ELLANGOWAN'. London, Hamilton, Adams, 1889. 8vo. 352pp. Original cloth, spine worn. Recollections of boxing, horse-racing and gambling. [ref: 41619] £12.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
ATHLETIC SPORTS. TENNIS, RACKETS AND OTHER BALL GAMES. EDITED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPORTING LIFE. London, Sports & Sportsmen, (c.1927). Folio. xiii+421pp. Numerous photogravure plates with tissue guards. Original full red morocco, gilt, all edges gilt. LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 numbered copies. A lavish volume on all aspects of athletic sports. These include the Olympic games, tennis, lawn tennis, rackets, etc. [ref: 39492] £90.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
BREEDING AGRICULTURE COUNTRY-LIFE PURSUITS. EDITED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPORTING LIFE. London, Sports & Sportsmen, (c.1910). Folio. xiv+491pp. Numerous photogravure plates with tissue guards. Original full red morocco, gilt, all edges gilt. LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 numbered copies. [ref: 39257] £90.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
HUNTING. COMPILED AND EDITED BY "THE SPORTSMAN". London, British Sports & Sportsmen, 1912. Folio. xiii+645pp. Numerous photogravure plates with tissue guards. Original publisher's buckram. Top edges gilt. LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 numbered copies. A lavish volume on all forms of hunting, including fox hunting, drag hunting, hare-hunting, and stag-hunting. With chapters on hunting in Australia and India. [ref: 39491] £90.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
ENGLAND AND THE ENGLISH FROM AN AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW. London, Duckworth, 1909. 8vo. (8)+434pp. Original cloth with gilt stamp on front cover. First edition. Chapter vi, Sport, pages 230-273. Includes cricket among other sports. Padwick, 5888. [ref: 85495] £14.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A one page autograph letter from Percy Warren to C.B. Fry, asking Fry for an autograph. Fry has added a short pencil note, signed, at the foot of the letter: Memo. Sorry but I am not in the photo! Otherwise I'll be only too glad. C.B. Fry. Fry (1872-1956) played for Oxford University between 1892 and 1895, for Sussex between 1894 and 1908, for Hampshire between 1909 and 1921, and for England between 1896 and 1912. He was one of the most talented of all English sportsmen, and also played soccer for England and held the world long jump record. [ref: 33310] £120.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
TENNIS, LAWN TENNIS, RACKETS, FIVES. London, Longmans, Green, 1890. 4to. xvi+524pp. Twelve plated and other text illustrations. Original publisher's half morocco, top edges gilt, edges untrimmed. Spine slightly rubbed. LIMITED LARGE PAPER EDITION of 250 numbered copies. A volume in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. A history of tennis, rackets and fives. [ref: 86271] £120.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
MR HOYLE'S TREATISES OF WHIST, QUADRILLE, PIQUET, CHESS, AND BACK-GAMMON COMPLETE. IN WHICH ARE CONTAINED, THE METHOD OF PLAYING AND BETTING AT THOSE GAMES...FIFTEENTH EDITION. London, (c.1775). Small 8vo. xii+216pp. Contemporary full calf, covers rubbed and worn. [ref: 39358] £120.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
PASTIMES AND PLAYERS. London, 1881. 8vo. (10)+203pp. Original decorative cloth, covers rubbed. Cricket, pages 1-24. Other sports covered include golf, tennis, football and archery. Padwick, 832. [ref: 23917] £50.00 enquire buy |
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