Lot 232
British Sports and Sportsmen, 16 vol., 1908-35.
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
British Sports and Sportsmen, 16 vol., each one of 1,000 copies, numerous photographic and engraved plates, tissue-guards, original publisher's red morocco, gilt, covers and spines lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, occasional slight rubbing to spine ends, g.e., large 4to, [1908-35].
⁂ An unusually bright set in excellent condition and without the usual fading to spines.
The set comprises: Sportsmen of the Past Part I; Sportsmen of the Past Part II; Athletic Sports, Tennis, Rackets and Other Ball Games; Big Game Hunting and Angling; Hunting; Racing, Modern Flat-Racing, Steeplechasing, Point-To-Point Racing, Coursing and Greyhound Racing; Shooting and Deerstalking; Commerce and Industry; Breeding and Agriculture, Country-Life Pursuits; Golf, Athletic and Winter Sports; Cricket and Football; Modern Commerce, Transport, Motoring and Aviation; The Story of Shipping; Yachting and Rowing; Polo and Coaching.
Description
British Sports and Sportsmen, 16 vol., each one of 1,000 copies, numerous photographic and engraved plates, tissue-guards, original publisher's red morocco, gilt, covers and spines lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, occasional slight rubbing to spine ends, g.e., large 4to, [1908-35].
⁂ An unusually bright set in excellent condition and without the usual fading to spines.
The set comprises: Sportsmen of the Past Part I; Sportsmen of the Past Part II; Athletic Sports, Tennis, Rackets and Other Ball Games; Big Game Hunting and Angling; Hunting; Racing, Modern Flat-Racing, Steeplechasing, Point-To-Point Racing, Coursing and Greyhound Racing; Shooting and Deerstalking; Commerce and Industry; Breeding and Agriculture, Country-Life Pursuits; Golf, Athletic and Winter Sports; Cricket and Football; Modern Commerce, Transport, Motoring and Aviation; The Story of Shipping; Yachting and Rowing; Polo and Coaching.
