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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover in Good+ condition, 8vo, pages: xii,397. Red cloth with gilt titles and black and gilt decoration, black and white frontis by Remington, plates and illustrations in text, many from photographs, map; Spine soiled and slightly faded, tips lightly bumped and worn, missing leaf 87/88, small bookseller tag on ffep, contents clean. Bookseller accession no.: 12366. Sections on riding, rowing, rugby, cricket, golf, etc. This heavy volume will require extra postage for international shipment; please contact bookseller. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: New.

US editon of this text which attempts, given 'that sport in America is fast developing' to nurture 'an intelligent understanding of this development and its purpose, to turn for our precedents to the country which cradled nearly every game we have.' Covers Hunting with hounds, rowing, football, athletics, cycling, cricket, golf etc. US 1st edition. 8vo. xii, 397pp. including photographs in-text and plates. Internally very good, mild rubbing to top edges of early leaves. Separation to end paper joins but remains tight. In original embossed decorative red cloth boards gilt. Corners a little bumped and repair to spine which is a little frayed to the ends and mildly tanned. …

The American author's exploration of the English sporting scene of the late 19th century, including his encounters with hunting, golf, rowing, rugby, soccer and athletics, written for his own native audience and with numerous illustrations throughout. 8vo. 397pp. Rebound very nicely in cloth-covered boards with tooled morocco spine and raise bands. Covers lightly worn. A very good copy. First edition.…

Zustand: Very good overall. A double page spread with two sides (4 page article) with wood engravings and printed photographs of the rigorous training and exercise required of the students of both West Point and Annapolis, from the Harper's Weekly, a long running American newspaper well-known for its wood-cut illustrations. Photographs feature: P. W. Davison, F. W. Smith; E. W. Clark; D. M. Michie; D. E. Aultman from USMA, and, M.E. Trench, W.K. Johnson, W. Bagley, C.F. Macklin, A.W.Catlin from the USNA. B & w illustrations show 'Wrestling on Horseback', a sail drill, gymnasium at Fort Severn, fencing, approximately 11 x 15 3/4", very clean.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good hardcover. Text clean. Water damage to covers and endpapers and edges of some pages. Illustrated in black and white photos. Corners on cover slightly bent. Red cover with gold gilt and black décor.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 612-634. Features: Cover illustration at Herreshoff's Yard, Bristol, Rhode Island, of the launching of "Columbia," built to defend "America's" Cup against "Shamrock"; Our Opportunities; This Busy World; Photos of Men of the Day - A.J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad, W.W. Keen of the American Medical Association, and Henry O. Havemeyer; Photos and brief obituaries for "Waltz King" Johann Strauss and Richard Parks Bland; Photo of Captain H.E. Nichols, U.S.N. who commanded the U.S.S. "Monadnock"; Photos from the Philippines of - General Lawton at the Battle of Baliuag, General MacArthur on the Skirmish Line, Colonel Summers and staff leaving Baliuag with six battalions, General Lawton in his field HQ at Angat, Colonel Summers's troops on the march, Colonel Summers's command advancing to the Battle of Moasin; The Philippine Revolt - The Santa Cruz Expedition; An English Mother (poem); The Fifth Annual Lake Mohonk Arbitration Conference; Image of the French cruiser "SFAX" bringing Captain Dreyfuss home for retrial; Full page illustration "A Faro Game at El Paso"; A Curious Coincidence; A Queen's Charity; London; Two-page centerfold illustration of the North Atlantic Squadron in the Harbor of Cape Haitien, Island of Haiti "A Visit From the Natives"; Hawaiian America - lengthy article with Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai; Amateur Sport - baseball article with many photos of college players; The Conspirators (continued); Illustration "Forced Inspiration" by Peter Newell on back cover. Great vintage ads. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy. Walker, T. Dart (cover); Dinwiddie, William; Rogers, W.A.; Zogbaum, R.F.; Newell, Peter; Rogers, W.A. (William Allen) (illustrator).…

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1896]. Un vol. in-8: 16 x 23 cm. X pp. [Contents, Illustrations], 324 pp., avec un frontispice et 34 illustrations hors-texte. Volume relié en maroquin vert à gros grains, dos à cinq nerfs, caissons fleuronnés aux petits fers, titre et auteur en capitales dorées, roulette sur les chasses, tranche supérieure dorée. Ex-libris: William Nicholas Beach et Samuel B. Webb. Edition originale richement illustrée de photogravures d'après les clichés de l'auteur et de dessins de Frederic Remington. Le dos et les marges des plats sont fortement décolorés, les coupes frottées par endroits sinon l'intérieur est extrêmement frais. Bel exemplaire. Dans ce livre, Whitney décrit son extraordinaire odyssée menée à pied dans le grand nord canadien entre 1894 et 1895. Aidé pas ses guides indiens, il est le premier homme blanc à s'aventurer dans ces terres inhospitalières, où la température descend à -40.…