Other Sports
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1974 English Sporting PrintsLondon: 1974A lovely first edition of this collection of English sporting prints by F. L. Wilder, complete with dust wrapper.
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1982 Whaling and Sealing at the Chatham IslandsCanberra : 1982The scarce first edition of this record of whaling and sealing at the Chatham Islands by Rhys Richards.
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1937 Odd Corners in the Yorkshire Dales: Rambles, Scrambles, Climbs and SportLondon: 1937A very smart first edition of this guide to exploring the Yorkshire Dales, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics[Tokyo]: 1965A very scarce beautiful first edition volume commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, vividly illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout.
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1964 Tokyo Olympiad 1964Japan: 1964A beautifully and colourfully illustrated commemorative work celebrating the monumental 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
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1968 The Fletchers and Longbowstringmakers of LondonLondon: 1968An interesting volume on the history of London's Worshipful Company of Fletchers and the Ancient Company of Longbowstringmakers.
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1964 Tokyo Olympics Special IssueJapan: 1964A fascinating commemorative volume on the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, strikingly illustrated in both colour and monochrome throughout.
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1833 Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and ShootingLondon: 1833The seventh edition of Peter Hawker's illustrated and engaging guide to guns and shooting.
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1917 The Book of the Pistol & RevolverLondon: 1917A scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to pistols and revolvers.
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1938 English Pistols and RevolversSouth Carolina: 1938A very smart first edition of this study on English pistols and revolvers.
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1947 English Guns and RiflesSouth Carolina: 1947A very smart first edition of this study on English guns and rifles.
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1937 2 Vols The XIth Olympic Games Berlin 1936 Official ReportBerlin: 1937The Stalag Luft VIII-B library copy of the official record of the 1936 Berlin Olympic games published by the German Olympic Committee.
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1964 Meet the OlympiansSofia: 1964In this scarce work, Dimiter Mischev reviews the careers of Olympic athletes.
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1928 The Story of the Olympic Games in AmsterdamUppsala and Stockholm: 1928Swedish bronze medallist Erik Bergvall tells the story of the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics in this uncommon volume. In Swedish.
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1966 Official Report of the Games of the XVIII OlympiadTokyo: 1966Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee's official report of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in two striking large paper volumes, housed in the original slipcase and box.
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1924 OlympialaiskisatPorvoossa: 1924-37A beautiful five volume set of this very scarce Finnish report of the Olympic Games from 1924 to 1936.
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1928 Report of the American Olympic CommitteeNew York: 1928A complete report of the ninth Olympic Games and second Winter Sports of 1928 from the American Olympic Committee, captures with numerous photographic images.
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1931 The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1931The first Rackham illustrated edition of one of the most popular sporting works ever published, Izaak Walton's fishing treatise.
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1895 Shooting: Field and CovertLondon: 1895A fifth edition of this illustrated volume on shooting from the Badminton Library.
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1892 Manual of BowlingEdinburgh & Glasgow: 1892The scarce first edition of this early guidebook to bowling in the original publisher's cloth.
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1897 Strength and How to Obtain ItLondon and Aldershot: 1897The uncommon first edition of this early work on fitness and bodybuilding with illustrations.
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1900 Catalogue of the Forty-Second Great Annual National Exhibition of Sporting and Other DogsBirmingham: 1900The very scarce catalogue for the national dog show in Birmingham for the year 1900.
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1915 Aeroplanes and AirshipsLondon: 1915A first edition of this informative guide to aeroplanes and airships, with illustrations.
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1987 Percival and Hunting AircraftMidland Counties: 1987A scarce first edition of this guide to hunting aircraft.
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1953 To The Bullfight: A Guide to the Spanish National PastimeLondon: 1953A second edition of this illustrated guide to the Spanish sport of bullfighting.
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1841 2 Vols A History of British FishesLondon: 1841The second edition of this influential work of ichthyology by naturalist William Yarrell. WIth five hundred illustrations.
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1874 The Life of a SportsmanLondon: 1874A delightful work of fiction by sports writer Charles James Apperley, with thirty eight coloured plates
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1898 The Badminton Library of Sports: Rowing and PuntingLondon: 1898A first edition of this illustrated guide to rowing and punting from The Badminton Library of Sports.
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1946-1948 The NRA Book of Small ArmsWashington D. C. : 1946-1948The first edition, first printing of this two volume illustrated work about small firearms from the NRA.
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1889 Notes on Sport and OrnithologyLondon: 1889The first translated edition of this work on sporting and ornithology by Rudolf of Austria.
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1948 Anglers' Knots in Gut and NylonBirmingham: 1948Bright first edition of this treatise on fishing by Stanley Barned, enclosed in unclipped dust wrapper.
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1892 The Insect Hunter's CompanionLondon: 1892The scarce fourth edition of this pocket guidebook to insect hunting from the late nineteenth century.
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1901 Souvenir Book About the Bazaar and Garden Fete in Braggchurch, YeovilYeovil: 1901A very scarce souvenir book from the Braggchurch garden fete and bazaar.
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1931 Where the Spring Salmon RunLondon: 1931The first edition of Irish writer Patrick R. Chalmers's work on salmon fishing, in a fine half morocco binding.
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Signed
1924 Where the Bright Waters MeetLondon: 1924A beautifully bound signed copy of the first edition of Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene's illustrated work on fly fishing. -
1892 The Angler's CompanionLondon: 1892A vibrantly bound copy of the third edition of Thomas Tod Stoddart's guide to angling.