R. C. Bridgett

Dry-Fly Fishing

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1922 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Robert Currie Bridgett's guide to dry-fly fishing, in a striking half morocco binding. Prefaced by the author that the work is intended 'to make known the virtues of the dry-fly to Scottish anglers', Bridgett presents his work in twenty-eight chapters, with discussions of the etymology of terms, floating flies, wading, trout-stalking, wind, and stream fishing.Illustrated with two colour plates, and sixteen further half tone plates. Collated, complete.The first edition of this charming 1920s instructional and entertaining guide. Rebound in half morocco, with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally, lovely. Minor spotting to text block fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 845F33

Catalogus: Other Sports

Trefwoorden: Dry-Fly Fishing angling trout fishing angling Not Stated

H. A. Bryden

Nature and Sport in Britain

London , Grant Richards, 1904. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this early twentieth century volume on hunting in Britain. A first edition of Henry Anderson Bryden's work on wildlife and hunting in Britain. Collated but lacking the plates called for at pages 7, 12, 28, and 29. Bryden's writings on travel, nature, and his hunting experiences allowed him to become a professional writer after enjoying careers as both a solicitor and a rugby player. In this volume, he describes his experiences hunting quails, bustards, heron, hares, and foxes in different locations across Britain. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Gervase Wheeler, Eversley Court, Eastbourne&apos. With a sticker from 'W.H.Smith & Son's Library' in London to the rear pastedown. Rebound in a quarter calf binding over red cloth boards. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, with a little bumping and wear to the extremities. The front joint is beginning to crack near the head and tail of the spine, less so to the rear joint. The spine is missing a little calf to the head. The front hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the half title and a page of the index to the rear are a little loose. With light scattered foxing throughout the volume. Good . Ill.: J. Coster. Good .

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Boeknummer: 858N2

Catalogus: Other Sports

Trefwoorden: Nature and Sport in Britain Henry Anderson Byden First Edition Illustated Henry Anderson Byden Hunting J. Coster

G. T. Teasdale-Buckell

The Complete Shot

London, Methuen & Co. 1908. Cloth. A third edition of this sweeping illustrated work concerning shooting and its interest. The third edition of this work, revised. G. T. Teasdale-Buckell describes the history and development of shooting, as well as a variety of methods for shooting, the theory of shooting, as well as hunting tips for shooting pheasant, big game, rabbits, and more. A complete guide to shooting with numerous illustrations. Loosely inserted a previous owner's license to kill game in the UK dated 1981. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally sound with some shelf wear, bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The head of the spine is slightly chipped. With a couple of minor closed tears to the front joint. Light soiling to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting tot he edges, affecting the occasional leaf. With numerous photographic plates and other illustrations in black and white. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 811A13

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Trefwoorden: early editions shooting illustrated sport shooting Not Stated

Tommy Burns

Scientific Boxing and Self Defence

London, Health & Strength, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work by the boxing champion Tommy Burns, a fascinating volume on the art of boxing. The first edition of this uncommon work.Tommy Burns' fascinating guide to boxing. Burns was a professional boxer, the only Canadian-born World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, traveling the globe to defend his title.This account encapsulates Burns' boxing abilities and guides the reader on Burns' techniques. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and thirty-nine plates.Collated, complete.Ink inscription to Henry Courtney Brocklehurst to the half-title. Brocklehurst was a Lieutenant-Colonel who was killed in action in Burma during the Second World War.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the Trinity College Dublin Library.Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few odd spots. Inscription to the half-title. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 789P64

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Trefwoorden: Scientific Boxing and Self Defence boxing tommy burns boxer boxing henry courtney brocklehurst Not Stated

William Caine

Fish, Fishing & Fishermen

London, Philip Allan & Co. Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of William Caine"s "Fish, Fishing & Fishermen", posthumously complied by the author"s widow. A very smart first edition of "Fish, Fishing & Fishermen". An interesting work from British author William Caine (1873 – 1925), known also for "An Angler at Large" (1911), a collection of Caine"s witty angling essays on a variety of fish subjects. "Fish, Fishing & Fisherman" was compiled by the author's widow, Mrs Gordon Caine, after his death in 1925. Containing a frontispiece of the author and three pages of publisher"s advertisements to the rear. In the original publisher"s cloth binding, with gilt title to the spine. Externally, very smart. Some very light marking to the boards. Very minor edgewear to the extremities. Recto of endpapers age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Some light spotting to endpapers. Paperclip staining (?) to the head centre of pages 253, 254, 255, 256, 257. Otherwise, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 814C21

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Trefwoorden: Fishing Illustrated Articles Illustrated Not Stated

Patrick R. Chalmers

A Fisherman&Apos;S Angles

London, Country Life Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, review copy of this beautifully illustrated work on fishing, presented to noted fisherman and Brighton police officer Jack Reece. A lovely work on fishing and angling, complete with excerpts, poems, and reminiscences. Written by Patrick R. Chalmers.  The first edition of this work. Patrick Reginald Chalmers was a renowned Irish writer, who wrote in a number of different areas, including field sports, deerstalking and horse racing. He also was a regular contributor to 'Punch' magazine and 'The Field', and wrote much poetry, on such topics as war, Irish life, hunting, and fishing.Complete with twenty-four illustrated plates by Norman Wilkinson. Collated and complete. A review copy of this work presented by the publisher to Jack Reece, fishing enthusiast and former Brighton police officer. Not only was Reece an avid shark fisherman, he also happened to be head of Brighton's CID at the time of the IRA bombing of the Brighton Grand Hotel in 1984. Reece's police force was responsible for the capture of Patrick Magee, the perpetrator of the bombing, and collection of vital evidence that helped sentence him. This copy includes Reece's bookplate to the front free-endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and slight darkening to the spine. Bookplate of Jack Reece to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The odd light mark to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Norman Wilkinson. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 818J47

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Trefwoorden: fisherman's fishing angling angles fishing wilkinson Norman Wilkinson

Patrick R. Chalmers

Mine Eyes to the Hills: An Anthology of the Highland Forest

London, A & C Black , 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this wonderful illustrated work on deer-stalking in the Highland forests of Scotland. The first edition of this work. An extensive and charming anthology on the Highland forests of Scotland and deer stalking by Patrick R. Chalmers, including poetry and other pieces of literature of the forest. pieces include: 'The Music of the Brae,' 'Some Big Stags,' and 'Red-Letter Days' among others. Illustrated by V. R. Balfour-Browne with some lovely colour full page plates and other black and white illustrations. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Minor marking to the title page and frontispiece affecting also p. xiv and 2 lightly, otherwise the pages are generally bright and clean throughout with only faint light spotting scattered to the odd leaf. Illustrated by V. R. Balfour-Browne with some lovely colour full page plates and other black and white illustrations.  Very Good Indeed . Ill.: V. R. Balfour-Browne. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 805A62

Catalogus: Other Sports

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Captain Ian Chalmers

Salmon Fishing in Little Rivers

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1938. Cloth. A fascinating early twentieth century work on salmon fishing in smaller rivers, enclosed in the scarce original dust wrapper. An interesting work on fishing for salmon in smaller rivers. This book differs from other works in the field because it focuses on smaller rivers, as opposed to other works which focus on large rivers, such as the Aberdeenshire Dee, the Tay or the Wye. Containing a frontispiece illustrated from a photograph. Written by Captain Ian Chalmers. Enclosed in the scarce original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just a touch of shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound, with some light edge wear and chipping to the head and tail of the back strip. Some light marks to the exterior of the wrap, and a few spots to the interior of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, as well as to the fore-edge, affecting the odd page, but otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 814J44

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Patrick R. Chalmers

Where the Spring Salmon Run

London, Philip Allan & Co, 1931 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Irish writer Patrick R. Chalmers's work on salmon fishing, in a fine half morocco binding. The first edition of this work, illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven photographic plates. Collated, complete.The author, Chalmers, offers a charming work on the joys of fishing in twenty chapters, in a work intended to 're-visit, chiefly for my own amusement, rivers that I have fished in and to remember the few fish that I have caught in my life or lost&apos. Rebound in half morocco, with marbled paper covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Worming to head of each page from half title to leaf xiv. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 846F13

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Trefwoorden: Patrick Reginald Chalmers Where the Spring Salmon Run fishing angling Where the Spring Salmon Run Not Stated

Theodore Christy

Random Recollections of an Essex Sportsman

London, Benham and Company, 1939. Cloth. An illustrated biographical work from the perspective of an Essex sportsman. Illustrated throughout with several photographic in-text illustrations and the odd full page illustration. Written by Theodore Christy, former master of Staghounds, Amateur steeplechase rider and gentleman farmer. This series of recollections include information on Christy's inspirations such as Percy R Tippler, his experiences as well as people he has met. In his introductory passage he speaks of meeting Florence Nightingale a friend of his aunt, Miss Rachel WIlliams. As well as a memoir of his experiences this work is also informative with regards to certain aspects of sports. This includes the status of turf, the use of whips and training apprentices. In original full cloth binding with title to front board. Externally, generally smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Very small patch of rubbing to rear joint. Boards have faded slightly. Prior owner's pencil notation to the top right corner of front board. Stamp to the front pastedown and rear pastedown 'From H L Usborne Harlow, Essex&apos. The stamp to front pastedown has been crossed out in pencil. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots to endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: GEN16-F-19

Catalogus: Other Sports

Trefwoorden: essex sports theodore christy staghounds sports Not Stated

Arthur W. Coaten

British Hunting: A Complete History of the National Sport of Great Britain and Ireland from Earliest Records

London, Sampson, Low, Marston & Company, Limited , [1910]. Leather. A very scarce copy of this large limited edition history of British hunting, adorned with numerous plates. The first edition of this work, published in a limited edition of five hundred copies, the present no. 67; a very scarce work held by six institutional libraries only. Edited and compiled for 'The Sportsman' by Arthur W. Coaten, with contributions by William and F. Baillie-Grohman, William Scarth Dixon. John Skipworth Gibbons, et al. A large paper volume, exploring from the early history of British and Irish hunting with accounts of foxhounds, staghounds, beagles, harriers, basset-hounds, hunters and their breeding, and more. An impressive sporting work of Great Britain. Bound in a full straight up grain morocco with gilt hound blind stamp embossed to front board.Illustrated with numerous photographic illustrations in black and white in text and twenty-three full page plates in photogravure. Collated, all plates present, however bound without pp.159-176.  In a full straight up grain morocco binding, rebacked with five raised bands, hound embossing in gilt to spine. Externally sound with chipping and shelf wear, light scuffing to boards and spine, lightly marked. Cazenove bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to tissue guards and occasional leaves of plates, otherwise pages bright and clean. Illustrated with numerous photographic illustrations in black and white in text and twenty-three full page plates in photogravure. Collated, lacking pp. 156-179, all plates bound in and present. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 814A57

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Trefwoorden: limited editions very scarce hunting sports very scarce Not Stated

John Colquhoun

Sporting Days

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed commentary of the sporting life of the author. First edition. A detailed commentary on the sporting life of the author, with chapters on sea-fowl shooting, deer-driving, loch salmon fishing, seal shooting, angling, the wilds, and more. Written by John Colquhoun, a Scottish sportsman and sportswriter. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and small marks to the boards. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. The odd pencil annotation. A tear to the half-title. Booth Bird Museum Brighton bookplate to the front pastedown with their ink stamp to the front endpaper and the odd page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 903T22

Catalogus: Other Sports

Trefwoorden: Sporting Days Colquhoun Days None

Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee

Official Report of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad

Tokyo, Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee's official report of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in two striking large paper volumes, housed in the original slipcase and box. Complete in two volumes. Large paper copies. In the original slipcase, housed in the original cardboard box. A stunning set. Japanese language. The first edition. Edited and published by the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee. Containing A striking official report of the 1964 Summer Olympics, a multi-sport event held in Tokyo. These were the first Olympics held in Asia, and the first to see South African exclusion due to the use of its apartheid system in sports, as well as being the first to be telecast internationally without the need for tapes to be flown overseas. A beautiful and extensive report, featuring numerous photographic illustrations in text both in colour and in black and white. Loosely inserted is a letter printed and signed in print by Daigoro Yasukawa, President of the Organizing Committee for the Games. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 851A45

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Trefwoorden: tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Not Stated

Compiled and Edited by 'The Sportsman'

British Sports and Sportsmen Past & Present in Two Volumes

London , 'British Sports and Sportsmen', 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the comprehensive British Sports and Sportsmen. Bound in cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Two volumes, complete. Can command up to £500 but slightly worn here and priced accordingly. This work contains an extensive number of biographies, with portraits, of eminent British sportsmen. With a presentation label from the Turf Club, presented by Lt-Colonel James S. Forbes, July 1949. The first British newspaper entitled The Sportsman began publishing from 1865, some six years after the Sporting Life. It ran until 1924. Bound in cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. The bindings are generally tight and firm. The hinges are starting, and the inner hinges are strained. Several plates from each volume, and pages 221 and 323 of volume 2 ,are detached. There is significant wear to the extremities, including significant bumping, rubbing, and discolouration. Internally the pages are generally clean and bright, with slight browning to the page edges, and scattered spotting. There are small closed tears and chips to intermittent pages, most prominent to the first and last pages. Page 51 of volume 1 has marginal sections missing, and several closed tears, with a repair over a small missing section and closed tear, as shown above. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: GEN18-A-3

Catalogus: Other Sports

Trefwoorden: Sports Sportsmen Turf Club The Sportsman Sportsmen None

Capt. C. W. W. S. Conway

Sunlit Waters: An Introduction to the Art of Fishing with Light Tackle

Bombay, Thacker & Co. Ltd, 1942. Cloth. A charming edition of C. W. W. Conway"s delightfully illustrated guide to fishing in India. A wonderful edition of C. W. W. Conway"s "Sunlit Waters: An Introduction to the Art of Fishing with Light Tackle". A practical guide to fishing in India, providing tips on making up tackle and when and where to fish. Beautifully illustrated with 13 full plates, including frontispiece, collated, and numerous further illustrations. A second impression of this work. Containing a "standard scale of hook sizes" to the rear. In the original publisher"s cloth binding, with title to the spine. Externally, smart. Some light marking to the front board and tide mark (?) to the top left of rear board. Rubbing to the extremities and to the spine. Tidemark to the top of both pastedowns. Small green mark to edge of front 5 endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 814C22

Catalogus: Other Sports

Trefwoorden: Fishing Illustrated India Colour Plates Illustrated Not Stated