Books - "sport"
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The Fisherman Under the Southern Cross: A Story of Adventure in New Zealand
FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, pp. viii + 274; green patterned buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in red; frontis., plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges, eps, prelims & terminals); in facsimile d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1930
KEYWORDS: Romer Grey fishing fish angling angler sport game ocean sea saltwater adventure New Zealand first edition
Songs and Ballads of Sport and Pastime
12mo, pp. xxiv + 294 + [10 (advts)]; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; arabesque border in blind & wreath ornment enclosing title in gilt to front board; teg; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscripton in black ink to front pastedown; heavy cracking to front hinge, light to moderate cracking to rear hinge; moderate cracking to central & rear gutters).
PUBLISHER: Walter Scott 1895
KEYWORDS: 19th century sport game songs poetry poems verse ballad pastime fishing hunting
An Old Man's Holidays
Foolscap 8vo, pp. [16] + 140 + [4 (advts)]; green buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, roll-tooled borders in gilt & illus. in black to front board; teg, frontis., plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep; heavy cracking to hinges; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters).
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1901
KEYWORDS: E Marston angling angler fish fishing river stream sport game travel
Big Game at Sea
LIMITED EDITION. UNNUMBERED. imp. 8vo, pp. xv + 352; blue leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, gilt rules to spine, double roll-tooled border in gilt & illus. to front board; aeg, marbled eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; two lg closed tear to front joint, one from head, one from tail; prev booksellers stick to rear board).
PUBLISHER: The Derrydale Press 2000
KEYWORDS: Charles Frederick Holder fish fishing angling angler sea ocean saltwater game sport
Fly Patterns: Tie Thousands of Flies
Dry, Nymph, Emerger, Streamer, Steelhead, Saltwater, and Warmwater
FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHORS. Imp. 8vo, pp. 478; black cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. prelims, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning to edges).
PUBLISHER: Western Fisherman's Press 2008
KEYWORDS: fish fishing fly angling angler flies tying dressing sport game pattern insect imitation
The Contemplative Man's Recreation: A Bibliography of Books on Angling and Game Fish in the Library of British Columbia
8vo hardcover (VG+); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Library of the University of British Columbia 1970
KEYWORDS: angling angler fishing fish game sport bibliography book history books list handlist guide
Win Without Boasting: The Derek Jones Story
Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, boards sl warped, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Don Wright 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand harness racing horse horses sport Derek Jones biography biographies memoir
Zane Grey: A Photographic Odyssey
FIRST EDITION. Imp. 8vo, pp. [10] + 211; grey cl bds, spine lettered in white; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light tanning throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; lg open tear to front flap at head).
PUBLISHER: Taylor Publishing Company 1985
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey fish fishing angling angler adventure travel sport game life lives pictorial history
The Guileless Trout
8vo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Cresset Press 1950
KEYWORDS: fish fishing trout flies angling angler sport game recreation
Olympic Obsession: The Inside Story of Britain's Most Successful Sport
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); 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: Breedon Books 2001
KEYWORDS: Great Britain British sport rowing comeptition competitivegold medals medallists
Champion Blokes
RARE THUS, SIGNED by 29 of the outstanding sportsmen who are the subject of this book, AND signed and dated by the author, octavo, green buckram boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, 231pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing/discolouration to spine & boards/edges, light tanning to page edges & eps, sl foxing to rear eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasng & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1964
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sports history sport heroes signed collectables collectibles former champions
Arthur's Boys
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); 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: Moa Beckett 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports athletics track field Arthur Lydiard coaches trainers athletes biographies first editions
Trout Fishing
CERTIFIED AS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JACK G MELL, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); 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: Popular Science Publishing 1972
KEYWORDS: sport hobbies fly fishing flyfishing angling trout Joe Brooks
Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas
Imperial octavo softcover (VG+); 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: The Derrydale Press 2000
KEYWORDS: sport fishing hobbies Zane Grey literature
Rocket Ron: The Ron Necciai Story and His Record-Setting 27 Strikeouts
8vo softcover (VG); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Infinity Publishing 2008
KEYWORDS: Ron Necciai baseball 20th century sport sporting history
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1958 (95th Year)
LACKS D/W, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & title page, frontispiece, xxxvi + 1035pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, top corners of pgs961-982 creased)
PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks 1958
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden past issues 1958 almanacks cricket statistics results
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1949 (86th Year)
LACKS D/W, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board (heavily rubbed), printed eps, viii + 935pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing & cracking to spine & hinges, light rubbing to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy cracking to front gutter- binding sloppy, light cracking & foxing to gutters & pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks 1949
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden past issues 1949 almanacks cricket statistics results
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1950 (87th Year)
LACKS D/W & OTHER SM BLOCKS OF PAGES, sm octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps & prelims/terminals, viii + 1003pp, illus, G+ (moderate rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate staining & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, v heavy cracking to gutters throughout- binding loose & sloppy, some sm blocks of pages missing)
PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks 1950
KEYWORDS: sport history Wisden past years issues 1950 almanacks statistics results
Half a Century of Sport
Octavo hardcover (VG); 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: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1932
KEYWORDS: sport hunting history Sir Alfred Pease
Dynamic Judo: Throwing Techniques
4to, pp. 224; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt & white; illus. tp, photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ht, covered in whiteout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing, fading & soiling; light to moderat ebruising & creasing to edges & extrems; med open tear to spine; moderate tanning & foxing; price clipped to front flap).,
PUBLISHER: Japan Publications Trading Company 1967
KEYWORDS: martial arts athletic sport judo throwing tehchniques method guide self defence self-defence