Search Results: Sports, Cooking & Hobbies from R. Hart Books

Toronto, ON: Rous & Mann Limited, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 362pp, numerous b/w illustrations. The white cloth covers show moderate soiling, but the col. decorations are in vgc and this is otherwise a nice copy..

Boston, MA: Appalachian Mountain Club, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 214pp. A collection of articles on mountaineering in Appalachia and Canada, with numerous b/w photographs and folding maps. Bound in brown cloth/boards with gilt title to front cover and spine. An excellent copy..

Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club / Racing World Publications Ltd., 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Unpaginated, but approx 150pp. Numerous col. photographs. A nice copy..

Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Company, 1888. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inside front hinge cracked, light foxing throughout, corners and head and foot of spine bumped, and a small discolouration at top of front boards, else G/-. Names include: Diantha, Dollie, Cornelia, Lucretia, Myrtle, Hattie, Althea, Levinia, Emmeline, Eula. Marsena, Alzina, Sabina, Samantha, Mina, Aletha........

London: Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1898. Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 165pp + 32p book catalogue. Front endpapers stained, covers lightly soiled, otherwise a good copy..

Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 205pp, 34 illustrations in the text. Name of a previous owner discretely to the top of the title page, minor wear to the extremities of the covers, otherwise a nice tight copy..

Wynberg: The Specialty Press of S.A. Limited, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 290pp, 43 b/w illustrations from photographs taken by the author. Name and address of a former owner on the ffep, otherwise a nice copy..

London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1815. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Title continues (capitalization not respected): "...In a concise monthly display of the practical works of general gardening throughout the year; Forming A Complete Practical Remembrancer and Compendious Journal of ther proper Seasons and different Methods of Sowing, Planting, Propagating and Raising the various Productions of the Kitchen and Fruit Garden..." 324pp. The (original) boards are well worn on the faces, but the leather spine and title label are in good+ condition. The ffep is lacking and there is minor general foxing of the first few pages, but this is otherwise a nice, complete copy..

Clinton, NJ: The Amwell Press, 1993. Book. Illus. by Stewart, Robert B.. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvii, 275pp; numerous monochrome illustrations. Bound in brown cloth/boards with gilt titles. Name of a previous owner on the free front end paper, otherwise an excellent copy..

Bexley: Bexley Light Car Club, 1970. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52pp; b/w photographs and line drawings. Name of a previous owner on rear cover, minor wear to edges of covers, otherwise a nice copy of the first edition..

Ottawa, ON: Privately Published, 1983. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (6) 134pp, col. photo endpapers, numerous b/w illustrations in the text. A very nice copy..

Oxford: Oxford University Mountaineering Club, 1937. Book. Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 91pp, several b/w plates. Edges of the covers sunned, otherwise a nice copy of the original edition..

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1935. Book. Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 100pp, several b/w plates. Minor foxing of title page, otherwise a nice copy of the original edition..

Paris: C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, 1890. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi, 375pp, numerous illustrations, many full-page. Bound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards, retaining the original card front cover. In French. The extremities of the binding show moderate wear and the binding is shaken but secure. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).

London: Sporting Handbooks Ltd., 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "A comprehensive, illustrated explanation of the fundamentals of good rowing." 136pp; 4p b/w photographs, numerous sketches in text. A nice copy..

London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. No publication date, but ca. 1883. 94pp; advertisements to front and rear; b/w frontis., 9 b/w sketch illus., 8 diagrams. Pictorial cloth/boards. Name of a previous owner discretely on ffep, minor wear to extremities, overall a very nice example of a scarce work..

London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xv, 192pp; 4 figures in the text, 16 illus. A very nice copy in a poor (repaired) dust jacket, which is now protected with a mylar cover..