Other Sports
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1906 True Tales of Mountain Adventure For Non-Climbers Young and OldLondon: 1906Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed's pioneering work on mountaineering, illustrated throughout with many plates.
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1898 The 'House' on Sport by Members of the London Stock ExchangeLondon: 1898The first edition of this lavish Victorian work on sports, written by various members of the London Stock Exchange, illustrated throughout.
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1928 Cane and WrestlingPoona: 1928A very scarce first edition of Anant Harihar Khasgiwale's instructive work on Mallakhamba, the author's presentation copy, highly illustrated throughout. -
1999 The Erne, its Legends and its Fly-FishingLondon: 1999A fine special edition of Henry Newland's important work on fly-fishing, a fine copy with 'Jack the Giant Killer' fly held in a sunken mount to the front pastedown.
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1885-1912 Fores's Sporting Notes and SketchesLondon: 1885-1912A complete run of the first editions of Fores's sporting magazine, published quarterly, illustrated throughout with thirty-two plates to each volume.
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1823 A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of FencingLondon: 1823A scarce, first edition copy of fencing master George Roland's treatise on fencing. Signed by Roland to the front endpaper. -
1783 Angelo's Attitudes of Fencing[London]: 1783A scarce collection of illustrations depicting fencing techniques, commissioned by the Italian sword and fencing master of the eighteenth century, Domenico Angelo.
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1780 Fencing Familiarized or a New Treatise on the Art of Small SwordLondon: 1780A smartly bound, uncommon treatise on fencing written by an expert in the field. The second edition of this work, which contains the superior folding plates demonstrating techniques.
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1832 Spinal Deformities Cured and PreventedLondon: 1832An extremely scarce, Victorian work on physiotherapy. This is a first edition copy of this work explaining how to cure spinal deformities through gymnastics. Subjoined to this work is a treatise on Fencing.
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1707 A New Short and Easy Method of FencingEdinburgh: 1707A smartly bound, extremely scarce first edition of this important treatise on Fencing.
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1707 A New Short and Easy Method of FencingEdinburgh: 1707A smartly bound, scarce first edition of this important treatise on Fencing.
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1861 The Practical Angler or the Art of Trout FishingEdinburgh: 1861The fourth edition of this illustrated guide to fishing, particularly trout fishing, in clear waters, written by W. C. Stewart.
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1925 Haunts and Hints for AnglersLondon: 1925The first edition of this fishing work on fishing in the west of England, illustrated, including with a folding map.
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1930 Fine Angling for Coarse FishLondon: 1930The first edition of this work looking at fine angling for coarse fish, written by a variety of authors, illustrated throughout.
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1908 Angling and Art in ScotlandLondon: 1908The first edition of Ernest Edward Briggs' work on fishing and landscape art, illustrated throughout with beautiful colour plates.
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1927 The Practical AnglerLondon: 1927W. C. Stewart's guide to trout fishing, illustrated with six beautiful colour plates, and in the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper.
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1885 Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the River TweedLondon: 1885A beautifully illustrated edition of William Scrope's popular work on salmon fishing in the River Tweed.
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1835 The Complete AnglerLondon: 1835The third edition of Walton and Cotton's influential work on fishing and the spirit of fishing, in a prize binding, illustrated throughout.
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1890 Acrobats and MountebanksLondon: 1890The first English edition of this fascinating panorama on circus performance art. In the publisher's original cloth binding.
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1933 Jardine Justified The Truth about The AshesLondon: 1933The first edition of this sporting work regarding cricket and the Ashes by Bruce Harris.
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1905 The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1905A beautifully bound limited edition of Izaak Walton's influential work 'The Compleat Angler', here published by the short-lived Caradoc Press. Signed by the publisher and artist, Harry George Webb, to the frontispiece. -
1931 The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1931The first edition thus of Izaak Walton's important seventeenth century guide to fishing. Here illustrated with colour plates by the Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham.
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Notes from a Hunting Box Not in the ShiresLondon: 1873A nice example of 'Notes from a Hunting Box Not in the Shires' by Georgina Bowers, illustrated with line drawings integrated with text throughout.
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1931-1933 2vol British Sports and Sportsmen Limited Edition Agriculture Aviation MotoringLondon: 1931-1933A charming two volume collection of the limited edition British Sports and Sportsmen series, handsomely bound in the original morocco binding with charming gilt detail and profusely illustrated with many photogravures.
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1931-1933 3vol British Sports and Sportsmen Limited Edition Aviation Industry BreedingLondon: 1931-1933An excellent three volume collection of the limited edition series of works from Sports and Sportsmen, including Breeding Agriculture Country-Life Pursuits; Commerce and Industry; and Modern Commerce Transport Motoring and Aviation.
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1924-1926 2vol The Field The Country Gentleman's Newspaper Vol 143 147 Very ScarceUnknown: 1924-1926A very scarce collection of interwar period folio issues from the world's oldest country and field sports magazine 'The Field; in an attractive full green cloth binding, with elaborate gilt stamped designs to the boards and spines.
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1886-1893 7vol The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes IllustratedLondon: 1886-1893A charming seven volume set of works from the 'Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes' in a uniform publisher's original pictorial cloth binding and copiously illustrated throughout.
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1937 Sporting Adventure J. Wentworth Day Fish-Hawk Illus Signed by PublisherLondon: 1937An illustrated work on the sport of hunting birds throughout the year, signed by the publisher. -
1931 A Fisherman's Angles Chalmers Wilkinson First Edition Dustwrapper IllustratedLondon: 1931A first edition copy of 'A Fisherman's Angles' by Patrick R. Chalmers, copiously illustrated throughout by Norman Wilkinson.
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1924 Old English Sporting Books Ralph Nevill Holme Limited Edition IllustratedLondon: 1924A first limited edition copy of this fascinating reference work on sporting works, providing a critical survey of such sports as racing, hunting, couching, shooting, and fishing in England.
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1929 Stubbs Marshall The Sport of our Fathers Sparrow First Edition Dustwrapper IllustratedLondon: 1929A first edition copy of Walter Shaw Sparrow's fascinating study of the life and works of the renowned English sporting and animal painters, George Stubbs and Ben Marshall.
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1919 Sport in Art Iconography of Sport Baillie-Grohman Second Edition Uncommon IllustratedLondon: [1919]An uncommon second edition copy of William Adolf Baillie Grohman's fascinating study of sport in art, specifically focusing on Europe and America from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century.
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1908 Hunts with Jorrocks Surtees G. Denholm Armour Limited First Edition Signed IllustratedLondon: 1908An uncommon first thus edition copy of this work by Robert Smith Surtees, copiously illustrated throughout and signed by the renowned British artist George Denholm Armour.
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1921 Extracts Diary of a Huntsman Smith Herring Alken Wolstenholme Pollard IllustratedLondon: 1921A beautifully illustrated copy of this collection of extracts from the notable work of the 'master of fox-hounds' Thomas Smith, who served as the Master of the Craven Hounds, and of the Pytchley, Northamptonshire.
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1892 2vol Letters to Young Shooters Payne-Gallwey First Series Second Series Illustrated ScarceLondon: 1892The first two volumes of this fascinating guide on shooting for young sportsmen, by the renowned engineer, historian, ballistics expert, and artist Ralph Payne-Gallwey. -
1901 Sport in Europe Aflalo Thorburn Caldwell Bennett First Edition Scarce IllustratedLondon: 1901A scarce first edition copy of this fascinating and copiously illustrated collection of articles on shooting and fishing in Europe, edited by Frederick George Aflalo.