THE OFFICAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD. ( LONDON ). by OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON.:

Cambridge MA: [Harvard University], February 14, 1969. Illustrated by Frank O'Brien b/w photo in matt "THE GAME" November 23, 1969 [Harvard vs. Yale] on the reverse in pencil is title, date and photographer and 6014. Original edition. Watermark of Harvard University on letter. Single sheet, folded. Signed by Eric Cutler in blue pen. 28 x 21,75cm. pp. 1; 6; photo. Near Fine (letter), Photo (fine), Matt (very good with faint bottom right stain). "Dear Dave: The picture of the moment of Yale's doom and gloom which you so kindly sent was most gratefully received. Your letter landed inside the picture's folder until I went to have the picture framed and I apologize for my delay and oversight. The identities are as follows. Yale: 15, Ed Franklin '69, defensive back; 67, Andy Coe '70, linebacker. Harvard: 50, Ted Skowronski '69, offensive center; 75, Fritz Reed '70, offensive tackle; 61 Tom Jones '69, offensive guard [actor: Tommy Lee Jones]; 80 Pete Varney… Read More

London: George Newnes Limited, 1896. Complete in 6 parts, 140 pages, all pages illustrated. 15 Athletics, 6 Billiards, 6 Chess, 13 Cricket, 34 Cycling, 38 Football (Rugby and Soccer), 18 Golf, 4 Lawn Tennis, 4 Sculling, 2 Skating. A Who’s Who of Victorian British Sports, resplendant with their penny-farthing bikes and racing models, etc.Bound in magazine form.One magazine slight chipped on edges, staples rusty, covers in very good condition. Internally, rust marks sligtly showing on inner margin. Pages in very good clean condition. Very rare in parts. F. First Edition. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Very good copy of Strutt's classic study of medieval English games, sports, festival recreations and performances. With 140 hand-coloured engravings in the text.First published in quarto in 1801, this is the third edition and first in octavo, with index and notes by William Hone, published in 1830.Profusely illustrated with examples from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum, the Bodleian, Harleian and Royal libraries, etc.Contains all forms of intellectual and physical games, from archery to bell-ringing, football to apple-bobbing, chess to bear-baiting, acrobatics to golf, jousting to gambling, opera to maypole dancing.Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) was an English engraver, artist, antiquary and writer famous for his work on the history of English costume and sports.Red library cloth binding with gilt title on spine, ink stamp on rear of title page, solid text block, interior fresh with delicate hand-colour on the engravings.

1838 NIMROD British Field Sports HUNTING Art Horses Dogs Illustrated ENORMOUS
Charles Apperley, more commonly known as Nimrod, was a Welsh sportsman and writer who published important works on fox hunting. One of his best works was 'British Field Sports' – a book of hunting, chase sports, and dogs and animals. Like many of Nimrod's books, this work contains exquisite illustrations depicting horse riding, hunting scenes, game animals, and much more.
Item number: #19096
Price: $599
NIMROD [pseud. of Charles James Apperley]
Sporting : embellished by large engravings and vignettes illustrative of British field sports
London : A.H. Baily & Co., 1838. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[8], viii, 144
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21 full-page engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – William Taylor Copeland
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London: Stanley Paul and Co, 1960. 235 pages. B/w frontispiece and many b/w photo plates. Slight tanning on endpapers. Original red boards with rules, titling and publisher's device on the spine. The dustwrapper is worn, chipped and marked; the dustwrapper spine is sunned as usual. Rare. Signed and inscribed by Mockridge's widow, Irene Mockridge, and dated August 2, 1961. NOTE: The entire lower panel (rear cover) of the dustwrapper is an advertisement for Percy Cerutty's book Athletics: How To Become a Champion. The words "2nd impression" which appear at the bottom of that advertisement refer to Cerutty's book, not to My World on Wheels!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

Cambridge MA: [Harvard University], February 14, 1969. Illustrated by Frank O'Brien b/w photo in matt "THE GAME" November 23, 1969 [Harvard vs. Yale] on the reverse in pencil is title, date and photographer and 6014. Original edition. Watermark of Harvard University on letter. Single sheet, folded. Signed by Eric Cutler in blue pen. 28 x 21,75cm. pp. 1; 6; photo. Near Fine (letter), Photo (fine), Matt (very good with faint bottom right stain). "Dear Dave: The picture of the moment of Yale's doom and gloom which you so kindly sent was most gratefully received. Your letter landed inside the picture's folder until I went to have the picture framed and I apologize for my delay and oversight. The identities are as follows. Yale: 15, Ed Franklin '69, defensive back; 67, Andy Coe '70, linebacker. Harvard: 50, Ted Skowronski '69, offensive center; 75, Fritz Reed '70, offensive tackle; 61 Tom Jones '69, offensive guard [actor: Tommy Lee Jones]; 80 Pete Varney… Read More

Very good copy of Strutt's classic study of medieval English games, sports, festival recreations and performances. With 140 hand-coloured engravings in the text.First published in quarto in 1801, this is the third edition and first in octavo, with index and notes by William Hone, published in 1830.Profusely illustrated with examples from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum, the Bodleian, Harleian and Royal libraries, etc.Contains all forms of intellectual and physical games, from archery to bell-ringing, football to apple-bobbing, chess to bear-baiting, acrobatics to golf, jousting to gambling, opera to maypole dancing.Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) was an English engraver, artist, antiquary and writer famous for his work on the history of English costume and sports.Red library cloth binding with gilt title on spine, ink stamp on rear of title page, solid text block, interior fresh with delicate hand-colour on the engravings.

1838 NIMROD British Field Sports HUNTING Art Horses Dogs Illustrated ENORMOUS
Charles Apperley, more commonly known as Nimrod, was a Welsh sportsman and writer who published important works on fox hunting. One of his best works was 'British Field Sports' – a book of hunting, chase sports, and dogs and animals. Like many of Nimrod's books, this work contains exquisite illustrations depicting horse riding, hunting scenes, game animals, and much more.
Item number: #19096
Price: $599
NIMROD [pseud. of Charles James Apperley]
Sporting : embellished by large engravings and vignettes illustrative of British field sports
London : A.H. Baily & Co., 1838. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[8], viii, 144
o
21 full-page engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – William Taylor Copeland
o
William Taylor Copeland, MP, Alderman (1797–1868) was a British businessman (the head of Spode Copeland porcelain potteries… Read More

London: Stanley Paul and Co, 1960. 235 pages. B/w frontispiece and many b/w photo plates. Slight tanning on endpapers. Original red boards with rules, titling and publisher's device on the spine. The dustwrapper is worn, chipped and marked; the dustwrapper spine is sunned as usual. Rare. Signed and inscribed by Mockridge's widow, Irene Mockridge, and dated August 2, 1961. NOTE: The entire lower panel (rear cover) of the dustwrapper is an advertisement for Percy Cerutty's book Athletics: How To Become a Champion. The words "2nd impression" which appear at the bottom of that advertisement refer to Cerutty's book, not to My World on Wheels!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

1890 1ed Big Game Hunting of North America Deer Polar Bears Caribou Wolves Hunter

G.O. Shield's "Big Game of North America" is a rare, late 19th-century account of hunting, particularly deer hunting, in North America. This work includes impressive, full-page engravings and descriptions of animal characteristics, focusing on some of the most desirable game animals in North America – mule deer, caribou, moose, grizzly and polar bears, buffalo, mountain goats, cougars, wolves, and wolverines!
Item number: #30118
Price: $499
SHIELDS, George Oliver
The Big Game of North America. Its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics; how, when, and where to hunt it
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1890. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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581, [15]
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41 illustrations
27 full-page
14 in-text
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Red cloth
· Size: ~9.5in X 6.75in (24cm x 17cm)
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