Caspar W Whitney (54 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A. B. Frost, W. T. Smedley, Thure de Thulstrup, Frederic Remington (illustrator). 18pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 15 drawings, including several full-page plates, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 90, No. 535, December, 1894. Illustrations include a scene at the Larchmont Yacht Club traps, a view of the country club of Westchester County, a view of the country club at Brookline, Massachusetts, multiple views at the Burlingame Country Club, California, and others of general interest. Housed in protective mylar report cover.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 90, March, 1895, pp. 495-512+ 1 Illus Plt, Nicely Illus, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Good. W. T. Smedley (illustrator). 1st Edition. Volume 89 - September 1894 -- #532. Frontispiece in b/w by W. T. Smedley and containing numerous illustrations, articles and advertisements. Contents include: Riding to Hounds in England by Caspar Whitney with 18 illust., The General's Bluff by Owen Wister with 3 illust. by Frederic Remington, The Royal Marine by Brander Matthews, and much more Good: Complete, white pages, no writing, no tape or repairs. Cover has rubbing and a couple of heavy creases, spine missing in parts. Other typical imperfections.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from A Sporting Pilgrimage. 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.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. b/w Photoengravings (illustrator). 1st. 2 pages test and photos, including boat-club house in Rangoon, Football & Cricket grounds in Singapore, etc.; 2 pages. Size: 10.5 x 15.5".

Softcover. Condition: New. 1895 edition. Pages: 423 Reprinted from 1895 edition. 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. The content of this print on demand book has not been changed. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this reprint is from 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. THERE MIGHT BE DELAY THAN THE ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE DUE TO COVID-19.

Hardback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from A Sporting Pilgrimage: Riding to Hounds, Golf, Rowing, Football, Club and University Athletics; Studies in English Sport, Past and Present Devon and somerset stag-hounds A kill with the devon and somerset stag-hounds duke OF rutland's gambler AN english beagle the christ church (oxford) beagles AN undergraduate's room AT cambridge AN english football player A college barge putney bridge, starting-point OF the oxford-cambridge boat-race. AN ordinary punt AT oxford - looking UP the isis from folly bridge AT cambridge - looking UP the cam AT the starting-posts OF A bumping race tubbing the original tub A coaching tub A clinker four-oar procession OF eights ON the isis, oxford - saluting the 'varsity the oxford course the cambridge course mr. Lehmann coaching oxford from horseback oxford eight-oared boat - interior view, looking forward, showing positions OF seats and fixed rowlocks oxford university boat-house diagram OF bumping race A bump. Oxford taking out boat racing eights ON the isis, oxford the barrier AT putney bridge course OF oxford-cambridge annual race from putney TO mortlake training quarters OF the oxford crew AT putney the henley course - scene OF henley regatta training quarters OF the cambridge crew AT putney leander rowing club boat-house AT putney - used BY cambridge london rowing club boat-house AT putney - used BY oxford the london, leander, and thames rowing clubs - looking UP the thames rugby union scrimmage the eton wall game A winchester hot dribbling IN the association game. Passing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at 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. ***** Print on Demand *****.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Single issue. Small quarto, 10 1/4" tall, pages 167 to 328 + ads, printed beige wraps. A very good clean copy over all, sturdy with minor shelf wear and light exterior soiling, slight edge chipping to the back strip at the top edge of the spine, internal binding solid, paper slightly yellowed and bright, but a light damp stain to the top edge of the last 30 pages. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material (articles, stories, poetry, etc.) as well as the advertisements and covers. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine, serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time, using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art, fiction, and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. Including part X of 'Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc,' by Twain, 'George Washington,' by Wilson, etc.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original four page supplement from a 1891 Harper's Weekly - SUPPLEMENT ONLY! With black and white illustrations by Thulstrup. Faded marks on spine - small tear on right hand edge. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Sport-1-Top) rareviewbooks.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from edition. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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: 424 Language: ||| Pages: 424.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. b/w Photoengraving (illustrator). 1st. VG. 2+ pages of text and photos 2+page. [image shows only 1st page of item] Size: 11'' x 16''.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. CHOOSE ANY LEATHER COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CHARGES, JUST OPEN "View Larger Image" BUTTON JUST BELOW THE BOOK IMAGE AND MAIL US YOUR CHOICE. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Pages 424. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}.

PF. Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Title: On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds. Twenty-eight hundred miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison . Illustrated.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism, topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Whitney, Caspar W.; 1896 x. 324 p.; 8 . 10470.ff.6.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1895 printing, 8vo., frontis., illus., 397 pp. Soiled cloth with chipped/small tears to head/tail of spine/edges of boards, hinges cracked, spine cocked, some scuffing to front paste-down, no ownership markings, bright text with no to minimal foxing. Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Hencke, Al. (illustrator). First Edition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. 533 October 1894. Illustrated. pp. 650 - 810 + 92 pp. adverts. Complete issue. Contains "Golf in the Old Country" by Caspar Whitney, a detailed article of fifteen pages with twenty illustrations; map of St. Andrews. photos of early players, courses, clubhouses, etc. Covers and spine complete. No markings, notations, soiling, etc. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Frost, A.B. (illustrator). First Edition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. 569 October 1897. Illustrated. pp. 650 - 809 + 100 pp. adverts. Complete issue. Contains "The Golfer's Conquest of America" by Caspar Whitney, a detailed article of more than twenty pages with photos of early players, courses, clubhouses, etc. Slight loss to lower spine, rear cover edge-worn, written across the top front cover "X Reading Public Library from Mr. Marshall." No other markings, notations, soiling, etc, Covers protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in Good+ condition, 8vo, pages: xii,397. Red cloth with gilt titles and black and gilt decoration, black and white frontis by Remington, plates and illustrations in text, many from photographs, map; Spine soiled and slightly faded, tips lightly bumped and worn, missing leaf 87/88, small bookseller tag on ffep, contents clean. Bookseller accession no.: 12366. Sections on riding, rowing, rugby, cricket, golf, etc. This heavy volume will require extra postage for international shipment; please contact bookseller.

Premium Leather Bound. Condition: New. 424 CHOOSE ANY LEATHER COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CHARGES, JUST OPEN "View Larger Image" BUTTON BELOW THE BOOK IMAGE AND MAIL US YOUR CHOICE. A Unique Leather Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine, front and Back of the book with edge gilding. We have multiple options in color of leather Red, Green, Blue, Black and with Black labels. This unique edition is Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Pages 424, Print on Demand.

Condition: good. Hbk 397pp royal 8vo no dj as issued red cloth embossed red cloth with black and gilt decoration, spine dulled and lightly rubbed top and tail (now in custom acetate jacket), illustr b+w Remington frontis + numerous b+w plates and text illustrations on riding, hunting, rowing, rugby, cricket, golf, and University athletics, prev ownerÕs name on front pastedown, hinges cracked but holding and otherwise a good clean solid unmarked working copy becoming harder to find.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Well illustrated. xii + 397 pages, 8vo, decorative red cloth; lightly worn, inscription on front free endpaper. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Frederic Remington and others (illustrator). 1st Edition. Xii + 397 pages with 148 illustrations many of these photos of actual events like rowing events on the Thames, golf and golfers, athletics and other sports, etc. Frederic Remington has done the frontispiece and the chapter on Horse Riding with several others. Printed on silk finish art paper, so heavy book, crimson embossed cloth in gold and black and also spine although this a bit faded and not as bright, minor wear at corners, rear hinge open, stringing just showing. This copy has the personal bookplate of The United States Senate "Official Reporter" 1877-1943 Daniel B Lloyd, of Buena Vista Farm, Prince Georges County, Maryland. From His Library (bookplate inside front board). Heavy full octavo. 1895.

Condition: Very good. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket-as issued). Light staining to outer margins of front cover and to the very outer margins of the first ten or so leaves; otherwise, internally clean and tight. Overall, a very good copy of a scarce book.

Condition: Very good overall. A double page spread with two sides (4 page article) with wood engravings and printed photographs of the rigorous training and exercise required of the students of both West Point and Annapolis, from the Harper's Weekly, a long running American newspaper well-known for its wood-cut illustrations. Photographs feature: P. W. Davison, F. W. Smith; E. W. Clark; D. M. Michie; D. E. Aultman from USMA, and, M.E. Trench, W.K. Johnson, W. Bagley, C.F. Macklin, A.W.Catlin from the USNA. B & w illustrations show 'Wrestling on Horseback', a sail drill, gymnasium at Fort Severn, fencing, approximately 11 x 15 3/4", very clean.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated. 397 pages. Former owner name, "Xmas" and dated 1894 on ffep, and the copyright is dated 1894. However the title page is dated 1895 in Roman numerals. Excellent golf section, map of the Old Course, etc. Bright tight copy with only a touch of fading to the spine. Covers protected by mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

US editon of this text which attempts, given 'that sport in America is fast developing' to nurture 'an intelligent understanding of this development and its purpose, to turn for our precedents to the country which cradled nearly every game we have.' Covers Hunting with hounds, rowing, football, athletics, cycling, cricket, golf etc. US 1st edition. 8vo. xii, 397pp. including photographs in-text and plates. Internally very good, mild rubbing to top edges of early leaves. Separation to end paper joins but remains tight. In original embossed decorative red cloth boards gilt. Corners a little bumped and repair to spine which is a little frayed to the ends and mildly tanned.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dinwiddie, William; Rogers, W.A.; Walker, J.W.G.; Blumenschein, Ernest L. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 588-610. Features: Cover illustration by Ernest L. Blumenschein entitled "Wards of the Nation - Their First Vacation From School" depicts a Native American scene; British Problems in Asia; This Busy World; The Passing of John Barrett, United States Minister to Siam; Photos from the Philippines - Admiral Dewey Going for a Drive Around Manila, Admiral Dewey at the Office of the Captain of the Port at Manila, Dakota and Montana Troops Crossing Wrecked Bridge over the Rio Grande; The Philippine Revolt - The Malolos Campaign; Photos and write-ups of these men in the news - Frank Thomson of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Major Arthur M. Diggles who was lost in the Malolos Campaign, Augustin Daly, Rev. W.H.P. Faunce of Brown University, and George K. Nash, Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio; Full-page illustration by W.A. Rogers entitled "Conquering a Desert in Southern Arizona"; A page of photos and illustrations along the route of the proposed Nicaragua Canal; The Nicaragua Canal in Sight - article by Francis E. Leupp; Ballad of Leiutenant Miles; Two-page centerfold compilation of photos and illustration depicting the proposed Nicaragua Canal, the country through which it will pass, and the people along the route; Hawaiian-America; An American Sovereign (continued); Amateur Sport - considerable text with six photos; Poem To Augustin Daly; The Conspirators (continued); Great vintage ads, including an illustrated one for the Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless Bicycle from the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Conn. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1896]. Un vol. in-8: 16 x 23 cm. X pp. [Contents, Illustrations], 324 pp., avec un frontispice et 34 illustrations hors-texte. Volume relié en maroquin vert à gros grains, dos à cinq nerfs, caissons fleuronnés aux petits fers, titre et auteur en capitales dorées, roulette sur les chasses, tranche supérieure dorée. Ex-libris: William Nicholas Beach et Samuel B. Webb. Edition originale richement illustrée de photogravures d'après les clichés de l'auteur et de dessins de Frederic Remington. Le dos et les marges des plats sont fortement décolorés, les coupes frottées par endroits sinon l'intérieur est extrêmement frais. Bel exemplaire. Dans ce livre, Whitney décrit son extraordinaire odyssée menée à pied dans le grand nord canadien entre 1894 et 1895. Aidé pas ses guides indiens, il est le premier homme blanc à s'aventurer dans ces terres inhospitalières, où la température descend à -40.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Walker, T. Dart (cover); Dinwiddie, William; Rogers, W.A.; Zogbaum, R.F.; Newell, Peter; Rogers, W.A. (William Allen) (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 612-634. Features: Cover illustration at Herreshoff's Yard, Bristol, Rhode Island, of the launching of "Columbia," built to defend "America's" Cup against "Shamrock"; Our Opportunities; This Busy World; Photos of Men of the Day - A.J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad, W.W. Keen of the American Medical Association, and Henry O. Havemeyer; Photos and brief obituaries for "Waltz King" Johann Strauss and Richard Parks Bland; Photo of Captain H.E. Nichols, U.S.N. who commanded the U.S.S. "Monadnock"; Photos from the Philippines of - General Lawton at the Battle of Baliuag, General MacArthur on the Skirmish Line, Colonel Summers and staff leaving Baliuag with six battalions, General Lawton in his field HQ at Angat, Colonel Summers's troops on the march, Colonel Summers's command advancing to the Battle of Moasin; The Philippine Revolt - The Santa Cruz Expedition; An English Mother (poem); The Fifth Annual Lake Mohonk Arbitration Conference; Image of the French cruiser "SFAX" bringing Captain Dreyfuss home for retrial; Full page illustration "A Faro Game at El Paso"; A Curious Coincidence; A Queen's Charity; London; Two-page centerfold illustration of the North Atlantic Squadron in the Harbor of Cape Haitien, Island of Haiti "A Visit From the Natives"; Hawaiian America - lengthy article with Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai; Amateur Sport - baseball article with many photos of college players; The Conspirators (continued); Illustration "Forced Inspiration" by Peter Newell on back cover. Great vintage ads. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy.