Aberdare lord (29 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). ND (1937) 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 220mm). Ppxvi,458 + 6pp ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Full light tan buckram, spine titled in gilt, gilt Lonsdale Library monogram on upper board. Owner's name to front paste-down. Well-used but good. Lacks dust-wrapper. By Lord Aberdare (Rackets and Tennis), Harold Abrahams (Athletics), H.W. Austin (Lawn Tennis), S.C.H. Davies of "The Autocar" (Motor Racing), Lieut.-Com. John Irving, R.N. (Yachting), D.R. Jardine (Cricket), The Earl of Kimberley (Polo), Howard Marshall (Rugby Football), J.S.F. Morrison (Golf), Eric Parker (Field Trials), A. Croxton Smith (Dog Shows), Edward Snell (Squash Rackets), Sydney Spencer (Mountaineering), R.S. Summerhays (Horse Shows), Eric Taverner (Game Fishing), Sir George Thomas, Bt. (Badminton), Frank Wallace (Stalking), and many other authorities. With past records and results and many illustrations. Like an early version of the Guinness Book of Records, this gives extensive tables of records for a wide variety of track and field events, and team sports as well as angling, hunting, winter-sports and others. The 9-page fishing section is divided between "Coarse Fish Records" by Edward ENSOM, "Game Fish Records" by Eric TAVERNER, and "Sea Fish Records" by A.E. COOPER. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, 328pp, very well-illustrated, hardcover, 8vo, bound in brown cloth, gilt lettered, dust jacket unclipped and very good, book in very good condition with no markings or annotations, Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, circa 1935. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. Hinges weak. 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.…

Hard Back. 1st. Original green cloth binding Spine sunned a few small marks to the front board Previous owners neat inscription to the ffep Illustrated with black and white plates Edges foxed but contents generally clean A good copy 180pp. book.

On letterhead, cropped down to 7.5 x 9 cm. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper. Reads: 'March 10. 91 | B. C. | Alas! I am rusticating! | Aberdare'.

8vo., with frontispiece, plates, and advertisements and tables in the text; original series binding of terracotta buckram, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, brown top, covers very lightly marked else a near fine copy. With 6pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end.

Paperback. Zustand: good. . National Recovery Programme, clean copy, slight fading to covers, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Publisher's Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. 180 pp. Green publisher's cloth in an illustrated dust jacket. Rubbing and tears to the edges of the jacket, alongside some spotting. Some minor markings and a little fading to the binding. Internally clean. A history of the development of tennis by Real Tennis champion Lord Aberdare. 8vo. …

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine original antique engraved portrait of this famous personage. Mounted and ready to frame. Mount size approximately 12 x 10 inches, 26 x 20 cms. Excellent condition. A fine opportunity to purchase a splendid coloured litho portrait from a photograph by Messrs Barraud & Jerrard. Very detailed and decorative and somewhat uncommon. Together with a short biographical article about Lord Aberdare.…

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Both hinges split. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN.…

Cloth Spine. Zustand: Very Good. 328 pp. With 115 b/w illustrations. Publisher's quarter brown buckram, gilt lettered with publisher's stamp to front board and spine. A few light marks to title page, otherwise a clean copy with no ownership names. No. XVI in the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pasttimes, containing chapters on rackets, tennis, eton fives, rugby fives, squash, badminton. 8vo.…

Published under the auspices of the National Playing Fields Association. Includes chapters on most sports with contributions from (amongst others) Plum Warner, Stanley Rous, Harold Abrahams, Jack Solomons, Stanley Matthews, Joe Davis and Reg Harris. Paperback. 8vo. 216pp. Very good condition.

London, 1933. 328 pp. 85 plts. Cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. 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. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Fine (from a private country club with their warning "Do Not Remove From Library" stamped on the front free endpaper), fresh copy in very good or somewhat better dust jacket, some darkening to the spine. Hardcover. 328 pp with index and black and white photographs. Part of the Lonsdale Library collection, the five most popular indoor games are each described in a thoroughly competent manner in this composite volume. Each writer is, or has been, a distinguished champion at his own particular game and writes in such a manner that advice and valuable instruction are imparted lucidly and easy to follow.…

A comprehensive collection of sporting records from athletics to yachting. 8vo. 457pp + publisher's adverts. Original brown boards. A very good copy.

Zustand: Befriedigend. Leinen Originalleinwand mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Deckelvignette, Farbkopfschnitt. Der Einband ist berieben, Vorderdeckel mit Flüssigkeitsrändern, hinterer Deckel mit leichten Flecken. Seit- und Fußschnitt sind gedunkelt und etwas fleckig. Signatur von 1933 auf dem fliegenden Vorsatz, Titelseite leicht fleckig. Die Seiten sind leicht gedunkelt, einige Seiten und Tafeln mit leichtem Flüssigkeitsrand unten, ansonsten bis auf wenige kleine Gebrauchs-/Altersspuren ordentlich. Wenige dezente Bleistiftanstreichungen. Mit 85 Abbildungen auf Tafeln und 35 Abbildungen im Text. Mit Beiträgen von E.M. Baerlein, Captain J. Tomkinson, E. Snell, Major T. Moss, David Egerton, John Armitage, Sir George A. Thomas, Bart. Please note: the book(s) has/have more than 1 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 328 Seiten. ca. 22 x 14,5 cm.…

Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 4to., 368 pages, colour and numerous black & white illustrations, original blue cloth, spine lettered in silver. A fine clean copy in a VG+ dustwrapper lightly sunned on spine but unaffecting the lettering (as is common with this work). The complete history and story of the two sports tennis and rackets. A detailed study into the origins of lawn tennis and squash, with commentary on the development of the sports over the decades. Includes reference to every tennis and rackets club in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and France at the time of writing, with a short history of each club. There is also an invaluable statisical section listing the winners of the main events in both games since records began. LORD ABERDARE, 4th Baron, was a Conservative minister in the early 1970s and a fine athlete who excelled in racket sports. Lord Aberdare was a lifelong devotee of real tennis, winning the British amateur singles championship four times between 1953 and 1957, and the amateur doubles championship four times between 1954 and 1961. He served as president of the Tennis and Rackets Association from 1972 until 2004. During his tenure there was a significant expansion in both real tennis and rackets, and a number of new courts were built while several others were re-opened. His book is the most comprehensive modern reference for these sports.…

8vo., with frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text; original series binding of brown buckram, upper board blocked in gilt, backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, brown top, a near fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First Edition. 457p octavo, illustrated. A very good copy in a good dust jacket, chipped at the corners., internally taped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. . 1933, clean copy, no dustjacket, bookplate, feint toning to endpapers & edge, no markings, binding tight, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1933. Octavo. (8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 215mm x 140mm). With 85 photographic illustrations on plates. Bound in brown cloth with dust jacket. On the spine, gilt title and author. Front panel and spine panel of dust jacket with photographs tipped in.Some chipping and staining to the dust jackt. Clarence Bruce was England's most distinguished tennis player in his day, his career taking place in the era between the world wars. He was USA Amateur Champion in 1930 and the British Isles Champion in 1932 and 1938. In addition he won the Coupe de Paris six times and won the Silver Price nine times. In addition he served on the International Olympic Committee and helped organize the 1948 summer Olympics in London. He was made a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1948 and Commander of the British Empire in 1949. This work is part of the Londsdale Library series, volume XVI. It was intended for the amateur hoping to learn about a given sport and it was also hoped the experienced player could discover ways of improving his game as well.…

, pages 417-496, with 4 pages of advertisements at front, articles include The Annual Address on the Progress of Geography: 1884-5 and Eastern Africa, Between the Zambesi and Rovuma, Includes a map of The Bechuana-Land Protectorate and a folding map of East Africa, Between the Zambesi and Rovuma Rivers, complete monthly issue First Edition , faint library stamp on front cover and a few inside, small chip at tail of spine, internally clean, in good condition , original blue printed paper covers 24.5 x 16 cm Paperback ISBN.…

, pages 417-496, with 4 pages of advertisements at front, articles include The Annual Address on the Progress of Geography: 1884-5 and Eastern Africa, Between the Zambesi and Rovuma rivers, Includes a map of The Bechuana-Land Protectorate and a folding map of East Africa, Between the Zambesi and Rovuma Rivers, complete monthly issue First Edition , small chips to spine ends, covers lightly marked near edges, text clean, light spots at folds of map but generally clean, in good condition , original blue printed paper covers 24.5 x 16 cm Paperback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. London: Stanley Paul, 1980. First edition. Quarto. (10 7/8"x 8 1/2"x 275mm x 215). With 8 color illustrations and extensive photographs and illustrations throught. Bound in blue cloth with dustjacket both in good condition. This is the complete history of two sports with long, rich histories that are the precursors to Lawn Tennis and Squash. Lord Aberdare wrote widely and visited clubs around the world. He describes the origins and developments of both games over the centuries, as well as the great champions past and present.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. The Lonsdale Library. With 115 illustrations. 8vo. Bound c.2000 by Bayntun-Riviere in half tan morocco with cloth sides, the spine lettered in gilt, hand-marbled endleaves, top edge gilt.

A re-working of the 1980 classic. In the course of researching this authoritative work Lord Aberdare visited almost every major club in the world. The development of both tennis and rackets over the centuries is described. 4to. 415pp. Dust-wrapper, with very small nick to bottom corner. Very good condition. A very heavy book.…

Gr.-8°. 180 S. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Illustrationen. Orig.-Leinenband mit farbig illustriertem Schutzumschlag. Erste Ausgabe. - Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren. Sprache: Englisch / English + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +. …

In the course of researching this authoritative work Lord Aberdare visited almost every major club in the world. The development of both tennis and rackets over the centuries is described. First Edition. Small 4to. 368pp. Numerous b/w photos and illustrations. Short gift inscription to fly-leaf. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed with a very small area of loss to spine. A very good copy. …