London: Allen, 1885. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp.xi,419,48, advertising. Frontispiece, plates. Original decorated cloth. Classic account of sport and hunting in India during the heyday of the Raj. A fine complete copy, unopened. More
No Binding. Photographic postcard perhaps printed from a newspaper, of General Smuts and General Hertzog in civilian dress including top hats. Signed by both Generals. The two South African soldiers and politicians were at times political foes and then in coalition as they both became important politicians and leaders in..... More
1829. No Binding. Signature of Charles Napier, on slip: 'Edinburgh December one 1829, Francis Carmichael Esq, .Dr Maya's, Cheam. Napier'. General Sir Charles James Napier, (1782-1853) served in the Napoleonic wars and was later Major General of the Bombay Army, Governor-General of Sindh, and eventually, in 1849, Commander-in-Chief in India..... More
Wellington: War History Branch, Dept. Of Internal Affairs. 1960. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp xvi, 654. Plates, maps (some folding). Very good in good d/w. More
Sport & General Agency. No Binding. A collection of 36 photographs of British cricketers from the Sport & General Press agency. They include cricketers from the 1929 MCC tour of New Zealand such as E T Benson; from the 1946/47 tour of Australia, e.g. W J Edrich and R Pollard;..... More
No Binding. Five original photographs from the Sport & General, and Wide World Photo agencies showing tennis players in the 1920s and 30s on court and in action. Lawn Tennis inter-zone final showing L R Stoefen and G M Lott, USA, in action winning against Crawford and Quist (Aust), 20.5..... More
