Badminton Library (32 results)

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 9 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 14 x 21 cms. Category: Book & Magazine Collector; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years takin…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. "The Badminton Library Shooting: Field And Covert (1906) / Moor And Marsh (1893)" by The Badminton Library. This leather-bound book was published by Longmans, Green, and Co in London and includes illustrations. It is a limited edition includes one signature and one ex…

Second edition. xvi, 439pp, [3]. With a half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine (which is also slightly faded), some foxing to text. Rear hinge starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefn…

Third edition. xiii, [3], 412pp, [2]. With half-title, frontispiece and terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. With text leaves largely unopened. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP…

First edition. x, [2], 340pp.With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text, rear hinge cracking. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes was a…

Second edition. xiii, [1], 423pp, [1]. With a half title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Both hinges cracking, with some splitting to endpapers. Some quires with unopened leaves. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing…

Fourth edition. xiii, [3], 472pp. With a half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text, hinges just starting. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastim…

Second edition. xiii, [1], 429pp. With half-title and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes was an ambitious spor…

First edition. xiv, 464pp. With half-title, and frontispiece. Original publisher's decorative cloth. Some rubbing and marking to extremities and spine, some foxing to text. Later armorial bookplate of the Barons Raglan, bearing the name 'Cefntilla', to FEP. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes was an ambitious sports pub…

First Edition. [Sport/recreation] FIRST EDITION. Octavo. Illustrated throughout. Elegantly hand-bound in half dark blue oasis morocco leather over marbled sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, top edge gilt. A little spotting to first and final leaves else a fine copy in attractive recent leather bind…

8vo. (19 x 14.5cm). pp. xii+378+[4]. Original pictorial brown cloth, green patterned endpapers. 18 full page illustrations, with a further 35 in the text block. One loose plate at p.78 neatly reinserted. A very good copy. Originally published as Athletics and [Rugby] Football in 1887, evolving into this separate study of Associa…

[Sport] NEW EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.xiv; 480. Illustrated with 28 plates and many line drawings in the text by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss. Publisher's original decorated and titled brown cloth, green swan-patterned endpapers. Armorial bookplate of MacFarlane Digby, contents a little spotted, old tape mark to flyleaf,…

[Sports] Two volumes, octavo (19 x 14cm). Illustrated throughout. First was 1885, these being reprinted 1895-6. Bound in publisher's half blue morocco with gilt titles to spines, yellow cloth boards with gilt crest to centre of uppers; blue ribbon markers, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed, coated black endpapers. Contents c…

First edition, number 130 of 250 large paper copies. Blue half morocco over orange cloth. Gilt rules and crest vignette to upper cover. Gilt titles and ruled ends to spine. Top edge gilt others untrimmed, retaining blue page marker ribbon. A very good copy some minor wear to the boards and a previous ownership bookplate to front…

First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo. 56 plates, including 7 coloured plates of flags, numerous black and white illustrations in the text, owner's ink stamp to the paste downs, both volumes unopened. Original decorative brown cloth, lower covers a little marked with gilt initials to the lower corner, ink stamp repeated to the bottom of…

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. photographic presentation of a wood engravings; overall 19 x 13 cm, image 10,5 x 10 cm. one edge slightly frayed with stitchmarks; exc. cond.- A collection of 6 wrestling prints from 'The Badminton Library Book Of Sports. The Badminton Library, Fencing, Boxing, Wrestling, edited by His Grace the…

2nd. xiii-472 + xiii-412 pages, + advert leaf, frontis and numerous text illustrations. Foxing to frontis tissue guard and lesser so to title page, also to closed page edge. Armorial bookplate to the front paste down of each volume. Publishers' pictorial brown cloth with gilt title and fish vignette to the spine. A comprehensive…

reprints. 2 volumes Fishing: xvi-483 + xvi (4)-448 pages, + advert leaf, frontis and numerous full page and text illustrations. Publishers' pictorial brown cloth with gilt title and fish vignette to the spines. Avery good + copy the contents clean the bindings bright with no defects A comprehensive guide for the Victorian and Ed…

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. photographic presentation of a wood engravings; overall 19 x 13 cm, image 10,5 x 10 cm. one edge slightly frayed with stitchmarks; exc. cond.- A collection of 9 boxing prints from 'The Badminton Library Book Of Sports. The Badminton Library, Fencing, Boxing, Wrestling, edited by His Grace the Du…

1st Edn.. xvi -453, x- 443 pages, advert leaf illustrated with full page and numerous text illustrations by Charles Whymper, J. Wolf and H. Willink, and from photographs. Some occasional spotting to contents, armorial bookplate to front paste down of each volume, publisher's brown pictorial cloth, with gilt lions head and moose'…

First edition, number 208 of 250 large paper copies. This is the largest of the three formats in which the Badminton Library was issued: large paper, deluxe, and standard trade edition. The Badminton Library - handsomely produced, profusely illustrated and employing the leading authorities of the day - was the preeminent series…

First edition, number 165 of 250 large paper copies. This is the largest of the three formats in which the Badminton Library was issued: large paper, deluxe, and standard trade edition. The Badminton Library - handsomely produced, profusely illustrated and employing the leading authorities of the day - was the preeminent series…