THE LIFE OF A SPORTSMAN ... WITH THIRTY-SIX COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY HENRY ALKEN by [Apperley, Charles James]: Nimrod [pseud] - 1842

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#005231: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy has small tear at edge of back cover that was well repaired with archival tape; otherwise covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to WAYNE HOGAN and LISA MORTON of Florida State University for their important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .

Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".

Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First. Hardcover. Personal copy of illustrator A. B. Frost. Signed on front free-endpaper: "A. B. Frost." Brightly-colored pictorial boards. Unpaginated, 112pp. Edgewear to extremities, whitening of edges and significant corner wear. One small edgecrease to page defining "K"." Binding is tight and remaining pages are unmarked. Frost's b/w illustrations of Sutphen's humorous golf definitions. Originally housed in customized badly-worn cardboard clamshell. Replaced by new custom-made dark green clamshell, marbled covers, leather spine. Original gilt spine title with gilt notation reading, "A. B. Frost copy" included with order. International shipping available, please contact for more information. ; 112 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

This is a scarce, bound volume of POLO magazine ("The Magazine of the Game") that contains 12 bound issues from June, 1928 to May, 1929 (a complete run of issue No's 1-12 from Volume 2). Red, hardcover cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine (and the name "J.L. Lundean" in gilt at the base of the spine). Published by Quigley Publishing Company in the United States. The magazine was "obtainable by subscription only." Contents include general horsemanship, horse show results, sailing, steeplechase, polo and foxhunting, with many illustrations from photographs and drawings. The issues include great illustrated advertisements for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Mercedez-Benz, Brooks Brothers Clothing, Camel Cigarettes, Stearns-Knight, White Star Line, A.G. Spalding & Bros., Cunard Line, Marlboro Cigarettes and many more.The following 12 issues are included:VOLUME 2No. 1 June, 1928No. 2 July, 1928No. 3 August, 1928No. 4 September, 1928No. 5 October, 1928No. 6 November, 1928No.… Read More

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#005231: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy has small tear at edge of back cover that was well repaired with archival tape; otherwise covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to WAYNE HOGAN and LISA MORTON of Florida State University for their important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .

Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First. Hardcover. Personal copy of illustrator A. B. Frost. Signed on front free-endpaper: "A. B. Frost." Brightly-colored pictorial boards. Unpaginated, 112pp. Edgewear to extremities, whitening of edges and significant corner wear. One small edgecrease to page defining "K"." Binding is tight and remaining pages are unmarked. Frost's b/w illustrations of Sutphen's humorous golf definitions. Originally housed in customized badly-worn cardboard clamshell. Replaced by new custom-made dark green clamshell, marbled covers, leather spine. Original gilt spine title with gilt notation reading, "A. B. Frost copy" included with order. International shipping available, please contact for more information. ; 112 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

This is a scarce, bound volume of POLO magazine ("The Magazine of the Game") that contains 12 bound issues from June, 1928 to May, 1929 (a complete run of issue No's 1-12 from Volume 2). Red, hardcover cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine (and the name "J.L. Lundean" in gilt at the base of the spine). Published by Quigley Publishing Company in the United States. The magazine was "obtainable by subscription only." Contents include general horsemanship, horse show results, sailing, steeplechase, polo and foxhunting, with many illustrations from photographs and drawings. The issues include great illustrated advertisements for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Mercedez-Benz, Brooks Brothers Clothing, Camel Cigarettes, Stearns-Knight, White Star Line, A.G. Spalding & Bros., Cunard Line, Marlboro Cigarettes and many more.The following 12 issues are included:VOLUME 2No. 1 June, 1928No. 2 July, 1928No. 3 August, 1928No. 4 September, 1928No. 5 October, 1928No. 6 November, 1928No.… Read More

Signed by Rod Laver, "good luck, Rod Laver" on FEP. Written with the help of renowned colorful sports journalist and tennis broadcaster Bud Collins. Boards are in near fine condition, with very slight cocking. Dust jacket is near fine, no issues.