earl coventry (18 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: 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.

Illustrated Brown Cloth. Zustand: 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. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. 88pp hardback, yellow cloth black-lettered in price-clipped wrapper, wrapper torn with losses over spine, bw plates including frontispiece, first thus.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Zustand: 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 ||.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. date unknown Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

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.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. No date. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1938). 1938 1st thus. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Pp88 + viii pp advertisements. B/w photographs. Yellow cloth, upper board and spine titled in black. Slight browning. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. This is the otter hunting section of Deer, Hare and Otter Hunting, volume XXII of the Lonsdale Library series. "Written by two famous Masters of Otter Hounds, this book says the last word on modern practice. From the natural history of the otter and the early history of the sport to the handling of hounds in the field, every point is dealt with to the ultimate detail. The list of contents will speak for itself." Chapters include: The otter (Lutra vulgaris), by the Earl of Coventry, Master of the Hawkstone Otter Hounds; History and antiquity, 1175 to the present day, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron, sometime Master of Otter Hounds; The science of hunting the otter, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron; An otter hunting establishment, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron - hounds and terriers, kennel management, the master, huntsman and staff, the field; A survery of otter hunting countries, by Capt. L.C.R. Cameron - Scottish and Northern English waters, Dumfriesshire Otterhounds, Carlisle Otter Hunt, West Cumberland Otter Hunt, Kendal and District Otterhounds, Northern Counties Otterhounds, Northern Counties Otterhounds, otter hunting in the Midlands, East Lincolnshire Otter Hunt, the Eastern and South-Eastern Counties, the sport in Hants, Wilts and Dorset, in the West of England, The Culmstock Hunt, The Cheriton, The Dartmoor, The Tetcott, Wales and the Marches, The Hawkstone, The Border Counties Otterhounds, The Wye Valley Otterhounds, Pembroke and Carmarthern Pack, otter hunting in Ireland and France; A glossary of otter hunting terms; An otter hunting bibliography. .

XII, 419 S. mit Ill. Einband berieben und bestoßen. Schnitt angeschmutzt und fleckig. Exlibris (James Watson) auf Innendeckel. Handschriftliche Notizen (Gewinner des Derbys seit 1780-1914) auf den Vorsätzen. Durchgehend immer wieder etwas fleckig. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 20 x 14 cm, Halbleder auf 5 Bünden mit Kopfgoldschnitt.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Fourth edition. Contemporarily rebound in green morocco and marbled papercovered boards. Some modest and rubbing and wear at the extremities, a nice very good copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. J Sturgess (illustrator). The third edition of this work concerning racing and steeple-chasing from the Badminton Library series, with illustrations by John Sturgess. The third edition of this work, a comprehensive guide to racing and steeplechasing. In the Badminton Library series, a sporting project aiming to cover all major sports and pastimes, edited by Henry Somerset.The racing part was written by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W G Craven, while the steeple-chasing part was written by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E T Watson. With a general history and the development of the two sports, and chapters focused on rules, races, betting, and more.Illustrated in text throughout by John Sturgess.A special copy signed Charles Kemeys-Tynte April 1892, Eton College, and A C James. Tynte was a British aristocrat and Justice of the Peace, son of Halswell Milborne Kemeys-Tynte and 8th Baron Wharton JP. This volume is heavily inscribed to the front free endpaper and its verso, to the imprint page, and the verso of the title page with much information on some horse races. Some interesting entries such as 'On Aug 25 1804 Captain William Flint (White) beat Mrs. Thornton riding side saddle in a dress of buffalo leopard colour, blue sleeves and cap over the Knavsmire. Much unpleasantness followed - Col. Thornton applied in the King Bench for a criminal information against Captain Flint for challenging him to a duel and for horsewhipping him on the race ground at York the summer after the match took place.' In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor soiling to the boards. Previous ownership signature Charles Kemeys-Tynte April 1892, Eton College, and A C James. With previous owners' inscriptions to the front free endpaper and its verso, to the imprint page, and the verso of the title page with much information on some horse races. Internally, firmly bound. With some offsetting to the lower margin possibly due to a minor damp damage. Illustrated in text throughout by John Sturgess. Good. book.

Zustand: Very good. 1889, London, Longmans, Green, and Co., third edition, ppxii + 419, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations by J. Sturgess, brown pictorial cloth with lettering on spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good minus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable. First. Hardback with Dust Jacket. Illustrated believe to be first edition. Book good condition stains to covers, inscription to first blank page. Content clean. Dust Jacket acceptable tapped to all edges, rubbing to edges price clipped. U5A54.

Half-Leather. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition , Thoroughly Revised. Finely bound in half leather, brown morocco spine and corners with five raised gilt ruled bands on the spine, gilt title lettering, top edge gilt.Marbled papered boards, and marbled endpapers. xii, 439 pages. The section on racing is by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, and Mr W. G. Craven: chapters headings are: History of Horse Racing; Horses of Ancient Britain; The Progress of the Sport; History of the Jockey Club; Racing Officials: Clerk of the Course; The Starter; The Judge; The Clerk of the Scales; The Handicapper; The Stakeholder; The Stewards; Newmarket; Racing in the Provinces; Racing Servants: Old Style and New; Breeding; Treatment of Yearlings; Early Trials; Three Year Olds; Over a Distance of Ground; Upon Trainers; Upon Jockeys; and Betting. The cestion on steeplechasing is by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E. T. Watson: the chapters headings are: The Origin and Development of Steeple Chasing; The Selection of the Chaser; Schooling; Fences and Fencing; Riding the Race; Hurdle Racing; Local Meetings; and Famous Chasers and Their Riders; followed by an appendix entitled : Original Strain of Our Horses with Tabulated Pedigress; and an index. Illustrated with line drawings by John Sturgess. Full page engraved coloured frotispiece with tissue guard with numerous illustrations throughout. 5.5 X 7.5 inches. The leather shoulder on the front board is stamped "Vancroft Farm" in gilt. and the original owner's name stamp is across the top of the fly leaf, also again across a page within the book.There are some very few scuffs and rubbing here and there to the leather.Very good, and very clean throughout, with a very sound and solid binding.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Revised. 4TH edition. Chips to top and bottom of spine. In the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes edited by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, assisted by Alfred E.T. Watson. Illustrated brown cloth with slight wear to corners and darkening to spine. Front and rear hinge pulling slightly. Owner's name on free front endpaper 8vo.

XII,419 S. mit 1 farb. lith. Front., Holzstichvign. a.d. Titel u. zahlr. Illustr. in Holzstich v. J.Sturgess. Illustr. Oln., min. berieben u. bestoßen, erste u. letzte Bl. etw. stockfl. - The Badminton Library.

1893, fourth edition, Badminton Library, ppxii + 439, black and white illustrations with a coloured frontispiece, half blue morocco, orange cloth, de-luxe binding. Spine faded and worn, otherwise very good.

London & Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. Orig. pictorial full cloth. Small stamp on tissue guard and first leaf. XII,440 pp., coloured frontispiece. Textillustrations. Clean and fine.