Earl Suffolk (173 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Original green cloth, stamped gilt lettering, 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, viii + 496 pp. Hardcover, good to very good. Corners bumped with a bit of cardboard exposed there, minor shelf scuffing, 1 inch tear on rear joint, spine slightly faded, a few approximately 1/4 inch nicks at head and foot. Internally, paper lightly age yellowed, hinges cracked between a few of the gatherings, MISSING 1 plate, erased old bookseller's price, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked; probably just flipped through, but never really read. Remarkably thorough look at virtually every imaginable sport, game and recreational activity, most notably those of the upper classes, including automobile racing, aviation, hunting, fishing, sporting dogs, etc. Sports; games; recreation; Edwardian; aeronautics; airplanes; aviation; aircraft; automotive; automobiles; cars; automobilia; motor vehicles; fly fishing; history; endangered species.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. J Sturgess (illustrator). 4th Edition. Fourth edition thoroughly revised. Usual Badminton Library format of brown decorative top cover with the same to the spine, Bumping and fraying to cloth at top and bottom of the spine. Slight creasing to corners otherwise good. Bookplate for the Royal Artillery Institute, Woolwich. Library stamps with on end papers, front and rear. and top of preface page with the same wording.Hinges weakening but still secure. Beautiful lithograph print, by Sturgess, of a race as frontis. Damp staining at top of prelims and first few pages, and some slight foxing throughout. Internally apart from the faults as describe a tight copy. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 4to With About Five Hundred Illustrations. "New & Enlarged Edition" -[CAT. 58-77.] Alphabetical coverage ["H" through "R"] of game, fish, sports, by famous authorities; headings for Ibex, Leopard & Panthers, Lion, Lynx, Mackerel, Markhor, Moose, Moufflon, Mule Deer, Muskalonge, Obsolete Sport, Oryx, Ouananiche, Ovis Ammon, Partridge, Perch, Pheasant, Pig-Sticking, Pike, Pisciculture, Pronghorn, Puma, Quail, Rabbits, & many others. Note: The 500 illus. on the Title Page refer to illus. in all volumes, not just Vol. III. Colored frontis has small chip missing; Good no DJ.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 12 Pages, illustrated. With 2 Plates. 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: 17 x 25 cms. Category: Badminton Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Fourth edition. 6 x 7 3/4 inches. xii, 439 pages. Condition is Very Good; wear to spine ends, leather torn at top of spine edge 2 inches, light to moderate foxing on pages, text unmarked, binding tight. Sport RGR.

Hard Cover. Fourth edition thoroughly revised. VERY GOOD+. CLEAN BROWN CLOTH PICTORIAL BOARDS AND SPINE WITH LIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS. BINDING TIGHT. HINGES STRONG. TEXT FINE. VERY LIGHT OWNER NAME.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

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.

1st edition. Plates & numerous illustrations. 8vo (7 1/4 x 5 inches). 419-pages. n the publisher's de luxe issue binding of half blue leather over orange gilt blocked cloth. Foxing to prelims. and at end. Coloured frontispiece foxed. Large chip from headband.

Illustrated Brown Cloth. Condition: Good. J Sturgess (illustrator). Fourth Edition. THE BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES Fourth edition, thoroughly revised, xii, 439pp, illustrated with black & white drawings in the text, colour frontispiece plate has tissue, patterned endpapers with neat bookplate to pastedown, pale foxing to edges and throughout internally, illustrated brown cloth with white and black, fold marks to front endpaper and title page otherwise a good sound copy. Size: 7.75 x 5.25 Inches. Sports.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine; coloured frontispiece (original tissue guards present), corner bumps and foxing on first few pages; white spots to front board; spine cocked.

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.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. J. Sturgess (illustrator). Condition Notes: A touch faded at the spine. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Pages a touch age-toned with scattered spotting, more so to the start and end; Hardback. Decorative Brown boards with gilt & black titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 7½" x 5½" (1.3 kg); pp (xii) 440; Index; In the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes series; Includes: 4pp. publisher's list; Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Colour frontispiece (tissue-guarded); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #197708 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First. 4to. wear to cover closed tear to spine Buckram. Book.

Sofrcover (Disbound). Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is an original 5pp article separated from the original volume. Itâs not an offprint nor a reprint, It is complete within itself, but does not come with a title page of the volume nor covers and the last page is in facsimile. There are minimal brown foxing spots present and 4 pp more badly foxed otherwise in very good condition. An historically interesting contemporary article extracted from an originally bound volume of this uncommon Sporting Journal viz. THE BADMINTON MAGAZINE of SPORTS AND PASTIMES. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 5 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Horse Racing; Britain/UK; 19th century; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51550.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). 2nd Edition. xiv + 352pp, very well illustrated, hard cover, bound in pictorial cloth, very good condition, Badminton Library Edition, London, 1887. 2 rd EDITION, PICTORIAL BROWN CLOTH WITH THE BADMINTON LIBRARY DESIGN, HARDCOVER, A BRIGHT FRESH COPY FREE FROM THE USUAL FOXING, . DETAILED STUDY AND VERY READABLE VERY GOOD CONDITION.

8vo. 440pp including index. Some pages a little soiled and foxed, Covers rather worn and dull.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2 volume set. 1st printing (1897). 632; 655pp. Original red buckram with gilt titles and decoration to upper board and spine, all edges gilt. Both vols GOOD copies, bindings square and reasonably tight, corners gently bumped, cloth covers a little rubbed and worn with some light dampstaining in places, covers largely colour faded particularly spines, gilt still reasonably bright, toning to feps, otherwise internally excellent, all plates present and tissue-guarded; no dust jackets.

ex-lib.first edition this vol.only 448pp ills.[b/w and col.;some col.detached but present] G+ (green cloth w.green half leather,gilt.compartments to spine,mod.rubbed and stained,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.surface losses,3cm loss to head of spine,usual libr.labels and stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked w.some pp loose).

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Dark blue 1/2 leather, light brown cloth, bordered and lettered in gilt, with front cover emblem and top text block edge in gilt. xii,419 pp., color frontis., many illus. in text. Leather shows several closed tears with minor loss along spine panel, which is somewhat discolored by age, with mild rubbing to front joint and corners. Firm binding, clean interior beyond light foxing to frontis. tissue guard and a few spots on the frontis. itself. Former owner's book plate mounted on front pastedown. Spine panel wear suggests Good only, otherwise solid VG or better. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine miniature-type antique engraving. . Plate size 7 x 5 ins. Mounted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase a decorative and attractive portrait.

hardback, 8vo, xii,419pp, colour frontis., numerous b/w illustrations, owner's bookplate on endpaper, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, brown cloth pictorial, slightly rubbed, Good condition.

Drawn by Lib. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 32 x 19cm. Severe spotting in text, lower and upper margins. With original leaf from the magazine including biographical text.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 436 pages. 8.50x5.99x0.99 inches. In Stock.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid lithographic printing of an engraved portrait. This actual portrait printed in 1908. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent sportsman.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait of an eminent person. Professionally mounted and ready to frame. Unusual, attractive and decorative. C. 1830.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, decorative and unusual.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Engraved By Joseph Brown (illustrator). SPORTSMEN: A splendid antique photgravure-type portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent sportsman. From a photograph by Mayall. Henry was a keen follower of racing and a prominent member of the Jockey Club. Known as one of the 'Romeo Lords'. Joint editor of the "Enclyclopaedia of Sport".

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Robinson, H. (illustrator). Mounted and ready to frame. Delicately engraved, very good condition. 19th century engraving. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a splendid potrait of this eminent personage with splendid ornate border. From the original of Zucchero in the collection of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Carlisle.