witham maxwell (76 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Charles Whymper and Captain Alexander (illustratore). 2nd Edition. Usual brown decorative cloth. Mild bumping to extremities. Previous owner's inked inscription on reverse of front end paper. Clean and tidy throughout, and firm. 1894 Second Edition of the 1892 original, with numerous corrections and additions.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Minor blemishes to boards. Binding solid, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1892 Hard Cover. xiv, 464 pp. Engraved frontispiece and plates, numerous diagrams throughout text. Includes: Skating: Introduction; The Origin and Development of Skating; First Principles of Skating, and Suggestions to Beginners; Figure-skating; Skating as Recreation; Holland; Early Racing, and Some Records of the National Skating Association; Modern Racing; Training; Style in Skating; Curling; Tobogganing; Ice-sailing; Bandy; Index.

Condizione: New. In.

Condizione: New. In.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condizione: Very Good. 6 Pages, illustrated. With 1 Plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 17 x 25 cms. Category: Badminton Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condizione: Very Good. 6 Pages, with illustrations. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 17 x 25 cms. Category: Badminton Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Condizione: New. In.

First edition. Frontispiece, title vignette, plates and illustrations. 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches), 464-pages. The superior issue in half blue calf over orange cloth armorially blocked in gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Foxing to prelims. & at end.Corners a little rubbed. Some wear at headban else very good.

Condizione: New. In.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Large page hardcover, limited from a run of 250 books, this volume is copy 128 as marked by the limitation page. No dust jacket, book is in a plastic protector. Book shows some shelf & handling wear, including some edge wear. Pages are slightly worn on their edges, interiors are intact with unmarked text. Good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Charles Whymper and othrs (illustratore). 1st Edition. Quarto 506 pp with numerous litho. reproductions. Bound in the publishers' half morocco to orange cloth boards. Top edge gilt, with other edges untrimmed. This is the LARGE PAPER LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies. The book is worn externally with slight loss to the bottom of the spine leather and corners knocked. Internally unmarked and without inscription. A good copy.

Condizione: Good. First edition (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 14cm), xiv, 464pp. Frontispiece, plates, text illustrations. Original decorated brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Light rubbing of the binding, scattered foxing of the contents, bookplate and short ownership inscription. Overall, this book is in good condition.

Pictorial Boards. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Edition. xv + 464pp, including index, very well illustrated with b/w plates and text drawings, some occasional foxing, bound in original brown pictorial boards of the Badminton Library, boards slightly marked o/w in very good condition, Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1902.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. Second edition. Spine faded, faint stain on fore edge of rear board. 1874 Hard Cover. xix, 262 pp. First published in 1869, this work is among the earliest books in English on the subject of figure skating, with engravings and diagrams throughout (124 total). It was written by two members of the famous 'Skating Club' of London. Formed in 1830, it was "the most important [British skating organization] and for many years practically controlled figure skating [in Britain'." (Encyclopedia Britannica) This second edition was prepared for the press by Witham who, according to the preface, "omitted some irrelevant matter, and inserted a description of several new series of combined movements and a great many isolated new figures. I trust that the chapters on Rinks and their Construction, and on Mechanical Skates, will tend to the encouragement of skating.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Boards scuffed, marked and worn, foxing, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. (Ref.KK3 ) Light brown cloth boards with black and white titles to front and black decoration. Gilt titles and design to spine. Apart from author's names and figure-skating drawing on spine, titles are faded away. Front cover titles are partially faded due to scuffing. Some small stains to rear boards. Greyed top and foredge. Yellowed endpapers. Some play to boards. Binding starting to loosen. Usual edgewear. Reasonable reading copy.

Decorative Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. First Ediiton. Illustrated. 464 pages. Covers protected by mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Illustrated brown cloth boards, silver and black lettering along with gilt lettering and gilt design on spine; illustrated end papers, bw frontispiece with protective guard, bw illustrated title page; xiv, 464 pp, bw illustrations throughout. From The Badminton library of sports and pastimes series. With contributions on Curling, Tobogganing, ice-sailing, bandy. Illustrated by Charles Whymper and Captain R.M. Alexander and from photographs. VG ( light shelfwear to boards and text block, text and illustrations are otherwise clean and clear.).

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. WHYMPER Charles and ALEXANDER R M (illustratore). 3rd Edition. (xv) 470pp including index plus four page catalogue at rear. Orange cloth boards halfbound navy blue morocco. teg. Gilt armorial to front cover. Gilt titles to spine. Engraved armorial bookplate of Henry Burton Tate pasted to fep. No other inscriptions. Boards bumped and scuffed. Spine sunned with small losses to extremities. Some light foxing but otherwise textblock and illustrations in clean tight and bright condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Very Good. The book features an original gilt-decorated pictorial brown cloth hardcover, although the gilt has faded and is not as vibrant as it once was. There is some wear along the edges, as well as surface blemishes on the covers. However, overall, the book is in very good condition. The spine remains intact, with some wear at both the top and bottom. The binding is perfectly secure, and aside from some foxing, there are no significant flaws in the pages. The book is illustrated throughout. Disclaimer: Postage rates may be subject to change depending on the weight of the books. For the heavier and/ or multivolume sets, the cost will be determined using the prices displayed below. UK: £7 per kg EU: £10 per kg USA: £12 per kg If you have any queries, please get in touch.

Condizione: New. KlappentextThis early work on Hunting trips of a Ranchman is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Chapters include Ranching in the baad lands, Waterfowl and The deer of the river bottom. Many of the earliest books, part.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Second Edition. Octavo. 262pp illustrated + ads. Inner hinges cracking otherwise a very good copy in brown cloth. Fraying at the spine head. Bookplate.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Some spotting to pages. Inscription on initial page.

XIV, 464 Seiten, Aus der Reihe "The Badminton Library of Sports And Pastimes". Mit zahlreichen Holzstichen von Charles Whymper und R.M. Alexander und mit grafischen Darstellungen der Figuren. Mit Statistiken und durch Register erschlossen. In englischer Sprache. Schönmetzler/Moser Seite 55. Rückenkanten beschabt, Innengelenke geplatzt, Bindung gelockert. Stockfleckig, vereinzelt stärker Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 912 Original-Leinen, 14x19cm, Zustand: 3-.

Hardback. 8vo. (approx 7.5 x 5.5 ins.) Original brown pictorial cloth with gilt lettering and design to spine. Decorative endpapers. In very good condition. Corners and ends of spine slightly rubbed. Original bookseller label to front endpaper ?Mawson, Swan & Morgan, Newcastle Upon Tyne.? A couple of minor marks to endpapers, mark to edge of intro page, Else a very clean and tight copy. A scarce copy of the Badminton Library Series. 464pp. Illustrated by Charles Whymper and Captain R. M. Alexander and from Photographs.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. xv -464 pp, armorial bookplate to the front paste down. Spotting to the frontis tissue guard and to title page, occasional light spotting to contents. the contents clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. Publishers brown decorative cloth gilt title and skating vignette to the spine. The binding clean and tight with no marks, splits or chips. The second edition has numerous additions and corrections.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Limited Edition. LARGE PAPER EDTION NUMBERED 169 of 250 COPIES - LORD RAGLANS BOOKPLATE - VERY GOOD INDEED EXAMPLE : A firm square and tight book, in the original half leather, with gilt work to the upper cover and spine; Just a few minor finger marks to the covers; leather work is very good, if lightly rubbed to the corners. Hinges secure, no straining. Very slightest foxing only. The pages are very nice indeed. Rough edge pages, top edges gilt. p.xvi, 506. Note: The Badminton Library was a series of books published in the late 19th century that aimed to provide comprehensive coverage of various sports and outdoor pursuits. The series, which was named after Badminton House, the country estate of the Duke of Beaufort, covered a wide range of topics.