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Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 1986. 190 p. 8º menor. Rústica editorial. Buen ejemplar. Facsímil de la Editorial Espasa Calpe para la navidad de 1986.
pp. 323, 9 [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis and title page appear to be lithographed. 28 Full page line engravings (may lack some plates?). Engraved text vignettes. Linen endpapers. Manuscript ownership of Joseph Wright July 28, 1863 incised on front paste down. All edges gold gilt. 12mo. 195 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Boards elaborately embossed with gold gilt flowers and vines. Front board and first signature detached. Spine worn with loss at tail. From the Ninth London edition. Hardbound. Binding impressive, but poor. Text very good. SCARCE. PAIMP 23
78 pages. Cover photo of Sue Laurence and Jackie Vargas of the Athen Water Follies, Oakland, California. Includes 1960 official synchronized swimming rules, national summaries, and list of champions. Many diagrams and great black and white photos of prize-winning swimmers. Heavy wear and soiling. Tape along spine. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy of this vintage work. Book
1st edition. VG in turquoise cloth with faded gilt spine lettering.12149. eng
75 pages. The first eight pages are devoted to "Drills, Pantomines and Motion Songs - Swimming Drill" and are cutely illustrated with sketches of children performing the various motions. Next come 9 pages of "Marching and Motion Songs for Schools" which include words and piano music. Pages 19 through 61 cover Motion Songs with piano music included for most - songs include The Brook, Our Flag, The Violets, The Leaves, What the Wind Says, Fife and Drum, Little Things, On the Lake, Pussies, The Farm, The Meadows, Good Night, Song of the Waves, and Japanese Parasol Drill. Pages 62 through 75 are devoted to Marches and include diagrams. Heavily worn, soiled and stained yet binding remains intact. Page 17 missing. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else unmarked. While copy has seen considerable use, it retains its vintage charm. Book
Madrid, Edit. Espasa-Calpe, 1986. Edición facsimil de la impresa por Albán en Madrid en 1807. limitada 3000 ejemplares, no venal.189 p. 8º. Rústica editorial ilustrada. Muy buen ejemplar. Indice: Principios en que se funda este arte. Reglas para flotar en el agua verticalmente. Edición al cuidado de Mario Fernández González.
Broch?. 294 pages. 22,5 x 28 cm. Rousseurs.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Shiny pictorial cover. Small format: 6 1/2"w x 4 1/8"h. Approx. 50 pages. #18 in The Odyssey Library Series. Illustrated by Leif Rydeng.
Pages 161-196 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover photo of the Eiger, where Barry Brewster lost his life, plus text and more photos; Russian dock collides with the South Goodwin lightship; Photo of Simon Paterson coming ashore after swimming the English Channel underwater in just under 14 hours; Photo of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the pro--fascist union movement, being knocked to the ground by demonstrators in Manchester on July 29; Four photos of the Queen at Plymouth and Dartmouth; Indian forces attack Chinese post in Ladakh - article with photo; Photo of Egyptian tank and Conquerer rocket; Major Michael Banks, Lieut. Hugh Wiltshire, and John Hinde successfully climb Mount McKinley; Major E. J. E. Mills and Capt. M. R. Jones are killed 5000 feet from the summit of Khingyang Chish in the Himalayas; Photo of new French bathyscaphe, L'Archimede, which successfully plunged to a depth of 31,350 feet on July 15; Photo of First Lady Mrs. Kennedy and Col. John Glenn waterskiing near Hyannis Port Massachusetts, Photo of Russian high jumper Valeriy Brumel setting world record of 7'5" at Stanford on July 22; America's Cup sailing photos, Aerial photo of devastation caused by exploding propane truck at Berlin, New York; Honolulu crash scene photo where 27 people died when a Britannia airliner crashed while landing; Photo of triple-hulled airship under construction at Trenton, New Jersey; Two photos of NASA's "Project Apollo"; Review of "Red Plush and Black Velvet", by Joseph Wechsberg - Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's queen of song; Two pages of illustrations show how the USA proposes to land two men on the moon in a few years; Two pages of photos of the new Chelsea barracks; Fantastic centrefold aerial photo of a packed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball stadium surrounded by many acres of cars; Four illustrations of the threatened monuments of Nubia; Photos of historic English buildings to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Aldington, Sir Burke Trend, Sir Laurence Hellsby, W. Armstrong, the Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs, Mr. C. Dearrsley, Aelred Watkin, Lord Freyberg, V. C., Major E. J. E. Mills, Capt. M. R. Jones, Mr. J. Mannings, Mr. J. T. Molony, the Duke of Norfork, The Right Honourable T. Rinfret, P. C.; Page of photos of horses and riders at the Royal International Horse Show; One-page photo of Miss Pat's Smythe riding Flanagan at the White City; Three photos of Bubbles, the 14 foot black pilot whale at Marineland, California, performing her tricks; Beautiful one-page aerial photo of the Colossus of Chiba, Kwannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, standing 170 feet tall; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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 but well rubbed with a few nicks and small creases to edges. Very scarce. 96pp. Lynn Burke was the winner of two gold medals in the 1960 Rome Olympics and together with sportswriter Don Smith they draw on years of coaching experience to present the proper drills and exercises to develop the muscles the competitive swimmer needs.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Foolscap 8vo. (16 x 12 cm). In Turkish. 64 p. F¿rst Edition. Türk yüzme tarihi. History of Turkish swimming.
32 pages. From the Inner Ring Sports series of exciting stories as different as swimming and self-defence. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid copy in glossy illustrated boards. Book
127 pages. "Examines the benefits and enjoyment you can find when you dive into health and fitness." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy Book
48 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the Maid of the Mist beneath Niagara Falls, by Franklin Arbuckle; Colour ad for International trucks inside front cover; GMC truck ad; The Royal Family of the Seas - Canadian Sam Cunard's mighty Queenships shuttle across the Atlantic with 200,000 travelers each year; Why Half Our High School Students Quit; The Clumsy One (fiction); A Honeymoon at Niagara Falls, by June Callwood and Trent Frayne; How Red Dutton Made His First Million - the NHL's one-time bad man is now a rich contractor; Ellen Fairclough Goes to Ottawa - the only female member of parliament, and only the sixth Canadian woman M.P.; The Black Magic Murder Case (fiction); Joe Palooka - richest pug in the world - Ham Fisher's brawny clean-cut champion rakes in $8 million a year from comic strips, movies and candy; Rev. Lester Burry - The Mechanized Missionary of Northwest River - article with colour photos; The Day You Meet Your Skunk; The Bachelor's Dilemma, by Morley Callaghan; Page-Hersey heating ad features photo of Micheal, Marywinn, Marion and David Milne of 32 Kingsway Cres., Toronto; Li'l Abner cartoon in Cream of Wheat ad; Champion spark plug ad features racer Johnny Parsons; Back cover O'Keefe's ad features nice swimming illustration by Aileen Richardson; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
français Iin-8 carré de 90 pp.; cartonné de l'éditeur. Dessins de Jacques Arbeau. Introduction de Christine Caron.
144 pages. Bibliography. "Captures a bygone era of red-hots, Downey Flake Donuts, and rides on the magnificent merry-go-round, before small-town quaintness gave way to big city dreams." - from back cover. Archival black and white illustrations throughout. Address label atop title page else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
Signed and inscribed by author on half-title page. No other marks, no creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tiny indent to rear and no bumping to corners. 281pp.
Broché. 158 pages.
Broché. 264 pages.
Broch?. 214 pages.
No marks or inscriptions to contents and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with slightly dusty very slightly marked boards, rusty staples and no bumping to corners. 32pp. The programme for a celebration - 'Cavalcade of Sport' - at the Theatre Royal Huddersfield of Anita Lonsbrough's Olympic Gold Medal in 1960. The programme gives her sporting history and others Olympians and similar. She won the 100 metres breast stroke at the 1960 Rome Olympics, creating a new World Record in the process. Well illustrated. Extremely scarce.
