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ALPHABET OF ANGLING, FOR THE USE OF BEGINNERS.
London.Henry G. Bohn. 1849. xvi, [1], 2-136pp. Original pictorial green cloth gilt. Rear hinge cracked; binding a little rubbed and just a trifle worn at extremities; else a very good copy.
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AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF FENCING, wherein the use of the small sword, is rendered perfectly plain and familiar; being a clear description and explanation of the various thrusts used, with the Safest and Best Methods of Parrying, as practised in the present age. To which is added a Treatise on the Art of Attack and Defence. By C. Martelli, late pupil of the Academy at Florence, and Preceptor to many of the Nobility of Paris.
London: J. Bailey, 1819. 36 pages. Folding, engraved frontispiece depicting twelve moves. Contemporary cloth with red leather gilt label to the spine. 12mo. First edition. Frontispiece has off-setting and some foxing; small piece cut from the top of the title-page – presumably a name; else a very good copy of this scarce work.
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ANGLING.
London.The Field. 1877. viii, 132pp. Illustrated with four full-page plates. Original green pictorial cloth gilt. Octavo. First edition. Rear inner hinge just cracking; some damp-marking on upper cover; else a very good copy.
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Combat A Motor Racing History. With an Interlude and Epilogue by the Right Hon. Earl Howe...
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1933. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. [8], 333 pages. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and 24 black & white plates and 7 circuit plans. Original cloth. Octavo. First edition. Some light foxing; name on endpaper; else a very good copy.
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CYCLING With numerous illustrations by the Earl of Albemarle, Joseph Pennell, S. T. Dadd and George Moore. New edition Thoroughly revised.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1895. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. 400 pages. Original pictorial cloth, gilt. Octavo. Some light spotting at front and rear; else a very good copy of a new edition of a work first published in 1887, with many new illustrations and with Records brought up to January 1, 1895.
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EVERY GIRL’S BOOK of Sport, Occupation and Pastime. Edited by Mrs. Mary Whitley.
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, No date [circa 1900]. viii, 504 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial cloth gilt. All edges gilt. Octavo. Ownership inscription on endpaper; else a very good copy.
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FAMOUS GOLF LINKS. By Horace G. Hutchinson, Andrew Lang, H. S. C. Everard. T. Rutherford Clark etc. With numerous illustrations by F. P. Hopkins, T. Hodge, H. S. King, and from Photographs.
London: Longsmans, green., and Co, 1891. Hardcover. x, 201, [1 blank, [2 ad's] pages. Illustrated throughout. Original grey pictorial cloth, gilt Octavo. First edition. Name on endpaper; cup rings to front board; some spotting throughout; else very good.
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FISHES AND FISHING. Artificial Breeding of Fish, Anatomy of their Senses, their loves, passions, and intellects. With illustrative facts.
London.Thomas Cautley Newby, Publishers. 1858. [vi], xi, [xii], [1], 2-384pp. 3 engraved plates including frontispiece. Original decorative cloth gilt. Octavo. First edition. Spine a little cocked; spine and board edges a little mellowed; quite heavily spotted at start, to frontispiece and title, on one other plate and occasional lightly here & there throughout the test; one plate reinserted; else a very good copy.
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FISHING TACKLE.
London.G. Farlow & Co. Ltd. No date. ( circa 1914.). [iii], 286pp. plus ad's. Illustrated throughout with colour plates and photographs and line drawings in black & white. Original pictorial wrappers. 74th edition. Name on title; some very light wear to covers; else an excellent copy of the priced catalogue of fishing tackle and accessories.
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FISHING TACKLE. C. Farlow & Co Ltd. Price List.
London.C. Farlow & Co. No date (circa 1914.). [5], 286, [1 ad']pp. Illustrated with colour plates of flies and black & white illustrations of fishing equipment throughout. Original pictorial wrappers. Covers a little rubbed and slightly worn; else a very good copy.
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[FlickBook.] SHOOTING R. CHURCHILL. “Flicker” No. XXV. Part 1 Loading, Gun Mounting & Positition for “Away” Birds. Part 2 (Reverse) Stance, Footwork, Gun Mounting & Body Swing for Incoming & Overhead Shots.
London: E. J. Churchill (Gun Makers) Ltd, 1930. [FlickBook.] SHOOTING. R. Churchill. “Flicker” No. XXV. Part 1 Loading, Gun Mounting & Positition for “Away” Birds. Part 2 (Reverse) Stance, Footwork, Gun Mounting & Body Swing for Incoming & Overhead Shots. Original printed paper covers. Staple rusting, but an excellent copy of a ‘flick’ book
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Games of Quartetts, No. IV. Compiled expressly for the Instruction and Amusement of Youth. THE WORLD AND ITS PRODUCTS: Embracing the Productions of the Principal Countries in the World. 72 cards, 1s.6d.
London: H. Greenwood, No date [circa 1865]. Comprising of 'Directions card printed on green paper, and 72 printed cards, all contained in a slipcase with a printed green label. Box split down one joint; light use-soiling to the cards; else a very good set.
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GOING FOR GOAL By Roy Bentley (Chelsea F.C. and England).
London: Museum Press, 1955. 127 pages. Illustrated. Original blue cloth. Original dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Presentation copy from the author, inscribed on endpaper: 'Best Wishes from Roy Bentley.' Dust-wrapper torn with substantial loss to front panel and spine; else near fine.
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GOLF. With contributions by Lord Moncreiff, The late Dir Walter Simpson, Bart., Righ Hon. A, J, Balfour, M.P. Andrew lang, H. S. C. Everard, and others. With numerous illustrations by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss. Seventh Edition, thoroughly revised.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1909. xiv, 481, [1 blank], [2 d’s] pages. Original pictorial cloth. Octavo. Some bubbling of cloth on both boards; ownership inscription on endpaper; else a very good, clean copy.
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KENT CRICKET MATCHES, 1719-1880.
Canterbury: Gibbs & Son, 1929. 497, [3] pages. Original blue cloth gilt. First edition. Octavo. Bookplate of the Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men. Presentation inscription on front free endpaper. Spine a little faded as is often the case; else very good.
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LES HOMMES D'ÉPÉE. Préface par Aurélien Scholl.
PARIS: Édouard Rouveyre, 1882. xxxii, [2], 167, [3] pages. Illustrated with 26 plates and decorations within the text. Recent half-morocco gilt over marbled boards; original pictorial paper covers bound in at end. Octavo. Number 324 from a limited edition of 650 copies; this issue on papier verge. Signature of 'E. J. Tuckell 14th Hussars,' to original front cover, and to blank area of first the first plate. Some offsetting to tissue guards; the occasional mark; original covers rubbed & worn; else a very good copy in a handsome binding.
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MIT BLITZLICHT UND BÜCHSE. Neue Beobachtungen und Erlebnisse in der Wildnis inmitten der Tierwelt von Äquatorial-Ostafrika.
Leipzig: R. Voigtlander, 1905. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. xvi, 558, [1] ad' pages. Illustrated with 302 reproductions of photographs. Original pictorial cloth. First edition. Inscription of Christmas Eve 1904 on front endpaper. Inner joints expertly repaired; some light marking on covers; else a very good copy.
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OLD ENGLISH SPORTS Pastimes and Customs.
London. Methuen and Co, 1891. xii, 132 [ 2 ad's] pages. Original pictorial green cloth. No wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Rear inner joint just cracking; else a very good copy.
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ON RIVER ANGLING FOR SALMON AND TROUT: More Particularly as Practised in the Tweed and its Tributaries.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood And Sons, 1840. Softcover. 90, [1 chart], [1] pages. 16mo. 12.5 x 8 cms. Dark staining to original covers, gilt. All edges gilt. Very light spotting to title and contents pages;some water-staining throughout; else a good copy.
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Programme for The International Horse Show Olympia June 27th, 1913. Evening Performance. Price Sixpence.
1913. Softcover. 110 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial coloured covers. Some wear to spine and to edges; else a very good copy.
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