9780396069225 - The trail of the Sharp Cup;: The story of the fifth oldest trophy in international sports von Farrington, S. Kip (Selwyn Kip) (1904-1983) (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1974). (1974) ND 2nd printing. 8vo (156 x 235mm). Ppxvi,176. B/w photographs, maps, map end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Boards and end-papers rather stained. Good only in torn and used dust-wrapper. "In 1935 S. Kip Farrington, Jr. conceived the idea of a Davis Cup Match of fishing to be held at Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The resulting international competition for giant tuna began that year between teams of the British Empire and the United States, with the author as captain of the U.S. team. The success of this first match and those that followed was the inspiration for all the other fishing tournaments that have since been held in many waters around the world." Chapters include:- The match idea is born; The first match; Liverpool; Resumption after World War II; Three days of "Ode"; The 1948 match: a play-by-play account from the judges' boat; The best match ever: seventy-two tuna caught; Officials, rules, regulations, 1949; 1950 through 1955; 1956 through 1972; The sportsman workers; The Intercollegiate Game Fish Seminar and Fishing Match; Goodwill among nations; The United States teams; Official rules and regulations, 1969. There is also some preliminary material concerning the Sharp Cup and the International Tuna-Fishing Competition by Tony Hulman and Harold Connolly as well as an introduction by Dwight F. Davis, Jr. .

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-worn dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 1976 pages; Description: xvi, 176 p. Illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Tuna fishing --Nova Scotia --Wedgeport. Tournament fishing --Nova Scotia --Wedgeport. 3 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1974). (1974) ND 2nd printing. 8vo (156 x 235mm). Ppxvi,176. B/w photographs, maps, map end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in used, price-clipped dust-wrapper. "In 1935 S. Kip Farrington, Jr. conceived the idea of a Davis Cup Match of fishing to be held at Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The resulting international competition for giant tuna began that year between teams of the British Empire and the United States, with the author as captain of the U.S. team. The success of this first match and those that followed was the inspiration for all the other fishing tournaments that have since been held in many waters around the world." Chapters include:- The match idea is born; The first match; Liverpool; Resumption after World War II; Three days of "Ode"; The 1948 match: a play-by-play account from the judges' boat; The best match ever: seventy-two tuna caught; Officials, rules, regulations, 1949; 1950 through 1955; 1956 through 1972; The sportsman workers; The Intercollegiate Game Fish Seminar and Fishing Match; Goodwill among nations; The United States teams; Official rules and regulations, 1969. There is also some preliminary material concerning the Sharp Cup and the International Tuna-Fishing Competition by Tony Hulman and Harold Connolly as well as an introduction by Dwight F. Davis, Jr. .

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages; Description: xvi, 176 p. illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Tuna fishing --Nova Scotia --Wedgeport. Tournament fishing --Nova Scotia --Wedgeport. 3 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1974). 1974 1st edition. 8vo (156 x 235mm). Ppxvi,176. B/w photographs, maps, map end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. A good first edition copy in used dust-wrapper. "In 1935 S. Kip Farrington, Jr. conceived the idea of a Davis Cup Match of fishing to be held at Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The resulting international competition for giant tuna began that year between teams of the British Empire and the United States, with the author as captain of the U.S. team. The success of this first match and those that followed was the inspiration for all the other fishing tournaments that have since been held in many waters around the world." Chapters include:- The match idea is born; The first match; Liverpool; Resumption after World War II; Three days of "Ode"; The 1948 match: a play-by-play account from the judges' boat; The best match ever: seventy-two tuna caught; Officials, rules, regulations, 1949; 1950 through 1955; 1956 through 1972; The sportsman workers; The Intercollegiate Game Fish Seminar and Fishing Match; Goodwill among nations; The United States teams; Official rules and regulations, 1969. There is also some preliminary material concerning the Sharp Cup and the International Tuna-Fishing Competition by Tony Hulman and Harold Connolly as well as an introduction by Dwight F. Davis, Jr. .

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardback with dust-wrapper. xvi, 176pp. Illus. A few small chips to top edge of price-clipped d/w. Previous owner's bookplate opposite half-title. Gift message to half-title. A decent copy. (bs35a).