Search Results: Sports from Aquila Books

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1951. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 222pp. Small Quarto original green cloth and chipped dust jacket with plates from photos and illustrations in text by the author. Endpapers slightly browned else clean, tight copy. very good 1951

London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co LTD, 1929. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xvi,368pp. Octavo with green cloth boards. Black lettering and border on front and gilt on spine. Wear along spine. Corners bumped. With over 300 B&W photos and illustrations and B&W photo frontispiece. very good The development of various athletic events. Covers sprints, hurdles, track, cross-country running, high jump, long jump, pole vault, discus, javelin, and shotput. 1929

Banff Provisional Organizing Committee, c1960. Hardcover. near fine. 56pp. Oblong Folio. Colour and b&w illustrations from photos, drawings, etc. Original full blue leather complete with ribbon marker. Text in English, French, German and Spanish. Rare. near fine The 1972 Olympic Winter Games were eventually held in Sapporo, Japan, Banff would later provide some sites and facilities for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta. 1960

London: Thos. de la Rue & Co, 1899. Undetermined. very good. 7th Edition. xi,475,8pp. Small octavo with git lettering and decoration on front and spine. Yellow endpapers B&W illustrated frontispiece and many B&W illustrations and diagrams throughout. Boards have a bit of discoloration and wearing to corners. Spine has minor sun fading and shelf wear to edges. Hinges slightly loose. Very small bookseller label in corner of front pastedown. very good A treatise on the mechanics of billiards by a retired champion. Contains many diagrams to assist the reader in learning the sport. 1899

London: Henery G. Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. good to very good. later ediiton. xxi,[3],456pp. Octavo in half leather and marbled boards with matching endpapers and edges, 15 engraved plates, including extra engraved title page with vignette and 24 plates(at end) from outline illustrations. Discreet institutional stamps on frontispiece and extra engraved title page with small stamp on title page. good to very good 1845

New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts Of America, 1964. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 194pp. Oblong octavo. Illustrated with photos, tinted plans, diagrams. Grey endpapers. Original brown cloth with decoration and black lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine with dust jacket. Front free endpaper scraped on front. very good 1964

London: Hutchinson, nd. Hardcover. very good. xiv,139pp. 12mo. Illustrated with photos (including frontispiece) and diagrams in text. Original grey cloth with blue lettering on spine. Scattered foxing. Some red markings and notation in text. very good

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st Edition. xviii,313pp. + 32pp (publisher's catalogue)pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered blue/green cloth with plates from photos (including frontispiece) and illustrations in text from drawings. Minor wear to extremities, lower front corner bumped. Title page browned from frontispiece tissue guard else clean, tight copy with two modern inscriptions on front free endpaper, faint stain on front cover. good to very good A history of croquet and a survey of its popularity in 1900, in particular it's spread across the British colonies,from Johannesburg to Vancouver, and also the rise of the All-England Lawn-Tennis and Croquet Club. Lillie was the definitive croquet writer, also completing an earlier book on the rules of croquet. In particular the book features illustrations and details about Lily Grower, the English croquet champion who would win both women's and men's croquet titles. 1900

St. Andrews: W.C. Henderson & Son. Undetermined. near fine. revised. 148, xviipp. Octavo, bound in blue boards with gold gilt lettering and decoration to the front and the spine. Head and base of spine, corners bumped. Light to moderate foxing to edges of text block. near fine Droll collection of judgements on disputed golf plays.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st Edition. viii,115pp. + 8pp. (ads)pp. Small Octavo in original, slightly mottled green, cloth with plates from photos. good to very good 1924

London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., nd. Undetermined. good to very good. Later impression. xiii,[15]-288pp. 12 mo (approximately 18.5cm. Tall) in original maroon lettered beige cloth with illustrations (including frontispiece) by H. H. Harris. Front endpapers lightly browned. good to very good

London: A. D. Innes & Company, 1898. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. ix,[3],316pp. + xxpp. (publisher's catalogue dated October, 1898)pp. Small octavo in original gilt lettered green cloth with plates (including frontispiece) and illustrations in text. very good 1898

London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1922. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 254pp. Octavo, uncut in original green cloth plates (including frontispiece portrait) from photos including 50 action photographs and facsimile illustration of postcard in text. very good 1922

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. 254pp. Octavo, Green/Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket. Tight, clean copy. near fine Signed by Gary Player inside front cover. 1988

London: Chatto & Windus, 1944. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. viii,228pp. Octavo in original green cloth and chipped dust jacket with plates from photos. Dust jacket chipped at head and foot of spine with large chip top edge front cover. very good 1944

Canada: Simon & Schuster Canada, 2013. hardcover. good. xiii, 352 pp. Octavo. Pictorial dust jacket. Black spine with gilt lettering and beige boards. Pictorial end papers. B/W illustrations throughout text. Minor bump on bottom edge. Some wear along edges of dust jacket. This book is in overall good condition. Signed by Harper on title page. Stephen Harper, the former Canadian Prime Minister, showcases his passion for hockey in his book "A Great Game." Delving into the history of the sport, Harper explores its cultural significance and its role in shaping Canadian identity. As a lifelong hockey enthusiast, his book offers a deep appreciation for the game's enduring legacy and cultural impact. 2013

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1896. Undetermined. very good. 1st US Edition. 848pp. Large square octavo with brown lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. B&W illustrations throughout. Front hinge starting. Previous owner's wiritng on front pastedown. Light wear along spine. very good A system of lessons for teachers in gymnastics, with the range of difficulty progressing from easy to hard. Many authors contributed to this work such as William Kopp and Dr. Karl Zap. 1896

London: George Philip & Son, 1902. Hardcover. very good. 7th edition, revised & enlarged. 177pp. Publisher's file copy. 12mo. Illustrated with drawings (including frontispiece) and music notation. Original brown decorative cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine. Publisher's "File Copy" label on front cover. Tight bright copy. very good 1902

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1890. Hardcover. very good. 1st 'Deluxe' edition. xiv,[2],440pp. Small Quarto in original gilt maroon leather backed pictorial grey paper covered boards, top edge gilt others uncut with 16 plates (including frontispiece and title page) and illustrations in text from drawings. A bit of minor foxing to endpapers, preliminaries and edges else a clean copy of the rare deluxe edition. 1890

Kendal: Thompson Brothers, 1906. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 426pp. + [[70]pp. (ads)pp. Octavo in original green cloth, with plates from photos (including frontispiece). Name of original owner on front endpapers. very good 1906