Search Results: Sporting from Roz Hulse

de Linde, C. A., Sking. Foyles. 1959. 8Vo, 1st Edition. Illustrated boards, 106 pages. With unclipped price on introductory page. Spine lightly discoloured. Otherwise binding and all pages are tight, bright and clean.

Lunn, Peter. A Ski-ing Primer. Methuen, London 1951 Second Edition. 8vo. Pp107. Grey cloth, blue titles to spine. With unclipped dustwrapper, a little age toned to spine. Binding and all pages tight, bright and clean. An excellent book

Mayer. Alfred M., Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters, Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1884, 1st English ed. 2 volumes, 4to. Quarter morocco on paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt. Pp448, pp440. Both volumes have tipped in vignette wood engraved proofs on Japan on to title page and 10 others throughout, as called for. Many wood engraved images within text and full page, throughout both volumes. Binding bumped at edges, hinges skillfully strengthened. Some light foxing to prelims, all illustrations and text in clean, strong order. The Japan prints are in excellent condition. A very good illustrated commentary on a variety of country sports including Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes, American Sporting Dogs, North American Grouse, Hunting the Mule Deer in Colorado and Fox Hunting in New England.

Stokes, H.G. Winter Sports Simplified. Thornton Butterworth, London, 1927. 8vo First Edition. Brown Cloth, black titles to spine. 159pages with 15 pages of black and white illustrations, as listed. Contents include Winter Sports Holidays, Clothing, Learning to Ski, Luges, Toboggans and Bobs, Skating, Ice Hockey and Curling. Condition of this book is excellent, binding and all pages are tight, bright and clean. No marks or inscriptions.