Bouverie e o p (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition. Lovely red boards with gilt titles and decoration. Introductory Note by 11th Duke of Beaufort. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. xvi, 491 pages. First published in 1903. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. …

Pictorial Cover. Zustand: Nearly Very Good. First Edition. xiv, 484 pages, b/w illustrations. Front hinge a little weak, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 8vo. ex-library, foxed, Badminton Library. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good+ condition, octavo, printed brown cloth, titles in black and white and gilt across spine, small patch of bleaching on back, illustrated throughout xiv plus 491 pages and four pages of other volumes in the Badminton Library. [QP].

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 491 pages well illustrated book of Tennis ,fives etc Name on ffep very slight rubbing to spine edges ow book near fine condition has photcopied Jacket in fine condition.

Disbound chapter (pages 241-245) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo. Paperback. Very good condition.

Zustand: Befriedigend. Halbleder With numerous illustrations by Lucien Davis, C. M. Newton, and from photographs. Originalhalbleder mit Lederecken, Kopfgoldschnitt, goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Deckelemblem, Lesebändchen. Das Rückenleder ist stark ausgefärbt und an den Kapitalen bröckelig; Ecken und Kanten sind bestoßen. Der Kopfschnitt ist sauber, Seit- und Fußschnitt sind ungleich geschnitten und gedunkelt. Innendeckel mit Ex Libris (T. Myles Sandys, Graythwaite Hall). Die Seiten sind zu Beginn und am Ende leicht braunfleckig, in der Buchmitte zwei Seiten etwas stärker verschmutzt, ansonsten sind die Seiten sauber und gut, selten minmal fleckig. Inhalt: Tennis: Introduction - The paleontology of ball-games - The history of the court, racket and ball - Modern tennis - The laws of tennis - Some general reflections on tennis, and hints to beginners - Recors of matches and memoirs of eminent players - Glossary. Lawn tennis: The origin of lawn tennis - The first tournament - The development of lawn tennis - The revolution of lawn tennis - The triumvirate of lawn tennis - The court - The implements of lawn tennis - first steps - Service - In play - Tactics of the single game - The four-handed or double game (H. W. W. Wilberforce) - Match-Playing (H. F. Lawford) - A reminiscence of fifteen years of lawn tennis (Spencer W. Gore) - Hard courts and covered courts - Ladies' lawn tennis (L. Dod) - Lawn tennis in America (R. D. Sears) - On umpires - Handicapping, and the management of prize meetings. Rackets: The origin of rackets - Professional players - Amateurs - Practical instructions. Fives: Fives - A song of fives. Appendix - Index Sprache / Language: en XIV + 484 Seiten. ca. 19,5 x 14,2 cm.…

Hardcover Befriedigend. Text Englisch. Gestalteter Leineneinband, Rückentitelei, Kapital-/Kapitalband ausgefranst, ansonsten ordentlich. Frontispiz, XIV, 491 paginierte Seiten, Kunstdruckpapier, 4seitige Verlagswerbung, zahlreiche s/w Abbildungen/Tafeln, insgesamt guter Zustand, keinerlei Eintragungen. +++ Text in english. A profusely illustrated hardcover edition, XIV, 491 pages, some tears and chipping on upper part of spine, otherwise altogether fair condition. +++ 13,5 x 19,2 cm, 0,9 kg. +++ Stichwörter/Keywords: Sport Kulturgeschichte Lehrbuch history of culture sport history Gewicht in Gramm: 900.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on tennis from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes'. First edition. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates, and many woodcuts in the text. Collated complete. A detailed guide to tennis and other racket sports including lawn tennis, rackets, and fives with historical commentary on each of the games up to the modern rules and regulations. Written by John Moyer Heathcote, an English barrister and real tennis player, Charles Gilbert Heathcote, an English barrister and tennis player, E. O. P.-Bouverie, and Arthur Campbell Ainger, an English assistant master at Eton College. Illustrated by Lucien Davis and Charles M. Newton, British artists and illustrators. In the original brown pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good. Lucien Davis; C. M. Newton (illustrator). book. …