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BANNISTER, (Roger).
FIRST FOUR MINUTES.
London, Putnam, 1955.
8vo. 224pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in unclipped dust-wrapper. Good condition.
Autobiography of Roger Bannister, the first man to run the mile in under four minutes.
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BEAUFORT, (Duke of) and MORRIS, (Mowbray).
HUNTING. SIXTH EDITION.
London, Longmans, Green, 1891.
8vo. xii+373pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial cloth.
A volume in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes.
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[BERTRAM, J.G.].
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.
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BOTHAM, (Ian).
IAN BOTHAM ON FISHING.
London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2008.
Large 8vo. 240pp. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper.
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a publisher's label laid down on the half-title. The Somerset and England cricketer Ian Botham on his love of angling.
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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.
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.
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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.
BIG GAME HUNTING AND ANGLING. COMPILED AND EDITED BY "THE SPORTSMAN".
London, British Sports & Sportsmen, 1914.
Folio. xiii+593pp. Numerous photogravure plates with tissue guards. Original publisher's buckram. Top edges gilt.
LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 numbered copies. A lavish volume of all aspects of hunting and angling around the world,. Chapters include Big Game Hunting in Africa, A Trip to Rhodesia in 1898 and Elephant Hunting in German East Africa.
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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.
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.
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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.
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.
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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN.
SHOOTING AND DEERSTALKING. COMPILED AND EDITED BY "THE SPORTSMAN".
London, British Sports & Sportsmen, 1913.
Folio. xii+359pp. Numerous photogravure plates with tissue guards. Original publisher's buckram. Top edges gilt.
LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 numbered copies. A lavish volume of all aspects of shooting and deerstalking. Includes chapters on grouse, partridge and pheasant shooting.
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BROADFOOT, (Major W.).
BILLIARDS.
London, Longmans, Green, 1896.
4to. xiv+492pp. Illustrated. Original publisher's half morocco, top edges gilt, edges untrimmed. Good condition.
LIMITED LARGE PAPER EDITION of 250 numbered copies. A volume in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Illustrated by Lucien Davis. Includes a history of billiards and rules of the game.
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