Dreaming of fresh air and outdoor adventure? Whether it's cricket, golf, horses, or a gentler sport such as fishing, our latest short list includes these pursuits and many more.
Foreword by Steve Waugh. Pp. 334(last blank), printed in red & black and illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, further reading, index;med. 4to; red boards, lettered in white, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, top edge of back panel slightly faded; New Holland, Sydney, 2009. Revised and updated..... More
Pp. x+278, 24 plates (8 coloured), index; med. 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1998. First edition. More
Pp. x+295, 32 plates, (20 coloured in part or whole), index; med. 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in lighter blue, small surface graze near centre of lower board; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned at edges; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2005. First edition. More
Foreword by Michael Parkinson. Pp. xiv+368(last blank), 32 plates (16 coloured), appendices, index; med. 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle scuffed; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn, back panel lightly creased; name & date (1999) in ink on upper free endpaper, tiny nick to bottom edge..... More
Artwork by Brian Clinton. Text by Richard Mulvaney. Pp. 240, printed in red, pale green & black and illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full page), statistical record, select bibliography, index; demy 4to; padded green art. leather, lettered and ruled in gilt, with coloured pictorial onlay at..... More
With Chapters on Tennis by Sir Norman Brookes. Pp. xii+324, coloured frontispiece portrait, plus one coloured and 32 black & white plates, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, edges rubbed and split; some light..... More
Foreword by Brian Lara. Pp. xii+466, 46 plates (one black & white, 2 double page), coloured pictorial endpapers, career records, index; med. 8vo; black boards, lettered in pale brown & white; dust wrapper; Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 2016. First edition. *Autobiography of the Australian Cricketer. More
Foreword by Casey Lee. Introduction by Don Scott. Pp. x+382, 20 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette and text illustrations (some full page), lists of winners; med. 8vo; very dark green art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the back..... More
Foreword by Lee Casey. Introduction by John Schreck. Pp. x+454, numerous coloured illustrations, black & white title page vignette, lists of winners; med. 8vo; very dark green art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves faintly foxed;..... More
Introduction by Peter Armytage. Pp. viii+504(last blank), numerous coloured illustrations, black & white title page vignette and a few text figures, lists of winners, index; med. 8vo; very dark green art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, the top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle..... More
Researched and drawn by Jane Cook. Large black & white map; folded to demy 8vo; secured within pictorial glazed paper wrappers; privately printed, [Newmarket?], 1994. More
Pp. vi+298, text illustrations, appendices, notes and sources, index; med. 8vo; buff papered boards, spine lettered in navy; dust wrapper; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2002. First edition. More
Illustrated by Mark Sofilas. Pp. 52, 15 hand-tipped coloured plates, numerous duotone illustrations, pictorial free endpapers, summary of challenges; demy folio; full dark blue leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corners of boards faintly rubbed; Terra-Graphics (W. A.) Pty. Ltd./Advance Australia Challenge, Perth, 1983. First edition limited to 1,000..... More
Foreword by Peter Thomson. Pp. xvi+140, illustrated in colour throughout (mostly full page), bibliography; oblong 4to; black cloth, lettered in gilt, the lower board a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Plus Four Publishing, Melbourne, 2001. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by Paul Daley on the title page. Golf courses in Melbourne..... More
Introduced by The Earl of Derby. Pp. 202, 23 plates (8 coloured, including the frontispiece), black & white title page vignette, endpaper pedigree, the title page printed in blue & black, index; oblong 4to; black boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards a trifle flecked near bottom edge; dust..... More
Introduced by Bernard Darwin. Illustrated by Bert Thomas. Pp. 125(including recto of lower free endpaper), pictorial title page, text illustrations (mostly full page); f'cap. 4to; cloth backed pictorial cream papered boards, lettered and decorated in red & black, slightly soiled, corners a trifle worn, a couple of snags to head..... More
Also - the official rules of golf. Decisions on everyday golf problems. The various methods of scoring. Local rules. List of penalties. The etiquette of the game. Illustrated advice for both beginners and experienced players; and other valuable information. Pp. 112, illustrations, maps; narrow 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, lightly soiled..... More
Translated by Barbara Webb. Pp. 120(last blank), numerous text illustrations and figures, coloured pictorial endpapers (flag signals); small square 4to; top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel faintly soiled, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Nautical Books/Macmillan, London, 1981. First U.K. edition..... More
Told by his Merry Men and illustrated by Phil May, George Du Maurier, L. Raven-Hill, F. H. Townsend, Harry Furniss, E. T. Reed, Bernard Partridge, F. Pegram, A. S. Boyd, A. T. Smith, A.Wallis Mills, David Wilson, C. E. Brock, Gunning King, C. Harrison, G. L. Stampa, Tom Browne and..... More
Foreword by Max Walker. Pp. 144, illustrated (many full, one double page), statistics; pictorial glazed papered boards, lower board a trifle marked; minor production (folding) fault to top fore-corner of upper pastedown, the lower pastedown slightly bubbled, occasional faint soiling; Magenta Press, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. More
With illustrations by Andrew McLean. Pp. [x]+118(last blank), text illustrations (several full page), index; demy 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; The Harvill Press, London, 1999. First U.K. edition. More
Pp. [iv]+288(last colophon)+40(publisher's catalogue, dated November 1902), 1 full page figure; olive green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, upper board lettered and decorated in black, slightly soiled and worn, edges lightly rubbed and damp stained, the spine heavily faded and dulled, with small surface chips to extremities and..... More
Foreword by Marcus Chambers. Pp. [iv]+124, text illustrations; small cr. 4to; grey boards, top fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Richard Netherwood Limited, Huddersfield, 1990. First edition. *'International Rally Driver, Circuit Racer, Record Breaker, all round sportsman and dedicated Parish Priest, Rupert Jones is an example..... More
With a description of those fishes to be found in British fresh waters. An hitherto unpublished manuscript by A. J. Lane, Gentleman (1843). A transcription from the original, with commentary, by Len Cacutt. Pp. xxiv+3-130(misbound, with pages 43-73 placed between pp. 106 & 107); f'cap. 12mo; maroon stiff paper wrappers..... More
Pp. 126, frontispiece portrait plus 12 plates, index; green cloth, spine lettered in black, boards with single rule border and publisher's device in blind, the spine lightly faded, boards slightly mottled; endpapers and plates offset, scattered foxing; Thornton Butterworth, London, 1924. First edition. Donovan & Murdoch 23950. *The author's second..... More
