Suffolk Earl (149 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: Good.

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: Fair. No Jacket. 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. J Sturgess (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Racing etc contents slightly foxed on some page leading edges name on fep ow contents vg cond Boards slightly dulled ow vg.

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.

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. 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. 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 ||. J. Sturgess (illustrator). …

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.…

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.…

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.

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.

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.

Special Subscription Edition. Poor copy in contemporary gilt-blocked, green half leather over green cloth boards, with the rear somewhat stained. Rear joint torn, with endbands rubbed and panel edges worn. All edges gilt; endpapers and title page lightly foxed, with the main text remaining bright and clean. Despite faults, an internally strong and well-preserved example overall. Physical description; pages 2-306 : numerous illustrations ; 27 cm. Subjects; Sports, encyclopaedias. Games, encyclopaedias. Sports, Great Britain, history. Billiards. 1 Kg.…

Illustrated Brown Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Published. 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. J Sturgess (illustrator). Sports. …

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).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 2 volumes. Reprint of 1897 edition.

Hardcover. navy cloth boards w/ gilt illustrations, printing. 655 pgs w/ bw illustrations, tissue-guarded plates. Lovely illustrations and plates throughout. Fair+ (front hinge cracked; upper binding & joint intact, board is rattled & fragile. back hinge cracking/splitting w/ binding remaining in place, board very rattled; endpaper detached. boards scuffed & scratched w/ discolored rubbing. spine ends & corners rubbed. slightly split to textblock; joints intact. pgs lightly toned).…

8vo. xii + 419pp. Colour frontispiece and b/w. illustrations by John Sturgess. E.ps. slightly foxed, upper hinge cracked and tender. Rubbed pictorial beige cloth, spine lettered in gilt. US$29.

5th edition. Library copy. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Some wear and tear to the spine. Scattered foxing throughout. Text remains clear. Physical description: xii, 419 p: incl. pl. col. front., ill. (incl. plan); 20 cm. Subject: Horse racing Great Britain. Other names: Craven, William George 1839-1906.Coventry, Arthur. Lawley, Francis Charles. Watson, Alfred Edward Thomas 1849-1922. Genre:Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Complete with numerous illustrations. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume I & II (complete) Volume I Wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, edges of covers faded and surface worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, all plates present and in good condition, marbled end papers, previous owners book plaque on front paste down. Volume II - Wear to covers and spine, corners bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, spine join with cover ripped the entire length, rip at top of spine join with back cover 8.5 cm, some wear to surface of covers, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, marbled end papers, all plates present and in good condition. The price includes postage and packing to a ~UK Mainland address, due to the weight (5.7 kg) there will be an additional charge for everywhere else, please ask for a quote.…

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. hardback, four volumes complete, new and enlarged edition, large octavos. Bound in green cloth and lettered gilt to the spines. One or two corners gently knocked, previous ownership details to the front pastedown in each volume. The bindings remains tight and the body of contents clean and unmarked. Colour plates, b&w photographic illustrations; a pleasing set, an order for which from locations outside the United Kingdom may attract a request for additional postage.…

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A double sheet print, image area approx. 28 x 38 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the periodÃ"ÃÃs architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGEâ" áFROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; PRINTS : Buildings & Places; Unframed Prints : Old. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years of taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Maroon hardback cloth covers. Condition: Good. New Edition. G: in good condition without dust jackets. Covers rubbed and marked. Spines faded. Sporadic foxing. 270mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). viii, 496pp; viii, 448pp; viii, 448pp; viii, 471pp + plates. 32 plates (28 with colour) + in-text illustrations. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. …

Drawn by Lib. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 32 x 19cm. Some light foxing, mostly to margins and to accompanying leaf of text. With original leaf of biographical text.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dust-toned only, as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 419 p : incl. pl. col. front., ill. (incl. plan) ; 20 cm. Notes: Numerous illustrations by J. Sturgess. Includes index. Subject: Horse racing - Great Britain. History of Horse-racing - Progress of the sport - Jockey club - Racing officials - New market - Provinces - Racing servants - Breeding - Treatment of Yearlings - Trials -Three year olds - Trainers -Jockeys - Betting -Steeple-chasing - Chaser - Schooling - Fences and fencing - Hurdle meetings - Local meetings. Series: The Badminton library of sports and pastimes, ed. by the Duke of Beaufort, assisted by A. E. T. Watson. Other titles: Racing and steeplechasing. Other names: Craven, William George (1839-1906). Coventry, Arthur. Lawley, Francis Charles. Watson, Alfred Edward Thomas (1849-1922). Genre: Illustrated 1 Kg. …