Sports & Pastimes
London, George G. Harrap, 1938.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in blind to upper cover and gilt to spine. Dust-jacket.
Sports & Pastimes
Fergusson (W.N.) Advenure Sport and Travel on the Tibetan Steppes
London, Constable, 1911.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth lettered in gilt to spine.
This work chronicles the journeys of Lieutenant John Weston Brooke through China and Eastern Tibet between 1906 and 1908. Based on Brooke's diaries and supplemented by W.N. Fergusson's observations and photographs, the narrative offers insights into the challenges and experiences of early 20th-century exploration in these regions. Tragically, Brooke was killed by Lolo robbers in December 1908.
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
Illustrative of the Wild Life of a Hunter
London, Ackermann, 1841.
First edition. Folio. Original blind-tooled green cloth, lettered in gilt to upper cover, rebacked in later green cloth.
The attractive plates of hunting scenes illustrate sporting adventures on the Bontebok Flats in Kaffaria, near the Kat River Settlement. The book was written and sketched on the spot and is valued for its record of this part of South Africa in its early years of the nineteenth century.
Sports & Pastimes
Sport, Legend, and Natural History in Cape Colony
London, Longmans, Green, 1889.
First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original cloth decorated and lettered in gilt.
Bryden was an English solicitor, athlete and sportsman, playing rugby for England in 1874. He was a keen hunter and naturalist and travelled widely. He then became a professional author writing about wildlife and his hunting experiences, as evidenced here.
Sports & Pastimes
Edited by Haddon Whitaker
London, Whitaker, 1942.
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.
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.
Sports & Pastimes
London, Will Goldston, [1921].
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in gilt. Dust-jacket.
The first edition of this comprehensive work on the ventriloquist's art, by a then leading British proponent of the artform. Scarce in the jacket.
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.
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.
Sports & Pastimes
London, Ward, Lock & Co., [1929]..
'New and Revised Edition'. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket.
Transportative jacket artwork on this vintage guide to car maintenance.
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
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
London, Hutchinson, [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
Land speed record holder, adventurer, treasure hunter and avid motor racer Sir Malcolm Campbell recounts his exciting life.
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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.