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Click here to subscribeA group of seven leather bound books relating to big game hunting, comprising: Piggot. Twenty-five years big game hunting, Martin Johnson. Safari, W.S. Rainsford. The land of the Lion, Conyers Lang. Buffalo, Fletcher. Sport on the Nilgiris, F. Boyle, Camp notes, and Col Hawker, Instructions to young sportsmen (7)
Chapman (Abel). Savage Sudan, its Wild Tribe, Big - Game and Bird - Life, 1st ed. 1921, authors presentation copy, signed and inscribed on front pastedown, together with The Borders and Beyond, Arctic ..., Cheviot ..., Tropic, 1st ed., 1924, Retrospect. Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter - Naturalist in Three Continents, 1851 - 1928, 1st ed., 1928, Memories of Fourscore Years Less Two, 1851 - 1929, 1st ed., 1930, num. illusts., some col., all t.e.g., orig. green cloth gilt in bright condition (Borders and Beyond with minor damage to fore - edge of upper cover), plus Chapman (Abel and Buck, Walter J.), Wild Spain (Espana Agreste). Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod and Gun, Natural History and Exploration, 1st ed., 1893, b & w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, soiled and worn and Unexplored Spain, 1st ed., 1910, num. b & w illusts., recent amateur half leather, all 8vo (6)
Haberly (Loyd). Cymberina, An Un - natural History in Woodcuts and Verse, Seven Acres Press, Long Crendon, Bucks, 1926, b&w woodcut illusts. by Haberly, orig. cloth backed dec. boards, with paper label to upper cover, one or two minor marks, slim 4to, limited edition 6/600, together with Awdlay (John), Alla Cantalena de Sancta Maria, Seven Acres Press, Long Crendon, Bucks, 1926, b&w woodcut illusts. by Loyd Haberly, untrimmed, orig. full vellum, rubbed and a little soiled, small square 4to, limited edition 91/450, plus two other Seven Acres Press publications (A True Report of Fairy Sport, by Loyd Haberly, 1927 & The Copper Coloured Cupid or The Cutting of the Cake, by Loyd Haberly, 1931) (4)
Francis (Dick). Odds Against, 1965; Flying Finish, 1966; Blood Sport, 1967; Forfeit, 1968; Enquiry, 1969, all 1st eds., pub. Michael Joseph, all orig. cloth in rubbed d.j.s with some edge wear, 8vo, together with 10 others by Francis, incl. 60s reprints of 'Nerve', 'Dead Cert' and 'For Kicks' (15)
BADMINTON LIBRARY The Badminton Library of sports and pastimes ... 29 volumes, plates (including some col.), half blue morocco, orange boards, t.e.g., others uncut, some volumes slightly scuffed, some instances of foxing, 8vo., London: Longmans, Green, 1886-98 [29] Note: A set of mixed editions, comprising: 1. Big game shooting, 2nd ed, 2 vols., 1895; 2. Lawn tennis, 1895; 3. Cycling, 1887; 4. Driving, 1889; 5. Shooting, vol. 1, 5th, vol. 2, 4th ed., 2 vols., 1893-1895; 6. Fishing, 2nd ed., 2 vols., 1886; 7. Skating, 1892; 8. Swimming, 2ed., 1894; 9. Fencing, etc., 1889; 10. Hunting, 2ed, 1886; 11. Mountaineering, 1892; 12. Golf, 5th ed, 1895; 13. Boating, 3rd ed, 1891; 14. Athletics & football, 1887; 15. Sea fishing, 1895; 16. Yachting, vol. 1, 2nd ed, vol. 2, 1st ed., 2 vols., 1894-95; 17. Riding & polo, 1891; 18. Archery, 1894; 19. Billiards, 1896; 20. Racing, 4th ed., 1893; 21. Cricket, 1888; 22. Dancing, 1895; 23. Poetry of sport, 1896; Coursing & falconry, 1892; 24. Rowing & punting, 1898
Smythe (F.S.). Climbs and Ski Runs. Mountaineering and Ski-ing in the Alps, Great Britain and Corsica, 1931, b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth in torn d.j., together with Gardner (Arthur), The Art and Sport of Alpine Photography, 1st ed., 1927, num. b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth in d.j., plus Irving (R.L.G.), The Romance of Mountaineering, reprinted, 1935, forty-one collotype plts., plus four diags. to text, orig. cloth in slightly frayed d.j., with four others similar, all 8vo (7)
Whymper (Edward). Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69, 4th ed., Murray, 1893, plts. and illusts., five folding maps and folding chart at rear, rear hinge cracked, t.e.g., contemp. cloth gilt, by Zaehnsdorf with morocco label to spine, sl. scuffed and nicked on spine, 4to, together with Baillie-Grohman (W.A.), Sport in the Alps in the Past and Present, A&C Black, 1896, frontis., plts. and illusts., ads. at rear, t.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth, rubbed, spine sunned, 8vo (2)
Harris (Thomas). Red Dragon, 1st UK ed., Bodley, 1982, together with Golding (William), Rites of Passage, 1st ed., Faber, 1980, plus Grafton (Sue), H is for Homicide, 1st UK ed., Macmillan, 1991, and Gordimer (Nadine), A Sport of Nature, 1st ed., Cape, 1987, all orig. cloth in d.j.s, 8vo, plus a qty. of others similar, incl. P.G. Wodehouse, Dick Francis, Philip Kerr etc. (2 shelves)
An unusual Victorian carved wood walking stick, of spiralling form with a bear pursued by hounds and inscribed "Hunting is a general thing in every Countery (sic) and sum hunts for sport and some for fame some for love and some for shame some for honour and some for gain", 90cm l In overall good condition with the odd natural split which does not detract in what is probably the original amber coloured varnish. An unusual object
Surtees, Robert Smith. Handley Cross or, Mr. Jorrock's Hunt. Illustrated in Colour by Cecil Aldin. 2 volumes, large octavo, n. d. [c.1910]. Some scattered spotting. [Steel, J. M.] Scotch Loch-Fishing. By "Black Palmer." Edinburgh and London. 1882. Interleaved throughout. Original limp cloth binding, slightly rubbed. Hills, John Waller. River Keeper. The Life of William James Lunn. 1934. Original cloth binding, rubbed. Gathorne-Hardy, Alfred Erskine. My Happy Hunting Grounds with Notes on Sport and Natural History. ... 1914. Original cloth binding, spine faded. Anon. Experiences of a Game Preserver. By "Deadfall" of "The Field." 1868. Original (rubbed) blind-stamped cloth binding, gilt. Together with a small collection of hunting, shooting and fishing books. Various formats and bindings.
Francis (Dick). The Sport of Queens, 1st ed., 1957; Dead Cert, 5th imp., 1968; Nerve, 2nd imp. (2 copies), 1964; For Kicks, 1st ed., 1965; Odda Against, 1st ed., 1965; Flying Finish, 1st ed., 1966, all signed by the author, all orig. cloth in d.j.s, some general wear & price?clipping etc., 8vo, together with 40 others by Francis, incl. many signed (47)
* Hitler Jugend, sport gliding, pre WWII. A collection of photographs (now faded) depicting this popular past time, images include club house views with Bucker and Klemm aircraft, the Horten Ho. III, Ferdinand Schulz with hang glider the Grunau Baby and others, each image inscribed on reverse with KrŸger negative number (17); together with a quantity of photographs of German military airfields, contained in a file wallet. (a lot)
Peek, Hedley (editor), The Poetry of Sport, London & Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1896, 8vo (190 x 130mm.), half title, frontispiece, title vignette, plates, and illustrations, contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper, original illustrated cloth With a number of other works including H. B. Paull's 'Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales' (London, n.d.), and E. D. Laborde's 'Harrow School Yesterday and Today' (London, 1948)
Stopes (Marie C.). A Journal from Japan. A Daily Record of Life as Seen by a Scientist, 1910, port. frontis., seven half-tone plts., slight foxing, orig. green cloth, slightly soiled, together with Satow (Sir Ernest), A Diplomat in Japan. The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan, 1921, plts., some minor scattered spotting, orig. yellow cloth, soiled, in worn d.j., plus Percival (William Spencer), Twenty Years in the Far East. Sketches of Sport, Travel and Adventure, [c.1910], half-tone plts. from photographs, some scattered spotting, orig. yellow cloth, a little soiled and rubbed, plus Krausse (Alexis), The Far East, Its History and its Question, 2nd ed., 1903, two fldg. and six other maps, five plans, orig. red cloth, spine faded, with three others, all 8vo. (7)
POETICAL SKETCHES OF SCARBOROUGH IN 1813; illustrated by twenty-one plates of Humorous Subjects, etched by T. Rowlandson, large paper edition, 1 of only 60 copies, hand-coloured plates, 4to, original cloth, 1893; together with CUMING, E. D. British Sport Illustrated by G. Denholm Armour, 1909.
Corgi Miniatures 1981 (bubble wrapped) 2 Ford Escort Datapost racers No.'s 66 and 71. Majorette 1/65 scale (unboxed). Matchbox Superfast. Ford Escort Mk 2 RS 2000 Seagull and Ford Escort Mk 2 RS2000 Shell logo. (boxed). Matchbox Superfast (unboxed) Ford Escort Mk 2 RS2000 and Iso Grifo. Matchbox Superkings Audi Quattro racer No. 10 Audi Sport and jaguar XJ6 saloon (XJ40). (boxed). Matchbox Superkings Jaguar XJ12 (play condition). Tomica 1/67 jaguar XJS racer No. 52 (1978). Norev Miniature 1/43 scale Ford Escort and Fiesta. (boxed).Corgi Junior Whizzwheels and Whizzwheels. 7 including De Tomaso Mangusta. Matchbox 1/55. 5 including Ford Supervan. Matchbox 1/58 Ford Sierra XR4i (1983). Matchbox 1/59 Mercedez Benz 500SL roadster (1990). Matchbox 1/55 Ford RS 200 rally car No. 7 (1986) and Ford RS200 rally car No. 2 (1986). Corgi 1/55 scale. 3 including Ford Capri 3.0 road car (Ford promo). Matchbox Super GT. 3 Ford Escort RS200 Mk 2 (bubble wrapped). Siku 1/55 scale Ford Escort GL Mk 3 Road car. Matchbox Super GT Ford Escort. Unboxed. Minichamps (Pauls Model Art) 1/43 Ford Escort Cosworth 93 ADAC GT Cup. Max Models 1/43 scale Super Mercedes C9 '89 Le Mans winner. Vittese 1/43. 4 including Jaguar XK8 Open cabriolet. Matchbox of Yesteryear 2nd Edition. 1/48 scale. 17 including Hispano Suiza.
Aflalo (F.G., ed.). The Sports of the World, 2 vols., Special edition, pub. Cassell and Company, [1902-03], frontis. to each and numerous b & w illusts. from photos., orig. gilt dec. cloth, slim 4to, together with Beale (Reginald), Lawns for Sports, Their Construction and Upkeep, 1st ed., 1924,port. frontis., b & w and few col. plts., orig. boards in slightly worn d.j., 8vo, with Whitley (Mary), Every Girl's Book of Sport, Occupation and Pastime, 1897, frontis., b & w plts. and illusts., orig. dec. cloth, 8vo (4)
Olympic Games. MŸnchen 72/Sapporo 72, 2 vols., Olympische Sport Bibliothek, 1972,. num. col. and b&w illusts. after photos., orig. yellow cloth, contained in orig. pict. bookbox (sl. rubbed), 4to, together with other Olympic games programmes and pamphlets, mostly 1970s, and some autograph books containing signatures of Olympic athletes including Hal Dillard (USA), Daphne Robb (USA), Dorothy Manley (GB), etc., plus Olympic games stamps and first day covers, and a pamphlet published by the National Rowing Association in 1891 (a carton)
DANE, Sir Richard. SPORT IN ASIA AND AFRICA. Andrew Melrose, London, 1921. 8vo; frontispiece and photographic illustrations; green cloth gilt backed boards; GILLMORE, Parker. THE HUNTER'S ARCADIA. Chapman and Hall, London, 1886. 8vo; frontispiece and 17 other full page illustrations; Mendelssohn. I,603; JOHNSTON, Sir Harry H. THE STORY OF MY LIFE. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1923. 8vo; illustrations; cloth, gilt.; MILLAIS, John Guille. WANDERINGS AND MEMORIES With ... illustrations from Author's Drawings and Photographs. Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1919. 8vo; illustrations; red cloth, gilt; and one other by Theodore Roosevelt on African Game trails. (5)
Parkin (Cecil) Parkin, 8vo, paper covs., illus., Hodder & Stoughton, n.d.; Yardley (N.W.D.) & Kilburn (J.M.) Homes of Sport: Cricket, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1952, with d.w.; Swanton (E.W.) As I Said At The Time, 8vo, cloth, 1983, with d.w.; and sundry other, mainly modern, cricketing books, Lancashire County & Manchester Cricket Club Annuals, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1936, Lancashire County Cricket Annual Reports & Accounts-1990's, etc. (28)
Military. The London Cyclist Battalion, signed on endpapers by 30 members of the Regiment, plates, Published for the 25th London (Cyclist) Old Comrades Association, 1932; Walker, G.G. The Honourable Artillery Company 1537-1947, dust-jacket, 1954; Johnson, R.F. Regimental Fire, the H.A.C., blue cloth gilt, [n.d.]; Singh, R. The Grenadiers, dust jacket, Nasirabad, 1962; Steele, H. The Canadians in France 1915-1918, 1920; Willcocks, J. The Romance of Soldiering and Sport, 1925; Henderson, D. Aircraft in Warfare, the Dawn of the Fourth Arm; and others including 17 of 20 volumes of The Naval and Military Library of Entertainment (1834) .
Hoffmann (Louis). Every Boy's Book of Sport and Pastime, 1st ed., 1897, col. frontis., num. b&w illusts., sl. dampstaining to rear, four leaves of pub. advs., orig. pictorial cloth, spine sl. worn, 8vo, together with Greenaway (Kate, illust.). The Royal Progress of King Pepito, 1889, num. col. illusts., orig. pictorial boards, 8vo, plus Bates (H.E.). My Uncle Silas, 1939, num. b&w illusts., endpapers sl. spotted, orig. pict. cloth, d.j. sl. chipped, 4to, plus twelve others, mostly children's, 8vo (15)
Scrope, William, The Art of Deer-Stalking ... few days sport in the forest of Atholl ... short description of the Scotch forests, London, John Murray, 1838, tall 8vo (255 x 150mm.), additional illustrated title, plates, many tinted, occasional spotting, original green cloth gilt, front cover stamped in gilt with image of Irish Wolfhound, extremities rubbed, spine frayed
Speedy, Tom, The Natural History of Sport in Scotland with Rod and Gun, Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1920, 8vo (250 x 180mm.), half title, frontispiece portrait plate of the author, plates, original green cloth gilt, spine lettered in gilt With nine other works including, George Malcolm and Aymer Maxwell's 'Grouse and Grouse Moors' (London, 1910), Seton Gordon's 'The Land of the Hills and the Glens' (London, 1920), and Osgood Hanbury Mackenzie of Inverewe 'A Hundred Years in the Highlands' (London, 1921)