Alfred E T Watson Ed (33 results)

Condition: Fair. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Cream cloth with decorations. Contains black and white photographic plates. Medium cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper and half-title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Water staining to spine. Dents to bottom edges of both boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Tatty boards have wear, marks and soiling. Content has light age tone.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Viele Abbildungen. 700 S. Text. The Eton-Wall-Game / Hilton, der Champion Golfer (1897) mit vielen Fotos / Lacrosse, Cricket, Segeln, Rudern, Angeln, u.v.a. viele Jagdszenen. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1700 Hldr. Rücken an den Kanten beschädigt. Innen sehr gut.

Condition: Fair. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 700 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Volume XIX July to December 1904. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Gilt lettering is darkened.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. 1901, 700pp, illus., some color plates, wear to leather edges, wear & sun fading to spine, slight shelfwear to cover, light spotting to title pg, contents clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 126pp. Magazine disbound from a compilation but without external cover or end page ads. Pages 379 to 504 complete present. 9 x 6 inch. Unfolded. Some light foxing but otherwise good and clean, no deliberate marks. Pages still bound together. Main articles listed in title line. See my other listing for other issues and complete volumes, please ask seller for a quote for shipping multiples.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 126pp. Magazine disbound from a compilation but without external cover or end page ads. Pages 505 to 630 complete present. 9 x 6 inch. Unfolded. Some light foxing but otherwise good and clean, no deliberate marks. Pages still bound together. Main articles listed in title line. See my other listing for other issues and complete volumes, please ask seller for a quote for shipping multiples.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 126pp. Magazine disbound from a compilation but without external cover or end page ads. Pages 253 to 378 complete present. 9 x 6 inch. Unfolded. Some light foxing but otherwise good and clean, no deliberate marks. Pages still bound together. Main articles listed in title line. See my other listing for other issues and complete volumes, please ask seller for a quote for shipping multiples.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 126pp. Magazine disbound from a compilation but without external cover or end page ads. Pages 631 to 748 complete present. 9 x 6 inch. Unfolded. Some light foxing but otherwise good and clean, no deliberate marks. Pages still bound together. Main articles listed in title line. See my other listing for other issues and complete volumes, please ask seller for a quote for shipping multiples.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 126pp. Magazine disbound from a compilation but without external cover or end page ads. Pages 127 to 252 complete present. 9 x 6 inch. Unfolded. Some light foxing but otherwise good and clean, no deliberate marks. Pages still bound together. Main articles listed in title line. See my other listing for other issues and complete volumes, please ask seller for a quote for shipping multiples.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 126pp. Magazine disbound from a compilation but without external cover or end page ads. Pages 1 to 126 complete present. 9 x 6 inch. Unfolded. Some light foxing but otherwise good and clean, no deliberate marks. Pages still bound together. Main articles listed in title line. See my other listing for other issues and complete volumes, please ask seller for a quote for shipping multiples.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a VG hardcover first edition copy in red cloth, lovely gold medallion of all the kit required on the cover. Tissue guarded colour plates. Contributions, originally published in the Badminton Magazine, on a variety of sporting subjects. Lord Harmsworth on Motoring is a hoot.

Condition: New.

first edition 309pp ills.[col.] G+ (red cloth w.gilt jockey stamp to top board,spine detached but present,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Viii, 661pp. Illustrated, original red cloth covers, darkekedn around front cover edges, sl red ink mark to base eps some spotting to prelims, ; quarto.

Condition: Used - Good. Good hardback. Buff cloth with black & gilt. Some pages a little discoloured & worn; back free end paper creased; spine discoloured & worn; stain on back board.

Condition: Fair. Yellow pictorial cloth boards. Edges are bumped. Front hinge is cracking. Internally one page is detached and hinges are also cracking. Spine is faded and scratched. Pages are age-tanned but clean. Please enquire about postage. Numerous black and white photographs.

8Vo Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 413pp. Brown leather boards, tricolor lettering and graphics. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are intact with slight separation, textblock is square with pointed corners; cockling and large water stains on final fourth of textblock. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, abrading, spotting; foxing and spotting on inner boards, endapers and textblock edges, page patina throughout, bookplate on inner front board, written name on 2nd frontleaf, upper foredve corner of first five pages chipped off, tissue page has been removed.

Condition: Good. First Edition. G+ : in Good condition plus without dust jacket. Bookplate at pastedown. Browning within. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 293pp, + catalogue. Light brown hardback cloth cover with illustration.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1896, 1st thus. Octavo. 320pp plus publisher's catalogue. Illustrated. Original cloth, decorative printed titles. Minor rubbing and discolouration. Sporadic spotting and foxing internally. Some top page edges roughly opened. Overall a 'Good' copy only.

London 1896. Ilus, 9x6", pict cloth, 844pp, EX-LIBRARY, usual markings, totally disbound. SWAF.

Leinen Leinen. Condition: Gut. Mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen, viii, 361 Seiten, Zust: Gutes Exemplar. Original Leinen mit aufwändiger, goldgeprägter Illustration auf dem vord. Buchdeckel und goldgeprägtem Titel auf Buchrücken. Buchrücken lichtgeblichen und randständig berieben. Eine Seite (List of illustrations) seitlich eingerissen. Buchblock ab S. 343 schief gebunden/leicht gelockert. Schnitt z.T. an den Rändern unregelmäßig beschnitten. Schneller Versand und persönlicher Service - jedes Buch händisch geprüft und beschrieben - aus unserem Familienbetrieb seit über 25 Jahren. Eine Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mehrwertsteuer liegt jeder unserer Lieferungen bei. Wir versenden mit der deutschen Post. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 976.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of this late Victorian guide to a variety of sports, with numerous illustrations. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Top edge gilt. An early twentieth-century encyclopaedia of sport, including angling, archery, bowls, boxing, canoeing, cricket, cycling, driving, fencing, football, golf, hockey, hunting, lawn tennis, riding, rowing, shooting, swimming, wrestling, and much more. Illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations throughout.With contributions by Montague Shearman, J. E. Harting, Walter Herries Pollock, and the Rev. John Kerr, among many others. A large part of this work was reprinted from the Encyclopaedia of Sport. Edited by Alfred E. T. Watson. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, though faded to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.

Decorated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B&w Illus (illustrator). First Edition. 748 pp clean unmarked, illus throughout, bookplate at front[; rare original first edition in fine condition Size: 8vo. Sporting Magazine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). First edition. A collection of three works from within the 'Fur, Feather, and Fin' series, with descriptions of the natural history, hunting, and cooking of grouse, pheasant, and salmon. First and second editions.Illustrations include a frontispiece to each of the volumes, as well as a vignette title-page engraving and numerous illustrated plates, many of which were 'suggested and revised' by A. J. Stuart-Wortley and A. Thorburn.This is a lovely three volume collection of three works from within the 'Fur and Feather', or later, 'Fur, Feather, and Fin' series, edited by Alfred E. T. Watson. These works examine the natural history of a range of different wild animals, along with descriptions on how to properly hunt them and cook them afterwards.'The Grouse' (1895, second edition) includes sections by H. A. Macpherson, A. J. Stuart-Wortley, and George Saintsbury, with eleven illustrated plates and in-text illustrations.'The Pheasant' (1895, first edition) includes sections by H. A. Macpherson, A. J. Stuart-Wortley, and Alexander Innes Shand, with nine illustrated plates and in-text illustrations.'The Salmon' (1898, first edition) includes sections by A. E. Gathorne-Hardy, Claud Douglas Pennant, and Alexander Innes Shand, with seven illustrated plates.Edited by Alfred E. T. Watson.Two pages of publisher's adverts to rear of 'The Grouse', twenty-four to the rear of 'The Pheasant', and thirty-two to the rear of 'The Salmon'.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with minimal bumping and just a bit of wear to the head and tail of spine. Prior owner's pencil inscriptions to front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light age-toning to the margins of pages and the odd spot throughout text. Very Good Indeed. book.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Available here are the first 15 vols from this highly regarded magazine - Vol 1 through vol 15. Very well illustrated throughout with full page plates (some in colour in later volumes) and many line illus. As can be expected from its title, the magazines covers a vast range of sports and related interest Classic sporting literature/reference. The books are in a very attractive half leather binding. The spines of the first 9 vols have 5 raised bands with the titles on contrasting black label in second compartment (in gilt in second compartment on later vols). Both internally and externally the books are very clean and bright. They presents very nicely on the shelf. A heavy set - overseas buyers please request postal quote. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

Leather. Condition: Good. Various (illustrator). An extensive and charming set on Edwardian sports and recreational past times, typical of the English country aristocrat, including fishing, shooting, and tennis. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, an extensive selection of works, edited by British peer and Master of the Horse Charles Somerset, Eighth Duke of Beaufort, and assisted by Alfred E. T. Watson. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co. between 1895-1906.In half morocco, half orange cloth, with each volume containing a frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations.This charming series aimed to cover all popular sports and recreational within the Edwardian era, including cricket, tennis, and fishing. With the addition of hunting, shooting and motoring, many saw the series as particularly applicable to the English country aristocrat, with the series being named after the famous country house.- Golf, written by Horace G. Hutchinson, contains all thirty-three illustrated plates by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss. Collated complete. (1902, seventh edition).- Motors and Motor Driving, written by Lord Northcliffe, contains all sixteen illustrated plates by H.M. Brock and H. Tringham. Collated complete. (1906, fourth edition).- Tennis, written by J.M Heathcote, Lawn Tennis, written by C.G. Heathcotes, Rackets, written by E.O.P. Bouverie and Fives, written by A.C. Ainger. Revised by G.E.H. Ross and Herbert Chipp. Contains all thirteen illustrated plates. Collated complete. (1903, new edition).- Billiards, written by Major W. Broadfoot, with all eleven illustrated plates by Lucien Davis, including A Winning Game, erroneously marked as an in-text illustration. Collated complete. (1902, new impression).- Fishing: Salmon and Trout, written by H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, with all eight illustrated plates, and a colour frontispiece by Charles Whimper. Collated complete. (1906, tenth impression).- Fishing: Pike and other Coarse Fish, written by H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, contains all six illustrated plates (1903, ninth revised edition).- Cricket, written by A.G. Steel and R.H. Lyttleton, with all thirteen illustrated plates, including engravings by Lucien Davis. Collated complete. (1904, seventh edition).- Big Game Shooting: Volume I, written by Clive Phillips-Worley, with all twenty illustrated plates by Charles Whymper, J. Wolf and H. Willink. Collated complete. (1902, new impression).- Big Game Shooting: Volume II, written by Clive Phillips-Worley, with all seventeen illustrated plates, including engravings by Charles Whymper. Collated complete. (1895, second edition).- Shooting: Field and Covert, written by Lord Walsingham and Ralph Payne-Gallwey, with all fourteen illustrated plates, including those by A.J. Stuart Wortley, Harper Pennington, Charles Whymper, J.H. Oswald and G.E. Lodge. (1906, eighth impression, third edition).- Shooting: Moor and Marsh, written by Lord Walsingham and Ralph Payne-Gallwey, with all eight illustrated plates, including those by A.J. Stuart Wortley, Harper Pennington, Charles Whymper, J.G. Millais and G.E. Lodge. Collated complete. (1902, new impression).- Hunting, written by the Eighth Duke of Beaufort and Mowbry Morris, with all five illustrated plates, by J. Sturgess, J. Charlton, G.D. Giles and A.C. Sealy. (1906, new edition). In half morocco, half orange cloth. Externally, smart with the small odd mark to cloth boards. Fading to the spines, heavier to Cricket, Billiards, Big Game Shooting (vol.I), Shooting: Moor and Marsh, Fishing (Pike and Coarse) and Gold. Rubbing marks to spines of Tennis, Motors, Shooting: Field and Covert, Hunting and Fishing: Salmon and Trout, heavier to Big Game Hunting (vol. II). Slight rubbing to joints, with the occasional sign of edgewear. Bumping to the extremities of Tennis and Big Game Shooting (vol. II), with small lift to calf. Black end papers are clean, with the rare faint mark, slightly heavier to rear of Big Big Game Shooting (vol. II). Internally, firmly bound, with minor wear to hinge between front free end paper and half title to Big Game Shooting (vol. II). Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to leaf extremities, heavier to first and last leaves. Heavier spotting to Fishing: Pike and Coarse, lighter and rarer to Tennis, Motors, and Fishing: Salmon and Trout. Good. book.