Jonathan Badcock (11 results)
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Seller: Rain Dog Books, Bloomington, IL, U.S.A.Rain Dog Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. 8vo. 136 pages. In slipcase. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionally packaged and shipped promptly.
Selections from The Fancy; or True Sportsman's Guide. By an Operator
Badcock, Jonathan; Egan, Pierce; Plimpton, George (Foreword)
Language: English
Published by Imprint society, 1972
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Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Possum Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Quarter calf, patterned boards. One of 1950 numbered copies, signed by the artist. In slipcase, with an original etching by Randy Jones laid in. A classic of pugilism, with a chapter on Tom Molineux, "the tremendous man of colour" from Maryland. Randy Jones (illustrator). Signed by Illust…rator(s).
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Signed by the illustrator Randy Jones. Minor wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Light wear to the slipcase. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Language: English
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, MA, 1972
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Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.Dorley House Books, Inc.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st. 1st Limited, Numbered edition, #1817 of 1950 copies in this limited, signed edition; 136 clean, unmarked pages, extra etching laid-in very good slipcase w/moderate wear at top seam; Foreward by George Plimpton. Contains remarks on Pugilism in Engla…nd, memoirs of Thomas Cribb, memoirs of Thomas Hickman, memoirs of Tom Shelton, memoirs of Tom Molineux, memoirs of Jack Slack, and memoirs of Joshua Hudson. Randy Jones (illustrator). SIGNED By Illustrator.
SELECTION FROM THE FANCY; or True Sportsman's Guide. By an Operator
Anonymous; George Plimpton, Jonathan Badcock, John Bee, George Smeeton, Randy Jones Pierce Egan
Published by The Imprint Society, Barre, Massachusetts, 1972
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Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. issued without dj. New Edition. Quarto, xv, 136 pages, quarter brown leather, patterned paper over boards; lacks publisher's slipcase (this unnumbered copy may not have had one to begin with). This is an unnumbered copy from the edition of 1950 copies. Illustrations by Randy Jones - with one laid… in loosely. Introduction by George Plimpton (who tried to unravel the authorship of these seven pieces). " Nothing like thie publication on Fancy Sports has ever before been printed: in some particularpoint or other it differes from every one of its predecessors, and in nothing so much as the manner of execution, its faithfulness and variety being as yet unequalled . in all the varied sports connected with Pugilism, ." - Introduction.
Selections From The Fancy; Or True Sportsman's Guide
An Operator [authorship attributed to Jonathan Badcock or to Pierce Egan]; Plimpton, George (Foreword); Jones, Randy (illustrator)
Published by Imprint Society, 1972
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Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Arundel Books
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Add to basketLeather Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. One of 1950 copies signed by artist (this copy unnumbered), with original etching laid in. A very good copy in original brown leather over boards (slight wear; some dampstaining to edges of endpapers; no slipcase). Contents: Introduction Cursory remarks on the origin, rise and p…rogress of pugilism in England Memoirs of the life of Thomas Cribb; with additional anecdotes of female pugilism, other pugilists, pedestrianism, etc Memoirs of the life of Thomas Hickman; including miscellaneous reports on sporting ardour, an altercation between two ladies, and the brutality of the American mode of fighting Memoirs of Tom Shelton, the Navigator; with a discussion of the cruel amusements of the Westminster Pit, life in London, and related subjects On the advantages of training Memoirs of Tom Molineux; with further observations on the progress of pugilism, and an account of bull baiting Memoirs of Jack Slack; as well as sundry items on badger baiting, the bilking of an Archbishop, and combats between such varied participants as animals, labourers, and rival lovers Memoirs of Joshua Hudson.
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Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, AustraliaLawrence Jones Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Limited/Numbered. xv,136pp, bw ills. Original brown & black patterned cloth with brown leather spine. Very slight rubbing at corners and spine extremeties. Lacks the laid in signed etching. Signed and but not numbered (/1950) on limitation page (colophon) by the artist (Randy Jones). These writings w…ere originally printed in the early 1800s. Here are collected several articles on boxing/pugilism; along with one on such 'sports' as badger baiting, cock fighting etc. Size: Sml 4to. Jones, Randy (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator.
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Published by Imprint Society, Barre, MA, 1972
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Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.Dorley House Books, Inc.
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Add to basketLeatherbound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. 1st. 1st Limited, signed edition, of 1950 copies in this limited, Illustrator signed edition; 136 clean, unmarked pages;, 1/2 brown leather w/decortrive boards, moderte wear at tips; owner's notes on copyright page; selections from memoirs of Thomas Hickman, memoirs of Tom… Shelton, memoirs of Tom Molineux, memoirs of Jack Slack, and memoirs of Joshua Hudson Size: 4 vo. Randy Jones (illustrator). SIGNED By Illustrator.
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Published by Imprint Society, Barre, MA, 1972
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star seller8vo. quarter leather, patterned paper-covered boards, all edges speckled, paper-covered slipcase. xvi, 136 pages. With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones. Limited to an edition of 1950 copies, this being out of series. It is signed by illustrator Randy Jones, whose bawdy pen-and-ink drawings are…scattered through the book. Original etching has been laid-in. Text is usually attributed to Jonathan Badcock, one of the foremost sporting journalist during the early 1800s. The authorship is thoroughly discussed in Plimpton's Foreword. Leather is lightly rubbed in places along the spine, slipcase also has light wear along edges. quarter leather, patterned paper-covered boards, all edges speckled, paper-covered slipcase. Badcock, Jonathan (illustrator).
Selections from The Fancy; or True Sportsman's Guide. by An Operator.
[Jonathan Badcock] / George Plimpton (foreword) / Randy Jones (etchings & drawings)
Published by Imprint Society,, 1972
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Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.Harry Alter
Contact seller5-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. Imprint Society, Barre Mass. 1972., 1 of 1950 copies signed by Artist. 8vo., leather spine, cloth boards, 1 loose plate. leather spine lightly scuffed with one nick, ow F $.
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Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.SHIMEDIA
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