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Talks With Old English Cricketers
Octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, cream lettering & flower illus to front board, x + 344pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in pencil to ffep, moderate insect damage to bottom corner of rear eps & terminals, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, minor water staining & wrinkling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons 1900
KEYWORDS: sport history cricket English cricketers
Since Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven: A Comprehensive Record of Anglo-Australian Test Cricket 1877 to 1934: Part One: The Scoring Board
Octavo, cream & brown light card wrappers, 176pp, VG- (moderate to heavy rubbing & tanning/soiling to wrappers & page edges, occasional minor annotation/inscriptions)
PUBLISHER: H A Morris N/D (c.1930s)
KEYWORDS: sport history cricket English Australian test
With Mounted Infantry in Tibet
Ex-library, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine [faded], gilt illus to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xiii + 275pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, moderate to heavy sccuffing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate soiling to spine, minor bruising to extrems, minor fading & chafing/soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters with tape repairs, other minor cracking to gutters throughout, light soiling throughout also)
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1906
KEYWORDS: military history Tibet mounted infantry
Cricket Annual for 1908
Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, blue lettering to spine, printed inside wrappers, unpaginated prelims & terminals + 199pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine & wrapper edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional minor foxing & soiling to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: The British Sports Publishing 1908
KEYWORDS: sport history cricket annuals past years
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1921; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1920 (58th Edition)
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 523pp, G+ (heavy cracking to spine- very delicate with some loss, moderate chafing & soiling/creasing to wrappers/edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1921
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1922; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1921 (59th Edition)
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 675pp, G+ (heavy cracking to spine- very delicate with some loss & tape repairs, moderate soiling & creasing to wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's label to front wrapper, gutters are weak/cracked from spine damage)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1922
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1934; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1933 (71st Edition)
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 721pp, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & cracking to spine- minor loss, moderate chafing/creasing & soiling to spine & wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing throughout, gutters weak from cracked spine)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1934
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1936; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1935 (73rd Edition)
FIRST EDITION, BAT BOOKMARK IS PRESENT, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 679pp, VG- (spine warped, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & wrappers- minor loss, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, bat bookmark is slightly creased & has handle sl torn, minro foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1936
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1937; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1936 (74th Edition)
FIRST EDITION, BAT BOOKMARK IS PRESENT, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 715pp, VG- (moderate creasing & soiling to spine & wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters, moderate creasing to bat bookmark)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1937
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1931; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1930 (68th Edition)
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 731pp, G+ (heavy cracking to spine- very delicate with some minor loss, moderate creasing & soiling to wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, sm label to full title page, light foxing/soiling to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1931
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1928; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1927 (65th Edition)
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 711pp, G+ (heavy creasing & light cracking to spine with minor tape repairs, moderate soiling to spine & wrappers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional light foxing/soiling to pages throughout, gutters delicate from spine creasing)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1928
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden cricket almanacks first editions
British Battleships: Warrior to Vanguard 1860 to 1950: A History of Design, Construction and Armament
Sm folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, xv + 701pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate chafing to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's ink stamps to front/rear eps, sm annotation in red ink to full title page, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, moderate foxing to front & rear eps & prelims/terminals, occasional sl cracking to gutters throughout, contents clean & tidy)
PUBLISHER: Seeley Service & Co N/D (c.1950s)
KEYWORDS: military history battleships navy naval British armed forces maritime
The Partitions of Poland
FIRST EDITION, ALL MAPS PRESENT, ex-library, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 328pp, VG- (usual library markings, moderate cracking to rear hinge, moderate scuffing to spine extrems, minor bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate scuffing to front pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, moderate tanning to folding maps but otherwise in good tidy order)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1915
KEYWORDS: Poland history geopolitics geography first editions
When the Earth Roars: Lessons from the History of Earthuakes in Japan
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, 209pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield 2014
KEYWORDS: first editions natural disasters earthuakes Japan Japanese Asia history seismic
A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan's Modern Metropolis 1850-1920
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, maroon lettering to spine, 507pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: University of Hawai'i Press 2017
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese literature anthology collection history
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1935; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1934
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 711pp, cricket bat bookmark present, VG- (heavy creasing & rubbing to spine, moderate to heavy soiling to wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor foxing throughout, handle of bat bookmark missing but still attached)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1935
KEYWORDS: sport history cricket Wisden almanacks first editions
John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1929; Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1928, Up to the End of the English Season
FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 707pp, G+ (heavy cracking to spine hidden with heavy yellow reinforcement, moderate soiling & creasing to spine & wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, some cracking to gutters mitigated by reinforced spine, occasional light foxing & soiling throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1929
KEYWORDS: sport history cricket Wisden almanacks first editions
Masks in Modern Drama
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1984
KEYWORDS: theatre drama plays history criticism 20th century
The Pilgrimage to Santiago
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1974
KEYWORDS: pilgrimage Church history religion religious
Low City, High City: Tokyo from Edo to the Earthquake
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1983
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese history culture Tokyo