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Wills (Helen). Fifteen-Thirty. The Story of a Tennis Player, 1st ed., New York & London, 1937, b&w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth, together with Jacobs (Helen Hull), Beyond the Game. An Autobiography, 1st ed., [1936], b&w illusts. from photos., author's autograph on a separate sheet of paper clipped to flyleaf, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, plus Truman (Christine), Tennis Today, 1st ed., 1961, signed and inscribed by author on title, b&w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth in sl. torn d.j., and others by/about lady tennis players, including several 1930s girls annuals (approx. 35)
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Cook (William, Junior). The Game of Billiards, with a Special Treatise on Nursery Cannons, n.d., c. 1908, port. frontis. of a late W. Cook and William Cook Jnr., diags. to text, Thurston's ads. on both front and rear endpapers, orig. printed boards, frayed and chipped on spine, 8vo William Cook Junior, Maker World's Record Break, 42, 746. Maker Nursery Cannon Record, 180 Cannons, and only professional who has made the Rocking Cannon 1,000 unfinished, 1908 season. (1)
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Hotine (F. M.). The Whole Art of Billiards. Illustrated by 900 diagrams of strokes taken from the actual matchplay of the most celebrated professionals, and extracts from scarce treatises on the game, 1st ed., Edinburgh & London, 1906, numerous diags., ads. both front and rear, orig. pict. cloth, a little worn on spine, slim 8vo, together with Buchanan (J. P.), Pyramids & Pool Games, with a chapter on winning hazards, pub. Oval series, 1896, diags. to text, pubs. ads. at rear, orig. pict. cloth, rubbed, plus Roberts (John), Billiards for Beginners, 1911, diags. to text, commercial ads. both front and rear, orig. pict. cloth, a little rubbed, all slim 8vo (10)
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Kentfield (Edwin, of Brighton). The Game of Billiards: Scientifically Explained, and Practically Set Forth, in a Series of Novel and Extraordinary Stokes; and Illustrated by Numerous Appropriate Diagrams..., 1st ed., 1839, folding litho frontis., ninety-three diag. plts. (plts. 1 & 2 provided in facsimile), single ad. leaf at rear, some slight yellowing, modern cloth gilt, folio (1)
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Levi (Riso). Billiards for the Million, 5th thousand ed., [1921?], b & w diags., ads. at rear, front free endpaper signed "Willie Smith, Records 2050, 2745), t.e.g., orig. limp blue sheep, spine faded and worn at head & foot, 8vo Willie Smith (1885-1982) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He entered the World Billiards Championship in 1920 and then again in 1923, winning it on both occasions. Arguments with the governing body prevented him from taking part in the competition more often. He turned to snooker for purely monetary reasons but never really took to the game. His natural talent as a billiards player still enabled him to reach the World Snooker Championship final in 1933 and 1935 where he was beaten by Joe Davis. (1)
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Lindrum (Fred, Champion of Australia). Spot End Billiards, Technique and First Principles, pub. George Robertson & Co., Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, [1913], frontis. (facsimile), three b & w plts. (2 facsimile), some damp mottling and spotting, orig. printed lower board, upper board provide in facsimile, 8vo, (rare), together with Roberts (Charles), Billiards for Everbody, 1901, frontis. and diags. to text, ads. at rear, few leaves loose, orig. boards, cloth spine strip, boards browned, 8vo, with Roberts (John), The Game of Billiards and How to Play it, 3rd ed., 1897, b & w diags. to text, ads. at rear, orig. printed wrappers, worn and upper board near detached, 8vo, plus one other related (4)
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Roberts (John, Jnr.). Modern Billiards, edited F. M. Hotine, 1902, port. frontis., numerous diags., ads. both front & rear, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Fry (Sidney H.), Billiards for Amateurs, Hodder & Stoughton, [1922], port frontis., b & w plts. (with adhesive tape to inner joints), numerous diags., orig. cloth, slightly rubbed & worn, 8vo, with Locock (C.D.), Side and Screw, Being Notes on the Theory and Practice of the Game of Billiards, 1901, b & w diags. pubs. ads. at rear, orig. cloth, 8vo, and Frederick Warne & Co., (pub.), Billiards Simplified; or, How to Make Breaks..., 11th thousand ed., c.1880s, b & w illusts., numerous ads. at rear, orig. cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo (4)
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Chess. An Easy Introduction to the Game of Chess; containing One Hundred Examples of Games, and a Great Variety of Critical Situations and Conclusions..., 2 vols. in 1, pub. David Ogilvy, 1806, engraved frontis., some ink annotations, owners name in ink to front free endpaper, contemp. black half calf, rubbed, 12mo, together with an incomplete section of Stewart Culin's Chess and Playing-Cards, bound in modern cloth, 8vo (2)
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LEWIS (William). Stamma on the Game of Chess; containing Numerous Openings of Games, and One Hundred Critical Situations, new and improved edition, 1818, engraved vignette to title, colour woodcut illusts., contemp. gilt dec. crimson morocco, rubbed with some fraying to extrems., 8vo Ex-libris Clark W. Thomas with his bookplate and some other ownership marks. (1)
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Steinitz (W.). The Modern Chess Instructor, 1889, numerous b & w illusts., contemp. owners names to prelims. and title, dec. endpapers, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed with some fraying to extrems., together with Staunton (Howard), The Chess-Player's Handbook. A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, 1885, frontis. and b & w illusts., inner hinges beginning to split, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, and Mason (James), Social Chess, 1900, plus Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice, 1900, b & w illusts., both orig. cloth gilt with repairs to spines, plus others including modern chess books in d.j's, 8vo (approx. 60)
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*Pycroft (Rev. James). The Cricket-Field or the History and Science of the Game of Cricket, 5th edition, 1868, two engraved plates, inner hinges split, orig. green cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, together with Cricket Caricatures from the Evening News by Rih!, season 1896, num. b & w illusts., orig. printed wrappers, spine split with old paper repairs, small 4to, plus other related items including a complete set of cricket cigarette cards produced by W.A. & A.C Churchman, a complete jigsaw puzzle of Bill Edrich together with it's box, a handkerchief decorated with footballs and rugby balls, etc. (approx. 13)
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Thring (J.C.). The Winter Game: Rules of Football. by J.C.T. to which are added the Rules of the Cambridge University Committee and London Association, 2nd ed., [1863], 22 pp., staining to upper margin throughout, contents near-detached, orig. limp cloth with paper label to upper cover, sl. rubbed, 8vo Scarce. Seddon G5 'In drawing up this amalgamation of the rules formulated up to this date, Thring became a central figure in the early framing of the laws of football. He was still an Uppingham master when these were published; these rules formed the basis from which the Football Association rules were laid down in December 1863 and subsequently revised and developed over the years. This is an important early document in the history of football, effectively responsible for all that the game now stands for.' (1)
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Swindon Town F.C. Swindon vs. Reading, 20 August, 1949, together with Swindon vs Stoke City (3rd round FA Cup), 8 Jan, 1949, and Swindon vs. Northampton Town, 17 September, 1949, all orig. printed wrappers, some minor creasing, and other Swindon Town programmes 1950s-80s including two copies of the League Cup final programme Swindon vs. Arsenal, 15 March, 1969, plus a ticket stub and rosette from the game (approx. 28)
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Hilton (Harold H. and Smith, Garden G., eds.). The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf, 1912, three col. plts., two photogravures, numerous b&w illusts. from photos., a.e.g., orig. red morocco blocked in gilt, sl. rubbed, some restoration to leather on upper cover, 4to Subscribers' Edition 461/900. Donovan & Murdoch 21090. (1)
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*England v Scotland 1877. A mounted albumen print of the England team of 15 players in their England colours and caps, on the occasion of the match against Scotland on 5th March 1877, approx. 19 x 23.5 cm, neatly captioned in ink at head, mount somewhat soiled, together with another similar albumen print group photo of the England team and of similar vintage, similar size, no caption or date, mount spotted and sl. damaged at corner, plus an autograph letter from the Secretary to the Rugby Football Union, dated February 1887, to an unnamed player [possibly C. J. C. Touzel or H. Springmann], inviting him to be first reserve forward for the England v Scotland match at Manchester on 5th March, one page, integral blank pasted to album leaf, plus the photograph album of Charles J. C. Touzel including an albumen print team photo of the England v Scotland 1887 team, dressed in casual wear, photo somewhat marked and faded, names identified in ink beneath, an albumen print team photo of Cambridge Rugby Football team in full kit, plus an albumen print photo of Wells Town Rugby football team, four further group photos of Cambridge students in suits and bowler hats, three of these with ink name identifications beneath, all prob. late 1870s, plus numerous window-mounted cartes-de-visite of family and fellow students, many with ink name identifications loosely inserted, plus another cartes-de-visite album relating to the Touzel family, some with pencil name identifications, both contemp. morocco, with clasp, rubbed, 4to, plus a few related news cuttings pasted to three album leaves Charles John Cliff Touzel (1855-99) studied at St. John's College, Cambridge, in the mid 1870s. He played rugby for England twice, in the first two of the fifteen-a-side matches, on 5th February 1877 against Ireland, and a month later on 5th March against Scotland. The news cuttings include several mentions of H. Springmann and a match report for the England v Scotland game in March 1887 in which he played as a forward. The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club had been founded in 1872 and the CURUFC officials helped to formulate the laws of the game. (8)
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Marshall (Rev. F., ed.). Football. The Rugby Union Game, 1st ed., 1892, b & w photo. illusts., dec. endpapers, splitting to inner joints, orig. navy cloth gilt, sl. frayed to extrems., together with Wisden (John & Co., pub.), John Wisden's Rugby Football Almanack for 1925-26, 3rd ed., adverts. both front and rear, orig. printed wrappers frayed and detached with old sellotape repairs, 8vo (2)
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Wakelam (Captain H. B. T., ed.). The Game Goes On, 1st ed., 1936, b & w photo. plates, orig. green cloth gilt, a little faded, together with Harding (Rowe), Rugby Reminiscences and Opinions, 1st ed., 1929, b & w photo. plates, contemp. owners address to front f.e.p., orig. cloth with paper label to spine, some fraying to extrems., and other rugby interest including many post-war publications in d.j's, plus a collection of approx. 25 cricket books including three 1950s/60s Wisdens and some post-war publications in d.j's, all 8vo (approx. 60)
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IONA AND PETER OPIE, 2 ttls: THE LORE AND LANGUAGE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1959, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE SINGING GAME, 1985, uncorrected proof, orig wraps + LESLIE DAIKEN: CHILDRENS GAMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 1949, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + ENID MARX (ILL): A BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES, Zodiac Books 1949, orig pict bds, (4)
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A EDWARD NEWTON, 6 ttls: THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING---, 1920, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds; A MAGNIFICIENT FARSE AND OTHER DIVERSIONS OF A BOOK-COLLECTOR, Boston 1922, 4th impress, orig cl bkd bds; THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD AND OTHER PAPERS, Boston 1925, orig cl bkd bds; THIS BOOK-COLLECTING GAME, Boston 1928, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds, d/w; A TOURIST IN SPITE OF HIMSELF, Boston 1930, 3rd impress, orig pict cl; END PAPERS, Boston 1933, (1351) numbered, signed and inscribed, orig cl bkd bds, (6)
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*Chinese School. A group of five original pen & ink watercolour and gouache drawings by Zhou Peichun, early 20th c., together five pen & ink, watercolour and gouache paintings of Chinese figures, comprising three of children playing a game from the Qing dynasty, with landscape backgrounds, and two individual female figures (including one of Princess Shouyang, Goddess of Plum Blossom), each with signature, approx. 240 x 335 mm (9.5 x 13 ins), and smaller, framed and glazed (one with glass cracked) (5)
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Johns (Captain W.E.). Biggles' Second Case, 1948; Biggles Hunts Big Game, 1948; Biggles Tahes a Holiday, 1949; Biggles Gets His Men, 1950; Biggles Goes to School, 1951; Gimlet Off the Map, 1951, all 1st eds, pub. Hodder, illusts. to each, first three vols. with juvenile/gift inscriptions to front free endpaper, all orig. cloth in sl. rubbed d.j.s, a couple of spine ends worn, 8vo, together with four Biggles and two Gimlet reprints, all in d.j.s (12)
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Morris (Beverley R.). British Game Birds and Wildfowl, [1889], sixty fine hand-col. engs, t.e.g, orig. cloth gilt, a trifle rubbed, 4to A very good copy. Zimmer, Catalogue of the Edward A. Ayer Ornithological Library, p. 442-3. See illustration on front cover and inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)
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A pair of Chelsea porcelain style figures, possibly Samson, a gentleman holding a basket of flowers and his female companion, spurious gold anchor mark, 5.5" high; a similar figure of a man carrying game, 7.5" high; another bocage type figure with a man and a sheep, 6.5" high. All minor losses. (4).
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OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING BY ôEDMONDSONö. Still life game painting of a Merganser duck on a river bank. Signed ôEdwd. Edmondson Pt.ö (Edward Edmondson Jr., 1830-1884, born in Dayton, Ohio, moved to California, ca.1870). Cleaned and rebacked with minimal restoration. 12öh. 17öw. Gilt frame. 17 1/2öh. 22 1/2öw.
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Ranjitsinhji, K.S. The Jubilee Book of Cricket, first edition, Blackwood, Edinburgh & London 1897. Oatmeal cloth, plate illustrations from photographs (lacking one plate), quarto; Roper, Edward. A Sportsman's Memories, first edition, Tinling, Liverpool 1921. Green cloth, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Cardus, Neville, & Arlott, John. The Noblest Game: A Book of Fine Cricket Prints, first edition, Harrap, London 1969. Green cloth, dustjacket, in plain card slip-case, full-page illustrations throughout, folio; and assorted other works of cricket interest, (three boxes).
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Chignell, W.R. A History of the Worcestershire Cricket Club 1844-1950, Littlebury & Co., Worcester no date. Dark green cloth, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Chapman, A.P.F. The Game of Cricket (Lonsdale Library, Volume VI), first edition, Seeley, Service & Co., London 1930. Half green morocco, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Ranjitsinhji, K.S. The Jubilee Book of Cricket, fourth edition, Blackwood, Edinburgh & London 1897. Blue cloth, illustrations from photographs, octavo; and assorted other works of cricket interest, (three boxes).
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Knight, Albert. The Complete Cricketer, first edition, Methuen, London 1906. Crimson cloth, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Chapman, A.P.F., et al. The Game of Cricket (Lonsdale Library, Volume VI), Seeley, Service & Co., London 1945. Two-tone tan cloth, dustjacket with pictorial onlay, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Altham, H.S. A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (From the Beginnings to the First World War), first edition, Allen & Unwin, London 1962. Green cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; and assorted other works of cricket interest, (three boxes).
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An SB 12 bore PF shotgun by Heath, Totnes, 52?" overall, twist barrel 35?" with octagonal breech, back action lock engraved with borders, scrolls, flower heads and maker's name, the hammer and frame similarly scroll engraved, large trigger guard engraved with game dog, containing 2 triggers, of which the front one releases the barrel for loading, walnut butt with horn fore end cap, chequered fore end and wrist. GWO & C (barrel well rebrowned) Plate 16
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MAXWELL, Marius. Stalking Big Game with a Camera. London: Medici Society Limited, 1924. Limited edition of 568 copies, this number 13 signed by Maxwell, folio (376 x 276mm.) Title printed in red and black. Double opening frontispiece and numerous plates all after Maxwell. (Somewhat spotted, first few leaves with two marginal holes.) Original cloth, t.e.g. (rubbed and affected by damp). Provenance: presentation copy, inscribed 'To Nell / with love from / Winnie 4/1/38 / (wife of the author)' to limitation page.
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