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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 568 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.42 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. Third revised and enlarged edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (xvi), 576 pp with monochrome text illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Rubbing across the spine ends and corners, age toning to the edges of the end papers and in Very Good sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Polo].…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. The second edition of this detailed study on polo, an illustrated account of the sport's history and development. The second edition, revised and considerably enlarged.A volume narrating the development of modern polo, how to play the game, the necessary equipment required, selecting and managing a pony, as well as breeding them, polo abroad and in the army.Illustrated with a frontispiece, ten plates, and in-text illustrations throughout.Collated, complete.By Captain E. D. Miller, edited by M. H. Hayes.Three pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Spots to the paste downs and endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription to the head of the preface. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: A Soldier of Fortune - a story smuggled in bits from a French prison (part 1); A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part I - Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish - article with photos; The Election at Rodeo - an account of the happenings at a town in Argentina on the occasion of the Presidential election of 1914; The Search for the Grosvenor Treasure - an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor on the lonely coast of Pondoland, South Africa, and operations of seekers of her sunken treasure of precious metals and stones - with photos; The Terror of the Terai - the story of one of the most remarkable elephant hunts on record - a twelve days' chase after a man-killing 'rogue'; Photo of a Venetian funeral; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - the humourous travels of a huband and wife with their donkey (part 4); Across the Pacific in a Chinese Junk - Captain George Ward and his voyage from Amoy, China to Victoria, British Columbia - article with photos, one of which includes Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford aboard the vessel; Forgotten - the terrible experience of a young surveyor off the coast of Trinidad; The Witching of the M'Bumbo - a tale of native witchcraft and trial by ordeal in Nigeria; Our Unlucky Day - an account of a series of disasters which struck a steamer, the S.S. Z_____ in the Gulf of Mexico; The Village of the Greeks - visit to a tiny hamlet in the Sicilian Mountains - with photos; The Gower Affair - a story of black magic at Porto Lokkoh on the West Coast of Africa. Above-average wear. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Elcock, Howard; Woodville, R. Caton; Prater, E.; Pears, Charles; Holloway, W.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Hiley, Francis G.; Soper, G.; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Prater, E.; Pears, Charles; Holloway, W.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Hiley, Francis G.; Soper, G. (illustrator).…