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Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1992. First Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. xx, 214 pages. Fine. Black & White Photographs, Illustrations. Descriptions of 679 croquet books, ephemera, pamphlets, and other items from this unique collection housed at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. Good annotations. Appendices list books on croquet published between 1852-1966. A superb (if somewhat esoteric) sports history reference. Dark green cloth over boards with white stamped spine and upper board lettering. . Issued sans dust jacket.
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Croquet An Annotated Bibliography from the Rendell Rhoades Croquet Collection
by Rhoades, Nancy L.
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Equitación Gaucha en La Pampa y Mesopotamia
by Sáenz, Justo P., (h). (1892-1970)
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Buenos Aires: Peuser Ltda, 1942. Limited edition. Vellum over beveled boards. Quarto. 224 pages. A few light extremity rubs and abrasions, spotting to endpapers. Interior clean, binding sturdy. Near fine overall.. Numerous drawings throughout, with a section of black and white photographic plates. A classic on the traditions, methods, and folklore of northern Argentina's cowboys. Winner of first prize in regional literature and folklore awarded by Argentina's National Commission of Culture. Text is in Spanish. This edition is illustrated with charming line drawings throughout plus a section of photographs.<br /> <br /> This copy is bound in vellum and is decorated with a striking hand colored illustration and titles by Ramón Fernández Latapiat. Two braided vellum loop and knot closures along fore edge.
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Grouse along the Tramroad: Shooting over Four Generations of Old Hemlock Setters
by Evans, George Bird (1906-1998)
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[Bruceton Mills]: Old Hemlock, 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [x], 182 pages. Fine. Bound in light brown leatherette with gilt-stamped title to spine and upper board, dark brown endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark.. Black & white drawings. Sketches from the gun diaries of George Bird Evans, who was one of the world's foremost authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs. He perfected the Old Hemlock line of English Setters, the descendants of which are much prized for their birding abilities. This is copy #73 of an edition of 1500, with an inscription signed and dated by Evans in year of publication at Old Hemlock--his estate in West Virginia.. Signed by Author.
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