London: Dean & Son, 1895. 8vo, 62, (4 advertisement) pp. 8 photographic plates, piece torn from the outer margin of one leaf (pp. 25/6) without loss of text, early signature to frontispiece recto, mild marginal soiling. Original printed limp cloth wrappers, recently recased, some marking to the lower wrapper. First..... More
Aberdeen: Printed for the Spalding Club, 1851. First edition, small 4to, l, (2), 185, (1) pp. Tipped onto the paste down is a letter from the Spalding Club Secretary, John Stuart, to an unspecified recipient thanking him for the loan of a volume to the club. Original gilt titled green..... More
London: Reed's Nautical Books, (1992). First edition, folio, 206, (2) pp. Numerous illustrations, signed on the title page by Alfred and Kenneth Beken, plus an unrelated inscription as well. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. More
London: The University of London Press, 1920. Fifth impression. 8vo. vi, 296 pp. Contemporary half dark green calf over cloth boards, the gilt crest of Queen's College, Oxford to the upper cover, the ownership inscription of a G.R. Sisson of that college concluding "Maths Finals 1921" to the front flyleaf..... More
London: Frederick Dangerfield, 1868. Sole edition, 8vo, 26 pp. 9 plates, all but one folding. Modern half calf, marbled sides, an excellent copy. OCLC lists only seven copies. More
London: Routledge, (2009). 4to, (xxiv), 285, (3) pp. Pictorial paperback, very minor bump to the top of the spine otherwise fine. More
London: Charles Griffin and Company, Limited, 1900. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 440, 86 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettered to the spine. 139 illustrations including 3 folding diagrams and 11 black and white photographic plates. Light wear to the extremities, evidence of old adhesion to the rear endpapers, very good..... More
London: James Lillywhite. Three works in one volume, small 8vo, 204, 250, 266 pp, lacking the advertisements at the front and back of each volume, plus the final 50 pages of the 1879 volume, as well as the photographic frontispieces. Contemporary half calf, a little rubbed. More
London: James Lillywhite. Small 8vo, (xvi), 269, 19, (16) pp. Photographic frontispiece of the Surrey XI. Original limp printed orange cloth covers, soiled, foot of spine slightly worn. More
London: James Lillywhite. Small 8vo, (x), 262, 22, (6) pp. Photographic portrait of the "original English lady cricketers". Original limp printed orange cloth covers, some soiling and mark. More
London: James Lillywhite. Small 8vo, (xii), 237, 22, (7) pp. Photographic portrait of the Middlesex team, some loss to the inner edge of the front paste down. Original limp printed orange cloth covers, some mild soiling. More
London: James Lillywhite. Small 8vo, (x), 266, (1), 21, (4) pp. Photographic portrait of the Yorkshire team. Original limp printed orange cloth covers, some soiling and darkening. More
London: J. Hinxman... and D. Wilson, 1762. Sole edition. 8vo bound in 4's. 39, (1) pp. Disbound. Upper margin browned and somewhat perished throughout, with some loss of the text to the title, dedication and final leaves. Evidently scarce, with ESTC listing only one copy of this edition in the..... More
Lewes: T.G. Roberts, 1890. 8vo, (8 advertisement, 32, 8 advertisement) pp. Wood engraved illustrations, contemporary manuscript inside and on upper cover. Original chromo-lithographed wrappers, a few marks, staples now rusty. No other copy located. More
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London: Knight and Co., [&] Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1869. Three works bound in one volume, 8vo, 96, 288, 74, (6 advertisement) pp. Signature to fly leaf verso, marbled endpapers. Contemporary straight grain red morocco, a.e.g., gilt spine and rules, some mild rubbing otherwise very good. More
London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1770. Twelve works bound in one volume, 8vo, 48 pp each, with the final gathering of the Gentleman's Diary bound in the middle of the Ladies' Diary. Titles and various other parts - tables, etc - printed in red and black, plus diagrams..... More
Otley: Printed for the Author, 2000. Limited edition, one of 500 copies, 4to, (xx), 561, (1) pp. Numerous facsimile pages. Blue cloth, small nick to the top of the spine, near fine. More
Otley: Printed for the Author, (1999). Limited edition, one of 500 copies, 4to, xx, 208 pp. 125 facsimile pages, 5 folding. Blue cloth, a fine copy. More
Washington, 1898. 8vo, 307, (1) pp, with 20 black and white illustrations - 19 photographic - and 2 folding charts, first and last leaf browned, bookplate and cancelled ink stamp of the Reform Club, also a later bookplate to fly leaf, bound in later navy blue buckram. Preceded by a...... More
London: John Stockdale, 1789. First edition, 8vo, xvi, 470, (2 advertisement) pp. Frontispiece, plus an engraved portrait bound in in the preliminaries, later bookplate. Contemporary tree calf, gilt banded spine with a red label, upper hinge slightly cracked but sound. "An amusing collection of gossip from old books" (DNB)... More
London: A. Strahan, 1796-7. First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo. Contemporary calf, spines a little worn, red spine labels. More
Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1972. First edition. Large 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, prior owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. Some wear to the upper edge of the jacket with an old clear tape reinforcement, else very good. More
Bombay: Gopal Narayen & Co., 1912. Second edition, large 8vo, (xii), 1047, (1), 4 advertisement pp. Original gilt titled moiré cloth, spine restored with new endpapers. Without any ownership markings but from the library of Ethel Mairet, so it presumably once belonged to her first husband, the philosopher and historian..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2005. Third printing thus. 8vo. lii, 297, (1 ) pp. Publisher's quarter brown morocco over pictorial boards, gilt lettered to the spine, top edge brown, plain brown slipcase. Frontispiece. Slight dustiness to the slipcase, an excellent copy. More
Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1930. Limited edition, no. 77 of 750 copies signed by the author, 4to, xxxi, (i), 177, (11) pp. Coloured frontispiece and 115 plates, mostly in colour, patterned endpapers. Original cloth backed patterned boards, spine slightly dull, recently rebacked retaining the original backstrip. More