captain crawley (58 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 111pp. 6 x 4.inch. the cover is worn, top inch of spine missing, but content is complete and still well bound together, interior generally in nice clean condition with no foxing. Gilt titling to front and spine, all edges gilt.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 12th edition, revised. 188pp, brown cloth covered boards, now rather grubby, with a chessboard motif. Previous owner's names to flyleaf and inner board, title page partly detached, pencil numbers to some of the problems, otherwise internally clean.

Condizione: New.

74 [20, ads] pp. Illustrated by Kenny Meadows. 12mo, publisher's decorated cloth. Eleventh edition. Old ink signature on front free endpaper; slight use to cloth; tight and sound.

Hard Back. Ninth Edition. Ninth edition A small volume bound in the original red cloth with blocked design of a chess board to the front The boards unfortunately are a little worn with small pieces missing along the top front edge and to the spine There is a little wear to the margins of the text with pages 97 99 and 101 having a cut piece missing approximately 1cm along the fore edge Pages clean throughout pp 191 Overall a good copy From the Library of Major Beetonnbsp. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Red boards with gilt title to front and spine. No date; circa 1962. Title page is torn with title lost; a replacement sheet is present. Minor foxing. Hinges starting.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Dark, green boards with black decoration and gild title embellishment to front. Oddity in that after page 241 on verso is just a page number 2 with another Napoleon game. 26 pages of adds. Mild wave to some pages.

Condizione: Good. 1876. Hardcover. Clean copy in printed cover. Binding slightly loose with tape on endpapers, but remains good reading copy. Some yellowing and overall discolouring. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 8th edition, undated, circa 1860's, publishers limp cloth covers, blind stamped with title in gilt, some soiling to covers, wear to edges, discolouration, inner hinges weak, owners signature and date on title page (1864).

Condizione: Good. 1876. Hardcover. Clean copy in printed cover. Binding slightly loose with tape on endpapers, but remains good reading copy. Some yellowing and overall discolouring. . . . .

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Pocket-sized cricket instructional. 16mo. 72pp. Illus. Original pictorial cloth wrapper. Spine chipped, otherwise very good. From our large stock of cricket books and publications.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. John Proctor and others (illustratore). Possible First Edition. No stated date but the preface is dated 1869. Possible first edition from this date. xi, 532pp., a frontispiece showing a game of cricket and many other in-text and full-page illustrations. All edges gilt. Captain Crawley was a pseudonym of George Frederick Pardon (1824- 1884), an English journalist and writer, especially on sports and games. In this book he describes a wide range of healthy and "manly" games and pastimes for boys, and has divided the work into the following sections: Games without Implements, Games with Implements, Miscellaneous Games, Simple Indoor Games for Winter Evenings, Grand Ball Games, Games of Skill with Various Implements, Aquatic Amusements, Gymnastics, Games of Skill and Science, and Domestic Pets. The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold and black titling and designs on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and staining to the boards. The spine ends are bumped with a little bot of damage to the cloth at the bottom of the spine and there is a little damage and loss to the cloth on the tip of the bottom front corner. The contents are tight and clean with a number (381) written on the front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good +. 242pp; 10pp publisher catalogue. Undated but Preface 1876. Date also written on endpaper which is a little stained as are the bottom edges of the prelims. Front hinge tender. Red cloth with gilt and black decoration. Quite attractive and rare.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition without Jacket on green cloth WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIVE DIAGRAMS a scarce edition of this classic work one inch splits to top of spine cover on either side both repairable with gilded cross sticks to frontis - collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Condizione: Very Good. new edition, enlarged & rivised. Decorated cloth, VG. xvi+130-133-344pp+32pp publishers adverts, 54pp b/w plates, many woodcut illustrations, sporadic foxing, stain to the upper board & similar stain to the rear endpaper, would seem to lack a single leaf ( pp 131&132 ) as the pagination jumps, no half title, otherwise a soild exampe of a book which is usually recased. Much enlarged edition of Pardon's uncommon book on Billiards. The first edition was published in 1866. George Frederick Pardon [ 1824 - 1884 ] English journalist and writer. 1350 grams.

Original Pictorial Cloth. Condizione: Nearly Very Good. John Proctor (illustratore). xvi, 344 pages, 54 steel plate engravings and many woodcuts. Spine ends and corners a little rubbed, endpapers split in gutters but binding very firm. Covers clean with strong colours. Occasional interesting pencil annotations (from an expert!!) A much extended edition with chapters on all aspects of the game including manufacturers of tables, balls, etc. Also a bibliography of works on Billiards. A very desirable book on billiards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition ? !2mo, xii + (1 blank) + 2 - 563 + (1 blank) pages. Original blue publisher's cloth gilt embossed lettering and blind design on front, raised gilt lettering on spine. Original brown end papers. Covers : !cm split in cloth bottom corner of spine edges of spine rubbed, bottom corners slight shelf knocks else clean and unmarked. Contents : very slight few tanning marks to offset brining to title page, top very outside edges of pages grubby else very clean, tight and unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG.

1st edition [1860]. RELAID ORIGINAL SPINE. Small 8vo. xii + 563 + (1)pp. Numerous illustrations. Publisher's blue blind stamped rippled cloth covers, gilt lettering on front, gilt titles of games in staggered banner on spine. Original yellow eps. Signature on fep. C overs : spine relaid by professional bindery, inside hinges supported by matching new yellow tape, rubs to corners, gilt on spine now fading else very clean. Contents : slight browning to pages else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean very tight copy with relaid spine. VG.

1st ed. - Red cloth.

x, 154 Seiten., 22 Seiten. Tenth Edition.- Im Gelenk angebrochen, Innendeckel und weitere Bllätter anfangs fleckig, Seite viii fingerfleckig, Innen Seiten sauber. OlB4 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2000 8° , Original Leinwand mit Klarsichtschutzumschlag ( Einband etwas berieben.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. 528 pages (complete). A much owned copy. There have been several attempts at repair. The spine has recently been repaired with a leather strip. The boards are much marked, worn, scuffed all about from handling, use, storage. They are secure and steady. The contents are resolutely cheerful. They have foxing, handling marks, storage/age related marks. The page trims are gilded (tarnished). The pages are diligent, certain, convivial, generous. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. None stated (illustratore). First edition. The first edition of this scarce handbook for playing cards written by Captain Crawley, in the original decorative cloth. The first edition.In the publisher's original decorative cloth.This work was written by George Fredrick Pardon under the pseudonym 'Captain Crawley'. Pardon was a English journalist and writer on topics such as sports and games. This work provides a guide for card player's with descriptions of games such as 'Whist', 'Loo', 'Cribbage' and all round games.Publisher's advertisements to the rear.Undated. Dated by the preface and copies found at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with marks to the boards, fading to the spine, light rubbing to the joints, bumping to the extremities and very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. A past owner's signature to the front and rear pastedowns with offsetting from the signature to the rear free endpaper, light spotting and front and rear hinge tender. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally binding starting in places with cords showing with lightly age toned pages and occasional scattered spotting. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. UK hardback stated eleventh edition, though containing the preface to the tenth. Previous owner name and 1894 date to half-title, though probably published earlier. Faint Sports Outfitter stamp to ffep. Good overall with light general wear to original brown binding.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very nice. 640 pages. Minimally foxed. H.18cm W.13cm D.4cm 728g.