UNDER THE CALABASH TREE 150 YEARS OF THE ROYAL BERMUDA YACHT CLUB by TRIMINGHAM R.W - 1986

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#005231: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy has small tear at edge of back cover that was well repaired with archival tape; otherwise covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to WAYNE HOGAN and LISA MORTON of Florida State University for their important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .

Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".

Printed for F. Style. London.,1739. FIRST, AND ONLY, EDITION. 8vo. Front wrapper, ii,28pp. Lacking the half title but with the rare printed front wrapper (showing the price of Six Pence) laid down and bound in. Text complete. Top edge of pages have been cut and gilded, the others are untrimmed. Pages a bit marked and rubbed but overall a very good example. The original front wrapper has some small areas of loss to the edges and corners and has been professionally laid down. Bound in modern half red crushed morocco by C. Walters. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Compartments lettered in gilt. Boards with dark red cloth. Burgundy endpapers. Previous owners bookplate (Douglas Peter Crossman, Earl Stonham) on front pastedown endpaper. Overall a very good copy of this uncommon political satire, mocking the supporters of George II and Prince James Stuart, the Old pretender. Not in Halkett & Laing.:

Australia, 1952. Card Menu (4 sides). Farewell Dinner to Members of the Rowing Section of the Australian Rowing Team at The Hermitage Sydney, Friday May 30, 1952. Given by Members of earlier Crews to have rowed at Henley on Thames. 27 handwritten signatures on Menu, including those of previous Australian Rowing crews. Menu also contains the signatures of 13 members of the Australian Olympic Rowing Team for the Helsinki Games. Notable signatures include Mervyn Wood, who was the flagbearer for Australia at the Games and who also won a Silver medal in the Mens Single Skulls Event. Also, signatures of David Anderson, Philip Cayzer, Ernest Chapman, Thomas Chessel, Mervyn Finlay, Robert Tinning and Geoffrey Williamson who were part of the Bronze medal winning Australian eights. Front of menu features handwritten name of W. J. Dixon (Bill) who was one of the hosts, having competed for Australia at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Card. Very… Read More

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#005227: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR / EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Edges/corners of covers are slightly rubbed and front endpaper had become detached and was neatly reattached with archival tape; otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to RICK SCHAEFFER at the University of Arkansas for his important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

Birmingham, AL: New Life Art. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780967596303 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edgewear; Signed and inscribed by Chris Fowler and Payne Stewart ; Color Illustrations; 200 pages .

NY: The Outing Company Limited, 1895. First edition. Half-bound morocco and boards. Containing issues 6 issues, January through June. Published NY: The Outing Company Limited, 1895. 4to., 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Ribbed black morocco with raised bands and gilt titles, pebbled black cloth, brown endpapers. Athletics, Canoeing, Football, Equestrian, Fishing and Boating. Articles include: Greco-Roman Games in California; Cycling in the Jersey Pines; Bear Hunting in Japan; the National Guard of New York State; A Kangaroo Hunt. Wear at the spine, outer hinges and edges, binding tight. Very good minus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

SIGNED BY BOB COUSY AND CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA! Includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Briefly inscribed as shown. Appears unread, boards look like new. Mild wear on jacket but still looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Expedited shipping is welcome; Bk 3, signed by author.