A Hand-Book of Wrestling by Leonard, Hugh F. ; Fernald, Frederik A. (editor) - 1897

Grosset & Dunlap NY, 1919. HBDJ, 1919, Early Vintage Edition, VG+/GOOD, AS-IS, Some Darkening DJ & Small Chips Tears Wear Extremities, Spine DJ spots & Chips Ends barely affecting Titles, Back DJ FOX , tiny chips Tears Lists boys bks ending with Third Base Thatcher by Scott, Brown Sports Decorated Cover Lettered in Black light Rub, Wear, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FOX , Wear, 326 PGS + This Isnt All ! AD for Ralph Henry Barbour & Christy mthewson Book Series . Hard Cover.

Malaga: D. José Garcia Taboadela, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. The first book in Spanish on billiards. Bound in full modern acid calf over the original wraps. 32pp plus two large (24" x 16") fold out plates, both with small tears at attached edge, and some mild creasing. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Games & Gaming; Inventory No: 038785.

Climber's Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia with 1968 Supplement to the 1965 first edition
Publisher: Alpine Club of Canada, Vancouver], 1969 [2d ed.. Hard cover. Used - Fine/Like New Tiny corner scuff and that almost invisible single ripple on back board that is a manufacturer's defect . vi, 426 p. : consisting of the 312 pages of the first edition, green separator and 313-426 pages of the Supplement. This copy has all the eight maps, in an envelope, and all like new.All the plates (illustrations) are present and perfect; one is a fold-out. Brown boards with gilt lettering, looking and feeling never-read, complete with the envelope of eight maps, all of them perfect condition. Includes Vancouver IslandNOTE: The first edition was issued in blue cloth binding with the paper envelope containing the maps. The second edition was issued in brown cloth binding and consisting of the sheets of the first edition with the new material bound in as a supplement. It was issued with the same envelope… Read More

New York: MacMillan, 1965. Archival bookplate signed by Rod Laver laid in. First U.S. edition / First Printing. Green cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with short edge tears. An Attractive copy. Rod Laver was the No. 1 ranked tennis professional from 1964 to 1970, four years before and for three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He was also the number one amateur from 1961-1962. Laver had 200 singles titles. He won 11 slam titles. He is the only male player to win a grand slam both in the pre-open era and the open era.

Madison, OH: Sunrise Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Slipcase lightly rubbed.. 1994. Hardcover. 1881755037 . Dark green cloth housed in green paper-covered slipcase. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author on the colophon page and further inscribed on the front free endpaper. Index, bibliography. " All significant American sporting book series as well as publishers that produced sporting books exclusively are discussed. Each chapter provides a brief history of a specific company and pertinent bibliographic descriptions of each title they produced." Publisher's prospectus laid in. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 325 pages .

William Luscombe Publisher Limited. London.,1974. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(10.2 x 7.4 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with photographs, some in colour. Finely bound in recent leather binding of full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy of this classic book.:

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".

Signed by Rod Laver, "good luck, Rod Laver" on FEP. Written with the help of renowned colorful sports journalist and tennis broadcaster Bud Collins. Boards are in near fine condition, with very slight cocking. Dust jacket is near fine, no issues.

London: William Reaves, 1830. Hardcover. Three quarter brown calf and marbled boards. Fine. 420 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Bound by Baynton of Bath. Illustrated with 140 engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions; selected from ancient paintings. For first edition commentary [see: BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS Vol.V, p.138]. BRUNET Vol.V, p.138]. Faded owner inscription title page. Text generally clean and fresh. Raised bands decorated in gilt, red leather spine label printed in gilt.

Madison, OH: Sunrise Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Slipcase lightly rubbed.. 1994. Hardcover. 1881755037 . Dark green cloth housed in green paper-covered slipcase. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author on the colophon page and further inscribed on the front free endpaper. Index, bibliography. " All significant American sporting book series as well as publishers that produced sporting books exclusively are discussed. Each chapter provides a brief history of a specific company and pertinent bibliographic descriptions of each title they produced." Publisher's prospectus laid in. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 325 pages .