Books - "sport"
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Flyer: The Quest to Win the Round the World Race
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in VG+ d/w; 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: WW Norton & Co 1979
KEYWORDS: specials Cornelis van Rietschoten Barry Pickthall sailing yachting boating nautical Whitbread Round the World race sport ocean racing competition
Grayling Fishing in South-Country Streams (revised and enlarged edition)
1905 article by author loosely enclosed, duodecimo, blue boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, frontispiece, xii + 164pp, illus, VG (wear and rubbing to boards and extremities, v. small dent to rear board, v light foxing esp. to prelims, ink owner's name to fep, pencil annotations to text)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1905
KEYWORDS: h.a. rolt grayling fishing sport outdoors angling
The Golf Swing
Foreword by Nick Faldo
Quarto hardcover (fine) in d/w (nr fine) ; 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Collins Willow 1996
KEYWORDS: specials David Leadbetter Nick Faldo John Huggan sport golf golfing training learning develop a swing
Ron Bisman's Harness Heroes
Auckland Trotting Club (Inc) 100 Years of Trotting
Quarto 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Auckland Trotting Club 1989
KEYWORDS: specials Ron Bisman auckland trotting club sport horse racing history New Zealand
The Walking Tracks of New Zealand's National Parks
First edition, quarto, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 208pp, illus, VG+ (owner's ink stamp to fep) in VG+ d/w (slight soiling to front & rear)
PUBLISHER: Endeavour Press 1985
KEYWORDS: first edition John Cobb New Zealand sport walking tramping hiking national parks mpas routes
Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work
foreword by Sir Clive Woodward
signed and inscribed by Paddy O'Brien, hardcover super octavo (VG) 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa Beckett
KEYWORDS: bob howitt paddy o'brien new zealand sport rugby referee biography signed specials
The Complete Book of Ski-ing
first edition, hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1936
KEYWORDS: f. hallberg h. muckenbrunn sport outdoor ski-ing specials
Outdoor Recreation in Otago: A Recreation Plan
Volume Two: Silverpeaks and Otago's Alps
This volume only, quarto 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: Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand 1989
KEYWORDS: volume two only Bruce Mason Otago New Zealand rock climbing tramping hiking walking outdoors recreation sport hunting horse-riding canoeing rafting
The Bowlers' Handbook No. 1: The Art of Delivery
Scarce, octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, printed eps, 36pp (26pp text & 10pp adverts), illus, VG- (soiling & staining to covers, owner's name in ink to front cover, rust stains to staple area, bruising to lower edge page 18)
PUBLISHER: CA Innes & MacGregor Ltd 1933 (?)
KEYWORDS: Maxwell Walker scarce sport lawn bowls bowling technique how-to games New Zealand hints advice
Climbing the Fish's Tail
First edition, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 150pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in ink to fep, light foxing to page edges, crease to page 135 lower corner) in VG- d/w (tanning to spine, heavy bruising/dings with loss to spine extrems, 2cm tear to upper spine/front fold, bruising & nicks to all corners, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1958
KEYWORDS: first edition Wilfrid Noyce climbing mountaineering sport recreation outdoors Himalayas Nepal Machapuchare
A Hunting & Tramping Guide to Westland
Second edition - completely updated
Octavo, illus light card covers with white lettering to spine, illus feps, 112pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in ink to half-title page, foxing to page edges, slight rubbing to boards)
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1973
KEYWORDS: Lew Sutherland New Zealand Westland hunting tramping sport outdoors deer thar chamois game
Famous Flankers
Quarto 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: Rugby Press Ltd 1990
KEYWORDS: specials New Zealand rugby sport Joseph Romanos Charlie Seeling Maurice Brownlie Alan Whetton Michael Jones biographies
High Adventure
with maps by A. Spark and sketches by George Djurkouic
first edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with faded gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG (pencil owner's name to fep, wear to boards, d/w marking to eps, foxing to page edges) in VG- d/w (tanning and soiling, numerous chips and closed tears to extremities including upper edge of spine missing and large closed tear to front upper corner)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1955
KEYWORDS: edmund hillary new zealand mountain climbing mountaineering sport adventure travel autobiography history
Over But Not Out; My Life So Far
softcover super octavo (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: Hodder & Stoughton 2010
KEYWORDS: autobiography sport cricket richie benaud specials
From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney
First edition, super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa 2008
KEYWORDS: first edition Lydia Monin Tom Heeney New Zealand biography boxing sport
The New Zealand Alpine Journal; A Record of Mountain Exploration and Adventure by Members of the New Zealand Alpine
8 volume set, facsimile edition, limited numbered edition, runs from vol. 1 1892 to vol. 8 1940, octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, blind rule to boards, illus including near fine folding diagrams and VG+ maps in rear pocket, all volumes VG+ (light wear to extremities, light foxing and soiling to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (most volumes light wear and light soiling with v light creasing and tiny closed tears to edges, vol 1. with narrow chip to lower rear flap corner, vol. IV with small chip to upper spine), all volumes in protective plastic cover, a very tidy set
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1975-1978
KEYWORDS: new zealand alpine journal club mountain exploration adventure travel history mountaineering sport outdoors
Motorbikes Around New Zealand
Quarto, illus light card covers, illus prelims, 144pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name& address stamp to fep)
PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls 2008
KEYWORDS: Matthew Wright New Zealand motorbikes motorcycles transport sport entertainment racing Indian Harleys Triumphs motorised bicycles pictorial photographic history
With England in Australia; The Truth About Tests
hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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: Hutchinson
KEYWORDS: bruce harris england australia cricket sport history specials
Test Cricket Records from 1877
introduced by John Arlott
softcover octavo (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: Collins 1979
KEYWORDS: james gibb john arlott test cricket matches sport specials
Innings of a Lifetime
hardcover octavo (VG) 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: Collins 1982
KEYWORDS: ralph barker cricket sport test cricket specials