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Published by Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd,, London, 1898
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First. 4to. wear to cover closed tear to spine Buckram. Book.
Published by Lawrence & Bullen, Limited, London, UK, 1901
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Reprint. 655 pages and an 18 page appendix mostly about rules and laws. B&W plates and within text. No dustjacket. Dark maroon, textured leather covering to spine which is cross-banded spine with intricate gold-coloured design to each panel between bands to spine. Moderate wear and rubs to spine-eds and boards' corners and light damp lightening to bottom quarter of both boards. Attractive marble dark pink, white and gold endpapers. Clean and tidy pages.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd, 1897
Seller: best books, St. leonards on sea, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Both volumes have a leather spine with cracking on outer hinges with boards holding in place. Gilt top page edges and rough cut side page edges, some tissue guards foxed. Crested bookplate in both volumes on inside front boards. Heavy set.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen, London, 1898
Seller: PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume II only, letter L to letter Z. Illustrated. AEG. Front internal hinge shows signs of tape. Taped in an obituary of Arthur Harrison. Green burlap, with some wear to corners and sunning to spine.
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons/Knickerbocker, 1898
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Spine,cover and edges shows wear and tanning. Inside front cover and front page shows foxing. Former owner's name on front page. Few pages shows minor foxing. Pages shows minor tanning.
Disbound chapter (pages 270-298) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo. Paperback. Very good condition.
Cloth. Condition: Fair. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition in two volumes of this extensive nineteenth-century pictorial sporting encyclopaedia. Two volumes of this extensive sporting encyclopaedia edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and G. G. Aflalo. The first edition.A nineteenth century reference work, which includes a vast selection of sports and related topics, such as the American Cup, taxidermy and veterinary work.Adorned with numerous illustrations in text as well as some full page plates, featuring some beautiful designs by the notorious artist, A. Thornburn. With an additional illustrated title page to volume I, and thirty nine full page plates including frontispiece to vol. II. Collated, bound without frontispiece to vol. I. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, loss to tail of spine vol. II, back strip darkened to both volumes. Pictorial ex libris bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Fair. book.
4to. Green cloth, one slightly darker than the other, with gilt titles. Illustrated extra-titlepage. Frontispieces, other plates behind tissue-guards and many other illustrations. Both spines a little darkened, Vol. II especially so. Boards marked in places. Some tissue-guards spotted, which has marked some of the plates. Still a good and sound set. pp. x, 632; v, 655.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd,, 1898
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. 1898-01-01. Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd, Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Gilt titles, brown boards. Extremities are worn and the corners are bumped. AEG. Mild foxing on endpapers. 11x8.
Published by Lawrence & Bullen, GB, 1897
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: nrVG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Published in 1897 and 1898. Strong green cloth lettered and decorated in gold. All edges gold. Booka are in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Spines a little worn. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2021 £8) Packed weight 6,000g. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS.
Seller: Oast Park Books, Southend -on- Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
1897. Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd. Hardback. Book - Good, ex-lib, two pages detached, plates in good shape.
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of the first volume of this sweeping nineteenth-century sporting encyclopaedia, in a full morocco binding. The first edition of this work in a full morocco binding, with marbled end papers and decorative gilt to the square. All edges gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by E. Caldwell, with twenty-one plates by Archibald Thorburn, F. G. Millais and others. Collated, complete. Volume I of a two-volume set of an extensive nineteenth-century sporting encyclopaedia, edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and F. G. Aflalo. This reference work includes information on a vast selection of sports and related topics, such as the American Cup, taxidermy and veterinary work. Volume I covers A - LEO. In a full morocco binding. Externally smart, with the odd faint mark to the front board and spine, and a little staining to the rear board. Some rubbing to the extremities, and to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd handling mark, and faint tidemarks to the fore-edge, chiefly to the rear of the volume. Very Good. book.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., London, 1898
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. A trace of dampstaining on some pages on the lower edge, but does not affect the integrity of the book or legibility of text and plates. A couple of loose plates. ; Both volumes are in Very Good condition with tight bindings and clean, unmarked interior - exceptions noted and priced accordingly. "The scope of the work is very wide and includes many articles on subjects which, though not in themselves sport, are certainly its corollaries. Such are, for instance, 'First Aid,' 'Taxidermy,' and 'Veterinary Work.' " Very heavy set. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations & Plates; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.
Published by Lawrence & Bullen, 1897
Seller: Leabeck Books, Steventon, OXON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London: Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 1897-98. First edition. 2 volumes. Vol.I: A-LEO. x+632p.; Vol.II: LIC-Z. v[ii]+655p. 40 black and white plates including frontispieces, with tissue guards. Many other illustrations throughout the text. A few tissue guards are missing. Foxing to most tissue guards, which has in some cases slightly gone through to the plates. Otherwise paper a little toned, but no other foxing. Hinges starting, but firmly bound in publisher's red buckram with gilt decorations and lettering to boards and spines. Boards showing signs of wear, and spines substantially and unevenly faded. A very heavy set (6 kg) which will incur extra postage.
Published by Gale Research Company, Detroit, 1976
ISBN 10: 0810342073ISBN 13: 9780810342071
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 2 volumes. Reprint of 1897 edition.
Published by Lawrence And Bullen, London, 1900
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Comprehensive encyclopedia, complete in four volumes. Occasional foxing, moreso to tissue guards, but in general all in VG internal order. Attractive marbled endpapers and marbling to edges of all blocks. Half red leather with red cloth boards. Five raised bands with gilt titling and decoration to spine. General light wear, a little bumping and light marking, but in general a G+ set. 7+kg when packed so shipping will be quoted at cost. 4to.
Red/gilt hardback cloth cover. The Standard Edition. 290mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). 1287pp + plates & appendix. Numerous illustrations including tissue-guarded b/w photogravure plates with some by A. Thorburn. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. G: in Good condition. Covers rubbed. Foxing and browning to prelims. Teg.
Published by Lawrence & Bullen, London, 1901
Seller: St Paul's Bookshop P.B.F.A., Peterborough, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Volume 1 A- Eel; Volume 2 El- Leo. Two-volumes, three-quarter leatherette bindings. Profusely illustrated with superb steel engravings. Generally in Fine condition, though there's a half-inch patch of scraping to the back corner of volume 1. Marbled endpapers, bindings firm, clean white pages throughout. 28 by 20cm. HEAVY! OVERSEAS SHIPPING IS EXTRA AT ACTUAL COST!.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen Ltd., London, 1897
Seller: A.G.Colven (Books), LLANDYSUL, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 2 volumes 1897/1898 have sunning to spine and boards, some foxing, gilt edges and many tissue guarded plates. Both volumes have the book plate of Duckworth and volume 1 is signed and dated by A. C. Duckworth of Orchardleigh, Frome, Somerset. Included is some downloaded information about the estate and family. Please contact me direct for more information and accurate shipping costs.
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Various (illustrator). An extensive encyclopedia of sporting activities from the Earl of Suffolk. The standard edition. Containing: Volume I: A-EEL Volume III: LEO-SAMB Volume IV: SAMB-Z Illustrated throughout with 30 engraved plates and illustrations in the text. Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of Berkshire (10 September 1833 ? 31 March 1898), styled Viscount Andover between 1851 and 1876, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. Three volumes of four only. In half-morocco bindings. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing and slight wear to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright and clean, with just some foxing to the tissue-guards. Very Good. book.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen Ltd., London, 1897
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
Hardback. Gilt lettering to spine, spine sl. faded. Vol. I 440 pp., Vol. II 188 pp., Vol. III 655 pp. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this sweeping nineteenth-century sporting encyclopaedia, complete in two illustrated volumes. A complete two volume set of this extensive sporting encyclopaedia edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and G. G. Aflalo. The first edition of 1897-8.A nineteenth century reference work, which includes a vast selection of sports and related topics, such as the American Cup, taxidermy and veterinary work.Adorned with numerous illustrations in text as well as some full page plates, featuring some beautiful designs by the notorious artist, A. Thornburn. Collated, complete with a frontispiece to each volume as well as an additional illustrated title page to volume I, and thirty eight full page plates.Featuring E.G.C. bookplate, previous ownership inscription to the front pastedown 'G. Chapman.' In the original publisher's full cloth bindings, gilt to the edges. Externally smart with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, fading to the spine and minor sunning to the boards. With minor chipping to the head of the spine. E.G.C. bookplate to the front pastedown, which features a previous ownership inscription G. Chapman' dated May -99. The front hinges to vol. II are only slightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With numerous illustrations in text as well as a frontispiece to each volume, illustrated title page to volume I, and thirty eight full page plates. Collated, complete. Very Good. book.
Publication Date: 1897
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
1897, London, Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 4to, two volumes, x + 632; v + 655, black and white illustrations, half brown calf over green boards. Extra postage will be incurred for these two heavy volumes. Spines faded, corners rubbed, otherwise very good.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen, London, 1901
Seller: Versandantiquariat Hösl, Neuried, Germany
Book
Condition: Befriedigend. Leinen Originalleinwand, berieben, bestoßen und verschmutzt, der Schnitt ist gedunkelt und teilweise (stock-)fleckig. Die Seiten sind leicht gedunkelt, gelegentlich leicht fleckig oder verschmutzt. Mit vielen Abbildungen im Text und 20 Tafeln (einschl. Frontispiz Band 1). Please note: the book(s) has/have more than 5 kg, therefore shipping cost outside Germany can be higher than indicated by Abebooks/ZVAB. Please ask for the exact cost before you order. Sprache / Language: en VIII + 655 + 18 Seiten. ca. 28,2 x 20 cm.
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A complete four volume set of the encyclopaedia of sport, with illustrations throughout. Complete in four volumes. An extensive encyclopaedia of sporting activities, from hunting and shooting, fencing, golf, and climbing, to rugby and football, and many more. This set includes: Volume One: A-EEL, illustrated with frontispiece, vignette title page, eleven plates, and many in-text images. Volume Two: ELAND-LEO, illustrated with eight plates and many in-text images. Volume Three: LEO-SAMB, illustrated with ten plates and many in-text images. Volume Four: SAND-Z, illustrated with ten plates and many in-text images. Collated complete. Written by British sports writers, the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and F. G. Aflalo. In half morocco with red cloth boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light shelf wear to the extremities, particularly the head and tail of the spines. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. An extensive nineteenth-century illustrated sporting encyclopaedia, complete in two volumes. The first edition. A set complete in two volumes of this extensive sporting encyclopaedia edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and G. G. Aflalo.A nineteenth century reference work, which includes a vast selection of sports and related topics, such as the American Cup, taxidermy and veterinary work.Adorned with numerous illustrations in text as well as some full page plates, featuring some beautiful designs by the notorious artist, A. Thornburn. Collated, complete with a frontispiece to each volume as well as an illustrated title page to volume I, and thirty eight full page plates. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt tot he fore edge. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The cloth to the spine has slightly darkened, slightly obscuring the titles to volume I. With some rubbing to the boards and a minor damp marking to the rear board of vol. II. With Charles G. Brown's bookplate to the front free endpaper. Internally, the hinges are slightly tender to the front board of vol. I and the rear board to vol. II, firmly bound throughout otherwise, With some minor offsetting to the endpapers, as usual, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and an illustrated title page to vol. I, as well as numerous illustrations in text and thirty eight full page plates. Collated, complete. Very Good. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. An extensive nineteenth-century illustrated sporting encyclopaedia, complete in two volumes. The first edition. A set complete in two volumes of this extensive sporting encyclopaedia edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and G. G. Aflalo.A nineteenth century reference work, which includes a vast selection of sports and related topics, such as the American Cup, taxidermy and veterinary work.Adorned with numerous illustrations in text as well as some full page plates, featuring some beautiful designs by the notorious artist, A. Thornburn. Collated, complete with a frontispiece to each volume as well as an illustrated title page to volume I, and thirty eight full page plates.From the library of Sir Philip Brocklehurst, known as a member of the Nimrod Expedition in Antarctica of 1907-09 led by Ernest Shackleton. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt to the edges. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, some darkening to the spine and general minor soiling to the boards. Some damp marking to the boards of volume II. With Sir Philip Brocklehurst's bookplate to the front pastedown of volume I and II, inscribed to the front free endpaper to volume I to Philip Brocklehurst from Little Ben [.] and Lofty Ben Lomond,' dated 1901. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, only the odd minor spot tot he odd leaf. Collated, complete with a frontispiece to each volume as well as an illustrated title page to volume I, and thirty eight full page plates. including numerous illustrations in text. Very Good. book.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen Ltd, 1897
Seller: Deeside Books, Ballater, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Two Volumes Complete. Publisher's original red buckram with gilt titles and design on front boards and spine, all edges gilt, spines faded, slight browning to endpapers but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, Bookplate of Sir John Robert Gladstone, pp viii, 632, v, 655, 40 full-page tissue guarded engravings including 2 frontis plus numerous illustrations in text. A complete A-Z of all sports including much on field-sports and associated animals and taxidermy. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 6KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen Ltd.,, 1897
Seller: Parrott Books, Nr Faringdon, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 632pp.,655pp., 2 vols complete. Well illus throughout - with many full page plates plus many line illus. Interesting sporting literature reference. Classic text - a multitude of sports are covered. An excellent set bound in a quarter red leather binding by Zaehendorf. The books are clean and bright with just a tad of expected handling wear/rubbing. The pair present really well on the shelf. The spines have 5 raised bands with gilt titles in 2 compartments. The books are fully gilt cased. A heavy pair of books - overseas buyers please request postal quote. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.
Published by Lawrence and Bullen Ltd., London, 1900
Seller: Valuable Volumes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Book
Half Leather. Condition: Very Good. Half red leather over red boards.5 raised bands to spine with gilt title to 2nd compartment and volume in 4th, gilt decoration to others.Very slight shelf wear to spine.Marbled eps and page edges. Many tissue guarded full page plates. Many bird illustrations by Archibald Thornburn (1860-1935) A really good, clean, tight set with no marks or foxing.