Leslie sprake (23 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library with the usual labeling. Spine faded. Minor shelf wear. No jacket. Pages clean.

Zustand: Good. 1927. First Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Mild thumb-marking present. Blind stamp to front endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable mottling to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Moderate water stains to boards.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. With 256 pages , illustrated , brown cloth , hard cover , gilt letter , boards rather faded o/w very good.

Zustand: Poor. The book has been rebound by the library.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.…

hardcover. 1927 First Edition. 256pp, two owner's signatures, VG . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Some marking to the boards and foxing to the page edges, owner's inscription.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 367 pages plus indexes (complete). A passive copy. The boards are grubby. They retain a weary elegance. There handling and storage marks and wear all about. They are sure. The contents are very clean, clear, benign, confident, authoritative. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First Edition, 1936. No dust jacket. Spine sunned. Foxing to the page edges. Contents clear and firm throughout. A nice copy overall.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1930). 1930 1st edition. 8vo (148 x 225mm). Pp203 + 1pp ads. B/w photograph plates. Light brown cloth, upper board and spine titled in black with blue shooting vignettes. Cloth slightly soiled, edges foxed but good-plus. In two parts. Part I. The Art of Shooting and Part II. The Rough Shoot. .…

2nd impression. 8vo. 203pp. + adverts. B/w. frontispiece and illustrations from photographs. Original beige cloth lettered in brown, some minor wear to edges. The Sports and Pastimes Library. US$15.

Green Cloth. Zustand: Good. First Edition. With 164 pages and illustrations - good condition except rather faded - a valuable and unusual item on the partridge - somewhat uncommon.

1st edition. 1st edition, 1930, in light tan cloth; B&W illustrations. Gift inscription on front pastedown; a little foxing, & slight yellowing to some plates. Edge of front board discoloured; head of spine a little worn Used - Very Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

hardbound. Natural history of the Grey Patridge (Perdix Perdix), tracing the bird through the seasons, and with a chapter on the Red-Leg Patridge; 4 b&w plate illustrations; endpapers, prelims and text block foxed, scattered foxing in text, o.w. G-VG; dustwrapper edgeworn and rubbed, one or two short closed tears, 2 x 2cm loss top front. Dustwrapper. 164pp. 8vo. Good-Very Good in chipped & rubbed dustwrapper Good-Very Good in chipped & rubbed dustwrapper. b&w illustrations (illustrator).…

185x125mm, V - 253pages, b/w photographs, Book in good condition. Envoi groupé : les frais de port sont calculés sur le poids total de la commande ; chaque livre supplémentaire coûte donc beaucoup moins cher à expédier. Commandez plusieurs livres et économisez sur le port ! / Combined shipping: postage is charged on the total weight of your order, so each additional book ships at a reduced rate. Order several books from us and save on postage ! / Envois Europe : Droits et taxes inclus - aucun frais à la livraison / Shipments to Europe: Duties and taxes included - no delivery charges. …

First Edition. red cloth with silver lettering on th espine and front board, blind stamped with decorative corners on the front board. 253 pages, Illustrated with photo plates, %.25 X 7.5 inches A good copy, with spotting to page edges, and slight marking to the boards, no dustwrapper.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. This richly illustrated guide to modern shooting, the third volume in the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes series published by Seeley, Service & Co. The third volume in the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes series published by Seeley, Service & Co.Undated, however per the printers' information to the final page of the text, published 1947.With more than one hundred monochrome illustrations appearing throughout the text. These are 75 plate photographs, including a frontispiece of Lord Lonsdale shooting at Lowther Castle, and forty one vignettes, including several diagrams and a map of the Dunwich marshes.This copy with the bookplate of Christopher Perkins to the recto of the second page of publisher's advertisements to the front of the work.This is a thorough guide to the modern shooting methods suitable for the moor, field, and shore. Endowed with the collective knowledge of fifteen contributors including Eric Parker, Leslie Sprake, and J. C. M. Nichols, it contains specific chapters on the shooting and preservation of various birds, hare drives, punt gunning, and the legal aspect of shooting. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with slight discolouration of the cloth and some minor handling marks. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Front hinge strained. Bookplate to the recto of the second page of publisher's advertisements to the front of the work resulting in paste action, visible to its verso. Internally, binding is a touch strained at the centre. Pages are a trifle age toned however generally bright and clean with mild spotting to the outer leaves. Very Good Indeed. Multiple plate photographs including by Oliver G. Pike, Seton Gordon, and W. A. Rouch. (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 164. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered pale blue at the spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their stamp and publishing label on the title page and front endpaper reading 'archive copy'. Illustrated in b/w throughout. Slight surface wear to covers, otherwise close ery good in slightly used, close very good dust jacket, with slight edgewear and faint soiling.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A bright illustrated second impression copy of this guide to the art of shooting. A second impression copy.This volume explores the art of shooting, the rough shoot and how to shoot partridges, pheasants, hares and rabbits and other animals.With ten plates and a frontispiece.Collated, complete.One page of adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp 380. Original publisher's light brown buckram, lettered gilt at the spine. Ownership signature on the front endpaper of English aristocrat, the Earl of Radnor, Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. One hundred and fifty illustrations. The Lonsdale library, vol. III. Very good.…

In 8° 203 pp. First edition, 10 plates and tissue-guarded frontispice. Hardcover, original cloth. A fine copy. All books are in stock in fine condition or described meticulously. Very safe packaging ***Books dated over 70 years old: ONLY SHIPPING WITHIN ITALY - please do not order if locaded abroad***.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Two illustrated first editions from the Lonsdale Library, concerning fishing and shooting. The first trade editions of these two works in the publisher's original cloth bindings.Illustrated with seventy-five black-and-white plates to Shooting. Illustrated with fifty-four black-and-white plates to Angling. Collated, complete.Two informative and illustrated volumes from 'The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes', edited by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale and Eric Parker.The first work, on shooting, includes advice on equipment, the training of dogs, and how to shoot different kinds of game. The second work, on angling, includes guidance on fishing for roach, perch, tench, bream, carp, pike and much more.This set comprises: Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore: A Practical Guide to Modern Methods by Eric Parker, Leslie Sprake, Major Portal, Major Pollard, et al. (1929, Volume III of 'The Lonsdale Library') Fine Angling for Coarse Fish by Eric Parker, J. H. R. Bazley, Antony Bridges, Edward Ensom, et al. (1930, Volume IV of 'The Lonsdale Library') In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart, with a little bumping to the extremities. Section of damp staining to the extremities of the boards to 'Angling'. Marks to the rear board and spine of 'Angling'. 'Shooting' is much smarter, with just some light fading to the spine of 'Shooting'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for age toning to the end papers. Light marks to the last couple of pages to 'Angling'. Very Good. Leslie Sprake; W. S. Berridge; Neville Kingston; et al. (illustrator). book.…

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Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A signed limited edition of Volume III of The Lonsdale Library on shooting in different terrain. No. 188 of 360 numbered copies printed on handmade paper, signed by Eric Parker to the limitations page, with the etched frontispiece signed by Winifred Austen, in a full morocco binding with gilt detailing to the boards and spine including the gilt crest of Lonsdale Library to the front board. Illustrated with 75 plates. Collated, complete. The third volume of The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, edited by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale and Eric Parker. This illustrated work includes advice on equipment, the training of dogs, and how to shoot different kinds of game, from a variety of authors. In a full morocco binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and rubbing to the joints and extremities. Hinges have been reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.…