Bouverie E O P (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Pp. 484. Covers worn & stained. Corners scuffed in towards covers. Spine edges rubbed. Else good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lucien Davis and C M Newton (illustrator). 1st Edition. Usual brown decorative cloth. Mild bumping to extremities. A little light foxing throughout. Front hinge cracking, but secure. Previous owner's names, hand-written inside cover and front end paper. Otherwise generally clean and tidy throughout.

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Republished. 1987 Republished from the original of 1903. Size octavo, 491 pages including index. Red cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the front cover and spine and gilt arms of the Duke of Beaufort to the front cover also. Condition fine, a very clean copy.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition. Lovely red boards with gilt titles and decoration. Introductory Note by 11th Duke of Beaufort. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. xvi, 491 pages. First published in 1903. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. NO ORIGINAL DW BUT I CAN SUPPLY WITH A BLANK WISDEN COVER, I HAVE MANY.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Revised Edition. Red covers with gold lettering and emblem on front cover. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £5.50.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Revised Edition. Red covers with gold lettering and emblem on front cover. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £5.50.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Nearly Very Good, First Edition. xiv, 484 pages, b/w illustrations. Front hinge a little weak, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo. ex-library, foxed, Badminton Library. Book.

New edition, revised by G.E.H. Ross and Herbert Chipp. "With numerous illustrations" and introductory note, dated June 1985, by the 11th Duke of Beaufort, descendant of the 8th Duke who co-founded the original Badminton Library. A facsimile of the 1903 edition, this time in red cloth lettered and stamped (Beaufort arms) in gilt. A fine, bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition; 1st Printing thus. There is wear to the bumped corners , edges and head and foot of spine, as well as general overall toning to the titles and illustrated boards. Interior slightly toned, otherwise VG. This is a revised edition of this volume of the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, edited by His Grace, the Eighth Duke of Beaufort, K. C. This edition was edited by G E H Ross and Herbert Chipp . It seems to have been given as a prize to C W Norman, the joint winner of of the Fives Competition at Ludgrove Boys Prep School in England by the Headmaster at the time, G O Smith. (Fives is a game similar to handball. ) ; The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes; B & W ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 491, 4pp ads pages.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Revised Edition. Gilt tooled red cloth Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Tennis & Racquet; Britain/UK; 1980s; Inventory No: 40878. For further info on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good+ condition, octavo, printed brown cloth, titles in black and white and gilt across spine, small patch of bleaching on back, illustrated throughout xiv plus 491 pages and four pages of other volumes in the Badminton Library. [QP].

Red Gilt Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Badminton Library , Facsimile Edition. Revised by G.E.H. Ross and Herbert Chipp, With numerous illustrations. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; 1990s; Inventory No: 45668. For further information on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

London: Longmans, Green, 1890. Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Original pictorial brown cloth, a bit worn at corners and spine ends, and lightly rubbed at joints; spine somewhat dulled, but lettering and gilt still clear and sharp. Front hinge split but still tight, rear cracked; bookplate and neat gift inscription on front endpaper; lacking plate at p.132, contents otherwise clean and tight. A very good copy.

Complete with 12 Plates and Numerous Illustrations. (illustrator). First Edition. PP: xiv, 484. BINDING: Publishers original pictorial cloth. CONDITION: Occational foxing; otherwise very good. Size: 19.5 X 14.5 Cms.

Disbound chapter (pages 241-245) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo. Paperback. Very good condition.

Condition: Befriedigend. Halbleder With numerous illustrations by Lucien Davis, C. M. Newton, and from photographs. Originalhalbleder mit Lederecken, Kopfgoldschnitt, goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Deckelemblem, Lesebändchen. Das Rückenleder ist stark ausgefärbt und an den Kapitalen bröckelig; Ecken und Kanten sind bestoßen. Der Kopfschnitt ist sauber, Seit- und Fußschnitt sind ungleich geschnitten und gedunkelt. Innendeckel mit Ex Libris (T. Myles Sandys, Graythwaite Hall). Die Seiten sind zu Beginn und am Ende leicht braunfleckig, in der Buchmitte zwei Seiten etwas stärker verschmutzt, ansonsten sind die Seiten sauber und gut, selten minmal fleckig. Inhalt: Tennis: Introduction - The paleontology of ball-games - The history of the court, racket and ball - Modern tennis - The laws of tennis - Some general reflections on tennis, and hints to beginners - Recors of matches and memoirs of eminent players - Glossary. Lawn tennis: The origin of lawn tennis - The first tournament - The development of lawn tennis - The revolution of lawn tennis - The triumvirate of lawn tennis - The court - The implements of lawn tennis - first steps - Service - In play - Tactics of the single game - The four-handed or double game (H. W. W. Wilberforce) - Match-Playing (H. F. Lawford) - A reminiscence of fifteen years of lawn tennis (Spencer W. Gore) - Hard courts and covered courts - Ladies' lawn tennis (L. Dod) - Lawn tennis in America (R. D. Sears) - On umpires - Handicapping, and the management of prize meetings. Rackets: The origin of rackets - Professional players - Amateurs - Practical instructions. Fives: Fives - A song of fives. Appendix - Index Sprache / Language: en XIV + 484 Seiten. ca. 19,5 x 14,2 cm.

Hardcover Befriedigend. Condition: 0. Text Englisch. Gestalteter Leineneinband, Rückentitelei, Kapital-/Kapitalband ausgefranst, ansonsten ordentlich. Frontispiz, XIV, 491 paginierte Seiten, Kunstdruckpapier, 4seitige Verlagswerbung, zahlreiche s/w Abbildungen/Tafeln, insgesamt guter Zustand, keinerlei Eintragungen. +++ Text in english. A profusely illustrated hardcover edition, XIV, 491 pages, some tears and chipping on upper part of spine, otherwise altogether fair condition. +++ 13,5 x 19,2 cm, 0,9 kg. +++ Stichwörter/Keywords: Sport Kulturgeschichte Lehrbuch history of culture sport history Gewicht in Gramm: 900.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Lucien Davis; C. M. Newton (illustrator). First edition. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on tennis from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes'. First edition. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates, and many woodcuts in the text. Collated complete. A detailed guide to tennis and other racket sports including lawn tennis, rackets, and fives with historical commentary on each of the games up to the modern rules and regulations. Written by John Moyer Heathcote, an English barrister and real tennis player, Charles Gilbert Heathcote, an English barrister and tennis player, E. O. P.-Bouverie, and Arthur Campbell Ainger, an English assistant master at Eton College. Illustrated by Lucien Davis and Charles M. Newton, British artists and illustrators. In the original brown pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good. book.

New edition [Deluxe edition]. Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Deluxe edition in original 3/4 midnight blue leather and mustard buckram, with the Beaufort coat of arms in gilt on front cover. Expert restoration to head of spine. Engraved (American) bookplate on pastedown; inner hinges perfect; contents fresh and clean, and mostly unopened. Near fine.

[First edition]. **#23 of 250 copies of the deluxe large paper quarto edition.**Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. 3/4 midnight blue leather and mustard buckram, with the Beaufort coat of arms in gilt on front cover; light overall soiling with spot and smudge on front cover; new spine backstrip with gilt lettering. Armorial bookplate on pastedown; front inner hinge cracked but tight; top edges gilt. Contents clean and fresh; small [private library?] label on rear pastedown. A very good copy.