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Published by Longmans,Green,and Co, 1893
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 452 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Plate and inscriptions to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 133011261XISBN 13: 9781330112618
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Swimming. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co., 1903
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1903. Fourth Edition, Revised. 469 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white illustrations and photographs throughout. Binding is shaky, pages are loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Staining overall.
Published by London: Longmans, Green and co,
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co., 1900
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Third edition. Some pages lightly foxed, front hinge starting. 1900 Hard Cover. xvi, 462 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Teaching of Swimming; The Art of Swimming; Diving, Plunging, and Floating; Scientific Swimming; Bathing in the Open; Life-Saving; Water-Polo; The Government of Swimming; The Universities and Public Schools; Management of Swimming Meetings; Training; Public Baths; Appendix; Index.
Published by LEGARE STREET PR, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016399391ISBN 13: 9781016399395
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book Print on Demand
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 511 Language: English.
Published by Longmans, Green, London, 1893
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 8vo. [xvi], 452 pp. Illustrations. Pictorial cloth binding, good copy. (87503).
4. ed. With numerous illustrations in the text and on plates, XVI, 469 p. Cover rubbed, dedication on preliminary page, a few pages at the begining and at the end a bit stained, otherwise very fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0 8°, original decorative clothbinding.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1894
Seller: Versandantiquariat Hösl, Neuried, Germany
Book
Condition: Befriedigend. 2. Auflage. Halbleder With illustrations by S. T. Dadd and from photographsby G. Mitchell. Originalhalbleder mit Lederecken und Goldkopfschnitt, Lesebändchen. Leicht berieben und bestoßen, Seit- und Fußschnitt sind unbeschnitten und etwas gedunkelt, der Kopfschnitt ist schön. Die Seiten sind ganz überwiegend sauber und gut, gelegentlich leicht fleckig oder verschmutzt. Schönes Ex Libris im Innendeckel Inhalt: Introduction - The teaching of swimming - The art of swimming - Diving, plunging , and floating - Scientific swimming - Bathing in the open - Live-saving - Water-Polo - The government of swimming - The universities and public schools - Management of swimming meetings - Training - Public baths. Mit vielen Tafeln und Abbildungen im Text, teilw. Fotografien. Sprache / Language: en XVI + 456 Seiten. ca. 19,6 x 14,4 cm.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1900
Seller: Tony Hutchinson, Seale, United Kingdom
Book
Half Leather. Condition: Good. Third Edition, (Thoroughly Revised,). 462pp. Still well bound in publisher's originall dark blue leather on orange cloth with the Beaufort Arms indented in gilt to front, light shelf wear/scuffing to extremeties. Top edges gilt. Gilt titling to spine. Interior in nice clean condition. No foxing. Black end-papers. No names or inscriptions.
Disbound chapter (pages 420-435) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo. Also includes a section on water polo. Paperback. Very good condition.
Published by London. Longmans, Green, and Co. 1916, 1916
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. 18.5cm, eighth impression, xvi, 473p., frontis with tissue guard, plates, numerous text figures, index, decorated endpapers, brown pictorial cloth, a fine bright copy. (Ds1).
Published by Longans, Green, 1903
Seller: Leabeck Books, Steventon, OXON, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. (The Badminton Library). Fourth edition, thoroughly revised. xvi+469[1]p. 13 black & white plates including frontispiece with tissue guard, and over 100 illustrations in the text. Page edges slightly toned. Internally very good. Bound in publisher's clean illustrated brown cloth boards, slightly scuffed at extremities. Presentation inscription to front pastedown.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co, 1893
Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1893 1st edition. Decorated brown cloth, gilt, black, white titles. Illustrated eps with repeat design of swan and ship. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Condition: Good. Minor shelf wear. Ffep missing at both front and rear. Sme of the ships and swans have been outlined on rear pastedown. Bookplate inside front board. A number of small holes to margin of frontis. Light scattered foxing. Size: 7.5x6in / 19x15cm. 452pp. Weight: 830g.
Publishers Illustrated Covers. Condition: Good Plus. S.T.Dadd (illustrator). Third Edition. "It is worthy of note that many suggestions as to the teaching of swimming and conduct of meetings made by the authors in the first edition 1893 are now universally accepted." xvi, 462pp well illustrated throughout. Spine a little dull, ends lightly rubbed, otherwise very good throughout. Size: 195x140mm.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1893
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
First Edition
Illustrated Brown Cloth. Condition: Good. S T Dadd; G Mitchell (illustrator). First Edition. THE BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES First edition, xvi, 452pp, illustrated with black & white drawings and photos, some as plates and some in the text, frontispiece plate has tissue, patterned endpapers with neat bookplate to pastedown, free endpapers slightly tanned, some foxing to edges and throughout internally, spine starting to crack in a couple of places but binding still sound, illustrated brown cloth with white and black lettering to upper boards and spines, also gilt lettering and decoration to spines, edges a little worn, especially the bottom spine margin, top and bottom of spines just crushed. Size: 7.75 x 5.25 Inches. Sports.
Published by London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893., 1893
Seller: Antiquariat Hans Hammerstein OHG, München, Germany
origi.Leinenband, 8°, 452 Seiten. Einband und Rücken bestossen und berieben, Buchblock angebrochen, Vorsatz, Titel und einige Seiten stockfleckig, sonst guter Zustand.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1916
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Eighth Impression. Octavo, original decorative brown cloth over boards, stamped in dark brown, blue, black, and white, stamped in gilt on spine, orange dust jacket illustrated in black, black and white plate frontispiece, black and white plates and illustrations throughout. Instructional book on swimming. Near Fine, in Very Good dust jacket, slight chipping at spine ends, fading to spine.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co, 1893
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. 1893 . Longmans, Green and Co . Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Brown illustrated boards. Black titles. Slight edgewear. Boards marked. Illustrated spine. Spine worn. Spine marked. Spine cracked. Pages discoloured. Foxing throughout. Page edges foxed. 7x5.
Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1893
Seller: Wilfrid M. de Freitas - Bookseller, ABAC, Montreal, QC, Canada
Large paper edition. **No. 69 of 250 copies.** "With illustrations by S.T. Dadd and from photographs by G. Mitchell." Original ¾ mustard-orange cloth and dark-blue calf; gilt titling and decoration still nice and sharp, but rules at tail of now somewhat sunned spine rubbed; front cover lightly sunned around edges; cloth a bit dusty; calf rubbed at extremities. Bookplate; ink names and date on front fly; ribbon marker intact; contents a bit foxed, yet clean and tight. A near fine copy, without the usual heavy deterioration of the thinly pared calf.
Published by Longmans Green & Co, 1893
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. 8vo. Brown pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. A very good copy indeed, occasional foxing and some pages uncut. Thirteen full page black and white illustrations, plus many more in the text, by S.T. Dadd and from photographs by G. Mitchell, Discusses the art of swimming, diving, life saving, water-polo, training, racing and swimming venues.
Published by Little, Brown/ Longmans, Green, 1893
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Association Member: ILAB
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. xiv, 452pp.
Published by Longmans Green & Co, London, 1893
Hardcover. Orange/brown boards with black leather corners and spine. Gilt decorative elements on cover. Spine has gilt lettering and gilt highlights. Top edge gilt. Rough cut bookblocks. 486 pages : illustrations, plates. Volume is from the large paper edition limited to 250 copies. Number 52 of 250 copies. F- Cover has general wear, discoloration, corner/edge damage. Spine has top/bottom damage. Leather peeling. Bookblock has age toning and page edge damage, Interior pages have minor age toning, some edge damage, minor tearing.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1893
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Book
Modern Quarter Vellum. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition (Large Paper). No. 171 of 250 numbered copies of the Large Paper Edition, rebound securely at some time in quarter vellum, with cloth sides. Includes chapters on Bathing in the Open, Life-Saving, and Water-polo. A quite handsome copy of this elegant production.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1893
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. xviii, 486 pages of text including an index. Full leather binding with both boards rehinged; spine is darkened and there is minor shelfwear. This is a vanity binding personally bound for Henry Arthur Johnstone, with his monogram in gilt on the front cover, and leather endpapers with his nautical themed bookplate impressed into the leather-covered first free endpaper. Another bookplate, that of Howard Gould, is affixed to the inside front cover. Large paper edition, hand-numbered 130 of 250 copies published. Illustrated. The text is generally clean and is unmarked. First edition.