Other Sports
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1913 Winter Sports in SwitzerlandLondon: 1913An interesting volume on the popular winter sports of Switzerland, a lavishly illustrated volume with colour and monochrome plates.
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1927 The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon : 1927A charming volume of work that celebrates fishing, with illustrations throughout.
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1914 Prominent Pugilists of To-DayLondon: 1914An illustrated first edition work on important boxers of the start of the twentieth century, a fascinating study on the sport.
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1925 Records of the Cheriton Otter HoundsTaunton: 1925A first edition copy of W. H. Rogers' book on otter-hunting, complete with a gift inscription signed by the author. -
1897 Road and LaneManchester: 1897A charming little Victorian guide to Manchester for cyclists and tourists.
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1880 The Practical Fly-FisherLondon: 1880A smart copy of the third edition of John Jackson's hand coloured guide to fly fishing.
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1806 The Driffield AnglerGainsborough: 1806The first edition of this uncommon fishing book from the early eighteenth century by Alexander Mackintosh.
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1905 Half a Century of Sport in HampshireLondon and New York: 1905The first edition of this history of sport of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from the journals of James Edward.
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1831 The Sports and Pastimes of the People of EnglandLondon: 1831A scarce new edition of this history of sports and pastimes in England with illustrations.
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1922 Casting Tackle and MethodsLondon: 1922The first edition of this illustrated guidebook to fishing, particularly fishing rod use and repair.
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1910 Sporting Days and Sporting WaysLondon: 1910The first edition of this historical book about sports in the eighteenth century up to the contemporary period.
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1897 Coarse FishLondon: 1897The first edition of this illustrated guide to coarse fishing with illustrations.
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1900 The Book of the All-Round AnglerLondon and New York: 1900The scarce new, revised and enlarged edition of this guidebook for angling with illustrations.
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1951 Baily's Hunting Directory 1951-1952London: 1951An uncommon early edition of Baily's Hunting Directory from the years 1951-1952, a resource pack for hunters.
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1867 Routledge's Handbook of FishingLondon : 1867A charming first edition volume of this handbook for fishing.
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[1916] Brook and River Trouting, A Manual of Modern North Country MethodsBradford: [1916]The first, limited edition of this uncommon illustrated work on brook and river trouting, written and published by Harfield Edmonds and Norman Lee.
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1820 The Troller's GuideLondon: 1820The first edition of this instructional treatise on angling, illustrated with numerous engravings, a scarce to find work.
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1822 The Art of Angling, To Which is Added Nobb's Complete TrollerLondon: 1822An uncommon, early nineteenth-century work on angling by Thomas Best and Robert Nobbs, handsomely bound in quarter calf with marbled boards.
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1902 Dry-Fly FishingLondon: 1902A fascinating educational guide by 'the father of modern dry-fly fishing', Frederic M. Halford.
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1878 Sporting Life on the Norwegian Fjelds, with Jottings on Sport in NorwayWoolwich: 1878Illustrated with a folding chromolithograph map, this is the scarce first edition of Lock's translation of this guide to sports in Norway.
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1903 A River of Norway, Being the Notes and Reflections of an AnglerLondon: 1903A smart first edition of Charles Thomas-Stanford's beautifully illustrated account of his time in Norway, with a particular focus on his time fishing there.
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c1883 Every Man His Own MechanicLondon: c1883A bright copy of this guide for amateur mechanics by Francis Young.
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1875 The Book of the AxeLondon: 1875Richly illustrated large paper volume dedicated to the River Axe by George P. R. Pulman.
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1901 The Wildfowler in ScotlandLondon: 1901First edition of this sweeping account of Scottish birds collected by John Guille Millais.
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1727 Progymnasmata. The Inn-Play: or, Cornish-Hugg Wrestler. Digested in a Method[London]: 1727A very scarce important early study of wrestling, written by the leading wrestling supporter of the eighteenth century, Sir Thomas Parkyns.
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1952 Olympic Winter Sports in NorwayOslo: [1951]Announcing Norway's hosting of the 6th Winter Olympics in 1952, in the original publisher's leather binding, lavishly illustrated.
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1703 Markham's Master-PieceLondon: 1703A scarce early eighteenth-century work on husbandry and equestrian care by Gervase Markham, illustrated throughout.
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1950 GibiersParis : 1950One of four-thousand copies of this French volume dedicate to game animals with illustrations by B. Riab, a bright copy.
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1945 Man-Eaters of KumaonOxford : 1945A bright second edition of Jim Corbett's popular account of hunting Bengal tigers in Indian leopards, complete with its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
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1922 Woodlore for Young SportsmenLondon : 1922A smart first edition copy of Woodlore for Young Sportsmen, illustrated throughout.
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1927 The Sport of Our FathersLondon: 1927-9The first edition of 'The Sport of our Fathers' in uniform signed bindings, containing biographical studies of sports illustrators Henry Alken, George Stubbs, and Ben Marshall
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1929 Manners and MannerismsLondon : 1929A large first edition copy of Manners and Mannerisms with stunning illustrations.
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1886 All Round Sport With Fish, Fur and FeatherLondon : 1886An interesting volume detailing sports with fish, fur and feather, with charming illustrations throughout.
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1893 Short Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of The HighlandsLondon : 1893This is a charming copy of Short Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of The Highlands, richly illustrated throughout the text.
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1927 Wild Sports and Natural History of the HighlandsLondon : 1927A richly illustrated and bright copy of Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands.