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£395


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.

£225


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.

£125



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.

£150



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.

Sports & Pastimes

Chapman (Abel) Savage Sudan:

£195


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.

£280


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").

£160


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.

£150


Some lessons in the science of shot gun shooting
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1925.

First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.

A practical guide to guns and shooting, by one of London's then leading gunsmiths. Scarce in the dust-jacket.

£195



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.

£225



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.

£495



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.