Ink ownership markings to front pastedown; minor softening to head of spine; jacket with loss to head of spine and top edge of lower panel.
Plates.
£85
London, George G. Harrap, 1938.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in blind to upper cover and gilt to spine. Dust-jacket.
In stock
Ink ownership markings to front pastedown; minor softening to head of spine; jacket with loss to head of spine and top edge of lower panel.
Plates.
Sports & Pastimes
London, Longmans, 1957.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, price sticker of 15/- to inside flap.
A very good first edition of this uncommon cookery book, "not merely a collection of recipes, but a compendium of useful information on every aspect of cookery. No Nigerian home should be without it." (jacket). The pink here is fresh and bright in the main.
Sports & Pastimes
Foreword by Henry Maxwell
London & Watford, Sun Engraving Co. Ltd, Printed for Private Circulation only, 1935.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket.
"One notable book Prince Chula wrote in 1935, "Wheels At Speed," recorded his cousin Bira's first try as a race-car driver. The book was originally intended as a book for only friends and family, but after a few copies went public, interest in the book, increased. Publishers G. T. Foulis re-issued the book ten years after it was first written. MG aficionados will enjoy Wheels at Speed." Wikipedia.
Sports & Pastimes
London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1906.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth.
A comprehensive study of dance evolution across various cultures and eras.
Sports & Pastimes
Being an account of one season of B. Bira, the racing motorist.
London & Watford, Sun Engraving Co. Ltd, Printed for Private Circulation only, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket.
The continued motor-racing adventures of Prince Chula's cousin Prince Birabongse Bhanudej (aka "B. Bira").
Sports & Pastimes
Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, 1897.
First edition. 8vo. Blind-stamped 'with the author's compliments' to title-page. Original green cloth, gilt.
Seemingly scarce book on horses and horse-training from the Punjab.