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around 120 pages, illustrated, map,signed dedication by Brian Holdich on the title page. eng
123p. + Frontis. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Nice copy. GAMES BOX 1
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of storage. 223pp. Biography of Paralympic Champion and London Marathon wheelchair winner Tanni Grey Thompson.
194p. + Color Frontis. Illustrated with full page plates. Inked ownership of Carl Keefer, Christmas 1913. Square 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Front board gold lettered and decorated with a football and goal post. Extremities slightly worn and spine slightly darkened. Hardbound. Nice copy. GAMES BOX 3
With Index. 333 pages. A couple of marks on front cover.
pp. 63-103. Full page illustrations. 8vo. Modern wraps. Nice copy. Very scarce. GAMES BOX 1
Small tear to head of spine. ; Xviii, 202pp, illustrated. A leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic personnel; on the significance of the appearance of combat sport in myth and literature; and on the alleged cultic functions of the ancient combat sports. The book is copiously illustrated with photographs of numerous objects rarely or never before published. ; Beiträge Zur Klassischen Philologie Heft 146; 202 pages
Minor shelfwear and rubbing to wraps. ; A special supplement to the exhibition organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood from the Classical Past. ; 64 pages
Light pencilling to a couple of pages. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Creasing to 2 corners of wraps. ; Stadion Zeitschrift Für Geschichte Des Sports / Journal of the History of Sport / Revue Internationale...sport XXIV, 1; 206 pages
89p. Profusely illustrated with drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, soiled. Hardbound. Nice copy. GAMES BOX 3
Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has laminate lifting to front panel and some scratches to rear panel. Some staining to reverse of rear panel of DJ. ; 11.2 X 8.4 X 0.8 inches; 207 pages
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards and a little bumping to corners. 416pp. A very comprehensive work covering sixty-five different sports from air records to wrestling. Statistics and results since the first events ever played in many sports. Illustrated in black & white photographs.
DJ has creasing along top edge. ; 9.4 X 6.3 X 0.7 inches; 208 pages
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers. Former reference copy. ; 9.4 X 6.3 X 0.7 inches; 208 pages
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Small tear to DJ. Tape stains to boards. ; Reprint of the 1972 ed. 288pp, ill. ; Aspects of Greek and Roman Life; 288 pages; Sporting activity in Greece and Rome, from the first Olympic Games in 776 BC to chariot racing during the Byzantine era. The book treats not only sports history, but its philosophy and psychology as well.
9.0 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 210 pages
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 105pp. An illustrated survey of football, cricket, rugby, lacrosse, athletics, bowls, racing, golf and Fred Perry in Stockport from 1764 onwards. Scarce.
Gift inscription from author to Jenifer [Neils] on ffep. Very faint shelfwear. ; 8.8 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 424 pages; Signed by Author
Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Upper front corner creased. ; Key Themes In Ancient History; 8.7 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches; 232 pages
Underlining in pen and notes to some pages. Scholar's initial to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). ; Key Themes In Ancient History; 8.7 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches; 232 pages
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Heavily illustrated with b&w photos of a lot of naked dudes playing. Contents include: Ball playing, weight lifting, Palestra and training, Misc. activities and games, Attitudes toward athletics, Nudity in Greek athletics, Women in Greek athletics, etc.
Creasing along top edge of DJ. DJ spine sunned. ; 9.4 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 416 pages
53 pages. Student publication with these features: Lucky Freddie; On Card-Indexing One's Friends; Royal Weddings; Two Days in the Woods; Principal's Page; Students' Duties to Chaperons; Staff Page; Editorial Page; The Last Lap; The Recent Lecture Course; The Service of Our Exchanges; School News; Exchanges; Athletics; Alumni Notes; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes; Many great local ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
68 pages. Student publication with the following features: Dorothy's Disappointment; Life in Cuba; Principal's Page; Learning by Doing; Brain and Backbone; Staff Page; Editorial Page; Student Council; Spring Fever; An Appreciation; School News; Exchanges; Athletics; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes. Many nice ads for local businesses. Pencilled name atop first page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Creasing to corners of wraps. Minor shelfwear. ; 316 pages
