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1875 Les Salles de d'Armes de ParisParis: 1875A handsome 3 quarter morocco copy of this uncommon illustrated title. -
1930-1931 The London Rover (Vol III & Vol IV)London: 1930-1931A vanishingly scarce scouting magazine for boys, issued the London Rover Committee. -
1830 3vol The Every-Day Book and Table Book; or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements in Three VolumesLondon : 1830A fantastic three volume set of works on popular amusement by William Hone, in half calf with frontispieces. -
1845 The Sports and Pastimes of the People of EnglandLondon: 1845A handsome new edition of Joseph Strutt's comprehensive history of British sports. -
1891-1911 2Vols Notitia Venatica : A Treatise on Fox-Hunting Embracing the General Management of HoundsLondon: 1891-1911A complete two-volume set of new editions of this classic fox-hunting authority, richly illustrated with hand-coloured plates and revised by leading sporting experts to reflect contemporary field practice. -
1879 Self-Defence or The Art of BoxingLondon: [1879]The scarce second edition of this profusely illustrated guide to boxing, in the original pictorial cloth binding. -
1960 Book of Bodily ExerciseConnecticut : 1960The fascinating translation of the earliest printed book on exercise by a physician, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1897-1898 The Encyclopaedia of SportLondon: 1897-1898The first edition of this vast two-volume sports encyclopaedia, bound in half morocco. -
1930 Fine Angling for Coarse FishLondon: 1930The first edition of this comprehensive guide to coarse fishing, with a frontispiece, plates , illustrations, signature and publisher's bookmark. -
1931 The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1931A wonderful example of the first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Izaak Walton's angling treatise, illustrated throughout with colour plates. -
1939 South-West Harbours and Bays for YachtsmanLondon: [1939]The very scarce first and only edition of this Irish sailing guide. -
2005 La Venerie Aujourd' HuiParis: 2005A profusely illustrated volume, La Vènerie Aujourd’hui offers a definitive chronicle of France’s hunting-with-hounds tradition. -
1958 SpeedwellSurrey: 1958A smart first edition of this very scarce story of a service pigeon, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
c1760 The Complete Sportsman; or, Country Gentleman's RecreationLondon: c1760Thomas Fairfax's comprehensive guide to country sports and rural activity, here in the second edition, bound in full calf. -
1929-1930 5Vols The Lonsdale Library of SportsLondon: 1929-1930A profusely illustrated five-volume collection from The Lonsdale Library, offering authoritative guides on horsemanship, hunting, shooting, and fishing, with contributions from leading sporting experts of the era. -
1885 Sport: Fox-Hunting, Covert-Shooting, Salmon-Fishing, Deer-StalkingLondon: 1885A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated sporting guide from British politician Sir Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport. -
1840 On River Angling And Salmon And Trout: More Particularly As Practised In The Tweed And Its TributariesEdinburgh: 1840A very scarce first edition of this important volume on river angling for salmon and trout from Scottish writer John Younger. -
1912-1925 4vol A Collection of Illustrated Works on British SportLondon: 1912-1925A smart collection of four first edition volumes on British sporting, with illustrations throughout, many of which are in colour. -
1910 African Game TrailsNew York : 1910The first Syndicate edition of Theodore Roosevelt's account of his 1909 African safari, on which he collected numerous artefacts for the Smithsonian. -
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1930 Harmonized Food Selection Including the Famous Hauser Body Building SystemNew York: 1930A very scarce first edition of this guide to food selection and nutrition from American nutritionist Bengamin Gayelord Hauser, signed by the author. -
1907 British Yachts and YachtsmenLondon: 1907The scarce first edition of this impressive and lavishly illustrated history of yachtsmen and yachts in Britain. -
1839 The Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing.London: 1839A smartly bound copy of Walton and Cotton’s timeless celebration of fishing, nature, and quiet contemplation, illustrated with 15 plate engravings. -
1842 The Complete AnglerLondon: 1842An illustrated edition of Izaak Walton's important philosophical work on angling. -
1928 Man-Eaters and Other Denizens of the Indian JungleCalcutta; Simla: 1928The first edition of this anonymously penned reflection on twenty-five years hunting in India. -
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1912 Chances of Sports of SortsEdinburgh and London: 1912A presentation first edition copy of T. A. Quintin's account of a life of sporting, detailing his experiences hunting and playing polo around the world, with an inscription and various correspondences from the author. -
1839 The Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of an Expedition From the Cape of Good HopeLondon: 1839The very scarce first edition of William Cornwallis Harris' account of his travels and hunting exploits in Africa, adorned with plates and a folding map.. -
1931 Manual Of Physical Training 1931London: 1931An interesting first edition of one of the British Army’s core physical fitness manuals, accompanied by numerous black and white photographic illustrated plates, demonstrating the physical exercises. -
1982-1988 6 Vols The R. S. Surtees Society Editions of Surtees's Sporting NovelsWiltshire: 1996A lovely, vibrant six volume set of high-quality reprints and first edition facsimiles of Surtees's sporting novels with charming colour illustrations and engravings throughout. -
1936 15 Jahre Deutsche Polizei-SportbewegungBerlin: 1936The first edition of this history of the development of German police sports in the early 20th century, a work of Nazi propaganda promoting physical fitness. -
1911-1917 British Sports and SportsmenLondon: 1911-1917A wonderful seven volume set of limited edition volumes from the series 'British Sports and Sportsmen', presenting impressively illustrated studies of a variety of sports. -
1868 Sport and Its Pleasures, Physical and GastronomicalLondon: 1868The second edition of this very scarce guide to the physical and gastronomical pleasures involved in sport, by Herbert Byng Hall. -
1831 The Sports and Pastimes of the People of EnglandLondon: 1831Joseph Stutt's historical account of the sports and pastimes of England, with his fantastic engravings throughout. -
1897-1898 The Encyclopaedia of SportLondon: 1897-1898The complete first edition of this comprehensive encyclopedia of sports, decorated throughout with many illustrations. -
1891 Forty-Five Years of SportLondon: 1891A very smart guide to a handful of sports practised by the author, including golf, falconry and fishing. -
1914 Modern Pig-StickingLondon: 1914A pleasing first edition of this history and collection of reminiscences of pig sticking , with illustrations. -
1860 View of the Salmon Fishery of ScotlandEdinburgh and London: 1860A fascinating and unique copy of Murdo Mackenzie's study of Scottish salmon fisheries, with extensive handwritten notes, edits and research added by Scottish ornithologist, J. A. Harvie Brown.