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Chernev, Irving
The Bright Side of Chess
Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Leading corners, edges and spine are worn. Minor nick on front upper leading corner. Spine ends are bumped. Spine is cocked. Page block and a few pages are foxed and tanned. Pastedown hinges are partially split but binding remains intact. Previous owner's details penned on FEP. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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CHERON André
Les Echecs artistiques. Un traité sur le problème et l'étude.
Lausanne, Payot, 1934. In 8 cartonnage orné de l'éditeur, 170 pp. illustrées de diagrammes.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4776
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Cherry, Don [Signed]; Strachan, Al
Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff
Canada: Doubleday Canada Limited 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and generically inscribed by Don Cherry across from title page. 231 3 pages. Index. Many great colour photos of 'Grapes' and famous NHL personalities. "Here are Don Cherry's favourite stories from his career in hockey. And you can imagine the stories he has to tell." - dust jacket. Cherry ranked #7 in a 2004 CBC ranking of the top ten Canadians of all time. Book and dust jacket both clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Doubleday Canada Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 154H3859 ISBN : 0385666748 9780385666749
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Cherry, Don [Signed]; Fischler, Stan
Grapes: A Vintage View of Hockey
Canada: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Printing. Hardcover. 013363499x . Signed and inscribed by the iconic Don Cherry upon front free endpaper. 218 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Biography of the star of Hockey Night in Canada's "Coach's Corner". "Only once in a generation is a sport graced by a personality who distils the essences of humour pathos and unrefined honesty to a perfect blend. Such a character is Don Cherry or Grapes as he became known to both friend and foe. Logging hundreds of thousands of miles as a minor leaguer he played everywhere from Springfueld to Spokane and somewhere in between managed to squeeze in one game in the NHL." - dust jacket. Cherry ranked #7 in a 2004 CBC ranking of the top ten Canadians of all time. Book tight clean and unmarked with average wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Don Cherry Donald S. Cherry Coach's Corner Hockey Night in Canada Boston Bruins NHL Hershey Bears Canada Cup 1976 Rochester Americans Hockey Players - United States; Signed by Authors . Prentice-Hall Canada Inc. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 154H3858 ISBN : 013363499x 9780133634990
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CHERTA, P.
DEFENSA INDIA DE REY - Barcelona 1972
Barcelona, Edit. martinez Roca, 1972. Colección Escaques. Ilustraciones en b/n. 261p. 8º mayor. Rústica editorial ilustrada. Muy buen ejemplar
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Cheshire, Horace F. (editor)
The Hastings chess tournament, 1895; Containing the authorised account of the 230 games played Aug.-Sept. 1895, with annotations by Pillsbury [and others] and biographical sketches of the chess masters.
Octavo in blue cloth with gilt titles to spine; illus.; 370 pp., 22 cm. In English || "An unabridged republication of the work first published by G. P. Putnam Son's in 1896."
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CHESNEAU ETIENNE
AIDE-MEMOIRE DES REGLEMENTS DE COURSES A VOILES
IMP. LAINE. NON DATE. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 18 pages + 1 licence sportive de la federation francaise du Yachting à voile inclus - interieur correct.. . . . Classification Dewey : 797-Sports nautiques
Referenz des Buchhändlers : RO20203452
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Chesneau Jean-Luc Duret Gérard Thomas Raymond
LE FOOTBALL QSJ 1195
QUE SAIS JE 1991 128 pages 1x18x12cm. 1991. Broché. 128 pages.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 500295492
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Chess
An Easy Introduction to the Game of Chess; containing One Hundred Examples of Games and a Great Variety of Critical Situations and Conclusions; including the world of Philidor's Analysis.with instructions for Learners.To which are added Caissa: A Poem by Sir William Jones The Morals of Chess by Dr. Franklin; Chess and Whist compared
London: Printed for Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1820. A New Edition Carefully Revised. Folding plate of the Chess board some spotting and offsetting of plate pp. 8 254 2 pages publisher's advertisements half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Original boards uncut printed paper label on spine chipped. Lower portion and head of spine worn corners knocked some soiling of binding endpapers and around edges else a very good copy with the signature of William Forster of Carlisle on half-title and title. A New Edition Carefully Revised. Folding plate of the Chess board some spotting and offsetting of plate pp. 8 254 2 pages publisher's advertisements half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. BOARDS UNCUT. Contains Sir William Jones' poem "Caissa: or The Game of Chess. A Poem." Based upon Pratt's "Studies of Chess". Printed for Baldwin, Cradock and Joy unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 35149
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Chess
The Chess Journal: Devoted to the Interests of Caissa. No. 1 August 1870; No. II August 15th 1870; No 3 September 1st 1870 Volume I Second edition; No. IV September 15th 1870; No. V. October 1st 1870; No. 6 October 15th 1870 Second edition; No. VII November 1st 1870; No. VIII November 15th 1870
Dubuque Iowa: O. A. Bronson Jr. 1871. Pp.13 last page text printed on inside back wrapper small photograph tipped in; Pp. 2 15-24 18 printed in red; Pp. 12 page numbering confused self wrappers this last interfiled with previous issue; Pp. 37-52; Pp. 53- 64; Pp. 12 self wrappers; Pp. 12 self wrappers; Pp.16 self wrappers. Illustrations of chess boards. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound with front wrapper only for yearly volume wrappers for Parts II IV and V bound in several parts in self wrappers. Title browned losses in lower outer margin from gnawing browning of some leaves else very good. Pp.13 last page text printed on inside back wrapper small photograph tipped in; Pp. 2 15-24 18 printed in red; Pp. 12 page numbering confused self wrappers this last interfiled with previous issue; Pp. 37-52; Pp. 53- 64; Pp. 12 self wrappers; Pp. 12 self wrappers; Pp.16 self wrappers. Illustrations of chess boards. 1 vols. 8vo. With Photograph. First volume of this chess journal. The early volumes were called "Dubuque Chess Journal" and "Brownson's Chess Journal" then in 1876 the title was changed to "The American Chess Journal "and then in 1877 returned to "Chess Journal."¶ The portrait photograph is inserted between a problem by Edward H. Courtnay and problems by Ludwig von Bilou. O. A. Bronson Jr. unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 35285
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Chess Lewis William
Elements of the Game of Chess or a New Method of Instruction in that Celebrated Game.Revised and Corrected by an American Amateur
New York: G. and C. Carvill 1827. First American edition. Wood-cut illustrating the chess board and pieces. 1 vols. 12mo. Rebound in modern buckram black morocco label. A very good copy. First American edition. Wood-cut illustrating the chess board and pieces. 1 vols. 12mo. The tenth American chess book. The first English edition of this work appeared in 1822. Hagedorn #10 G. and C. Carvill unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1507
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Chess Liddell Donald M.
Chessmen with the Collaboration of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer and J. Maunoury
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co 1937. First edition. Illustrated. 177 pp. with index. 1 vols. 4to. Black cloth. Fine in torn dj with some loss. First edition. Illustrated. 177 pp. with index. 1 vols. 4to. Harcourt, Brace & Co unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40649
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Chess Review
Chess Review ; The Picture Chess Magazine [28 issues]
28 issues of the magazine, ranging from 1951 to1966, with most issues for 1964. Heavily illustrated in b&w. 28 cm. Includes a single issue of Chess Life & Review (Feb., 1972) as well as a May 2014 issue of Chess Life.
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Chess Review ; Horowitz, I. A. (ed., pub.)
Chess review : the picture chess magazine. Annual for 1969. Volume 26
Quarto in rustic blue cloth; twelve issues for 1959 bound as one hardcover cloth volume of 320p.
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Chesterton, G.K.; Et al
The Illustrated London News, Saturday May 27, 1916, No. 4023, Vol. CXLVIII - The Fall of Trebizond / WWI Coverage
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of dauntless Italian women packing 50lb rolls of military barbed wire up a treacherous mountain slope; The Fall of Trebizond - Victorious Russians in the captured Black Sea port of Tragic Memories - four photos plus informative captions; The Fate of a German "U" Boat - Captured, Sunk and Refloated, with two photos and captions; Photo of the bows of the Dutch Mail-Steamer "Columbia", wrecked by a German mine; Photo of the Prince of Wales, with King Victor, at the Italian front, visiting the Baptistery of Aquileia Cathedral; Page of six photos of King Alfonso opening the Spanish Parliament in Madrid; Two pages of photos of scorched earth at the Bois de la Caillette, retaken by the French, and held; Twelve photos of oases in Western Egypt from which British forces are clearing the enemy; Photos of Zeppelin shot down at Salonika; "Anzac" Sports on the Suez Canal, attended by the Prince of Wales; Six center page illustrations depict the British Army in France seen through French eyes, from the sketch-book of J. Simont; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing under cover of smoke-bombs (a smoke-screen); Article and photos of technology and techniques used to test the physical abilities of soldiers to resist fatigue, hear, steady their hand, steady their pulse, etc.; Three photos from a Turkish paper of British and French POWs at Afion Kara Hissar; Brief article on the electric vehicles of George Heath; Nice vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Centre page held by one staple. A worthy copy of this fascinating WWI isssue. Book
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CHETWYND SIR GEORGE:
RACING REMINISCENCES - AND EXPERIENCES OF THE TURF
LONDON LONGMANS 1891. TWO VOLUMES SECOND EDITION RECENTLEY REBOUND IN FULL RED CLOTH HENCE FIRM AND TIGHT. A VERY GOOD SET LONDON, LONGMANS, 1891 hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 37450
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CHETWYND, SIR GEORGE:
Racing Reminiscences and Experience of the Turf. Second Edition in Two Volumes.
Longmans Green London 1891. Two volumes 8vo 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. 298 & 304 pages. Contemporary full crimson calf narrow gilt rule to sides spines gilt in compartments with lettering piece all edges gilt inner gilt dentelles. Corners scuffed else very good. With the bookplate of Bertram E. Fenwick on front pastedown. Weight 1.420 kg thus extra overseas postage will be requested. Longmans Green, London, 1891. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22415
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CHEVALIER D'ORGEIX
Equitation quand tu nous tiens.
LA TABLE RONDE. 30 oct. 1972. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 258 pages. Ouvrage de bibliothèque : dos plastifié et tampons sur la page de titre et dans quelques marges.. . . . Classification Dewey : 798-Sports équestres, courses d'animaux
Referenz des Buchhändlers : RO80116973
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CHEVALIER D'ORGEIX
EQUITATION QUAND TU NOUS TIENS.
LA TABLE RONDE. 1972. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 258 pages - ouvrage recouvert d'un plastique transparent - illustration en noir et blanc sur le 1er plat - couverture contrepliée .. . . . Classification Dewey : 798-Sports équestres, courses d'animaux
Referenz des Buchhändlers : R240087706
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CHEVALIER Pierre.-
Escalades Souterraines. Douze ans dans le gouffre le plus profond du monde. Préface de Norbert Casteret. Photos et croquis de l'Auteur.-
Paris. Susse. 1948. In-8 (155 x 212 mm) broché, couverture illustrée photo, 190 pages, très nombreuses illustrations dans et hors texte. Bel exemplaire.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : ORD-18516
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Chevalier Richard Laferrière Serge Bergeron Yves
Le conditionnement physique - collection sport
Les éditions de 1979 10x10x10cm. 1979. Poche.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 100073721
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CHEVRIER, jean-jacques
47 jouets traditionnels à fabriquer dans la nature. Édition bilingue. Parlanjhe. Geste éditions. 1998.
1 volume in-8° broché, 51 p. + illustrations. Très bon état. Épuisé chez l'éditeur.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22458
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CHIAMA, B. E. [ Chiama, Barthélémy Etienne ] ; Chaban-Delmas, Jacques (préf.)
Le Jaune et le Noir - Roman vrai d'un patro : les J. S. A. de Bordeaux [ Exemplaire dédicacé par l'auteur ]
Envoi de l'auteur, 1 vol. in-8 br., couv. ill. couleurs, ill. noir et blanc, éditions Decrozes, Paris, 1989, 172 pp. Très bon état pour ce livre sur l'histoire des J.S.A. ( Jeunes de Saint-Augustin), ancien patronage puis club omnisport déclaré à la fin des années 30 dans le quartier Saint-Augustin, à la périphérie ouest de Bordeaux. Français
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CHIAMA, B. E. [ Chiama, Barthélémy Etienne ] ; Chaban-Delmas, Jacques (préf.)
Le Jaune et le Noir - Roman vrai d'un patro : les J. S. A. de Bordeaux [ Exemplaire dédicacé par l'auteur ]
Envoi de l'auteur, 1 vol. in-8 br., couv. ill. couleurs, ill. noir et blanc, éditions Decrozes, Paris, 1989, 172 pp.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 46351
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Chiang, Y. C.
Thirty Basic Exercises ; Traditional Names of the Sixty-Four Movements of Tai Ji Quan and Nineteen Basic Principles by Y. C. Chiang [,] Master, Wen Wu School
Quarto-size (8 1/2 x 10 inches) pamphlet in red textured and printed wraps; 38p, b&w diagrams and photos. Text in English and Chinese. Very scarce. Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Tai chi
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Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs Organization Player Record Book: 1958
Chicago: Chicago Cubs. Fine with no dust jacket. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. The metal clip holding binding the book is rusting. The pages are not numbered but the book is just over 1" thick. The pages appear mimeographed one for each player. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall . Chicago Cubs paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11887
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Chicago Cubs, Gary Cohen, Phil Barnes
Fly The W - Offical Book of the Chicago Cubs
EMI Network 2017. First Edition 1st printing . Oversized Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 258pp. Original boards. Stated First Edition. 1st Printing with complete number line. Pages are clean unmarked. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have light bumping to head/heel of spine sligh trubbing to corners. Unclipped pictorial dust jacket has a few small bumps to edges. We have added a removable mylar covering to the dust jacket for protection. Nice copy. <br/> <br/> EMI Network hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 978069281345U ISBN : 0692813454 9780692813454
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Chicago Sun-Times Sports
The Dream Season: Northwestern's Miraculous March to the 1996 Rose Bowl
Brand: Independent Pub Group 0000-00-00. hardcover. New. 9.50x0.75x12.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Independent Pub Group hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : DADAX1888682000 ISBN : 1888682000 9781888682007
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Chicago, Illinois Chicago Park District
Fifty-Third Annual Report Of The West Chicago Park Commissioners
Union Park Chicago: West Chicago Park Commissioners 1922 . First edition. softcover. Good. Octavo 134 pages embossed cover illustration in color some soiling. Scarce. <br/><br/>Chicago's West Parks Commission covered Union Park the Garfield Park Conservatory Douglas Park Humboldt Park Columbus Park Pulaski Park Eckhart Park Dvorak Park Stanford Park Holstein Park Sheed Park Franklin Park Harrison Park Sheridan Park. Includes 12 color plates of the various parks 6 folding tables. West Chicago Park Commissioners paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0009737
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CHICHESTER FRANCIS SIR.
LE CIEL ET LA MER. COLLECTION : EXPLOITS.
GALLIMARD .. 1975.. In-8 Carré. Cartonné, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 184 pages. Jaquette illustrée en couleurs. Nombreuses illustrations et photographies en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors texte. Collection dirigée par Pierre Marchand et J.O. Heron. Souvenirs de ma vie. Traduit de l'anglais par Francine le Masson.
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CHICHESTER FRANCIS SIR.
LE CIEL ET LA MER. COLLECTION : EXPLOITS.
GALLIMARD .. 1975.. In-8. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 184 pages. Jaquette illustrée en couleurs. Nombreuses illustrations et photographies en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors texte.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 797-Sports nautiques
Referenz des Buchhändlers : R150100913
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CHICOT ISABELLE
OBJECTIF VENTRE PLAT ET ZERO CELLULITE
FRANCE LOISIRS. Non daté. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 189 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en couleur dans et hors texte - Couverture contrepliée - NON DATE. . . . Classification Dewey : 796.1-Sports divers
Referenz des Buchhändlers : R260195447 ISBN : 229802975
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CHIFFNEY, SAMUEL:
Genius genuine by Samuel Chifney of Newmarket. A fine part in riding a race known only to the author. Why there are so few good runners; or why the turf horses degenerate. title contunued below:
London: Sold only for the author 232 Piccadilly n.d. 1804 . title cont.: A guide to recover them to their strength and speed: as well as to train horses for running and hunters and hacks for hard riding. To preserve their strength and their sinews from being so often destroyed; with reasons for horses changing in their running. Likewise a full account of the princes horse escape running at Newmarket on the 20th and 21st days of October 1791. With other interesting particulars.First edition. 8vo 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches 170-pages. Contemporary full tan calf sides ruled in gilt gilt race horses blocked to upper cover a jockey to the rear rebacked in calf retaining most of the original backstrip blocked in gilt with jockey's caps; corners rubbed. Internally lacking free endpapers some foxing and browning. Bound without the half-title. Very rare. London: Sold only for the author, 232, Piccadilly, n.d. [ 1804 ]. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15176
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CHILAND Henri
"Le jeu de dames; manuel pour débutants et amateurs de toute force."
Paris, Editions S. Bornemann, 1974. 14 x 18, 125 pp., 184 diagrammes, broché, très bon état.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42244
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CHILINI RENE
VAGABOND DU VIDE - L'AVENTURE VECUE
FLAMMARION. 1982. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 245 pages augmentées de nombreuses planches de photos en couleurs et en noir et blanc et quelques cartes en noir et blanc dans et hors texte - tampon sur le 1er contre plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 797-Sports nautiques
Referenz des Buchhändlers : RO30205118 ISBN : 2080650394
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China Business History Sports
1995-1996 Group of Business Research and Development Materials Concerning the Development of a Winter Sports Facility Baldy Mountain Resort Weihe Forest Heilongjiang China: China Ski Corporation
China & Colorado: Not Published 1995. Group of materials includes: "Baldy Mountain Resort" 2 copies development project brochure 54 pgs of very professional-appearing computer-generated color photographs of proposals for development of this skiing resort some folding information on the Asian sports market including Olympic aspirations site overview demand for skiing and golfing facilities in China resort infrastructure the 'villages' of the resort; with a "Private Placement Memorandum" of 12 illustration pages essentially the stock offering for the resort; several typed letters signed from the Colorado-based resort marketer regarding developments in the project travel by the investors to the site more; and a shorter booklet titled "Grand Opening 1995-1996 Ski Season Baldy Mountain Resort Mongolian Yurt Skiing Village" with objectives strategies tactics budget for the set-up of this possible phase of the operation; all these materials clear-covered spiral or side-post bound standard 8 1/2" x 11" size; light wear; in very good condition; interesting glimpse at the proposed development of sporting activities in China by Western venture capitalist investors. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 21917
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China Bell Irving John
Diary of the Ewo Party Up-Country Shooting Trips in the Yangtse Valley China. From Season 1874-75 to 1890-90. At head of title: For Private Circulation only
London: Printed at the Army-Navy Cooperative Society Limited 1890. 3Â mounted albumen photographs of the shooting party with their trophies head- and tailpieces. xii 170 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 7-3/4 x 5 -3/8 inches; 196 x 137 mm. Contemporary full black morocco over stiff card covers ruled in silver upper cover with text in blindstamp edges silvered decorative endpapers. Finely rebacked to style; edges rubbed. Black morocco backed slipcase and chemise. 3Â mounted albumen photographs of the shooting party with their trophies head- and tailpieces. xii 170 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 7-3/4 x 5 -3/8 inches; 196 x 137 mm. Presentation Copy. A signed presentation copy from the author John Bell-Irving to Douglas Jones. <br/>Bell-Irving was a Scottish businessman and partner in the Hong Kong trading firm Jardine Matheson and a director of the Hong Kong Electric Company. Jones was Secretary of the Union Insurance Society of Canton of Shanghai. <br/>"The greatest pleasure in up-country shooting trips"Â Bell-Irving claims "is the idea of perfect freedom far removed from business cares and beyond the reach of letters and telegrams." Succinct account of many hunting trips after pheasant waterfowl deer and other game with observations on weather and conditions and game bag. Bell-Irving and Jones are quoted frequently in Wade's With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley 2nd ed. 1910.<br/><br/>A SUSTANTIAL ACCOUNT OF SPORT ALONG THE YANGTZE OVER THREE DECADES.<br/><br/>EXCEEDINGLY RARE. OCLC 42241800 Princeton Printed at the Army-Navy Cooperative Society Limited unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 312761
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China Groom Francis A.; Douglas JONES
The Sportsman's Diary for Shooting Trips in Northern China
Shanghai: Printed at The "North China Herald" Office 1873. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed from the author to Douglas Jones on first blank. Title-page printed preface and text with holograph manuscript by Jones on the Index and Game Register. Pp. vii 116 Diary & Game Register accomplished in ink 4 pages unused; 1-50. 1 vols. 4to 10-1/8 x 8 inches; 257 x 203 mm. Contemporary full brown roan upper cover titled in gilt. Spine neatly rebacked notes on front endsheets. Quarter black morocco slipcase and cloth chemises. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed from the author to Douglas Jones on first blank. Title-page printed preface and text with holograph manuscript by Jones on the Index and Game Register. Pp. vii 116 Diary & Game Register accomplished in ink 4 pages unused; 1-50. 1 vols. 4to 10-1/8 x 8 inches; 257 x 203 mm. "The immense tracts of country available for purposes of sport and well stocked with game the entire absence of game laws and the friendly disposition of the natives combine to render Keang-soo and the adjoining provinces a very Paradise for sportsmen ." Groom from the Preface. <br/><br/>Early work on hunting in China with a partly printed dairy and "Register of Game Bagged" here accomplished with an extensive and detailed manuscript of expeditions from 1878 to 1892 recounting trips on the Merlin and other boats after deer waterfowl and other game listing participants names of dogs and game bags. The manuscript is followed by the printed text with notes on boats guns and kit "The Medicine Chest" cookery and chapters on various types of game pheasant snipe wild pig and a printed Vocabulary with Chinese/English translations and phonetic transcriptions.<br/><br/>Among the hunting companions of Jones in the 1885 season was Bell-Irving author of Diary of the Ewo Party 1890. Both Jones and Bell-Irving are quoted frequently in Wade's With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley 2nd ed. 1910.<br/><br/>Some interesting ephemera has been preserved including printed Chinese broadside shooting permits for Jones for the years 1884 and 1885 a shooting permit for Hong Kong and the New Territories 1894; fivee sketch maps of Kiang Su Le Yang and Kashing; four small photographs of Hong Kong mounted on the verso of a Victorian photographic portrait of Douglas Jones; a manuscript translations of Chinese verse by one of Jones' companions and four autograph letters on sporting topics or introductions and requests to assist Jones in his up country trips; and a stray sheet of printed letterhead of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Shanghai where Jones was Secretary.<br/><br/>A UNIQUE AND SUBSTANTIAL RECORD OF SPORT IN CHINA. Czech Asia p. 93. Not in OCLC Printed at The "North China Herald" Office unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 312749
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China Sowerby Arthur de Carle
A Sportsman's Miscellany
Tientsin: The Tientsin Press 1917. First edition. Frontispiece and 44 plates. xii 226 2 vii pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Green pictorial cloth stamped in black top edge green. Spine rubbed slightly shaken paper toned. Very good copy of an uncommon title. First edition. Frontispiece and 44 plates. xii 226 2 vii pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Collection of well written hunting and natural history articles by the widely travelled Sowerby who hunted goral in the Manchu Imperial hunting grounds bear in Manchuria wild sheep takin river deer leopard and other game. Czech Asia p. 195 The Tientsin Press unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 311708
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China Sports Edit Board
Liangong in 18 Exerciese
Hong Kong: White Lotus Press 1981. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.10. Liangong in 18 Exerciese White Lotus Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : I2583
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China Sports
Taiji Boxing in 48 Forms - Chinese Kung-Fu Series 12
Hai Feng Publishing Co 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hai Feng Publishing Co paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-9622381251 ISBN : 9622381251 9789622381254
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China Sports Maganzine
The Wonders of Qigong: A Chinese Exercise for Fitness Health and Longevity
Wayfarer Pubns 1985-12-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wayfarer Pubns paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-0935099077 ISBN : 0935099077 9780935099072
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China Sports Maganzine
The Wonders of Qigong: A Chinese Exercise for Fitness Health and Longevity
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0935099077.G ISBN : 0935099077 9780935099072
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China Sports Maganzine
The Wonders of Qigong: A Chinese Exercise for Fitness Health and Longevity
Brand: Wayfarer Pubns 0000-00-00. Second Printing 1990. paperback. New. 8.50x0.50x11.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Wayfarer Pubns paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : DADAX0935099077 ISBN : 0935099077 9780935099072
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China Sports ( edited by)
TRADITIONAL CHINESE FITNESS EXERCISES China Spotlight Ser.
New World Press. Used - Good. Good condition. fitness health exercises A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. New World Press unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : V07OS-00354
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China Sports a New World Press
Traditional Chinese Fitness Exercises Including Taijiquan and Quigong
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0835114074.G ISBN : 0835114074 9780835114073
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China Sports Editorial Board
Wushu Among Chinese Moslems
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0835115399.G ISBN : 0835115399 9780835115391
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China's Sport's
Réunion de deux numéros de la revue China's Sports, n°3 & 5, année 1961
Peking, Published by The China's Sports Editorial Board, in-4, agrafé, 29&29pp. Bon état. Texte en anglais. Revue bi-mensuelle. Double page centrale en couleur.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 79807
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CHINE...
Le g?n?ral Chang Kai Chek ouvre les jeux athl?tiques au stade de Hang Tch?ou. Article (2 pages, 4 Photos dont 1 pleine page) dans l'Illustration.
Num?ro complet.
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Chinese Wushu Association
Taiji Quan: 48 Forms
Beijing: Foreign Language Press 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. 136 pages. Black and white illustrations. Keywords: Tai Chi China Martial Arts Health Exercise Physical Culture Gymnastic Wushu Combat Sport Meditation Tai Chi Chuan Taijiquan Foreign Language Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 155047 ISBN : 7119019643 9787119019642
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