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Prentice-Hall New Jersey 1964 Vg (no dj, sturdy maroon leatherette lightly rubbed head and tail of spine and corners, a very good tight crisp bright copy with no marks or inscriptions) octavo 208pp. First edition. 128 clean diagrams in the text.

Hutchinson and Co London 1951 VG no dj. i stamp to ffep. gilt titling to spine is faded. bright green cloth with gilt facsimile signature front board, a good sound clean copy, light speckling outside page edges) octavo 232pp. Reprint. Autobiography with b/w photographs.

London: Jan Kemp, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illus Boards, Colour Very Good. No Jacket. A biography of C. P. McGahey, Essex cricketer of the late 1800s. Illustrated and includes statistics for the period.

Paul H Crompton London 1989 Vg (no dj, blue pictorial card covers with scratch front cover and very lightly rubbed head and tail of spine, a very good clean tight bright copy with no marks or inscriptions) octavo 102pp. First edition. Captioned b/w photographs throughout illustrating all the stages of 8 Taegeuk patterns.

Queen Ann Press Macdonald London 1990 Near fine (no dj, pictorial card covers, few light external creases to bottom corner of front cover else all clean tight and bright without fault) small quarto 159pp. Portraits of the great men of sumo, from the Grand Champions and big favourites to the heavy set of the lower senior ranks. Their triumphs and disasters, their tastes and techniques, as well as background information on rules, rituals, training and tournaments. Illustrated with b/w photographs and 8pp colour photographs.

Nelson London 1971 Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj) Nelson's Horsemaster Series 136pp illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Good book on a scarce subject.

Bradbury Agnew London 1892 VG (original blue cloth with inverted horseshoe and other parephenalia in gilt, black, brown and red, gilt titles on spine, a little shelfworn) Octavo 265pp illustrated throughout with a mixture of plates and vignettes

Wilke & Co Melbourne undated ? early 1950s Vg (fully bound in dark green leather, lightly worn on spine and rubbed at edges and corners, gift inscription front free endpaper and name of previous owner with address of The Bowls News, back hinge broken at top half but holding firm and contents remaining tight, stains to outside page edges only not encroaching upon pages which remain clean and unmarked) 12mo 220pp. Fourth edition. A complete course of instruction compiled by R. T. Harrison (Boomerang) many years editor Sydney "Referee" Bowls Page. B/w frontispiece and 22pp b/w plates, and drawings and figures in the text.

Shire Publications Ltd Princes Risborough 1981 VG (pictorial card covers lightly rubbed at edges, neat signature on front cover, one tiny mark front free endpaper else internally clean and unmarked) octavo 32pp. First edition. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

Virgin Publishing London 2000 VG/VG (book and dj both no fault save for slight speckling top edge of dj ) ) octavo 246pp. The hard-hitting inside story of the Brookline Ryder Cup, 1999. 8pp b/w photographs.

E J Larby London undated c1912 Vg (clean green cloth with gilt titles on spine and white titles and four-colour diagram on front board, one small split at top of spine less than half inch and one tiny nick on spine, lower corners lightly rubbed, neat (?pencil) line under the title on front board else boards clean and bright, front hinge cracked but contents remaining firm and tight, few isolated spots outside page edges, light browning free endpapers and scattered spotting prelims and last page, one plate detached and loose within the book else contents clean and bright) 12mo 219pp. Second edition. Ex library plate front fixed endpaper and minimal library markings prelims. Advertisements endpapers and reverse of preface page. Introduction by Jarvis Kenrick. B/w frontis portrait of Walter Jones Whitmore. Illustrated with 63 three and four colour diagrams. Apart from the one detached plate, a very good clean tight copy of a scarce item.

A S Barnes and Co New York 1970 Vg/Vg (light edgewear to unclipped dj, lightly marked blue cloth boards with bright silver titles on spine, a clean tight copy with pencil annotations front free endpaper, no other marks) octavo 232pp.First edition. A US Navy doctor with many years' experience of underwater medicine delves deeply into the causes behind diving injuries and accidents, how best they can be avoided, and how to treat them if they occur. Written for the lay person.

Museum Press London 1956 Vg/Fair (few tears to dj with minor loss top and base of darkened spine, clean brown cloth with white titles on spine, no marks or inscriptions, light browning back endpapers, touch of faint browning page edges, newspaper obituary of A. A. Thomson taped to front free endpaper) octavo 199pp. First edition. The third of A. A. Thomson's books of cricket-watching reminiscences. B/w frontis and 8pp b/w photographs.

The Pavilion Library London 1988 Vg/Vg (one small bump on spine and shelf cocked else book and dj both clean and bright without fault) octavo 256pp. First edition. The extraordinary life of the Indian prince and renowned England cricketer, Colonel His Highness, Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaj Jam Saheb of Nawanagar. He scored centuries for three different teams in one day at the start of his career at Cambridge! Illustrated with 16pp b/w photographs.

longmans 1930 VG (no dj, original cloth lightly worn at top of spine, contents no significant fault) octavo 509pp. Dealing with the game of Rugby and everything pertaining to the game, by W. W. Wakefield, one of the greatest forwards England has produced, and H. P. Marshall, the old Oxford Blue and Harlequin player. Illustrated with line drawings and diagrams.

Edward Hulton and Co London 1958 G (no dj, lightly marked turquoise cloth with silver titles on spine, front free endpaper missing else contents no significant fault) octavo 166pp. A general survey of ski-ing, ski resorts, ski equipment, and other matters likely to intrest the average skier. Includes a chapter on Norway. 24 b/w illustrations.

J A Allen and Co London 1970 Vg (no dj, laminated pictorial boards, small light crease one top corner, internally a very clean bright copy in fine condition) quarto 108pp. Profusely illustrated with 200 b/w photographs and diagrams, and concluding with a chapter on saddle injuries and how to deal with them.

J A Allen and Co London 1970 Vg (no dj, laminated pictorial boards, small light crease one top corner, internally a very clean bright copy in fine condition) quarto 108pp. Profusely illustrated with 200 b/w photographs and diagrams, and concluding with a chapter on saddle injuries and how to deal with them.

Little Brown London 1997 Fine/fine (fine copy as new in fine unclipped dj) quarto 207pp. First printing. Explores 25 of the finest golf courses in the British Isles, the unique challenges, history and special character of each course. Lavishly illustrated with Strokesaver graphics and photographs in colour.

Palgrave Macmillan (1987) VG/good+ dj has some rubbing to corners, with some associated loss - there is a 1/2 inch square flap attached to 1 side only. easily repairable. not price-clipped. no inscriptions.