HINCHLIFF Thomas Woodbine

Summer Months among the Alps: with the Ascent of Monte Rosa. IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts,, 1857. 8vo., First Edition, with chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 chromolithographed plates (some minor age-soiling at margins; one plate rather more heavily soiled) and 3 maps coloured in blue; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with ice-axes in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, original backstrip gilt mounted on new and separate leaf at front, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author was President of the Alpine Club 1875-77. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Neate *375.

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Book number: 38808

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes0

Keywords: sports, mountaineering, climbing, alps, alpine, alpine club, monte rosa, hinchliff, thomas hinchliff

HISLOP John

The Brigadier. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Secker & Warburg,, [1973]. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous monochrome illustrations (a number full-page); black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly rubbed dustwrapper.

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Book number: 1274

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes0

Keywords: sporting, horse racing, horses, hislop, john hislop, racehorses, brigadier

HITCHINGS David

Showing High Pheasants and Partridges. The Story of Gurston Down. Foreword by the Duke of Wellington. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

[Signet Press, Lockerbie],, [1992]. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; red cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account of the internationally renowned high bird shoot.

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Book number: 43035

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes0

Keywords: sports, sporting, field sports, shooting, wildfowling, gurston down, hitchings, david hitchings

HOBBS Michael

Golf to remember. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1978]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 24234

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes0

Keywords: golf, michael hobbs, peter allis, michael hobbs, p. alliss,sports, pastimes, golf, golf, remember

HODGE E.W.

Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide. The Northern Highlands. [Third Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Scottish Mountaineering Club, Edinburgh,, 1953. 8vo., Third Impression, with frontispiece, plates and rear endpaper map; original series binding of red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, radial corners, primrose endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy.

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Book number: 16613

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes0

Keywords: sport, climbing, mountaineering, scotland, highlands, scottish mountaineering club, smc, northern highlands