Captain Crawley Rawdon Crawley (7 results)

10cm. 27[5]pp. Original colour printed decorated glazed-card wraps. Wraps very lightly rubbed and creased. SOLO lists three editions concluding with 1916; however, we think this could be [1922] from the code at the bottom of the title page.

Condition: Good. Publisher's original plain red linen covered card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 6½'' x 4''. Contains illustrated railway catalogue, (iv), 96 pp + ii pp publisher's catalogue dated 27th July 1891. In Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRIDGE, CHESS & GAMES. …

New edition, 1st edition thus, dated on title page. Softback. 24mo. 27 + (5) + (2)pp including covers ( adverts at rear ). All edges gilt. Pale blue soft card pictorial covers, red & black lines around edges + intense pattern using pips in red & black + lettering on front. Original white cotton ties through. Covers : slight rub along spine edge, 1cm scuff rear, faint rubs edges, shelf dust marks rear else very clean & unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. xi, 532 pp. Black and white in-text and plate illustrations, by John Proctor and others. Publisher's red cloth decorated to the spine and upper board in gilt and black, blind to the lower and all edges gilt. Marking to binding, heaviest to lower board and wear to extremities. Occasional spotting or finger smudges to text, though overall rather clean. Chapters on games with and without implements and indoor and outdoor, as well as many sports, gymnastics and the keeping of pets. Preface dated 1869. From the author of The Billiard Book and The Handy Book of Games for Gentlemen. 19cms tall. 8vo.…

1st Edition. Scarce. weight: 2.7 lb. Good, book has survived a fire and the top and foredge are smoked, the top margins of most pages have smoke and damp damage. Numerous illustrations. 8vo., 23x15.5 cm. xv, 261 pp. Recased in quarter black leather over green boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Undated Edition, Mid 19th Century. Dedicated to Prince Albert, Edward. Very interesting account of the various games. Includes varieties of Billiards type games: Four Ball or American Game; Cramp Strokes & Games; Dividing Both Balls; Pool; Pyramid Pool; Foreign Games. Illustrated with some Line Drawings. Contemporary Black Half-Leather Binding with Brown cloth covered Boards and Leather Corners. Gilt Lines & Title to Spine. Page edges speckled Red. 563 Pages, 570g, 7" Tall. Some edge wear and fading to cloth. No inscriptions. Fingermark on fore margin of title page. Brown mark on fore margin of a few pages (as if a cigarette had been left near the book, only about 1/4" wide, not near the text.) Hinges sound & Binding firm. Please ask if you would like more Pictures or Information. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ as Issued. 1st Edtion. Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1866. Original Cloth, Recased. Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. Original green gilt pictorial cloth, worn edges, hinges tender, spine rubbed top and bottom, but internally a very good complete copy with all the platesWell-illustrated comprehensive guide to the game. illustrated profusely will full page plates of billiard positions the three cushion game being featured. I do not know if balk line or pocket or snooker is covered as much as the basic three cushion game. The Captain is the Author of the 1857 Treatise The Game of Billiards in 1857. this is his second book and shows tactics and techniques this is a classic in the field of games. Captain Crawley (illustrator).…