Fortuna Books: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
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Essentials of Golf
London, Hodder. 1937, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. sixteenth edition, 255pp, DW rubbed and chipped to joints and edges, tidy tear at top left of front panel, photos and diagrams. Very Good/Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 002960
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Golf Golfing Sport Vintage Collectible
Football Champions (annual)
London, Purnell. 1965, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. head and tail of spine pulled but no loss, dust soiling to the cracks in the lamination, name erased from paste down causing some loss of surface colour, corners slightly rubbed / bumped, final page short tear to bottom edge, approx 50pp with colour and b&w photos of the big names and matches of the season. Good/No Jacket.
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Football Soccer 1960s 1965 Annual Sports Ephemera
The Life-History of the Salmon
Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen Natural History and Antiquarian Society. 1924, First Edition. Original Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. with an introduction by Professor J Arthur Thomson 4to, xvi,56,+xvii plates with captioned tissue guards, quarter-cloth over papered boards in original dustwrapper with photograph of a salmon on upper panel DUSTWRAPPER; worn to corners and spine ends with minor chipping and small tears, some light soiling and faint remains of a title that has been written on the blank spine of the wrapper, dustwrapper is fully intact apart fom the very minor corner chipping, Minor soiling on reverse of dw from the mottled spine cloth. BOARDS; quarter brown cloth over buff papered boards titled in brown on upper panel, Corners lightly bumped, the edges of the boards have been lightly worn away (probably by silverfish), the cloth of the upper board is mottled (but dry) On the lower panel the paper has been worn away somewhat at the bottom edge near the spine cloth, Spine is titled in black INSCRIPTIONS; front pastedown has ink inscription [Wm Cobeldick F R G S| Govt Acclimatization Ranger Curator | for Tourist Dept Rotorua | 1925 ] page 1 of text has this repeated, PLATES; the plates at the rear are slightly warped by once having been in a damp environment but are not watermarked in any way, CONTENTS; Salmon Industry in Britain/Salmon scales,colouration/Life of salmon, migration/spawning/parr/smolt/sea-life of salmon/wye salmon/grilse/races of salmon/parasites/management of rivers, OVERALL a tidy copy in the original dustwrapper, William Cobeldick was a Ranger in the Rotorua area and one of the last to have sighted Huia, he also seems to have been embroiled in a bigamy trial when his estranged wife married a younger man. Very Good/Very Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 000008
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Salmon, Angling, Natural History, Scotland, William Cobeldick, Huia
Running
London, Four Square. 1960, First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. light cover wear and sunning, 8 leaves of plates loose at centre and unsure if any missing, 159pp first paperback edition, a text book on training and tactics by the coach of Roger Bannister, Chataway and Brasher. Good/No Jacket.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 002189
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Running Athletics Sport Training Tactics Roger Bannister Franz Stampfl
Bowls the text book of the game, how to become a champion
Tamworth, The ND Leader. First Edition. Pictorial Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. quarter bound pictorial boards with red cloth spine. spine plit at joint just staying attached at the ends. text block stapled (as published), inscription to fep, 96pp + plates, authors presentation signature to a photo on page 5 (of the author?) frontis tipped in loose and is not full size. board edges rubbed. photos throughout. lawn bowls technique by an Australian champ, uncommon. Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 000752
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Bowls Outdoor Lawn Bowls Sport Early Twentieth Century Signed Australia
My Life as a Matador
London, Hutchinson. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. decorated boards, DW has two 25mm tears at top edge of cover and some minor edge chipping to top edge, 174pp + plates, autobiography of one of the greatest matadors of the twentieth century, rival and contemporary of Manolete, with much detail pertaining to Manolete as well. Very Good/Good.
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Matador Bullgiht Spain Sport Autobiography Carlos Arruzo Bloodsports Manolete
The Athletic Horse, His Selection, Work and Management
Crowood Press. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946284385) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW under plastic sleeve, apart from name to fep is very tidy, 143pp, illustrated in line and B&W photos, Assessing conformation, assessing action, riiding club activities, eventing , showjumping, dressage, showing, long distance riding, buying a horse. Very Good/Very Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 002900
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Horses Purchasing Training Equestrian Showjumping Eventing Pony Animal Care 0946284385
Malayan Safari
London, Phoenix House. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) price clipped DWlight edge wear and rubbing to joint ends, small name in pen to fep, otherwise clean tidy copy, 156pp + plates, author ran a safari business in the Malaysian jungles, here he tells of hunting as well as encounters with the local tribes and their customs etc. Very Good/Very Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 003196
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Hunting Big Game Jungle Malaya Malaysia Singapore Anthropology Folk Lore Customs Safari
Fencing Tactics (The Sportsmans Library)
London, Philip Allan. 1936, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. sunfaded spine, light soiling to cloth, dusty or slightly foxed closed edges, rear paste down browned, lacks DW otherwise tidy, 250 pp with diagrams, fencing technique and strategy by 1908 Olympics foil Medallist with a chapter on the evolution and history of fencing by A H Corble, British Amateur Sabre Champion 1922 & 1927. Very Good/No Jacket.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 002799
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Sword Fighting Fencing Foil Sabre Epee Duelling Sport Olympic Archibald H Corbie Combat Sports
To Alaska to Hunt
Dunedin, John McIndoe. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0908565801) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Jim Wakelin. New Zealand hunter and friend bag big game in Alaska, including bull moose, caribou and black and grizzly bears, Also getting antelope and deer in Wyoming, Entertaining and dramatic, Quality printing perfect bound in illustrated soft cover which is just starting to brown with age, Map inside front cover, illustrated with photos and line drawings. Fine/No Jacket.
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: New Zealand Alaska Hunting 0908565801 Jim Wakelin
The Trout are Rising
London, Heinemann. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first edn SIGNED AUTOR TITLE PAGE [Tight Lines |Geo Ferris] 184pp + b+w photos, the DW has been badly sunned everywhere except the back panel, but it has faded to uniformgreen instead of the original brown. The book edges where the DW has ridden up a bit have also sunned to green but these are hidden by the DW. Apart from the sunning the DW is quite nice with just a little rubbing. not price-clipped. " A comprehensive work on Fly Fishing in New Zealand". Very Good/Good. Signed by Author.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 000022
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Angling Fly-Fishing Trout New Zealand
Humours of Golf
London, Duckworth. 1975, reprint. (ISBN: 0715609157) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Heath Robinson. reprint of 1923 original, introduction by Bernard Darwin. apart from small nick to fore edge of first seven leaves is VG/VG in tidy DW. x, 50pp humorous 1920s golfing cartoon images. Very Good/Very Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 001311
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Golf Humour Cartoon Heath Robinson Illustrated 0715609157 Heath Robinson
Equitation
London, J A Allen & Co. 1975, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. reprint of fifth (revised ) edition. VG , DW under plastic cover , 198pp + plates, DW shows some light wear. price clipped, sixth edition, covers all aspects of riding and training horses. Very Good/Very Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 000731
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Equestrian Riding Horse Showing
Study the Golf Game with Henry Cotton
London, Country Life. 1964, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. book cloth boards are mottled with spots of yellow fading to the dye, light rubbing to corners, faint foxing to closed edges, otherwise VG book in unclipped DW with a few closed tears to the upper edge of the front panel which are taped, head and tail lightly chipped, 236pp with over 750 illustrations, mainly photographic. Very Good/Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 003192
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Golf Technique Photo Illustrated Henry Cotton 1960s Sport Leisure
This Game of Golf
London, Country Life. 1950, reprint. Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. green cloth white titled cover, lacks fep, frontis + 248pp, photogravure throughout. foreword by Bernard Darwin, sixth Impression 1950 (after 1948). DW very good and unclipped been under plastic for years, 2 paper labels to front fold in flap that held down the plastic still affixed, one to rear flap. small tear at foot of spine rear joint. contents very tidy indeed. Very Good/Very Good.
Fortuna Books Professional sellerBook no.: 000730
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Catalogue: Hobbies Sport and Leisure
Keywords: Golf Technique Collectable