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1894015543Young Sports Pub. Co. 1894. Book. Acceptable. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First edition Young Sports Publishing Co. 1894. Acceptable softcover dime novel. Pages separated but all present. The story of Amos Rusie "The Hoosier Thunderbolt" who pitched for ten years in the National League for the Indianapolis Hoosiers New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. He threw so hard he was the catalyst for lengthening the pitching distance to 60" 6." Quite scarce. . Young Sports Pub. Co. Paperback
1885255024Leeds: Goodall and Suddick Cookbridge Street 1885. First edition limited to 250 copies. Numbered No. 24 on the half-title. 12 lithograph plates 11 hand-colored. v i 15-63 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later full black morocco a.e.g. In slipcase. First edition limited to 250 copies. Numbered No. 24 on the half-title. 12 lithograph plates 11 hand-colored. v i 15-63 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Pritt notes "since I first fished the Yorkshire waters now more than twenty years ago I have made a point of recording every matter of moment . and in this book the results of those observations are set forth" Marston Supplement p. 251; Robb p. 211; Hampton Modern Angling Bibliography p. 76; Coleby Regional Angling Bibliography p. 70 Goodall and Suddick, Cookbridge Street unknown books
1899261378London: Bradbury Agnew & Co. Ltd. Bouvere Street 1899. Hand colored engravings and additional illustrations by John Leech Browne Alken and others. Printed at the Whitefriars Press. 11 vols. 8vo. Uniformly bound in 3/4 red morocco spines gilt t.e.g. by Riviere & Sons. About fine one hinge started. Bookplate of Ellerton Pratt Whitney and Ellen Sargent Whitney. Hand colored engravings and additional illustrations by John Leech Browne Alken and others. Printed at the Whitefriars Press. 11 vols. 8vo. An fine set of Surtees' imperishable sporting novels and Ninrod's Mytton with the original illustrations attractively bound. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting pp. 358-64 Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. Ltd., Bouvere Street unknown books
1865232850London: Bradbury and Evans 1865. First Editions. Handcolored plates mostly by John Leech and many textual drawings. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in full tan calf gilt spines contrasting red and green title labels a.e.g. by Riviere three hinges off. First Editions. Handcolored plates mostly by John Leech and many textual drawings. 5 vols. 8vo. Bradbury and Evans unknown books
1880206021880. Unidentified photographers female tennis player photograph archive ca. 1880s-1910s documents women's participation in organized sport and recreational culture during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries supporting research into gender roles physical activity and educational environments for women in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. The group captures tennis as one of the few socially sanctioned athletic pursuits for women showing both formal portraiture and active play. The inclusion of seminary-based stereoviews alongside studio cartes-de-visite and outdoor scenes establishes a transatlantic visual record of how tennis intersected with women's education leisure and identity formation during a period of restricted physical and social mobility.<br /> <br /> Eight original photographs including five albumen prints and three stereoviews sepia toned ranging from approximately 2.5 x 4 inches to 3 x 4.5 inches. Two cartes-de-visite depict waist-length portraits of women holding tennis rackets dressed in late nineteenth-century attire including fitted bodices and high collars; versos bear photographer imprints for Hellis & Sons of London and George Goodman of Margate. Additional images show women engaged in doubles matches on grass courts including one action-oriented scene with players mid-swing wearing wide-brimmed hats and layered dresses. One photograph shows two young women in matching outfits possibly school uniforms standing in a yard holding rackets. The three stereoviews dated 1905 and issued by C.H. Graves of Philadelphia are captioned "A Masquerade at the Seminary Confidences" "Trying on the Costumes" and "Planning to Scare the Freshies" each depicting groups of young women in a dormitory interior; tennis rackets are visible mounted on the wall in the background linking athletic culture to residential school life. Based on the photographer and setting the images may relate to a women's seminary such as Darlington Seminary in West Chester Pennsylvania.<br /> <br /> Produced during the decades following the introduction of lawn tennis to the United States in 1874 the archive situates women's participation in sport within broader developments in leisure education and shifting norms of female physicality. The imagery documents the persistence of restrictive dress including corseted garments and long skirts even in athletic contexts underscoring the negotiation between mobility and propriety. Minor surface wear consistent with age with strong image clarity and tonal stability across prints. Overall in very good condition. unknown
1900224351900. Sports and HobbiesWomen's History Archive of six original photographs depicting women in sports and physical culture ca. 1900s-1950s. A striking group of five silver gelatin photographs and one stereoview documenting early and mid-20th century women's athletics across a range of sports including bullfighting competitive swimming mass calisthenics and weight training. The archive is anchored by a powerful press photograph of Bertha Trujillo a Colombian woman bullfighter shown bloodstained and exhausted yet defiant after leaving the ring as documented by a Hamilton Wright press caption on verso dated May 7 1956. The image captures the rare spectacle of a woman operating within a hypermasculine and violently gendered tradition underlining her transgressive presence in the public arena of the corrida. Trujillo's visibility as a "girl bullfighter" not only subverts gendered codes of spectacle and aggression but also underscores the fraught place of women in national rituals of machismo.<br /> <br /> Also included is an early gelatin silver stereoview of a woman mid-dive from a boat into open water ca. 1900s her long dress captured in graceful suspension. A vintage sepia-toned postcard shows a massive synchronized physical training display by women in uniform skirts likely in a European stadium setting. A third photograph features a smiling young woman swimmer in a tight one-piece suit standing beside a trophy likely ca. 1920s-30s exuding post-competition confidence and the growing visibility of women in elite amateur sport. Two additional gelatin silver prints ca. 1930s-40s show women engaged in solitary strength and flexibility exercises: one throwing a medicine ball under clouded sky the other stretching a resistance band at the edge of a pond. Each of these images gestures toward evolving conceptions of female strength embodiment and public physicality across the 20th century. The photographs collectively trace a visual history of women's contested access to spaces of physical prowess and public acclaim. Minor edge wear and surface rubbing to a few prints. Overall very good condition. A varied archive showcasing women's athleticism in the early 20th century. unknown
1884313800Denver: Chian Hardy & Co 1884. First edition. Map at front illustrations in text. 151 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter morocco gilt. Bookplates of James Augustine Farrell and Edward Sands Litchfield. First edition. Map at front illustrations in text. 151 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Litchfield Copy. The author of this work was a Denver judge who signed the work using the pseudonym "Bourgeois" at its end. Wetzel p. 140 "the first book that dealt exclusively with trout fishing in the Rocky Mountains"; Bruns F130 Chian, Hardy & Co unknown books
1884313800Denver: Chian Hardy & Co 1884. First edition. Map at front illustrations in text. 151 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter morocco gilt. Bookplates of James Augustine Farrell and Edward Sands Litchfield. First edition. Map at front illustrations in text. 151 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The author of this work was a Denver judge who signed the work using the pseudonym "Bourgeois" at its end. Wetzel p. 140 "the first book that dealt exclusively with trout fishing in the Rocky Mountains"; Bruns F130 Chian, Hardy & Co unknown
1898005159London: Ward Lock and Co Ltd 1898. Splendid old book on Cricket sub titled tewenty five years reminiscences of Australian and Anglo-Australian cricket with hints to young cricketers on batting bowling and fielding. 240 pages in overall clean condition just browning to las page and half title page very occasional light foxing spots inside and on outer edges of pages. Endpapers have small losses on edges paper has small splits at hinges but binding is firm and holding eighty photographs of cricketers accompany the informative text very slight yellowing to some photographs. Outer boards are a little rubbed on edges No other date in book possibly first edition but cannot be sure.Though not perfect a pleasing sound copy of a collectable cricket book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Gold Decorated Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 7 ½ x 5 Inches. Hardcover. Ward Lock and Co Ltd Hardcover
1883244032Methuen Mass: Chas. E. Trow & Co. Printers 1883. First edition. Frontispiece portrait 5 plates. 2 63 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth a.e.g. Slight rubbing to spine ends else fine. Old stamp of "Reading Room T. Wharf" on four leaves. First edition. Frontispiece portrait 5 plates. 2 63 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy. Inscribed on the front flyleaf "N W W- from the author" with ink signature of "AE Norton Boston Mass." below.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Joseph Warren Smith published portions of these memoirs which include "Fishing Biddeford Poole Maine" and accounts of shore and deep-sea fishing on the New England coast in the Methuen newspaper before assembling this charming book. Smith was also the editor of Joe's Log 1900 the diary of a tragic canoe trip on Lake Sebago.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Uncommon. Bruns S202; Heller 2:991 Chas. E. Trow & Co., Printers unknown books
1883244032Methuen Mass: Chas. E. Trow & Co. Printers 1883. First edition. Frontispiece portrait 5 plates. 2 63 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth a.e.g. Slight rubbing to spine ends else fine. Old stamp of "Reading Room T. Wharf" on four leaves. First edition. Frontispiece portrait 5 plates. 2 63 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the front flyleaf "N W W- from the author" with ink signature of "AE Norton Boston Mass." below.<br /> <br /> Joseph Warren Smith published portions of these memoirs which include "Fishing Biddeford Poole Maine" and accounts of shore and deep-sea fishing on the New England coast in the Methuen newspaper before assembling this charming book. Smith was also the editor of Joe's Log 1900 the diary of a tragic canoe trip on Lake Sebago.<br /> <br /> Uncommon. Bruns S202; Heller 2:991 Chas. E. Trow & Co., Printers unknown
190056228New York: Doubleday Page 1900. First American edition. Frontispiece portrait 24 plates and 2 maps one colored numerous text illustrations vol. I xxiv 267 pp; frontispiece 6 plates text illustrations xi 288 pp vol. 2. 2 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth t.e.g. Fine. First American edition. Frontispiece portrait 24 plates and 2 maps one colored numerous text illustrations vol. I xxiv 267 pp; frontispiece 6 plates text illustrations xi 288 pp vol. 2. 2 vols. 8vo. Account of the famous explorer's life by his son based on his letters and journals. Contains much on his encounters with buffalo elephant rhino and hippo. It also contains a considerable amount of information on his friendship and adventures with David Livingstone which led to the discovery of Lake Ngami and the Zambesi River. Czech p. 124int/WH/9 10/24/19 Doubleday, Page unknown books
186256503London: S.O. Beeton 1862. Twenty-fifth thousand. Woodcuts from designs by Harden Melville and William Harvey coloured illustrations from water-colour drawings by J.B. Zwecker Harrison Weir and Harden Melville portraits of celebrated hunters from original photographs and 6 maps showing habitats of animals and plants all over the world. xii 426 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red polished calf spine richly gilt marbled edges and endpapers. Extremities lightly rubbed else a fine copy. Twenty-fifth thousand. Woodcuts from designs by Harden Melville and William Harvey coloured illustrations from water-colour drawings by J.B. Zwecker Harrison Weir and Harden Melville portraits of celebrated hunters from original photographs and 6 maps showing habitats of animals and plants all over the world. xii 426 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Riling 778 S.O. Beeton unknown books
186256503London: S.O. Beeton 1862. Twenty-fifth thousand. Woodcuts from designs by Harden Melville and William Harvey coloured illustrations from water-colour drawings by J.B. Zwecker Harrison Weir and Harden Melville portraits of celebrated hunters from original photographs and 6 maps showing habitats of animals and plants all over the world. xii 426 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red polished calf spine richly gilt marbled edges and endpapers. Extremities lightly rubbed else a fine copy. Twenty-fifth thousand. Woodcuts from designs by Harden Melville and William Harvey coloured illustrations from water-colour drawings by J.B. Zwecker Harrison Weir and Harden Melville portraits of celebrated hunters from original photographs and 6 maps showing habitats of animals and plants all over the world. xii 426 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Riling 778 S.O. Beeton unknown
1862213602New York: Charles Scribner 1862. Photo Frontispice portrait of General replacing original frontispiece. which is placed at beginning of text 34 illus. including vignettes. x 2 502 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth rebacked laying down original spine. Very good. Photo Frontispice portrait of General replacing original frontispiece. which is placed at beginning of text 34 illus. including vignettes. x 2 502 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sabin 58140; Welch 257 Charles Scribner unknown books
1857240009New York: Derby and Jackson 119 Nassau St 1857. First edition. xvii i 19-341 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Maroon blind-stamped cloth gilt lettered spine. Spine slightly faded else fine. First edition. xvii i 19-341 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Hunting in New York state in the area between the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain. Bruns H53 Derby and Jackson, 119 Nassau St unknown books
1884620983Hof, Grau & Cie. 1884-87. LII, 544 S.; XXXII, 656 S.; LXI S., S. 657-1093, 36 S. Mit einigen Tafeln. Halbleder d. Zeit (berieben, Ecken etwas bestoßen).
1875259869London: Grant & Co 1875. First edition. Frontispiece and headpiece to chapter I. viii 253 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters morocco fine. First edition. Frontispiece and headpiece to chapter I. viii 253 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Leisurely essays on angling in England Ireland and Wales originally appearing in the Gentleman's Magazine. Westwood & Satchell p. 191 Grant & Co unknown books
1887240372New York: Printed for the Author 1887. First edition. 15 pp. Printed by Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company N.Y. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Original limp blue cloth fine. First edition. 15 pp. Printed by Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company N.Y. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Dedicated to Grover Cleveland this slim 16-page work quotes the angling references in Washington's diaries and gives brief descriptions of his angling hosts and companions. Interesting for this and for the author's conviction expressed in his dedication to President Cleveland that "No good fisherman was ever a bad man and history will bear out the assertion that the best Presidents have been the best fishermen." Bruns M224-225 Printed for the Author unknown books
1887254667New York: Printed for the Author 1887. First Edition. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Original blue cloth fine inner hinge starting. Laid in full blue cloth dropbox paper label. First Edition. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Dedicated to Grover Cleveland this slim 16-page work quotes the angling references in Washington's diaries and gives brief descriptions of his angling hosts and companions. Interesting for this and for the author's conviction expressed in his dedication to President Cleveland that "No good fisherman was ever a bad man and history will bear out the assertion that the best Presidents have been the best fishermen.". Bruns M 224/225 Printed for the Author unknown books
188719273New York: Printed for the Author 1887. First Edition. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Original blue cloth fine. First Edition. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Dedicated to Grover Cleveland this slim 16-page work quotes the angling references in Washington's diaries and gives brief descriptions of his angling hosts and companions. Interesting for this and for the author's conviction expressed in his dedication to President Cleveland that "No good fisherman was ever a bad man and history will bear out the assertion that the best Presidents have been the best fishermen.". Bruns M 224/225 Printed for the Author unknown books
188719273New York: Printed for the Author 1887. First Edition. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Original blue cloth fine. First Edition. 1 vols. Thin 8vo. Dedicated to Grover Cleveland this slim 16-page work quotes the angling references in Washington's diaries and gives brief descriptions of his angling hosts and companions. Interesting for this and for the author's conviction expressed in his dedication to President Cleveland that "No good fisherman was ever a bad man and history will bear out the assertion that the best Presidents have been the best fishermen.". Bruns M 224/225 Printed for the Author unknown
1897012713A. J. Rowland 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition A. J. Rowland 1897. Very good blue cloth hardcover with spider web design. Previous owner's penciled 1902 name to endpaper. Text clean and unmarked. An attractive volume. A. J. Rowland Hardcover
1842312787London: Published by the Author 1842. First edition. Illustrated with plates. Frontispiece of nine flies and a "picker" engraved title plate titled "Fly Fishing". Pp. i contents ii blank; 1-38. 1 vols. 16mo 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. Purple embossed contemporary morocco a.e.g. Some browning at edges of plates minor rubbing to extremities. Both Heckscher bookplates. Bookplate of George Heir. Very good. Custom red morocco backed slipcase and matching cloth chemise. First edition. Illustrated with plates. Frontispiece of nine flies and a "picker" engraved title plate titled "Fly Fishing". Pp. i contents ii blank; 1-38. 1 vols. 16mo 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. Heckscher Copy. Heckscher copy of the rare first edition with 38 pages. Later editions of this widely reprinted work were expanded to 48 and subsequently 130 pp. See Westwood & Satchell pp. 32-3; Gee Sportsman's Library p. 86; BL shelfmark 785.d.34 Published by the Author unknown books
186810602151868. 16, 640 S. Mit etwa 700 Abb. im Text u. 4 Taf. Hldrbd d. Zeit (Rücken beschabt).