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The Compleat Angler: (Penguin Book No. 238)
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The Compleat Angler: (Penguin Book No. 238)

by Izaak Walton / Gertrude Hermes (Illust.)

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1st Edition
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1939
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London: Penguin Books Limited, 1939. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Good. 4.25 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18 cm). Dust jacket: Loss to foot of spine and lower edge of front cover. Wear to spine and folds of flaps. A few archival tape repairs to reverse. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: First Penguin edition. Very clean… Read more about this item
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The Story of the Football League 1888-1938: An Official History Published in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of its Formation
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The Story of the Football League 1888-1938: An Official History Published in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of its Formation

by Charles E. Sutcliffe, J.A. Brierley, F. Howarth

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1st Edition
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1938
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Preston: The Football League Limited, 1938. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 9.25 x 12 inches (23 x 30 cm). First printing. Lacking jacket. Green buckram binding with bevelled board edges. Rubbing to spine, slight wear to corners. Repaired tear to the cloth on rear board. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good… Read more about this item
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Taurine Provence
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Taurine Provence

by Roy Campbell

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1st Edition
Published
1932
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London: Desmond Harmsworth, 1932. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6.75 x 8.5 inches (16.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Spine browned and has slight loss to ends. Tear and creasing to lower corner of front cover, with old tape repair to reverse. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book:… Read more about this item
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The Trout: (Fur, Feather & Fin Series)
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The Trout: (Fur, Feather & Fin Series)

by The Marquess of Granby / Colonel F.H. Custance / Alexand Innes Shand

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New Edition
Published
1899
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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. New Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 19.5 cm). Beige buckram binding, illustrated to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Browning to spine, a little light marking to rear board. Tanning to free endpapers, foxing to page edges and text. Complete with 10 photographic plates plus a few… Read more about this item
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The Salmon: (Fur, Feather & Fin Series)
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The Salmon: (Fur, Feather & Fin Series)

by Hon. A. E. Gathorne-Hardy / Claud Douglas Pennant / Alexander Innes Shand

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1st Edition
Published
1898
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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 19.5 cm). Beige buckram binding, illustrated to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Browning to spine. A little light marking to boards. Browning to page edges and free endpapers, scuff to outer page edge. Clean text throughout. Complete with eight plates. Previous… Read more about this item
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Mountaineering: (The Lonsdale Library Volume XVIII)
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Mountaineering: (The Lonsdale Library Volume XVIII)

by Sydney Spencer (Ed.)

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1st Edition
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1934
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London: Seeley Service and Co., 1934. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Creasing and edge wear. Spine browned and has slight loss to ends. Scratch and marking to rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Brown buckram binding. Foxing to… Read more about this item
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Sea Fishing: (The Lonsdale Library Volume XVII)
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Sea Fishing: (The Lonsdale Library Volume XVII)

by A.E. Cooper (Ed.)

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Reprint
Published
1956
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London: Seeley Service and Co., 1956. Reprint . Very Good/Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Spine browned and has wear to ends. Slight edge wear. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Quarter brown buckram with beige cloth boards. Foxing to page edges. Good solid… Read more about this item
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Wildfowling: (The Lonsdale Library Volume XXIX)
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Wildfowling: (The Lonsdale Library Volume XXIX)

by James Andrews / T. Clifford Bland / Robert Blockey / Robin Farmiloe / Robin Harrison / John Inge / Christopher Lee-Elliot / Alastair McArthur / Douglas Service / Michael Shephard

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Used - Very Good Minus
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Very Good
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1st Edition
Published
1950
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London: Seeley Service and Co., 1950. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Spine browned and has slight wear to ends. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Quarter brown buckram with beige cloth boards. Slight bumping to lower edge of… Read more about this item
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River Management: The Making, Care & Development of Salmon & Trout Rivers (The Lonsdale Library Volume XXIV)
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River Management: The Making, Care & Development of Salmon & Trout Rivers (The Lonsdale Library Volume XXIV)

by H.E. Towner Coston / F.T.K. Pentelow / R.W. Butcher

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Used - Very Good Minus
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Very Good
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1st Edition
Published
1936
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London: Seeley Service and Co., 1936. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Spine has light browning and a couple of small stains. Slight wear to ends of spine. Very light stain to front cover. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very… Read more about this item
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Horsemanship: The Way of a Man with a Horse (The Lonsdale Library Volume I)
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Horsemanship: The Way of a Man with a Horse (The Lonsdale Library Volume I)

by Geoffrey Brooke

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Published
1948
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London: Seeley Service and Co., 1948. Reprint . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Spine has light browning and slight wear to ends. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Quarter brown buckram with beige cloth boards. Marking to boards, some foxing to… Read more about this item
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The Games of Greco: [The Chess Games of Greco]
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The Games of Greco: [The Chess Games of Greco]

by Professor Louis Hoffmann (Trans. and Ed. ) / Joseph A. Leon / [Gioachino Greco]

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1st Edition
Published
1900
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London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1900. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.25 x 6.25 inches (11.5 x 15 cm). Maroon cloth binding. Top page edge a little dusty, browning to endpapers. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. An excellent example of the standard work of Greco, very scarce in this condition. From the private collection… Read more about this item
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The Chess-Monthly. Volume XII (12). September 1890-August 1891
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The Chess-Monthly. Volume XII (12). September 1890-August 1891

by L. Hoffer (Ed.)

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1st Edition
Published
1891
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London: Jas. Wade, 1891. 1st Edition . Good. 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17 x 25 cm). Bound volume containing all 12 issues complete with original wraps. Blue cloth binding, leaning. Spine heavily marked and worn to ends. Bumping and wear to corners of boards. Pages have light toning. Occasional pencilled notes, text is otherwise clean throughout. Binding is… Read more about this item
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Deutsches Wochenschach: Dreizehnter Jahrgang: 1897 (Vol. 13)
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Deutsches Wochenschach: Dreizehnter Jahrgang: 1897 (Vol. 13)

by Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch / Albert Heyde, B. Huelsen und H. Ranneforth (Herausgegeben)

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Used - Fair
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1st Edition
Published
1897
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Berlin: Verlag von W.T. Bruer, 1897. 1st Edition . Fair. 6.25 x 9 inches (16 x 22.5 cm). Part volume consisting of issues 14 to 52. Disbound: Issues 14-51 are securely bound together, final issue is detached. Lacking boards and spine. Tape residue to final page of issue 51 and to first page of 52. Ink stain to… Read more about this item
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Deutsches Wochenschach: Zwolfter Jahrgang: 1896 (Vol. 12)
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Deutsches Wochenschach: Zwolfter Jahrgang: 1896 (Vol. 12)

by Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch / Albert Heyde, B. Huelsen und H. Ranneforth (Herausgegeben)

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1st Edition
Published
1896
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Berlin: Verlag von W.T. Bruer, 1896. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Complete set of 52 issue for 1896. Dark green pebbled cloth binding with handwritten paper title label to spine. Staining to rear board. Slight wear to corners of boards. Good solid binding. Soiling to the final page of a… Read more about this item
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The Year-Book of Chess, 1913
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The Year-Book of Chess, 1913

by E.A. Michell

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1st Edition
Published
1914
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London: Frank Hollings, 1914. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Red buckram binding. Slight fading to spine. Some small light marks to front board and spine. Text has a couple of small marks and a few pencilled notes. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper: 'D. Miller, 17 February 1914.' David… Read more about this item
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The Chess-Monthly. Volume VI (6). September 1884-August 1885
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The Chess-Monthly. Volume VI (6). September 1884-August 1885

by L. Hoffer (Ed.) / J.H. Zukertort (Ed.)

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1st Edition
Published
1885
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London: Jas. Wade, 1885. 1st Edition . Good. 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17 x 25 cm). Bound volume containing all 12 issues (without wraps). Blue cloth binding. Spine split to sides and worn to ends. Boards worn to corners. Endpaper joints cracked and loose, rear endpaper joint has tape residue. Page block is sitting too low in the… Read more about this item
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The Grand International Masters' Chess Tournament at St. Petersburg 1914: The whole of the games, with notes, both original and compiled from various sources
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The Grand International Masters' Chess Tournament at St. Petersburg 1914: The whole of the games, with notes, both original and compiled from various sources

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1st Edition
Published
1914
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London: Printing-Craft Ltd. , 1914. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). First printing. Green buckram binding. Small stain to front board. Foxing to page edges, tanning to free endpapers, a few light spots to text. A complete record of all games in the famous St. Petersburg tournament where Lasker came… Read more about this item
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The Commissioner's Book
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The Commissioner's Book

by Rose Kerr

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5th Edition
Published
1937
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London: The Girl Guides Association, 1937. 5th Edition . Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Blue buckram binding. Light marking to rear board. Light foxing to page edges. A few occasional patches of foxing to text. A scarce vintage handbook for commissioners in the Girl Guide Association. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5… Read more about this item
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The Compleat Angler: (Everyman's Library No. 70)
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The Compleat Angler: (Everyman's Library No. 70)

by Izaak Walton

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Reprint
Published
1944
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London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1944. Reprint . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). Dust jacket: Original Eric Ravilious designed jacket. Browning and slight wear to spine. Chipping and slight wear to upper edge. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Orange cloth binding.… Read more about this item
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The Compleat Angler: (Everyman's Library No. 70)
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The Compleat Angler: (Everyman's Library No. 70)

by Izaak Walton

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Published
1925
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London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1925. Reprint . Very Good Plus. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). Orange cloth binding with gilt spine. Grey dyed top page edge. Dulling to spine. Light browning to page edges, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the… Read more about this item
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