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New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1968. VG oversize book in DJ that is also VG save for four closed tears on back cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Elek, 9/1/1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong folio. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

New York: Hawthorn Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (oblong) Used Features selections from William Hazlitt, Pierce Egan, Nimrod, Izaak Walton, Mark Twain, henry Fielding, Charles Dickens and many others, together with 16 colour plates and 144 b/w drawings &tc. folio (oblong) (light spotting to edges).. Keywords: Pageantry, of, sport, from, the, age, of, chivalry, to, the, age, of, Victoria.

NY: Hawthorn Books, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. [c1968]. First American Edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio; 128p., illustrated, 16 color plates. **With selections from the writings of William Hazlitt, Pierce Egan, Nimrod, Izaak Walton, Mark Twain, Henry Fielding, Charles Dickens and many others. .

Hawthorn Books, 1968. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. The dustjacket has some short tears and edgewear. Illustrated with 16 color plates and 144 contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings. 128 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 28 x 40 cm. Contents: Introduction --Pageantry of sport / John Arlott --THe American scene / Arthur Daley --Angling --Honest, civil, quiet men / Izaak Walton --Let me live harmlessly / Izaak Walton --Archery --Philologe to shoote streyght / Roger Ascham --Boxing --The gas-man v. Bill Neate / William Hazlitt --Champions of the Ring / Pierce Egan --Cock-fighting --Of dieting and ordering a cock for battle / Charles Cotton --The cocking-main / Mark Twain --Cricket --Tricks of the trade / James Pycroft --Cricket match between twenty-two females / Pierce Egan --Singular cricket matches and races / Pierce Egan --Alfred Mynn / William Jeffrey Prowse --John Small / Pierce Egan --Fencing --Backswordsmanship / John Godfrey --Letters concerning the Hungerford… Read More

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1968. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Wonderful, breezy survey of sports history and ideal coffee table book. Oblong, 15.5 by 10.75 inches.

New York: Hawthorn, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in a very good, sunned, price-clipped dustwrapper with a few tape repairs.

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10.7x15.6x0.9in. light wear to bottom tips, dust jacket light worn at extremities with small tear at bottom edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 16 color plates and 144 contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings. 128pp 4.17lb 10.7x15.6x0.9in

N Y: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1968. Oversize Hardback. Good/Poor. XL. Full green cloth boards worn and faded at edges. Tattered dust jacket. Small stain on side page ends. Tight binding. Large oblong format: 15 1/2""w x 10 3/4""h. 128 pages. Many b&w and color illustrations.

NY: Hawthorn. VG in VG DJ. (1968). 1st Amer ed. A colorful, lavish, breathtaking panorams of great sports of the 12th through the 19th century in England and the U.S. . Illus endpapers, DJ tanned toward edges. .

New York: Hawthorn, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper save for a bit of yellowing to the back panel.

London: Paul Elek Productions, 1968. First edition (hardback). Oblong folio (27cm by 39cm), 128pp. 16 colour plates, 144 b&w contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings. Original white cloth spine, green cloth boards, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is near-VG (short closed tear to one fold).

ELEK, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.3982 in x 39.6699 in x 27.3792 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover (DC has some wear and tear due to age).

ELEK, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.3982 in x 39.6699 in x 27.3792 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback rebound by library; in good condition. Clean text, sound binding.

oblong folio. pp. 128, [2]. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates and 144 contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings, green cloth, fine dj with small edge tears repaired. First american ed.

New York: Hawthorn, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with three small holes along the spine.

NY: Hawthorn, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition. Folio. 130 pp text illustrations & acknowledgments, 16 color plates, 144 contemporary drawings, engravings & paintings. Green cloth/tan spine/small gilt figures front cover. Originally published in Great Britian by Paul Elek. Faint signs of cover wear corner tips and top of spine, near fine; dust jacket mended, good..

New York: Hawthorn, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper save for a bit of yellowing to the back panel.

Paul Elek Productions Ltd 1968. With selections from the writings of William Hazlitt, Pierce Egan, Nimrod, Izaak Walton, Mark Twain, Henry Fielding, Charles Dickens and many others. Near fine dark green cloth boards, white spine, gold lettering to spine, gold wrestlers motif to front board, near fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, landscape (oblong) 10.5 x 14.0 inches approx. , price clipped, black and white illustrated endpapers, 128 pages, 16 coloured plates, 144 contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings in black & white. Features a variety of sports Including: cricket, shooting, coursing, golf, racing, boxing, gaming, hunting, yachting, .

Paul Elek. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. 1968 Hardback edition, no dust jacket. Book is very heavy and will incur a postal surcharge outside of the U.K.dust jacket. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1968.