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191142548London: Sports & Sportsmen Ltd. 1911. Limited edition being one of a thousand copies printed. No date circa 1911. Large folio volume 11.5 by 15 inches. Handsomely bound in full maroon leather over thick bevelled edge boards. Embossed gilt lettered cover and spine. 5 raised bands to the spine. All text edges bright gilt. Double gilt ruling on front and back covers with gilt inner dentelles. Red and gold marbled end papers. xvi 536 pages. Illustrated with 12 full page photogravue plates with tissue guards plus numerous other black and white photographs throughout. Slight rubbing at head and tail of spine. Firmly bound and bright and fresh internally. No name bookplate or markings noted. See photos. Large and heavy please contact us for a quote on shipping. Limited Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Sports & Sportsmen Ltd. Hardcover
1900224254London: Sports & Sportsmen Limiited 1900. 1st Edition. Leather. Very Good Minus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Illustrated. Type: Z 428pp. A limited edition copy of this book being number 895 of one thousand copies printed. Bound in full red leather with gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine and 5 raised bands to the spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Illustrated with numerous drawings throughout and 9 photogravures with tissue guards as called for. There is some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the board corners. There is a scratch to the leather across the front board. An ex-library copy with a charming bookplate 'Bibliothecase Publicae Worthing' to the reverse of the front end paper and an ex-library stamp to the reverse of the preface page and small ink numbers to the reverse of the title page. No other ex-library markings. The textblock is fresh clean and tight. A very good copy. Sports & Sportsmen Limiited hardcover
1908811A78London: Sports and Sportsmen 1908-14. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 15" by 11.5". Various. A superb group of first and limited editions from the British sports and sportsmen series featuring numerous engravings. Seven volumes concerning sportsmen hunting and racing. The impressive 'British Sports and Sportsman' was a commanding series on numerous sporting subjects in Britain. Each volume is an extensive and detailed study into sport and were popular library acquisitions of the day. In the original publisher's duo-tone uniform full cloth bindings.The present collection is comprised of first and limited editions. The following titles are present:British Sports and Sportsmen: Past & Present the first trade edition complete in two volumes 1908. With biographical sketches of the great sportsman up to the early twentieth century. Biographies are accompanied by portraits. With two-hundred-and-seventy-six full page plates.Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing limited edition of one-thousand copies this number one-hundred-and-seventy-eight 1911 complete in two volumes. With information on steeplechasing and racing the Jockey Club breeding and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece illustrations in text and one hundred and eight full page plates of photogravures. Collated complete.Hunting limited edition to one thousand copies number one-hundred-and-thirty-four 1912. On shooting hunting of common game and pheasants beagles and foot-harriers of Great Britain. With a frontispiece and one-hundred-and-twenty-seven photogravures. Collated complete. Shooting and Deerstalking limited edition of one thousand copies number four-hundred-and-seven 1913. On methods of shooting various kinds of game and pheasants. With numerous illustrations in text as well as frontispiece and one hundred and one full page plates of photogravures. Collated complete.Big Game Hunting and Angling limited edition to one thousand copies this number four-hundred-and-fifteen 1914. Concerning big game hunting and angling reporting of hunting experiences in Africa Sardinia and more by a number of authorities on the topic including James Sutherland F. S. Selous and Artur R. Price. Illustrated with a frontispiece illustrations in text and seventy-seven photogravures lacking 'Viscount Deerhust' portrait. In the original publisher's uniform duo-tone full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally generally firmly bound. Light spotting to the odd leaf otherwise the pages are generally very clean and bright throughout. Minor cockling to a few leaves of 'Big Game Hunting and Angling' due to minor damp damage. Illustrated with numerous full page photogravures and other illustrations some in text. Photogravures are protected by tissue guards Very Good Indeed Sports and Sportsmen hardcover
52058London: Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. c.1935. LIMITED EDITION 410/1000. Folio. 38 x 28 cm. pp.xiv492. Original publisher's full red morocco gilt a.e.g. Profuse photographic illustrations throughout. In addition to the chapter on Skiing by R.W. Cooper there are chapters on Skating Curling and Ice Hockey. London: Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. [c.1935] unknown
190859049Sports and Sportsmen Limited. 1908. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Introduction by Horace G. Hutchinson Compiled and edited by "The Sportsman". Number 163 of 1000 limited edition no date. 2 volumes Bound in original full crimson morocco/gilt over bevelled boards . Xv 168pp iv 156pp all edges gilt many tissue-guarded portraits sporting personalities hunting horse-racing cricket tennis and golf. gilt dentelles on oniside boards gilt decorated spin. Nice set very heavy; Folio - . Sports and Sportsmen Limited hardcover
19133972London: Faber and Faber 1913. Limited Edition 1000 Copies. Hardcover. VG to near Fine. 359 pp profuse ill and 102 full page photogravure plates. Folio sized. All edges gilt. Original publishers gilt stamped decorated dark red morocco. Beveled edges. Gilt & stamped rules on front/rear boards. Raised bands on spine rules & decorations in spine bands. Gilt inner dentelles marbled end papers. Includes bird wildfowl shooting and deer stalking throughout the British Isles and one shoot in China. Very light slight rubbing on outer hinges otherwise a lovely copy with all gilt bright. Internally the book has likely never been read. A VERY heavy book. Shipping weight will exceed ten pounds. Faber and Faber hardcover
"Contains information published for the first time, of navigable distances of lakes and rivers in north-western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Mackenzie Territory; the draught and number of steamers plying on thoses waters. Similar information is given of the inland waters of British Columbia for the first time. In the description of the Transcontinental and Intercolonial railways much new information appears... Original photographs of various localities were procured from the headquarters of the railways and steamboat lines. The book is copiously illustrated." - A. Johnston, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries. "Intended as a sketch of Canada, for the use of representatives, delegates and members of the XIIth Congress of the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, to be held at Philadelphia. Contains information relating to Canada, important lines of communication on this continent, and ocean going steamers, that will be valuable to travellers engaged in business, tourists, sportsmen, yachtsmen, canoeists, surf bathers, and others who may find the means of satisfying any reasonable desire connected with travel, pastime or recreation." - from Introduction. Prior owner's name upon first blank leaf else unmarked. Average wear with the following exception: Affixed to the last leaf is a 35" x 21.5" fold-out map of the Dominion of Canada which shows national rail lines, resource locations, fog signals, lighthouses, wireless stations, and more. Through use, this leaf and the two which preceed it are loose but present. Two-inch opening at base of back cover and backstrip. Also included is a 21" x 17.5" fold-out map entitled "Chart of Radio-Telegraph Stations on the East Coast". Profusely illustrated with often enthralling black and white photography. Attractive gilt lettering upon embossed chocolate brown cover. A magnificent survey of Canada's natural resources and transportation infrastructure in the Pre- World War One era. Book
1935331875London : Sports and Sportsmen Ltd 1935. 1st edition. Hardcover. Limited edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Frontispiece is accompanied by a guard sheet. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 536 p.: ill. ports.; 38 cm. Subjects: Horse racing.Steeplechasing. Point-to-point racing. Hunting. Coursing. Dog racing.Greyhound racing. Genre:Illustrated. London : Sports and Sportsmen Ltd hardcover
Features: The People of the Caves; My Journey in Bhutan - I; An Arctic Man-Hunt; The Sydney "Flying-Machine"; An Odd Voyage; The Rescue Dogs of St. Bernard; How we Bluffed the Bushrangers; Life in a Japanese Prison; Short Stories - An Adventure in the "Towers of Silence", Hassan's Bride, Prospecting for Yaqui Gold; The Sportsmen of the Near East; Ning Wo the Wonderful; The Golden Beetle; The Riddle of the Zambesi; A Hero's Life Story; "The Hermit of Rotheneuf"; Marooned on a Sandbank; The "Tank Scrap"; Short Stories - A Luncheon Party in Rhodesia, The Ordeal of Mrs. Benns; The Deputation That Failed; An Island of Mystery; The Ghost of No. 1 Jetty; My Journey in Bhutan - II; The One-Eyed Parrot; The "Pearl of the Mediterranean"; A North Atlantic Tragedy; An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina; A Lost Hamlet; How I Climbed Mount Popocatepetl; The Masked Bandit of Tucson; Under the Star and the Crescent - I; Pegging out the Empire; Short Stories - The Jail-break at Kungyangon, The Missing Bracelet, The Story of a Glass Eye; Earnst's Luck;; Through the Rocky Mountains on a Raft - I; The Gipsy Polka; Abalone-Fishing; The Old Mexican Mine; A Mystery of the Bush; An Artist's Adventure; The Exploits of the Duke of the Abruzzi - I; The Rival Rain-Makers; Pegging Out the Empire - II; The Clue of the Marked Bamboo; Earthquakes from a Japanese Point of View; The Robbery at Goldsmiths; The Experiences of a Deputy-Postmaster; Some Adventures with Sea-Lions; Under the Star and Crescent - II; Through the Rocky Mountains on a Raft - II; Lost in an Underground Maze; An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina - II; On the Hill Crest Patrol; Stories of "Stripes" - the Tiger and the Tow-Boat, The Phantom Tiger; The Exploits of the Duke of the Abruzzi - II; The Dynamite Smuggler; A House Built in a Day; Bulstrode and the Bear; With Pen and Camera in Nigeria - I; The Castaways of Guadalupe Island; An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina - III; Sport in India; Phaulkon's Treasure; The Balinese and Their Ways; Trooper Lovelace, T.T.P. - I; My Most Exciting Ballooning Experiences; Through the Rocky Mountains on a Raft - III; The Gum-Hunter; A Himalayan Arcadia; The Jealously of Pepe; A Texan "Snake-Farm"; One New Year's Day; Twelve Hundred Miles in a Paper Boat; Fishing on the Molopo; Locating a Leak; Two Men in a Cave; A Wanderer in Asia Minor - I; Wilson's "Scoop"; With Pen and Camera in Nigeria - II; A Race for a Gold-Mine; In the Far North-West - I; Trooper Lovelace, T.T.P. - II; How I Lassoed a Moose. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1869R260126047CHEZ GARNIER FRERES. 1869. In-8. Broché. A relier, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 448 pages. Un portrait gravé en noir et blanc hors texte. 3 pages de partitions et un fac similé de texte manuscrit. Tampons de bibliothèque. Manques au dos coupé en plusieurs parties.. . . . Classification Dewey : 927-Artistes, sportifs
189863423cltUSA: League of American Sportsmen 1898. Book. Illus. by C. C. Maring et al. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A continuous two-year run of this sportsman's periodical. Four volumes bound in matching half-morocco with marbled boards. Slightest handling and shelf-wear only. Otherwise clean tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome set. Illustrated. . League of American Sportsmen Hardcover
1912760A37London: Sports and Sportsmen c1912. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 15" by 11.5". Various. A superb group of limited edition volumes on British sports and sportsmen of the past and hunting. Illustrated throughout. Limited editions to one thousand copies Past and Present volumes being number 635 while Hunting is copy number 713. Profusely illustrated throughout with two hundred and thirty six plated to Past and Present and two hundred and seventy seven plates to Hunting. Three volumes extensively discussing sportsmen and hunting. The 'British Sports and Sportsman' series containing a variety of volumes on sporting subjects in Britain. Undated. Dated from copies of the same volumes on Library Hub c1913. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with only minor shelfwear and minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. Minor faint scattered spotting to fore edge affecting only the occasional page particularly to first and last few leaves. Volume on hunting not as affected by spotting. Otherwise pages are generally bright and clean throughout. With two hundred and thirty six plates to past and present volumes and two hundred and seventy seven plates and illustrations to volume on hunting. Very Good Indeed Sports and Sportsmen hardcover
0515J960054Good. POND FREDERICK E. WILDWOOD WILL. Hand-Book for Young Sportsmen. Milwaukee: Sentinel Company 1876. First Edition Pond's first book. Slim 12mo original light gray printed wraps 94 pages plus three ad leaves at front and one at rear. Lacking lower wrapper upper wrapper detached with chipping and some minor edge stains text remains good with brief aging and dusting. As Chris Bready notes "Excessively scarce; no auction records in the last thirty years. Shortly after this publication Pond edited Frank Forester's "Fugitive Sporting Sketches" and "Sporting Scenes and Characters" and moved to N.Y. as field editor of "Turf Field and Farm" before eventually editing the "Sportsmen's Review" and writing a column on rod and gun for the "Herald Tribune." paperback
374447London : Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. . First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full leather and decorated in gilt. Wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 584 p. : ill. some col. ports. ; 39 cm. Notes; No clear publication date given. Limited edition of 1000 copies this is no. 283. Subjects; British Commerce. British Industry. Great Britain. British History. Development. London : Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. hardcover
374445London : Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. . First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full leather and decorated in gilt. Wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xv 497 p. : ill. some col. ports. ; 39 cm. Notes; No clear publication date given. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Subjects; Ships Industry Water Sea Transport Merchant Marine Great Britain British History Development. London : Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. hardcover
19523406Paris Société des Amis du livre moderne 1952 in-4 en feuilles Paris, Société des Amis du livre moderne, 1952. 33,5 x 26 cm, in-4, XVII (I), 169 (4) pp., 54 lithographies originales en noir dont 10 à pleine page et 1 à double page, en feuilles sous couverture blanche rempliée portant le titre lithographié en vert, chemise et étui.
2008RO20212484La Martinière / La Cinémathèque française. 2008. In-Folio. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 359 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos et illustrations en noir et blanc et couleurs dans et hors texte. Couverture contre-pliée.. . . A l'italienne. Classification Dewey : 927-Artistes, sportifs
Features: Toronto's "Teach-in"; Colour photo ad for the OMC Snow Cruiser; Nice colour-photo ad for the 1966 Corvair; Our Man in Saigon, Canadian truce commissioner Blair Seaborn; Impersonator Rich Little - alias just about everybody - the world's most successful mimic grosses about $100k/year; How Jean Lesage Unsettled the West; The Righteous Crusaders of the New Left; The Sports Establishment - it runs sports, sportsmen and spectators; Irving Layton - the man who copyrighte passion; A dancing new world for deaf children - with photos; Part 3 of Fred Bodsworth's international bird watching series - What Happened after the Taj Mahal?; Nice two-page colour photo ad for the 1966 Buick cars; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; Now any hockey player can sue for damages if deliberately injured by another player; Back page story on the 9-month prowl of 2 RCMP officers through the narcotics jungle of Toronto and Montreal; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
35423London: Sports and Sportsmen Limited No 938 of one thousand. In near immaculate condition throughout. Limited Edition. Leather. Fine. Folio. Sports and Sportsmen Limited Hardcover
023911Sports And Sportsmen Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover; Hardcover. Royal Edition limited to 250 copies of which this is #105. No publication date listed circa 1930's. Beautiful dark blue leather boards with title and crown illustration in gold on front board. Corners are rubbed and worn. Title in gold on spine between raised and gilded leather bands spine edges are rubbed and worn. All edges gilt. Paste downs and endpapers are beautifully marbleized in royal blue and gold. Paste downs are bordered in leather. Text pages are printed on coated stock. Light tanning to page edges occasional finger soil. Many black and white illustrations. 9 Photogravures and 8 color plates. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; Photos & Illus; FOLIO; 497 pages . Sports And Sportsmen, Ltd hardcover
64 pages. Features: This Happened Before - Germany invaded Denmark in 1864, before its most recent Hitlerian invasion - article with great photos; Gathering of a Clan in London - The MacLeods affirm their loyalty to their chief - article with photos; The Little Man Who Leads France - Paul Reynaud; Jean Arthur at Home; Spring Comes to Cornwall; H.M.S. Gipsy is raised by Salvage Men; Where the Sportsmen Have Gone - sports stars of a year ago are now in the military or doing war work at home - article with photos of Bob Gregory, Eric Filby, Ted Drake, footballer Bartram, Sydney Wooderson, Alan Pennington, Peter Cranmer, J.G. Jenkins, G.M. Milne, Mervyn Jones; Leslie Ames, Cliff Bastin, George Male, Len Harvey, "Snowie" Buckingham, Len Hutton, and Tom Lawton; Croonerettes - Pat Taylor, Gloria Brent, Evelyn Dall, Vera Lynn, Beryl Davis and Phyllis Robins; The Good Soldier Schweik - created by the Czech writer Hasek; Diary of the War, No. 33 - The 31st Week; The Marooning of Barny; Letters about refugees; Nice back cover ad for Coty lipstick; Many other wonderfully nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy. Magazine
R260184100HACHETTE ET CIE. NON DATE. In-Folio. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. Ouvrage augmentées de 60 planches de reproductions en noir et blanc contrecollée sur papir fort vert, hors texte - De nombreuses epidermures au dos. Titre doré au dos. Plats jaspés frottés. Ornements et lettrines dans le texte. 3 PHOTOS DISPONIBLES. . . . Classification Dewey : 927-Artistes, sportifs
1878R300268945A Lévy. 1878. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 241 pages - eaux-fortes et bois inédits sous serpente hors texte et en frontispice. Plats et contreplats jaspés. Mors légèrement fendus en coiffe de tête. Coins très légèrement frottés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 927-Artistes, sportifs
1835RO80059727FIRMIN-DIDOT FRERES.. 1835. In-8. Relié cuir dos-coins. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Rousseurs. 380 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc. Un planche dépliante illustrée en noir et blanc, hors-texte. Titre doré sur le dos cuir vert. Coins cuir vert.. . . . Classification Dewey : 927-Artistes, sportifs
193031145London: Sports and Sportsmen Ltd. 1930. First edition. Full red morocco five raised bands ruled in gilt gilt titles or floral decorations to three compartments each boards with twin ruled borders in gilt and blind gilt titles a gilt ownership medallion decorated gilt turn-ins beveled boards all edges gilt red marbled endpapers. A very good copy extremities worn front joint just split at the foot of the spine. xv 498 pp. Illus. with 8 color plates 10 b/w photos and 254 other illus. Folio. No. 864 of 1000 copies. Elaborate 'ex libris' of Rodney E. Soher in gilt on front board. Soher was part of the four man British bobsled team that received the silver metal in the first winter Olympics in 1924 in Chamonix British Olympic Association. Though not directly related to sport the volume was suggested by sportsmen who were involved in shipping. Sections on the rise of shipping the story of the London River the Clyde the Mersey Tyne and North-east Ports Humber Bristol channel Southampton Manchester Ship Canal Passenger trade Lloyd's Ship-owning and insurance propelling a cargo boat trawling British Merchantman at war an index of vessels and a 150 page section on personalities in shipping. Sports and Sportsmen, Ltd. hardcover
