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Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
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AbeBooks Seller since 2 June 2008
Hardcover book with dust jacket - both in very good condition. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience. Seller Inventory # 017017
Title: Modern Figure Skating
Publisher: Methuen & Co., London
Publication Date: 1930
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1930. First Edition. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some marks to boards. Seller Inventory # 1669704985MHA
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 1938 (1930) 2nd revised edition. 240pp. Fair/None. Blue cloth boards with some nibbles/a little loss to spine, a little rubbing/bumping to edges/spine, minor scuffing/soiling. Contents generally clean and tight but for minor soiling. Lits of figure skating positions to endpapers front & back. B&W photos throughout. A treatise on modern figure skating by Thomas Dow 'Tyke' Richardson (1887-1971), British competitive pair skater with his wife Mildred. Together they represented Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics. Seller Inventory # 007794
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Spine,cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Edges shows minor foxing. Former owner's name inside front cover. Foxing throughout. Seller Inventory # mon0002768016
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fair to good condition. Light wear to the binding. Some light surface soiling. A slight slope to the binding from either reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Some foxing to the early pages and along the foredge of the text block. Name of previous owner in ink inside the front cover. No odor. No water damage. No sun fading. No dust jacket. Best to regard this as a reading/research/reference copy. Seller Inventory # MP19-459B
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Good. 1930. Hardback. A worn copy, with scuffing to spine. o/w good. First edition copy. . . . Seller Inventory # KNW0009579
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1930. Hardback. A worn copy, with scuffing to spine. o/w good. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KNW0009579
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, United Kingdom
1930 1ST VG BLUE/GILT BOARDS NO D/W. Seller Inventory # 102882
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Pastsport, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Guide to figure skating by the British Olympic skater. Large 8vo. xvi + 200pp. Very good in foxed and edgeworn dustjacket. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Seller Inventory # 4071
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First UK Edit., cloth, pp., xvi, 200., blue cloth, gilt cover and spine letters, illustrated, frontispiece, 89 illustrations and 31diagrams, minor wear at edges, front end paper has minor discoloration else, a v.g. copy. Much detailed info on the technical aspect of figure skating including a chapter on judging ,Richardson was a member of the British Olympic Figures team in 1924, a gold medallist, and later a judge of the World's and Olympic competitions, Size: Sq.8 Vo., Seller Inventory # AH 2357
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Companion Books, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by the Author upon the ffep, 'To 'The Staechelms(?)' With the author's best wishes, T.D. Richardson, 1st Oct 1930.' Chipping to the jacket corners and spine ends, top edge foxed, light foxing to the title and jacket covers as well, text itself is clean. 'This book approaches the subject of Figure Skating from an entirely new angle. Every figure is explained and discussed in detail, and not only one but many methods of executing each of them are given. Various 'tips' and exercises for practice are also included.' etc. With 89 illustrations and 31 diagrams. 200 pages. 7 x 8.75 inches. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 047973
Quantity: 1 available