The Practical Fisherman
London: The Bazaar, 1887. Original Cloth. pp.481, advertising content. Frontispiece & plates. H.L Cockburne signature on front end paper. Original green decorated cloth. aeg. A very good copy. More
London: The Bazaar, 1887. Original Cloth. pp.481, advertising content. Frontispiece & plates. H.L Cockburne signature on front end paper. Original green decorated cloth. aeg. A very good copy. More
1936. No Binding. Three signatures on slips by the black American boxer who visited New Zealand in December 1936."The Fighting Deacon Leo Kelly. Best wishes to you (Leo). 8/12/36" Includes a newspaper photo with his signature and two press cuttings. Kelly won both his fights in New Zealand, in the..... More
No Binding. Original photograph 15.5 x 10 cm mounted on card 25.5 x 20.5 cm, showing a group of tennis players posed on the court, including King George VI, Lord Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor, and F M B Fisher. c. 1930s. Inscription on card. More
No Binding. Large B&W photograph of the leading tennis players of the 1930s gathered at a tournament hosted by Lord and Lady Wavertree in London. Lady Wavertree was a prominent London hostess with strong connections with tennis and royalty, hosting regular tennis parties at her home. The photograph shows some..... More
Melbourne: Rae Bros. 1897. Soft cover. Vol. IV. No. 40. June 3, 1897. 27.5 cm x 22 cm, pp. 52. Articles, photographs and advertising. Paper cover has damage at bottom. This journal was the official organ of the League of Victorian Wheelmen, formed for professional cyclists in 1893 until 1905..... More
London: Frowd & Co, 1885. 12mo. Original Printed Boards. pp. 276 plus advertising. Frontisp: Original mounted photograph [The Nottinghamshire Eleven of 1884] . Edited By Charles W. Alcock. Original orange cloth covered card binding. Advertising on endpapers. More
London: Frowd & Co, 1898. 12mo. Original Printed Boards. pp. 295 plus advertising. Frontisp: photogravure [Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]. Edited By Charles W. Alcock. Original orange cloth covered card binding. Advertising on endpapers. More
1937. No Binding. Two signed cards with photo 'Lawson Little', with 4 newspaper cuttings from 1937, with pictures. Lawson was an American golf champion, and British and US Amateur Champion in 1934 and 1935 respectively, and US Open Champion in 1940. 10 x 7 cm. More
Blenheim NZ: Macey Portrait and Landscape photographer, 1900. No Binding. Original sepia photograph showing 15 gentlemen posed with their bowls at an early bowling club c. 1900. Taken by the Blenheim, NZ, photographer William Macey (1850-1831), mayor of Blenheim and photographer, who opened his photograph studio in Blenheim in Carte..... More
1947. 4to. Soft cover. pp.64. A rare complete set. In very good condition with original coloured wrapper. With advertising and illustrations of the boxers of the period. More
London: 'The Bazaar', 1880. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. viii, 389, (16) booklist, advertising. Frontispiece & 8 plates (no list). Original decorated brown cloth. A very good copy. More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter Morocco. pp 139 (24). Complete with all plates and large folding coloured map. Original cloth boards with gilt pictorial, respined in matching colour morocco spine with raised bands and gilt titles. New Zealand climbing..... More
London: Cassell, 1895. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. xvi, 564. A very good copy in the original cloth. The first, scarce, comprehensive rugby book. More
Rotorua: The Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Publishing Company Limited, 1932. Original Printed Wrappers. pp.(viii),67,(1, advertising). Contains photographs throughout. In original printed brown illustrated wrappers. A rare, early New Zealand golf item. More
No Binding. Two original photographs of tennis players: Vivian Mcgrath, Australian winner of Australian Open in 1937 together with Sydney Wood, American Wimbledon winner in 1931, 21.5 x 16 cm; Fred Perry, British 3 times Wimbledon winner together with Jack Crawford, Australian winner of the French, Australian and Wimbledon tournaments..... More
1940. No Binding. Two signed slips, pencil, from North American wrestlers of the 1940s and 50s. Earl McReady (1905-1983) was a Canadian Olympic wrestler 'Yours for sport. Earl McReady, Canada, July 4 1940; Dick Raines (1911-1979) was known as Dirty Dick Raines, infamous for having been disqualified over a thousand..... More
No Binding. Printed menu, of the restaurant at Cape Town Station, signed by 10 rugby players, perhaps troops heading off to war?? More
London: MacKenzie, 1890. 4to. Half Morocco. pp. iv, 7, 536, 96. Include. Plates, some coloured, complete. Original half morocco. A very good complete copy, handsome in original binding. More
1928. 2nd Edition. No Binding. Hand-written signed letter from Nicolas Mishu thanking Lady Wavertree for her invitation to her Exhibition Tennis tournament. "Of course I shall be delighted to be the last and least of your players, if (that great IF) I am able to go to Wimbledon this year..."..... More
London: H Stacey Gold, 1890. Small 8vo. Hardcover. pp. xiv, 778, leaf of advertising at the back. Previous owner name on title page. Full red morocco with title on spine. More
No Binding. Two signed slips, newspaper cutting and two newspaper photos, one signed. Moss was a New Zealand golf champion in the 1920s. He arrived from Australia in 1920 and won both the Open and Professional titles several times in the 1920s. More
London: Cassell, 1958. Sm 4to. Hardcover. pp 120, numerous photographic illustrations, and diagrams of race tracks. Signed by Stirling Moss on endpaper. Excellent copy in original protected dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Tomalin & Wigmore, 1956. 8vo. Soft cover. 80 pp, coloured illustrated covers, adverts on inside covers. Photos and bios. of Springbok player. Includes accounts of the first and second springboks in New Zealand and Australia, and other interesting tours. Itineraries and scores. Excellent copy of an important souvenir rugby..... More
London an Melbourne: George Robertson, 1884. 1st Edition. 8vo. No Binding. pp.180, preliminaries including advertising. Despite lacking covers, a good copy of this rare item. More