Books - "sport"
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The Battle of the Giants
first edition 202pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1960
KEYWORDS: sport rugby new zealand all blacks medworth
Great Lawn Tennis Players
first edition inscribed by one author [p.a.vaile] 403pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth w.gilt tennis player stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,both hinges split almost completely,boards shaky w.paper separation to ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep and half-title,author's warm inscr.to ffep verso - dated 3.3.05,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1905
KEYWORDS: tennis sport vaile bedlam signed
Association Football
4 vols.
4x vols.reprints ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (turquoise cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: caxton publishing 1960
KEYWORDS: association football sport soccer fabian geoffrey green
Ski-Runs in the High Alps
first edition 312pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.+ folding maps] G (olive cloth,rubbed and stained,bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some staining towards rear section)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1913
KEYWORDS: skiing sport ski-runs alps roget
School Football
A Rugby Handbook for the Scholar and Player
136pp ills.[b/w] VG- (in paper wrappers,rubbed and osiled w.owner's inscr.to front cover,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.losses to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: nz rugby football union [np] 1939
KEYWORDS: rugby football sport history fletcher
Alpine Ski-ing at All Heights and Seasons
third edition revised 106pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,lacks ffep,sl.mark to half-title) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,few tears to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1948
KEYWORDS: mountaineering sport skiing arnold lunn
Where do I go from here?
first edition inscribed by author 206pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.and author's inscr.to half-title - to Michael Best Wishes and good luck with your football George Best) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,v.sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: queen anne press london 1981
KEYWORDS: sport biography george best graeme wright signed football
Baily's Hunting Directory 1960-1961
424pp ills.[b/w w.folding maps] VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: harmsworth press london 1960
KEYWORDS: hunting directory sport baily
Who's Who in Sport
first edition 322pp VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.to head of title page)
PUBLISHER: shaw publishing london 1935
KEYWORDS: sport history
Fishing the Wild Places of New Zealand
first edition 160pp ills.[b/w and col.] imperial octavo, red cloth boards VG+ (sl wear to board corners, light foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (light soiling)
PUBLISHER: the bush press auckland 1991
KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history fishing sport tony orman
John Walker Champion
first edition signed by John Walker 248pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (blue cloth, prev owners inscriptions to fep,John Walker's sign. to title page, light bruising to board extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled, light tanning to spine, sl creasing to extrems)
PUBLISHER: moa publications auckland 1984
KEYWORDS: sport john walker new zealand signed athletics ron palenski
Thoughts Upon Sport
first edition 446pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep and verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents) this is the true first edition - this from the author's preface Be it of what merit it may, the book should have been published more than two years ago by those to whom I had first entrusted it; however they have been got rid of, and the well-known firm of Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.are now my publishers - August, 1895 - I suspect that title pages may have been prepared by the dismissed publisher and were subsequently used by Simpkin for later editions despite them perhaps showing an earlier date
PUBLISHER: simpkin marshall hamilton kent london 1895
KEYWORDS: sport history harry sargent literature
Wild Sports of the West of Ireland
first edition thus 337pp ills.[b/w] F in green cloth
PUBLISHER: ashford press publishing southampton 1986
KEYWORDS: history sport natural history ireland william hamilton maxwell
Muldoon The Solid Man of Sport
first edition 364pp ills.[b/w] VG- (tan cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,80% split to upper hinge and across spine creating a flap,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) this copy is from the collection of the late former New Zealand Prime Minister R.D.Muldoon
PUBLISHER: stokes new york 1929
KEYWORDS: history sport wrestling biography muldoon
Rising Fish Catching Trout from Taupo to the Bay of Plenty
first edition inscribed by author 111pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,spine and edges sunned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's inscr.to title page) in G+ d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch 1956
KEYWORDS: new zealand trout fishing sport dickinson signed
Bluebirds The Story of the Campbell Dynasty
first edition inscribed by Campbell 215pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed,Gina Campbell's inscr.to title page) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: sidgwick & jackson london 1988
KEYWORDS: biography sport motoring gina campbell signed bluebird
Taekwondo Bongsul
first edition 239pp ills.[b/w] F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: sid harta melbourne 2007
KEYWORDS: martial arts history sport yong dai cho taekwondo bongsul
Le Mans: A Picture History
first edition 63pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,minor wrinkling to fore-edge) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,10cm tear to front cover,price-clipped) scarce in dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1960
KEYWORDS: motor racing sport le mans klemantaski frostick
Roberts on Billiards
[first edition] 370pp+catalogue ills.[20 col.plates] G+ (burgundy cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to bevelled edges,text block detached from binding but all is present,dealer's label to front and rear pastedowns,ffep detached but present,frontis.portrait stained at edges,contents sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: stanley rivers london [nd]
KEYWORDS: sport billiards roberts buck
The Pride of Southern Rebels
first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.wear to eps,errata slip loosely inserted) in VG+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: pilgrims south press dunedin [1981]
KEYWORDS: new zealand rugby otago sean o'hagan sport