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
Edited by Haddon Whitaker
London, Whitaker, 1941.
Small 8vo. Original yellow pictorial wrappers.
An attractive example of one of the harder-to-find, war-time issues of Wisden's famous cricketing almanacks.
Modern Literature
London, The Cresset Press, 1944.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
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
Its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life
London & Edinburgh, Gurney & Jackson, 1921.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered and stamped in gilt.
Chapman narrates his expedition from Khartoum to Uganda via the White Nile, detailing hunts from gazelle in Sudan to elephant near the Zeraf River. His adventures also include encounters with buffalo, hippo, and rhino near the Blue and Dinder Rivers.
Modern Literature
London, Jonathan Cape, 1968.
First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy from the author. Original purple boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.